Assume you have said to a group of your peers that amylase is capable of starch hydrolysis to maltose. If you had not done control
tube 1A, what objection to your statement could be raised?
What if you had not done tube 2A?
10. In the exercise concerning trypsin function, why was an enzyme assay such as Benedict's or Lugol's iodine (IKI), which test for
the presence of a reaction product, not necessary?
Why was tube 1T necessary?
Why was tube 2T necessary?
Trypsin is a protease similar to pepsin, the protein-digesting enzyme in the stomach. Would trypsin work well in
stomach?
Why or why not?