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The enzymes in the saliva works fastest at optimum temperature (Body temperature) around 37 degrees Celsius.
Actually, that's not completely accurate. The higher the temperature, the faster the rate of any chemical reaction, and that's also true of the enzymes in the human body. Our body temperature is regulated right around 37 degrees centigrade (98.6 F), but your body temp can increase, and it does during hard exercise or when you're feverish. At those higher temperatures the enzymes will work more rapidly than they do at 37 degrees.
Now, why should that be the case? Why not operate always at optimum temperature?
Because as temperature increases, we eventually arrive at a point at which the enzymes begin to denature and stop working. When that happens, the individual dies, which is not a good thing. That's why your body's normal operating temperature is not the optimum temperature for your enzymes. If your body temperature was regulated at optimum temperature under relaxed conditions, when you began to exercise or when you got a fever, your enzymes would denature and you'd die. Regulating your body's temperature at a point 4 or 5 degrees below optimum represents an important safety factor.
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Can you melt yourself with saliva?
No, saliva is not hot enough to melt a person's body. The melting point of a person's body is much higher than what saliva can reach in terms of temperature.
What temperature did the system decolorize fastest?
The system decolorizes fastest at higher temperatures due to increased kinetic energy, which speeds up the chemical reactions involved in decolorization. The exact temperature varies depending on the specific system and chemicals involved.
What temperature does an ice lolly melt the fastest in?
An ice lolly will melt the fastest at temperatures above freezing, usually around room temperature (20-25°C). This is because the heat from the surrounding environment will transfer to the ice lolly, causing it to melt.
Which change would most likely cause sugar to dissolve the fastest?
decreasing the temperature of the water
Where would you find your saliva?
You will find saliva in your mouth as you have saliva glads there.
Under what conditions does saliva work best?
Saliva works best when the body is at normal temperature. It is also beneficial to saliva for the body to be properly hydrated.
Does high voltage saliva cleanse mouthwash work for saliva drug testing?
Saliva cleanse high voltage detox work
Do products that work for urine tests work for saliva tests?
no, but saliva detection time is short.
Why is very little sugar formed when saliva and starch mixture is kept at a high temperature?
High temperature can denature the enzyme amylase in saliva, inhibiting its ability to break down starch into sugar. This would result in less sugar formation when the saliva-starch mixture is at a high temperature.
Can you melt yourself with saliva?
No, saliva is not hot enough to melt a person's body. The melting point of a person's body is much higher than what saliva can reach in terms of temperature.
What digestive organ does saliva do its work for?
caca
Does the swab have to be really wet from saliva for it to work?
no
Why does bacteria grow fastest at room temperature?
It is actually wrong. The bacteria grow fastest in incubators.
Why is an ice cube sticking to tongue?
Due to the saliva and temperature which is radiating from the tongue.
When can gas spread the fastest?
when the gas is in a high temperature
How does the temperature affects the sound?
sound travels fastest in cold
What is the first digestive juice to go to work on food?
Saliva?
