Introduction A. Background of the study Due to the overwhelming demand of plastic bag production and its effects on our environment‚ our landfills are crammed with these non biodegradable materials. Substances used in the manufacturing brought forth various harmful chemicals which worsen over time. As the destructive compounds such as Chloroflourocarbon were introduced‚ the complete deprivation of the Ozone Layer starts. However‚ scientists and nature preservers alike managed to overthrow this
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Introduction Starch is composed of α-amylose and amylopectin. The structure of α-amylose consists of long polymer chains of glucose units connected by an α (1-4) linkage. Amylopectin consists mainly of α (1-4) linked glucose residues but is a branched molecule with α (1-6) branch points every 24 to 30 glucose residues on average. As a result of the bond angles in the α (1-4) linkage‚ amylose actually forms a spiral much like a coiled spring. Amylose is responsible for the formation of a deep blue
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Introduction This practical experiment was performed in an attempt to observe how enzymes (starch phosphorylase in particular) are affected by varying its temperature before introducing it to the substrate it will be reacting with. A catalyst (enzyme) is a substance that changes the rate of a reaction; for a reaction to take place at all‚ the enzyme must first come into contact with the substrate. Enzymes are subject to a number of factors which effect how fast they can cause a reaction with a substrate;
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sizes of molecules and how the chemical reactions take place. Therefore‚ the experiment was conducted using glucose and starch solution inside the dialysis tube. The starch and glucose that was put inside the dialysis tube help identify which of the two will reacted with potassium iodide inside the breaker‚ as the latter passed from the beaker into the tube‚ the glucose/starch solution’s change of color showed that the potassium iodide was small enough that it able to pass through from the solution
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REFERENCE ID: 201002578 TITLE SCREENING PREGNANT WOMEN FOR PERIODONTITIS BY ANALYSING SALIVARY ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE AND LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE INTRODUCTION Periodontal disease can induce systemic inflammatory and immune responses and may be associated with an increased risk of systemic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and rheumatoid arthritis.1–3 Periodontal disease is common in pregnant women4 and increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes including preterm birth‚ low birth weight
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BIO 219 Group 1 Section 66 October 19‚ 2012 The extraction of purified DNA from A. fischeri by restriction digestion using Sal I enzyme and pGEM for shotgun cloning Introduction: The ultimate goal of this experiment is to isolate the lux operon‚ a targeted piece of DNA that causes bioluminescence‚ from Aliivibrio fischeri and insert it into the DNA of Escherichia coli in order to make it glow. A. fischeri is a gram-negative bacteria which participates in a symbiotic relationship with
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The first half of module seven discussed protein digestion‚ absorption‚ and metabolism; while the second half focused on pathological stress and kidney disease. Protein digestion occurs in the stomach and small intestine. When a protein reaches the stomach it is denatured by hydrochloric acid. Once the protein is digested pepsin breaks apart the denatured protein into peptides. Peptides move into the small intestine where they encounter an enzyme that digest the peptides into di- or tripeptides‚
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The effect of Lead ions on amylase activity Aim What is the effect of Lead ions on the enzyme Amylase. And does it have an inhibitory effect‚ which causes the substrate‚ in this case starch to be blocked from the reaction process in the enzyme catalyst. Also is the effect reversible or irreversible‚ which is put on the amylase. Method Apparatus and substances required Test tube holder 2% starch solution 6 boiling tubes labelled 1 to 6 1% lead nitrate solution 6 test tubes labelled A to E‚
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Experiment 1 Salivary Gland Chromosome Preparation Introduction: Microscopic‚ threadlike part of the cell and a structured DNA which carries hereditary information in the form of genes is a chromosome. Endomitosis is mitosis without nuclear or cellular division. This produces many copies of the same chromosome in a single nucleus (Kim 2004). For this experiment‚ I hypothesize that D. melanogaster undergoes endomitosis meaning without cellular mitotic division. If it undergoes endomitosis‚ then
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Digestion Self-design Practical: The effect of pH on enzyme activity Rationale Amylase is an enzyme involved in the digestion system which catalyses the breakdown of starch into sugars. It is not only present in human saliva but also in the pancreas‚ where it hydrolyses dietary starch into disaccharides and trisaccharides which are converted by other enzymes to glucose to supply the body with energy. pH has an effect on the activity of all enzymes‚ including amylase. As the pH level increases
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