Abstract Carbohydrates are important in metabolic processes for everyday physical and chemical actions. The carbohydrate‚ glucose‚ is a key component in generating adenosine triphosphate‚ also known as ATP. In order to analyze unknown glucose levels‚ a DNS assay was performed. By using 2-hydroxy-3‚5-dinitrobenzoic acid to oxidize the aldehyde group on the carbohydrate‚ the reducing end of glucose increases in absorbance of 540 nm. Using a UV spectrophotometer‚ the concentration was calculated
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the start of the race‚ 5 minutes into the race and 45 minutes into the race in terms of mobilization‚ biochemical pathways used for degradation of molecules and comparing the yield of ATP of the two types of fuels involved‚ namely carbohydrates and lipids. Carbohydrates‚ which have the empirical formula (CH2O)n‚ acts as the predominant source of metabolic energy in muscle cells during exercise. They are stored in the liver and muscle cells as glycogen which is a branched polymer. Lipids mainly exist
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Process of Digestion and Absorption after eating a hamburger. After someone eats a hamburger with the works‚ they do not really think of what nutrients are in that hamburger‚ what the body does to get those nutrients out of the food‚ or even what process is used‚ they just think of how good it tasted. To get all the nutrients out of the food the human body uses processes called absorption and digestion. Some of the processes of digestion are mechanical and chemical; these are the step before the
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Human Digestion SCI/241 Human Digestion The beginning of the digestive process starts with the smell and sight of food which activate the salivary glands. The mouth is the point at which food enters the digestive tract and continues the digestive process by chewing food. The food is then broken down into pieces and moistened by salivary glands which turn food into a bolus. The bolus goes down the pharynx into the esophagus which connects the pharynx to the stomach. The stomach is an organ
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Carbohydrates come in a variety of sizes. Describe the basic chemical structure of carbohydrates and explain how larger ones are made. How do the category names of different carbohydrates relate to the complexity? Finally‚ what are they used for in organisms? Carbohydrates are made by the basic chemical structure of Carbon‚ Hydrogen‚ and Oxygen‚ in the same two to one ratio that makes up water. It is made bigger when an enzyme comes in and takes hydrogen and oxygen away from two different
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Carbohydrates are a large group of organic compounds which are found in certain foods which contain fibres‚ starches and sugars‚ these include‚ fruits‚ vegetables‚ grains and milk products. Carbohydrates play critical parts in all life shapes even thoughin trendy diets carbohydrates are usually avoided‚ they are still very important for maintaining a healthy lifestyle‚ this is because they are one of the four major classes of biomolecules. (1)One of the roles of carbohydrates is energy production
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Carbohydrates - the Good‚ the Bad‚ the Iffy In the video “Are All Carbohydrates Equally Bad?” Dr. Jason Fung gives us a very good description of how different carbohydrates impact our body. Dr. Fung concluded that fructose‚ a sugar that found in fruits and honey‚ is much worse for us than glucose that found in bread‚ rice‚ and potatoes (Brefere & Drummond‚ 2017‚ p. 68). Even though they are both single sugars‚ they have different effects on our body. The same as people questioned for many years
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In the quest to combat pre-diabetes‚ a lifestyle disease that he was diagnosed with‚ Professor Tim Noakes embarked on and advocated for a Low Carbohydrate High Fat diet. The aim of the LCHF diet is to achieve a nutritional balance of 5% carbohydrates‚ 60-70% fats and 20-30% protein‚ and claims to control insulin levels resulting in weight loss‚ body weight control and prevent insulin resistance. The control of insulin levels and the hindrance of insulin resistance are of great importance since if
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6.1.1 Explain why digestion of large food molecules is essential. There are two reasons why the digestion of large food molecules is vital. Firstly‚ the food we eat is made up of many compounds made by other organisms which are not all suitable for human tissues and therefore these have to be broken down and reassembled so that our bodies can use them. Secondly‚ the food molecules have to be small enough to be absorbed by the villi in the intestine through diffusion‚ facilitated diffusion or active
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Examination of Proteus Vulgaris by Carbohydrate Fermentation Tests Abstract: Some bacteria ferment certain carbohydrates‚ while producing acidic or gaseous products; this information can be utilized in order to identify bacteria (Morello and Granato‚ 2003). In order to test for carbohydrate fermentation‚ tubed broths‚ containing a Durham tube for trapping any gas formed when the broth is incubated‚ are utilized (Morello and Granato‚ 2003). After incubation‚ a color change indicates that
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