The Effect of temperature on the denaturation rate of fungal amylase

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UNIT 3 BIOLOGY COURSEWORK

DENATURATION RATE OF FUNGAL AMYLASE

The Effect of temperature on the denaturation rate of fungal amylase

Nature of the Problem

Wild mushrooms grow in grassy meadows in all parts of the world. Warm and damp weather suits them best, hence the reason why they grow more rapidly in autumn, than in any other season. Fungi, for example, mushrooms, fulfil important ecological functions. Mushrooms are saprophytic, decomposing fungi. Saprophytic fungi are basically recyclers of organic material. Mushrooms secrete enzymes and acids which break down large organic molecular complexes into simpler compounds which are then absorbed. All ecosystems depend partly upon fungi's ability to decompose organic plant matter, such as, leaves falling from trees, other organic debris and excretory products from animal and plant sources. The result of the decomposition of the organic matter is the return of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and minerals back into the soil in forms which can be useful to plants, insects and other organisms.

Fungi are one of the most important groups of organisms on the planet. Fungi are eukaryotes, which are organisms with a distinct nucleus. Fungi comprise the moulds of yeast, mildews, mushrooms, puffballs and rusts. They