Human Digestion April 27th‚ 2014 SCI/241 Erica Leath The digestive system is a very interesting process that takes place after we have eaten a meal or a snack. The digestive system is responsible for breaking down the food that we have eaten and sending the nutrients to the different places in the body. The digestive is so amazing because it recognizes what your body needs and does not need and understands how to separate the two. Just like everything else in our body‚ the digestive
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The digestion process The digestion process begins in the mouth. First we take a bite of food. The presccence of food in the mouth stimulates the flow of saliva from the salivary glands. Saliva moistens the food and carries dissolved food molecules to the taste buds. Saliva helps digest food because it contains enzymes that start to break it down. After the food is covered with saliva‚ you then begin to chew your food. Chewing breaks down food into smaller pieces and also breaks apart fiber that
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DNA DNA‚ or Deoxyribonucleic Acid‚ is described‚ in Encarta Encyclopedia as a genetic material of all cellular organisms and most viruses. DNA carries the information needed to direct protein synthesis and replication. Protein synthesis is the production of the proteins needed by the cell or virus for its activities and development. Replication is the process by which DNA copies itself for each descendant cell or virus‚ passing on the information needed for protein synthesis. In most cellular
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Reactions Enzymes are proteins found in living things that speed up chemical reactions. They aid in nearly all metabolic processes‚ such as food digestion‚ molecule synthesis‚ and the storage/ release of energy. An enzyme speeds up the rate of the chemical reactions by lowering the reaction’s activation energy‚ which means that by definition‚ an enzyme functions as biological catalyst. The activation energy is the energy that is used to get a reaction started. The function of an enzyme is dependent
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Enzyme as protein Dr.Samina Haq Quantitative and qualitative test for protein and amino acids • 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Qualitative test Ninhydrin test Biuret test Xanthoproteic test Millons test Hopkins-cole test Nitroprusside test Quantitative test 1. 2. 3. Spectrophotometric assay Protein shows maximum absorbance at 280nm due to presence of tyrosine and tryptophane. Biuret test shows 540nm Lowry test shows 750nm Ninhydrin Test • Amino acid containing a free
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amylase and starch. Introduction The enzyme amylase is found in the human body‚ it catalyses the hydrolosis of internal glycosidic bonds in polysaccharides‚ the breakdown of starch into sugars. Amylase is present in human saliva‚ where it initiates the chemical process of digestion. Enzymes work best at an optimum pH of 7 which is the bodies normal pH. The pH affects the charge of the amino acid at the active site. PH changes affect the structure of an enzyme molecule and therefore affect its ability
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DNA FINGERPRINTING DNA fingerprinting is a method of identification that compares fragments of deoxyribonucleic acid. It is a technique used to distinguish between individuals of the same species by using only samples of their DNA. It is also called DNA typing. DNA is the genetic material found within the cell nuclei of all living things. In mammals‚ the strands of DNA are grouped into structures called chromosomes. Unless dealing with identical twins‚ the complete DNA of each individual is unique
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This lab must be typed. Title DNA Fingerprinting Purpose Why are we doing this lab Background 1. What are restriction enzymes 2. When added to a DNA sample‚ what do restriction enzymes do 3. What do you call the specific sequence of bases the enzyme is searching for 4. What is a restriction digestion 5. What is the purpose of the water bath 6. The electrophoresis apparatus creates an electrical field with positive and negative poles at the ends of the gel. DNA molecules are negatively charged.
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Composed of three layers of fibers arranged longitudinally‚ circular and oblique‚ it mixes and kneads the food. Then begins the chemical digestion. Only the digestion of proteins begins in the stomach. The mucosa contains glands that secrete gastric juices. Under normal conditions‚ the production of juices is 2 to 3 L per day. Hydrochloric acid and enzymes are also produced by cells of the stomach. All these substances are mixed with the food and break it down. Crushed‚ it is transformed into liquid
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Freedom or Restriction Imagine living in the 1860’s as an African-American. You are beginning to get your rights to vote and your gaining your freedom. In1860‚ the census revealed that the national population was 31‚000‚000. Out of the 31 million‚ only 4.5 million of them were black (14percent) Only 221‚000 free blacks lived in the north which is 20 percent of the black population. By the end of the 1800’s‚ most Northern Blacks were free. But did Northern blacks really free or did they have more
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