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EXPERIMENT 3 Enzymes Pamela Estrada, Carlo Falconi, Shina Go, Joana Gozon, Monica Hamtig, Caitlin Hao. Group 4 2F Medical Technology Organic Chemistry Laboratory ABSTRACT Enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts in speeding up the rate of reaction and help complex reactions occur anywhere in life. Its performance mostly relies on several factors like pH, temperature, activators, cofactors, and inhibitors. In this experiment, the invertase was extracted from Baker’s yeast and used as the experimental enzyme. Sucrose assays of different concentrations were prepared and tested on the particular enzyme using the dinitrosalicylic colorimetric method. Buffer solutions with pH of 1:2, 2:3, 3:5, 4:7, 5:8, and 6:12; and water baths with temperatures of 60°C and 90°C were also prepared and tested of their possible effects on the invertase activity of the enzyme. The result of the experimental graph was a bell-shaped curve, which the group was able to successfully obtain during the experiment. INTRODUCTION An enzyme is a protein molecule that is also EXPERIMENTAL a biological catalyst with three characteristics. Its A. Compounds Tested first basic function is to increase the rate of a reaction. Cellular reactions often occur approximately a million times faster than they B. Procedure would without the presence of an enzyme. Secondly, most enzymes act specifically with only RESULTS AND DISCUSSION one substrate to produce products. Lastly and 1. Solubility of Alcohols in Water most importantly, enzymes are regulated from a The table interprets that only benzyl alcohol was state of low activity to high activity and vice insoluble in water, while ethanol, n-butyl alcohol, versa. An enzyme usually found in plants that sec-butyl alcohol and tert–butyl alcohol were all catalyzes the breakdown of sucrose or table soluble in water. The aphorism “like dissolves sugar is called an invertase. like” implicates that the samples that are soluble The performance of an enzyme mostly relies on in water are polar. Some of the alcohols required several factors like pH, temperature, activators, only 1 mL of water in order to be considered cofactors, and inhibitors. Each enzyme has its soluble because of the factor of the number of own range of pH wherein it will be most active. carbon atoms present in the sample. Branching The initial rates for many enzymatic reactions also affects the solubility of the compounds but it exhibit bell-shaped curves, indicating the stability is only true for compounds containing the same of enzymes during the change of pH. [1] number of carbon atoms present. Dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS or 3:5- Table 1. Solubility of Alcohols in Water dinitrosalicylic acid) is a reagent used to Alcohol Amount of Solubility to determine sugar content and is often used to water (in mL) water estimate the amount of sugar present in the Ethanol 1mL Soluble blood, in the cerebrospinal fluid, and in other n-butyl alcohol 1.50mL Soluble human bodily fluids. The amount of blood sugar sec-butyl 1mL Soluble in the blood has metabolic implications and is alcohol used to determine the presence of blood sugar- Tert-butyl 1mL soluble alcohol related disorders such as hyperglycemia. One Benzyl alcohol 3mL insoluble good way to assess blood sugar level is through the use of dinitrosalicylic acid. [2] 2. Lucas Test The objectives of this experiment are the The Lucas test was used to differentiate 1˚, 2˚ following: and 3˚ alcohols. Turbidity and rate of reaction (1) To extract invertase from Baker’s yeast. were observed. Table 2 presents the results of (2) To determine the effects of changes in pH the Lucas test. and temperature on reaction rates of an Table 2. Lucas Test enzyme-catalyzed reaction. Substance Observations n-butyl alcohol Colorless solution Sec-butyl alcohol Slightly turbid Tert-butyl alcohol Turbid solution The table interprets that, n-butyl alcohol was soluble in Lucas reagent while sec-butyl alcohol and tert-butyl alcohol had a cloudy layer. Tert- Acetaldehyde Yellow precipitate butyl alcohol took the shortest time to form the Benzaldehyde Yellow precipitate layer while sec-butyl alcohol took the longest Acetone Yellow precipitate time. The reaction mechanism involved in the Acetophenone Orange precipitate Lucas test is based on SN1 reaction, which depends on the formation of stable carbocations. 5. Fehling’s Test Reactivity of alcohols in SN1 reaction is 3˚ > 2˚> This test verifies the presence of aldehydes by 1˚. The reaction rates in 3˚ alcohols formed the producing brick-red precipitates due to curprous second layer in less than a minute. 