Starch From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Starch Identifiers CAS number 9005-25-8 EC-number 232-679-6 RTECS number GM5090000 Properties Molecular formula variable Molar mass variable Appearance white powder Density 1.5 g/cm3 Melting point decomp. Solubility in water none Hazards MSDS ICSC 1553 EU Index not listed Autoignition temperature 410 °C (verify) (what is: / ?) Except where noted otherwise‚ data are given for materials in their standard state
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Enzymatic Activity of Salivary Amylase Ong‚ Janela Rose I.; Paguia‚ Maria Tricia C.; Placente‚ Dax Daven A.; Posadas‚ Grace Catherine A. 3Bio3-Group 8 Department of Biological Sciences‚ College of Science University of Santo Tomas‚ España‚ Manila 1008 Abstract This experiment aims to examine the enzymatic activity and specificity of salivary amylase depending on the changes in pH and temperature; and determine the optimum temperature and pH of the amylase. EXPERIMENTAL In the
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There was a controlled and an experimental substance. The controlled substance was the one with starch in the dialysis bag‚ and the experimental substance was the one with starch and amylase in the dialysis bag. Both had the same solvent outside of the bag (Lugols and Distilled Water). The color change differed from inside and outside the bag as time went on‚ and at the end of the 45 minutes‚ the two bags had changed colors. The solute in the controlled substance had a darker color to it‚ with it
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“Is Starch Permeable in Cells? Abstract This report presents the weights of 3 samples of water with various amounts of solute after the use of osmosis. Three different tests were performed‚ each with a beaker of water containing varying amounts of starch from 30% concentration (12.5 grams of water) to 15% concentration (9.5 grams of water)‚ and then 0% (10.5 grams of water). To start this experiment‚ we put water into a make-shift dialysis tube‚ a type of semi-permeable membrane tubing made
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Resistant starch (RS) is starch and starch degradation products that escape from digestion in the small intestine of healthy individuals.[1] Resistant starch is considered the third type of dietary fiber‚ as it can deliver some of the benefits of insoluble fiber and some of the benefits of soluble fiber. Some carbohydrates‚ such as sugars and most starch‚ are rapidly digested and absorbed as glucose into the body through the small intestine and subsequently used for short-term energy needs or stored
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Peerless strategy Case Overview The first plant of the Peerless starch industry was started in Blair during the civil war times. It is one of the highest wages paying plants in the region sporting a five story building supported by two massive towers. The other plants in the region have all shut down and currently Peerless starch is the only active plant in the region and it employs 8000 of the 120000 residents of the Blair. Company has three more plants in Illinois‚ Oregon and Texas which
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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 tested for proteins using the biuret solution‚ then there will be positive results because both of these are composed of protein macromolecules. The use of condensed
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an optimum pH at which it is most active. An increase or decrease in the pH of the solution will cause the enzyme to have a change in its three dimensional shape. If an enzyme is placed in an environment that is to basic or acidic the reaction will take longer to digest the starch because the enzyme shape has changed and the substrate will have a harder time connecting to the active
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Title: Starch Aims 1. To identify starch in food. 2. To study the microscopic appearances of raw and heated starch. 3. To compare the viscosity of various gelatinized starch solutions. Introduction Starch is one of the most abundant substances on the earth. It can be found in seeds‚ grains‚ and roots of many crops where it is synthesized in granular form. Starch granules are packages of starch molecules. The importance of starch is well-known‚ as is its central role in human diet.
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Determination of the Effect of pH on Amylase Activity Grace Chung Abstract: Amylase is an important enzyme in the human body as it allows for the consumption of starch by breaking the polysaccharide down into maltose units. All enzymes‚ including amylase‚ function best at a certain optimal pH. Therefore‚ in this experiment‚ the effect of different pHs on the reaction rate of amylase is studied. It was hypothesized that the amylase-starch reaction would proceed fastest at a pH closest to that of the
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