(FAs) can ultimately be degraded through different pathways which include alpha‚ beta‚ and omega-oxidation. Alpha-oxidation occurs at carbon 2 of the chain‚ b-oxidation at C3‚ and omega-oxidation at methyl end of the fatty acid. The location of each mechanism also differs as alpha- oxidation occurs in peroxisomes only‚ beta-oxidation can take place in both peroxisomes and mitochondria. Omega-oxidation occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum of the various tissues. The importance of the differentiation
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8.07 Work File: Oxidation Reduction Reactions 1. What is the difference between an oxidizing agent and a reducing agent? The oxidation number (overall charge of the atom) is reduced in reduction and this is accomplished by adding electrons. The electrons‚ being negative‚ reduce the overall oxidation number of the atom receiving the electrons. Oxidation is the reverse process: the oxidation number of an atom is increased during oxidation. This is done by removing electrons. The electrons‚ being
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Conversion of the Jews by Philip Roth In the “Conversion of the Jews” Philip Roth shows how the main character Ozzie believes in his religion. During the story it shows how Ozzie is a truth-speaker and does not deal with factual inconsistencies when it comes to his religion. Also while reading this story one can tell how passionate Ozzie is about Judaism and how he deeply respects the beliefs and rituals of his religion. Another part of Ozzie that is shown is that he has a lot of respect for his
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loyalty‚ rather than exploiting‚ as Roth had done previously. The Defender of the Faith explores Sergeant Nathan Marx’s confrontations and dealings with a new trainee‚ Sheldon Grossbart‚ who believes his Jewish connection with Marx will enable him to special privileges and treatment during his time in training. Philip Milton Roth was born March 19‚ 1933 in Newark‚ New Jersey. Roth attended Bucknell University‚ earning a degree in English. After Bucknell‚ Roth pursued graduate studies at the University
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moles/1000 mL = .0005 moles/10 mL = moles of hydroxylammonium chloride Ratio of Fe+2 to NH3OH+ = 2:1 2e- + 2Fe+3 --> 2Fe+2 so transfer of 2 electrons NH3OH+ --> something + 2e- Oxidation number of N in NH3OH+ is -1‚ therefore the oxidation number for N on the product side must be +1 because it gains 2 electrons. N2O has an oxidation number of +1 for N‚ so that would work. Data:Equation 1: NH3OH+ + 2Fe+3 --> something + 2Fe+2 Equation 2: 8H+ + 5Fe+2 + MnO4- --> 5Fe+3 + Mn+2 + 4H2O Equation 3: 6H+ +
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Benzil is produced in the first step of this experiment’s multistep synthesis through the oxidation of benzoin. In order to produce the desired o-diketone‚ the alcohol on benzoin must be oxidized. Nitric acid was the oxidizing agent used in this experiment. As a result‚ the alcohol group on benzoin acted as the nucleophile and attacked the electrophilic nitrogen of nitric acid. As this step forms oxonium‚ excess water in the system deprotonated the oxonium to restore the neutral charge on oxygen
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Philip Roth is a an American author known for writing humorous works about the Jewish traditions and lifestyle. He believed that life and future generations were influenced by political events. In the novel The Plot Against America‚ Philip Roth presents the idea that World War II and the Holocaust had negative events not only on the current generation‚ but the future generation. Roth confers the theme that World War II produces the characteristics of fear and confusion in the future generations.
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Copper-Catalyzed Oxidation of Benzoin to Benzil prepared by Carl T. Wigal‚ Lebanon Valley College PURPOSE OF THE EXPERIMENT Oxidize benzoin to benzil using ammonium nitrate and copper(II) ion as a catalyst‚ monitoring the reaction by thin-layer chromatography. Characterize the product using melting point measurement and infrared spectroscopy. EXPERIMENTAL OPTIONS Semi-Microscale Oxidation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Microscale Oxidation . . . . . .
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using Potassium permanganate which is a strong oxidizing agent‚ with unknown sample dissolved in deionized water. The result of the experiment was a 99.5% purity for the anhydrous iron (II) ammonium sulfate. Introduction: In this experiment‚ oxidation/reduction (or redox) will be used in the titration analysis of an iron compound. We will use potassium permanganate‚ KMnO4‚ as the titrant in the analysis of an unknown sample containing iron to determine the percent iron by mass in the sample
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