Design: Investigation of Fermentation Introduction Introduction Yeast (Saccharomyces)is a single-celled microorganism in the Fungi family. It anaerobically respires sugars to produce ATP‚ as well as the waste products ethanol and carbon dioxide gas. This process is known as fermentation. There are various factors that affect the rate at which yeast respires. Aim To investigate the effect of concentration of table salt (sodium chloride) on the rate of fermentation of sucrose using yeast‚ measured
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strove to determine how effective different sugars were in fermentation by measuring their CO2 emissions. An increased CO2 production implies the substrate is undergoing glycolysis more often‚ resulting in increased ATP synthesis. For a more accurate interpretation of the results‚ glucose acted as a positive control‚ displaying the most efficiency in fermentation as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2‚ while ethanol‚ which is a byproduct of fermentation‚ acted as a negative control‚ producing no CO2. These
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Fermentation of lignocellulosic hydrolysates involves the conversion of sugars to ethanol which is mainly performed by bacteria or yeast. The organism chosen should possess certain characters in terms of tolerance I‚e towards inhibitors ‚sugars and ethanol concentrations in the hydrolysates and should also withstand higher temperatures and lower pH and with minimal by product formation [161]. Fermentation is the key component where advancement in technology plays key role and is required to be feasible
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purpose of this lab is to measure urinary glucose (a known and unknown sample) using two quantitative tests: colorimetric strip test and o-toluidine test. Urinary glucose is the main focus for this lab due to its involvement with diabetes‚ a disease defined by the abnormal regulation of insulin. The most effective method for monitoring glucose is through blood glucose compared to urinary glucose. It has been discovered that urinary glucose is not a good measure of changes in blood glucose because: (1)
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Fermentation Fermentation is a natural process that has been going on in nature since before humans existed. For centuries we have been practicing food fermentation‚ knowingly or unknowingly. Every food culture in the world throughout history has been using fermentation in their food in some way. Bread making originated in Egypt 3500 years ago. Fermented drinks were being produced and consumed in Babylon(now Iraq) 7000 years ago. China is thought to be the birth place of fermented vegetables. A
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Treating Starch How are starch and cellulose treated to allow them to be used in yeast? Starches: · All potable alcohol and most fermentation industrial alcohol is currently made principally from grains. · Fermentation of starch from grain is somewhat more complex than fermentation of sugars because starch must first be converted to sugar and then to ethanol. · Starch is converted enzymatically to glucose either by diastase presents in sprouting grain or by fungal amylase. · The resulting
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It about modified starch Journal of Agricultural Science Vol. 2‚ No. 2‚ June 2010 requirements are properties such as viscosity‚ resistant to shear‚ low pH and high temperature. Accordingly‚ varieties of modified starches are used in food industry. Table 1 lists some of the modified starches that can be prepared from different sources to meet the marketing-related requirements. Today‚ modified food starch is a food additive and limits of its modification‚ use and labeling are clearly defined
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or a dark purplish black‚ then the test for starches is positive. If DI water‚ and sucrose are tested for proteins using biuret reagent‚ then they will show a negative result. To explain‚ both DI water‚ and sucrose alone do not contain a trace of protein. In addition‚ deionized water is commonly used in experiments as a negative control. In both experiments‚ if the DI water is tested for a protein or starch‚ then it will come back as a negative. If milk solution‚ and 50% egg white solution are
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RESEARCH QUESTION How does the glucose concentration effects the time taken for the potassium permanganate to decolourise from purple to colourless ? HYPOTHESIS The higher the glucose concentration the shorter the time taken for the potassium permanganate to decolourise from purple to colourless. VARIABLES VARIABLE | UNITS | RANGE | METHOD FOR CONTROL | INDEPENDENT VARIABLE-Concentration of glucose solution | % | 5%10%15%20%25%30% | Different glucose concentration are tested | DEPENDENT VARIABLE-The
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percentage of sugar will produce more fermentation. The original purpose of this experiment was to determine the amount of fermentation of 3 different fruit juices after adding a certain amount of yeast. By measuring the type of fruit juice (independent variable) the amount of fermentation as shown by the reduction of sugar (dependent variable).My hypothesis my hypothesis is that the fruit juice with a higher percentage of sugar will produce more fermentation. The experimental results supported my
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