The purpose of the lab was to measure the effectiveness of antacids at neutralizing excess stomach acid. A neutralization reaction is when an acid and a base react to form water and salt. To illustrate‚ H+ hydrogen ions from the acid react with the hydroxide ions OH- from the base. Antacids are taken to relieve heartburn or indigestion caused by excess stomach acid. For instance‚ antacids such as alka-seltzers contain baking soda which is highly reactive with acids‚ settling the discomfort of indigestion
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Submit your completed lab report to the Lab: Photosynthesis Lab assignment link for grading. For information on how this assignment will be graded‚ please visit the Course Information sectionChlorophyll and Accessory Pigments A pigment is any substance that absorbs light. The color we see comes from the wavelengths of light that reflect. Chlorophyll‚ the green pigment common to all photosynthetic cells‚ absorbs all wavelengths of visible light except green. The green reflects back to our eyes
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happens between an analyte and a titrant. A redox titration is done just as a normal titration is done‚ however instead of titrating an acid against a base‚ an oxidizing agent is titrated against a reducing agent and the equivalence point is reached when the reducing agent is completely oxidized by the oxidizing agent. (Chang‚ 2011). An indicator is used just as in an acid-base titration‚ although in this experiment because of its self-indicating property KMnO4 the titrant‚ it is also used as indicate
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The different methods of measuring acids and bases in a solution By Starsky Intro to Biology September 26‚ 2011 Lab Partners: Kristen‚ Tania and Betty Introduction When using different methods to measure pH levels there are some tools that can be useful. Some more than others but by putting into action the different methods it may determine which tools will work best and give the best
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Protein Article Research SCI/241 August 1‚ 2013 Dr. Theodore Keneklis Protein Article Research Proteins are made up of amino acids‚ and in our bodies we have proteins that “are part of every cell‚ tissue‚ and organ in our bodies” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Protein‚ http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/protein.html). There are complete proteins which are made up from animals. These kinds of proteins are found in meat‚ poultry‚ fish and even cheese. A complete
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In this report‚ the concentration of total protein and albumin were calculated with the interpretation of a standard curve. To determine the concentration of total protein in human serum‚ a total protein assay was performed by using the Biuret reagent. Proteins react to this compound because it contains two amide bonds. When the Biuret reagents is introduced to a sample of protein‚ it forms a blue or violet complex. The concentration of albumin in human serum is determined by using the Bromocresol
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The Behavior of Proteins: Enzymes Enzymes are Effective Biological Catalyst Catalysis- speeds up metabolism to allow production of products. Enzymes- Highly specific and most efficient catalyst that speeds up metabolism or rate of reaction in organisms by factor up to 10^20 (globular proteins) Nonenzymatic catalyst- enhance by 10^2 -10^4 Ribozymes- acts for catalytic activity in RNA’s Kinetics versus Thermodynamics Standard free energy change- difference between the energies of the reactants
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that some mitochondrial proteins stimulate apoptosis in the cells (Wang‚ 2001). This research has aided in finding cure for cancer and Parkinson’s disease among many other diseases (Labbe et al.‚ 2008). Also‚ many drugs produced contain drug classes that can inhibit the function of mitochondria by preventing or altering a stage in ATP production in the Krebs cycle or electron transport chain or acting as an inhibitor of an enzyme that carries out a certain reaction in citric acid cycle or ETC (Dykens
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Protein biosynthesis is the process by which biological cells generate new proteins; it is balanced by the loss of cellular proteins via degradation or export. Translation‚ the assembly of proteins by ribosomes‚ is an essential part of the biosynthetic pathway‚ along with generation of messenger RNA (mRNA)‚ aminoacylation of transfer RNA (tRNA)‚ co-translational transport‚ and post-translational modification. Protein biosynthesis is strictly regulated at multiple steps‚ and error-checking mechanisms
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This lab activity will go over environmental factors that affect the folded structure of proteins. We used a raw egg and noted the changes that happen when there were changes in temperature‚ pH levels‚ and salinity. Five eggs were cracked open and placed into different bowls with different solutions placed into each bowl. What we looked at was the process of denaturing of proteins seeing how it affected the composition of the raw egg between the yoke and white portion. My hypothesis for this experiment
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