Specific and informative; must include the specific enzyme and refer to the sucrose/galactose experiment.
Introduction
Do NOT include a cover page. Title this section as such and include in this order (general to specific):
Background information on enzymes in general, their structure, function & significance. Discuss enzymatic reactions. Explain the importance of the active site & why/how its shape is related to an enzyme’s function. What factors can affect the activity of enzymes? How do each of these factors affect enzyme activity and why? You must include background information on ALL factors studied in Lab Sessions 1 and 2.
Background information about the specific enzyme being studied and the chemical equation for the reaction it catalyzes. In what organisms is this enzyme present and why is this enzyme important to those organisms (lactose intolerance, nursing)? How is this enzyme regulated (temperature, inhibitors, coenzymes, etc.)?
For the sucrose/galactose experiment you & your partner performed, state the aim of the experiment, your general hypothesis and specific prediction.
Write a brief summary of your sucrose/galactose experiment (2–3 sentences. Include source of enzyme, what you measured and why. Please be brief, as details will be stated in the methods. This is just to give readers an overall idea of what you did.
NEVER state results, detailed methods, nor conclusions in the Introduction! All information, ideas and work that is not your own MUST be paraphrased (restated using your own words) and in addition MUST be cited with parenthetical citations using the “Name/Year System of Citation in Biology” explained in the lab manual. Not doing this will result in a zero grade on the assignment and may result in a grade of F in the class.