How do chloride ions affect the activation of alpha amylase

Subject: How do chloride ions affect the activation of alpha amylase

Date: Sat Mar 18 05:26:33 2000
Posted by Lindsey Carr
Grade level: 10-12 School: Fareham College
City: Portsmouth State/Province: Hampshire Country: England
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 953378793.Bc

Message:


What process occurs so the chloride ions activate the alpha amylase? Does 
it affect the enzyme in any way? Does it act like a co-enzyme. I'm using 
sodium chloride and have found it acts as an activator, but don't know how 
to explain how this occurs.

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