Extraction of Caffeine from Tea Leaves Jaybee Balilea‚ Sharmaine Baysic‚ and Maria Anjelette Patricia Belen 3BIO7‚ Department of Biology‚ University of Santo Tomas‚ Manila‚ Philippines Abstract Extraction is a technique for isolating and purifying organic substances. In this technique‚ a solution is combined thoroughly with a second solvent that is immiscible with the first solvent. The solute is extracted from one solvent into the other because it is more soluble in the second solvent
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Isolation of Caffeine in Tea Introduction Today’s world is addicted to coffee and tea for an easy wake up. Both contain caffeine‚ a drug known for its stimulant properties. Tea‚ by weight‚ contains approximately 2-4% caffeine‚ and the average cup of tea has anywhere from 40 to 120 mg of caffeine (Landgrebe‚ 327; Mayo Clinic Staff). According to the American Heart Association‚ caffeine not only stimulates the brain and nervous system‚ but it releases fatty acids from adipose tissue‚ and affects
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Daphnia are cold-blooded poikilotherms that rely on heat from the surrounding water to maintain their body temperature. An increase in the water temperature should equate to an increase in metabolic activity due to enzymes working at a temperature closer to their optimum level. However‚ once the optimum temperature has been exceeded‚ the enzymes will begin to denature. Hydrogen bonds‚ which keep the protein conformation‚ begin to break‚ causing a change in shape of the active site; substrates
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An Investigation To See The Effect That Alcohol Has Upon The Heart Rate Of Daphnia. Aim: In this investigation I am going to see how alcohol affects the heart. Due to the ethical and safety issues involved in using in an investigation such as this I am going to use Daphnia (water flea) to conduct this experiment. Although humans and Daphnia are very different organisms‚ the affect that alcohol has upon the heart should be similar. Hypothesis: The hypothesis I am going to test during the
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Neuropsychiatric effects of caffeine Abstract Psychiatrists rarely enquire about caffeine intake when assessing patients. This may lead to a failure to identify caffeine-related problems and offer appropriate interventions. Excessive caffeine ingestion leads to symptoms that overlap with those of many psychiatric disorders. Caffeine is implicated in the exacerbation of anxiety and sleep disorders‚ and people with eating disorders often misuse it. It antagonises adenosine receptors‚ which may potentiate
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Effect of Caffeine Consumption on Academic Performance in College Undergraduates Morgan Bolen‚ Maria Naula-Quintero‚ and Carlin Wright Michigan State University Abstract In this study we are interested in assessing the relationship between average amount of caffeine consumed per day and academic performance. We hypothesized that an increase in average caffeine consumed per day would result in increased academic success. A short survey was composed based on average amount of caffeine
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The effect of caffeine on typing speed‚ accuracy and heart beat 1. Introduction Caffeine is a substance found in coffee‚ tea and most sodas. When it is consumed‚ it is a mild stimulant. The energy drink‚ Monster‚ contains caffeine‚ which has the ability to manipulate adenosine (adrenaline)‚ a substance present in the brain that is used to transmit brain signals to different parts of the body. Adenosine causes an increase in alertness and awareness. Modern studies show that there is direct benefits
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Juanita Sarmiento Daphnia Ecotoxicology Lab Report Introduction Ecosystems have a way of maintaining themselves under ordinary conditions but when a new factor is added that will most likely threaten the environment action needs to be put forth. Our environment is affected by many pollutants on a daily bases forming a threat to natural stability. For example some of the most polluted parts of the environment are bodies of water like that explained in our lab. Once pollution occurs
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Experiment Report for: ‘the affect of Caffeine on Daphnia’s heartbeat’ Introduction: Aim: The aim of this experiment is to understand the affect of the drug Caffeine on the rate of a Daphnia’s heartbeat. This is to understand the affect of caffeine on a human’s heart rate and the use of daphnia keeps the experiment fair and safe. Background Research: Daphnia – Daphnia (water fleas) are grouped as crustaceans under the arthropod group of Kingdom Anamalia. They have an open circulatory
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that if Daphnia are placed in differently concentrated solutions of barium and calcium chloride‚ then the highest concentration of calcium chloride would affect them the most because of the production of hydrochloric acid and calcium oxide from the mixing of water and calcium chloride‚ two very dangerous acids‚ with the highest concentration having the biggest chemical reaction. Within five minutes of putting the Daphnia into the 10 (ppt) solution of calcium chloride‚ one or more of the Daphnia died
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