Identification of Unknown Carbohydrates using various biochemical tests Date of experiment: 11/10/2012 Name of Student: Vicki Marshall Introduction A series of biochemical tests was carried out to identify unknown carbohydrates. There were six carbohydrates that needed to be identified; they have been randomly labelled A-F. The carbohydrates are glucose‚ fructose‚ maltose‚ lactose‚ sucrose and starch. There was six tests that were carried out to help identify them‚ these were: Iodine Test
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Difference between Good Carbohydrates vs Bad Carbohydrates Which one do you prefer‚ French fries or a tomato and spinach salad? These two types of food are carbohydrates‚ however the second option contains good carbs (vegetables.) Carbohydrates (carbs) are very essential in the body‚ nutrionists recommend that 60% of our everyday intake should come from carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are classified into: Sugar: This is a simple carbohydrate. Some sugars are natural while others are added to your
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Low Carbohydrate Diets VS Low Fat Diets Concerning weight loss‚ there are countless varieties of diets‚ swearing to be the most effective‚ innovative‚ easiest‚ and fastest‚ leaving us confused; running down a path of failure to loosing the weight permanently. Unfortunately‚ loosing weight is a challenge‚ but the opportunity of success is much closer than you think. No matter what type of diet you are on‚ it is important to know that diets usually make you go on a program that is either low carbohydrate
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Lab 7—Determination of Total Carbohydrates Using the Phenol-Sulfuric Acid Method This lab introduced the students to analyzing carbohydrate content using a spectrophotometer and phenol-sulfuric acid methods. Virginia Smith 983976633 Lab Partner: Jeff Martz Due Date: 3-22-11 Introduction The objective of this lab was to have students use a spectrophotometer to analyze the carbohydrate content in the sample. Phenol-sulfuric acid methods
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Wimpy. Wimpy’s burger meal likely contained simple carbohydrates from the white flour bun‚ sugars in the ketchup‚ and saturated fats from the beef patty and cheese slice. Conversely‚ his turkey sub meal after the transformation likely provided complex carbohydrates from the whole wheat sub roll‚ lower amounts of saturated fats with high amounts of unsaturated fats in the turkey breast slices‚ and unsaturated fats from the veggies. Carbohydrates‚ which are composed of carbon‚ hydrogen and oxygen in
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which usually results in folding of the protein into a specific three-dimensional structure that determines its activity. What is starch?2 Starch is a carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by most green plants as an energy store. It is the most common carbohydrate in human diets and is contained in large amounts in such staple foods as potatoes‚ wheat‚ maize (corn)‚ rice‚ and cassava. Its presence or absence in samples
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Cells are dynamic structures with constant activity The carbohydrates are unique in forming long chain polymer and also branching these chains. This is more complicated than protein where only 20 amino acids can form a long single chain. Here there can be numerous kinds of bonding forming a straight chain or long chain polymer. More over the number of repeating units are also much greater than giving the structure variation. Carbohydrates can be broken down into monosaccharides which is a single
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Low Calorie Diet Versus Low Carbohydrate‚ What is the Difference? Comm/155 05/12/13 Sandra Davis Being overweight and obese has become an increasingly alarming problem in this country. In 2007 the Center for Disease Control stated that between 1980 and 2004 obesity prevalence doubled among adults‚ and over 34 percent of all American adults were overweight or obese in 2006. Obesity is known to cause an increased risk of many diseases‚ such as heart disease‚ high blood pressure‚ diabetes‚ and
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Enzymology‚ Catalytic Mechanism‚ Carbohydrate Metabolism‚ Adenosine Triphosphate Enzymes are proteins and their function is to act as catalysts to speed up certain chemical reactions in the cell that would be slower without them. This process occurs as steps in a cycle with separate reactions in each step. If there is a missing product the step in the cycle will be incomplete and the normal function of the organism cannot be accomplished causing negative effects on the organism. The biological
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Title : Investigation of Action of Saliva and 3M HCl in Two Carbohydrates Solutions. Objective : To investigate the action of saliva and 3M hydrochloric acid in two carbohydrate solution. Result : Table 1 : The presence of starch and reducing sugar in the solution Observation Conclusion Solution A Benedict’s test : The transparent blue solution turns into opaque brick-red precipitate Iodine’s test : The clear colourless solution turns into transparent yellowish-brown
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