1. Using the data you gathered, identify the enzyme in each sample. Provide an argument
using your results for why the identifications
are correct.
To review your results, page back to your
results table.

An enzyme is a substance that acts as a catalyst in living organisms, regulating the rate at which chemical reactions proceed without itself being altered in the process. ... Without enzymes, many of these reactions would not take place at a perceptible rate. Enzymes catalyze all aspects of cell metabolism.

An enzyme is a biological catalyst and is almost always a protein. It speeds up the rate of a specific chemical reaction in the cell. ... A cell contains thousands of different types of enzyme molecules, each specific to a particular chemical reaction.

the sugar-phosphate backbone forms the structural framework of nucleic acids, including dna and rna. this backbone is composed of alternating sugar and phosphate groups, and defines directionality of the molecule.