Principle
Animal and vegetable foods contain the enzyme catalase. Catalases split hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water.
Enzymes are high molecular protein compounds which can be denatured by heat and heavy metal ions. Catalase is detected in various foods.
Learning objectives
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Verification procedures for the enzyme catalase
Benefits
- Easy teaching and efficient learning by using interactive experimentation PHYWE-Software
- Experiment is part of a complete solution set with experiments for the topic Food Chemistry matched with international curriculum: all topics are covered