Hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol) What is high cholesterol? Cholesterol is a type of fat that is highly abundant in animal products such as red meat including burgers‚ steak‚ and sausage. The Western diet is generally high in foods that contain cholesterol. Over time‚ cholesterol and other fat begin accumulating in our blood stream a condition called hypercholesterolemia. There is good cholesterol and bad cholesterol in our blood. Good cholesterol is called HDL and bad cholesterol is named LDL. Bad
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Introduction Protein purification is the series of processes to isolate a single type of protein from a complex mixture. This is vital to extract and characterize the protein of interest. However‚ before doing so‚ it is important to release the protein from the subcellular organelles. This step is also known as homogenization. This step can be done with the use of blender. As the solution was homogenized‚ it may undergo saltation or acidation to remove impurities such as calcium anions. Hexane
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DEFINITION OF EGGS A structure which the females of certain animal species lay as a means of reproduction‚ it contains a fertilized zygote and nutrition in the form of yolk for the developing offspring. Sometimes it contains other substances (e.g.‚ the white of a hen ’s egg)‚ sometimes surrounded by a protective outer shell. Animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by female
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make an egg bounce? Well the answer is yes‚ you make an egg bounce by using just a few steps. You can make this even more fun by doing this with a couple of friends. First you will need an egg. Then get a bowl. Also you will need vinegar. After you have all those here is what you will need to do. Boil the egg or eggs that you have. After you boil the egg let it set for at least an hour. Then set the egg in a bowl. When you have all that done just put vinegar in the bowl with the hard boiled egg ( How
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------------------------------------------------- Isolation of Caffeine from Coffee Date of laboratory work: 10/9/2012 5:00-7:45 Date of report written: 10/15/2012 Introduction: The purpose is to isolate caffeine from coffee by using the organic solvent dichloromethane (CH2Cl2) that is also referred to as direct contact. Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is used to remove the tannins from the coffee. Afterwards an extraction is used to separate the organic layer (bottom) from the aqueous layer (upper). By
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What is water purification? Water purification generally means freeing water from any kind of impurity it contains‚ such as contaminants or micro organisms. Water purification is not a very one-sided process; the purification process contains many steps. The steps that need to be progressed depend on the kind of impurities that are found in the water. This can differ very much for different types of water. In which ways is polluted water treated? Settling Before the purification process begins some
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high cholesterol? Cholesterol is a fat-related compound made in the liver and other cells. The normal or therapeutic level of cholesterol in an individual’s body is less than 200 milligrams. An excessive amount of cholesterol deposited in blood vessels may be a factor of many disease conditions. Where does cholesterol come from? A major source of cholesterol comes from the food eaten by an individual. When too much cholesterol is taken‚ the body creates a response wherein the blood cholesterol rises
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Title: High Cholesterol Question: What are some of the effects of high cholesterol on the blood and on the heart and how can these effects be treated or reversed? Hypothesis: If the blood thickens and get sticky then the heart will eventually get clogged‚ creating a heart condition of disease. Introduction: --Cholesterol is generally good for the body‚ but when foods that have an exaggerated amount of cholesterol are digested‚ then it becomes a hazard to blood circulation in effect‚ damaging
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Name: Date of Experiment: November 20‚ 2012 Group mates: Date of Submission: November 28‚ 2012 Experiment No. 1 ISOLATION OF CAFFEINE FROM TEA I. Introduction Caffeine is a very common substance and is found in coffee‚ tea‚ soft drinks‚ chocolate‚ and "stay-awake" pills such as Vivarin. It can be synthesized or isolated from natural sources. Caffeine constitutes approximately 4% of tea and coffee leaves‚ and is also found in cola nuts and cacao beans. Caffeine is a member
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Eggs are laid by female animals of many different species‚ including birds‚ reptiles‚ amphibians‚ and fish‚ and have been eaten by humans for thousands of years.[1] Bird and reptile eggs consist of a protective eggshell‚ albumen (egg white)‚ and vitellus (egg yolk)‚ contained within various thin membranes. Popular choices for egg consumption are chicken‚ duck‚ quail‚ roe‚ and caviar‚ but the egg most often consumed by humans is the chicken egg. Bird eggs have been valuable foodstuffs since prehistory
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