2˚ alcohols oxide [12]. Most simple ketones do not react to required 5-10 minutes while 1˚ alcohols were this test thereby not forming any precipitates [1]. unreactive. The presence of ZnCl2, a good Lewis Acetaldehyde and benzaldehyde formed brick-red acid, made the reaction mixture even more precipitates, which show that both compounds acidic; thus, it enhanced the formation of are, in fact, aldehydes while acetone and carbocations. acetophenone did not form any precipitates showing that they are not aldehydes. 3. Chromic Acid Test (Jones Oxidation) Table 4. Fehling’s Test This test detects the presence of primary and Substance Observations secondary alcohols and aldehydes[9]. Primary Acetaldehyde Brick-red precipitate alcohols and aldehydes are oxidized into Benzaldehyde Brick-red precipitate carboxylic acid while secondary alcohols oxidize Acetone Blue solution Acetophenone Blue solution in ketones but the three produces Cr3+ ions in the process. Tertiary alcohols do not react 6. Tollens’ Silver Mirror Test immediately so they have negative results in this This test is also known as the silver mirror test tests. The formation of a blue to green colored and is used to distinguish between aldehydes and solution indicates a positive result. This is due to ketones[13]. Aldehydes oxidize readily forming a the reduction of Cr6+ to Cr3+[10]. Acetone and silver mirror or black precipitates, if the acetophenone serve as negative controls since glassware used is dirty[1]. Some compounds can they do not oxidize when subjected to the also form silver mirrors if those compounds can reagent. All the samples had positive results be oxidized easily, giving false positive results[9]. except for tert-butyl alcohol since it is a tertiary Some phenols and aromatic amines are examples color. Even though it formed a dark-green of such. Ketones are not oxidized in this solution, it was not an immediate result. experiment so they did not produce any Table 2. Chromic Acid Test (Jones Oxidation) precipitate, specifically a silver mirror. Substance Observations n-butyl alcohol Blue-green solution Acetaldehyde and benzaldehyde formed such so Tert-butyl alcohol Dark green solution they are oxidized into the corresponding Acetaldehyde Blue-green solution carboxylic acid[13], thereby being identified as Benzaldehyde Blue-green solution ketones. Acetone Dark green solution Table 5. Tollens’ Silver Mirror Test Acetophenone Dark green solution Substance Observations Isopropyl alcohol Blue-green solution Acetaldehyde Formation of silver mirror Benzaldehyde Formation of silver mirror 4. 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazone Test (2,4- Acetone No formation of silver DNP Test) mirror; dark gray solution Aldehydes and ketones show positive results in Acetophenone No formation of silver mirror; dark gray solution this test by forming colored precipitates. A negative result does not produce any precipitate 7. Iodoform Test [11].Both produce precipitates, which are colored Formation of haloform as a result of a chemical yellow or orange. Non-conjugated carbonyl reaction involving the methyl ketone halogenation compounds produce yellow precipitates while is a haloform reaction. Haloform reaction is used conjugated ones form orange-red precipitates for the production of iodoform (CHI3) that is [1]. Acetaldehyde, benzaldehyde, and acetone yellow in color, and solid or crystalline in produced yellow precipitates, which means that appearance[9]. According to the 6th table, they are not conjugated carbonyl compounds. acetone, acetophenone, and isopropyl alcohol Acetophenone formed an orange precipitate produced positive results of yellow crystals or meaning that it is a conjugated carbonyl yellow precipitate. It can be observed that compound. acetaldehyde gave a yellow-brown solution yet Table 3. 2,4-DNP Test the positive result requires a yellow insoluble Substance Observations precipitate. It can be concluded that aldehydes (i.e., acetaldehyde, n-butyraldehyde, and [13] Gunawardena, G. (2015). Tollens' Test. benzaldehyde) form negative results whereas Retrieved November 17, 2015, from UC methyl ketones and 2o alcohols having adjacent Davis ChemWiki: methyl group form positive results for iodoform http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/? test. title=Organic_Chemistry/Aldehydes_and_ Table 6. Iodoform Test Ketones/Reactivity_of_Aldehydes_ Substance Observations %26_Ketones/Tollens%E2%80%99_Test Acetaldehyde Yellow-brown solution [11] Harper College. (2015). The 2,4 n-butyraldehyde Orange-brown solution Dinitrophenylhydrazine Test. Retrieved Benzaldehyde Red-brown oil-like November 17, 2015, from Virtual precipitate Chemistry Lab: Acetone Pale yellow precipitate http://www.harpercollege.edu/tm- Acetophenone Yellow crystalline ps/chm/100/dgodambe/thedisk/qual/dnp. Isopropyl Alcohol Clear solution with htm yellow precipitate [10] Harper College. (2015). The Chromic Acid Test. Retrieved November 17, 2015, from REFERENCES Virtual Chemistry Lab: [3] Alcohols (2014). Retrieved