In this laboratory experiment, you wanted to see the effect of Amylase with starch. So you...

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In this laboratory experiment, you wanted to see the effect ofAmylase with starch. So you performed the following:

In tube 1 - Combine equal volume of Amylase with Starchsolution

In tube 2 - Combine Amylase with water

In tube 3 - Combine water with Starch solution

Let all three tubes sit in a 37C waterbath for 20 minutes. Afterthe 20 minutes incubation was over, then you would test for thepresence of starch. In the meantime, what would you predict? Basedon what you know about enzymatic digestion, what do you expect herein these tubes? After the incubation period we added Iodinesolutions to each tube to test for starch. Here are theresults:

In tube 1 - white cloudy solution

In tube 2 - Yellowish solution

In tube 3 - Dark red solution

Explain this result, what happened in each tube? Why is addingiodine important to detect the presence of starch?

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Starch amylase test Amylase is the enzyme which catalysis the hydrolysis of starch It acts on disaccharide into glucose As the reaction progress there will be more glucose and less starch In tube 1 Combine equal volume of Amylase with Starch solution Both enzyme and substrate present    See Answer
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