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Subject: What makes enzymes 'live'?

Date: Thu Nov 11 16:34:21 1999
Posted by Dillon Kelley
Grade level: 7-9 School: Keller Regional Gifted Center
City: Chicago State/Province: Illinois Country: U.S.A.
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 942356061.Bc
Message:

I am doing a scirnce fair project on what I believe are "live nezymes", but I'm 
having trouble finding any information on it.  Some research Iv'e been finding 
supports the idea that they aren't enzymes at all, if not what are they.  I first 
got the idea for this project while my mom was in cosmetology school and her 
instructer demonstrated what was refereed to as a "live enzyme".  Its actually a 
deep conditioner for hair made exclusively from a company out of Great Britain.  
Me and my partner are having trouble finding anyone or and document that explains 
why this reaction occurs.  Please send help or recommend somewhere  or someone 
who can thank-you.  A.S.A.P.

P.S. The ingredients in the conditioner are:
 
hexamethyldisiloxane
dimethicone
quaternium-26
olealkonium chloride
dimethicone copolyol
peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil
fragrance
polyquarternium-10
glyoxlic acid
lauramine oxide
benzalkonium chloride
ammonium phosphate
d&c yellow #10

this is also the order which they are listed



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