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Exercise 8: Chemical and Physical Processes of Digestion: Activity 3: Assessing Pepsin Digestion of Protein Lab Report
3. In this activity the substrate you will be using to detect protein digestion is
You correctly answered: d. BAPNA.
5. A spectrophometer measures
You correctly answered: c. optical density.
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Experiment Results
Predict Question:
Predict Question: At which pH do you think pepsin will have the highest activity?
Your answer : c. pH 9.0
Experiment Data:
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Post-lab Quiz Results
You scored 75% by answering 3 out of 4 questions correctly.
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Review Sheet Results
1. Describe the effect that boiling had on pepsin and how you could tell that it had that effect.
You did not answer this question.
2. Was your prediction correct about the optimal pH for pepsin activity? Discuss the physiological correlation behind your
results.
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3. What do you think would happen if you reduce the incubation time to 30 minutes for tube 5?
You did not answer this question.
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