What is the optimal temperature for salivary amylase and how does it compare wit

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What is the optimal temperature for salivary amylase and how does it compare with the temperature at which the enzyme normally acts?

What variables other than temperature and pH might alter the activity of salivary amylase?

How different were the hydrogen ion concentrations of the buffers you used?

Which of the four compounds you tested gave living yeast cells the most energy during the course of your experiment and why?

How confident are you in the results of your experiments and what factors may have led to errors?

Explanation / Answer

Optimum temperature for salivary amylase is 32 to 37 degrees which is in the range of body temperature. mostly enzymes functions at this temperature but some enzymes like taq polymerase function at 72 deg.

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