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If the solution for the biuret test id purple it contains protein/it doesn’t contain protein.

If the solution turns purple, it contains protein.

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If the solution for a biuret test doesn’t contain protein, it remains …

Blue

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Many chemical reactions can be speeded up by substances called …

Catalysts

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Almost every metabolic reaction is controlled by catalysts called …

Enzymes

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What is something that works as a biological catalyst?

an enzyme

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What are enzymes?

Enzymes are proteins that function as biological catalysts.

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Starch is digested to the … by an enzyme called …

sugar maltose, amylase

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What does starch get converted to when digested?

Sugar maltose

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Protein is digested to … by ….

amino acids, protease

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What is protein broken down into when digested?

Protease

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When a seed soaks up water, … is activated and breaks down starch into maltose.

amylase

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Another enzyme which speeds up the breakdown of a substance IN CELLS is c…

catalase

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An example of the use of catalase is when…

Hydrogen peroxide is broken down to water and oxygen

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What is and example of and enzyme that helps to make large molecules from small ones?

starch phosphorylase

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Enzymes that catalyse the breakdown of carbohydrates are …

carbohydrases

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Enzymes which catalyse the breakdown of proteins are …

proteases

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