Evidence of protein nature of alpha-amylase:
Evidence of protein nature of alpha-amylase:
1. Thermal denaturation
| Sample
| Control
| Alpha-amylase
| 0, 5 ml
| 0, 5 ml
| Heating (100oC/5 min)
| Yes
| No
| Starch 1%
| 0, 5 ml
| 0, 5 ml
| Incubation
| 37oC 10 min
| Lugol's solution
| 3 drops
| 3 drops
| Colour
| blue
| yellow
|
2. Proteolysis.
| Sample
| Control
| Alpha-amylase
| 0, 5 ml
| 0, 5 ml
| Pepsin solution
| 0, 5 ml
| -
| 0, 9% NaCl
| -
| 0, 5 ml
| Incubation
| 37oC 10 min
| Starch
| 0, 5 ml
| 0, 5 ml
| Incubation
| 37oC 10 min
| Lugol's solution
| 3 drops
| 3 drops
| Colour
| blue
| yellow
|
Influence of pH on activity of alpha-amylase
Components of reaction
| pH of buffer solution
| 6, 0
| 6, 4
| 6, 8
| 7, 2
| 7, 6
| 8, 0
| Alpha-amylase
| 0, 5 ml
| 0, 5 ml
| 0, 5 ml
| 0, 5 ml
| 0, 5 ml
| 0, 5 ml
| Buffer solution with correspondent pH
| 2, 0 ml
| 2, 0 ml
| 2, 0 ml
| 2, 0 ml
| 2, 0 ml
| 2, 0 ml
| Starch solution
| 0, 5 ml
| 0, 5 ml
| 0, 5 ml
| 0, 5 ml
| 0, 5 ml
| 0, 5 ml
| Incubation
| 37oC 10 min
| Lugol's solution
| 3 drops
| 3 drops
| 3 drops
| 3 drops
| 3 drops
| 3 drops
| Colour
| blue
| pink
| yellow
| yellow
| pink
| blue
|
|