Question

Gastric lipase has an optimal temperature of 37°C. Sketch an optimal temperature graph below.

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

An optimal temperature graph plots the rate of the enzyme reaction against the temperature. We know that the optimal temperature of this enzyme is 37C, so we know that at this temperature, the rate will be highest.

Additionally, there will be a minimum temperature required for the enzyme to work at all, which is why the line graph slowly increases the rate until its optimum at 37C.

Finally, at higher temperatures, the enzyme will become denatured and its activity will be diminished. This is why the activity drops at high temperatures and is non-existent at very high temperatures.