biology paper 1 enzymes food groups

Leah.001

anyone got a good way of remembering the enzyme food groups practical thing?

Reply 1

Sasaki Haise

Protese is protein the PR
thats it

Reply 2

Eleanorroseb

protease and protein (prote-) cause they sound similiar
lipase and lipids (lip-) similiar again
amylase maltase are just dicks, it starch --> maltose --> glucose, maltase breaks down maltose (malt-) but idk about amylase

Reply 3

anynonymous2

Original post by Eleanorroseb

Also you know that they are enzymes because they end in "ase"

Reply 4

Leah.001

Original post by Eleanorroseb

thanks its mainly like the chemical used.i tend to mix it up
i think iodine is for starch?
sudan III is for lipids i think?
i dont know the rest

Reply 5

Eleanorroseb

Original post by Leah.001

thanks its mainly like the chemical used.i tend to mix it up
i think iodine is for starch?
sudan III is for lipids i think?
i dont know the rest

loll i was just looking over this

Starch - iodine
(orange -> blue/black)

Lipids - Ethanol +water
(clear -> cloudy)

Proteins - Biuret reagent
(light blue -> purple)

Glucose - Benedicks reagent
(blue -> brick red)