Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Page 216- Questions 3 and 4 Lupe


3. Would catalase be classified as an endoenzyme or an exoenzyme? Explain
it would be an endoenzyme as it does not put out into the environment, it has to have H2O2 added to it to work.

4. Account for the ability if streptococci to tolerate O2 in the absence of catalase activity.
It means that they are facilitative anaerobes that can survive in both environments, aerobic and anaerobic.

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