Biology GCSE
temperature regulation in enzyme assays
What temperature regulation in enzyme assays means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of temperature regulation in enzyme assays
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Setting up and regulating water baths across a range of temperatures using thermostatically controlled heaters or Bunsen burners, and monitoring the temperature continuously with a calibrated digital thermometer.
Topics that use temperature regulation in enzyme assays
- Rates of enzyme-controlled reactions (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- colorimetric and indicator endpoints
- digital stopwatch
- gas collection apparatus
- graduated measuring syringes
- initial rate and tangent calculations
- parallax error
- pre-equilibration of biological reagents
- safe laboratory heating
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