Enzymes are proteins that increase or decrease the rate of chemical reactions. They are generally globular proteins and are around 62 amino acids residues in size. What enzymes do is determined by their 2-dimensional shape. A lot of enzymes are bigger than the substrate they act on‚ but only a little part of the enzyme involved directly with the catalysis. Without enzymes the chemical reactions in the body‚ would be so slow‚ the body would shut down. And cell reactions would take too much energy
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Identification and Recreation of Unknown White Compound #643p November 13‚ 2012 INTRODUCTION: The identity of the unknown solid white compound is determined and verified through a series of tests which uncover physical and chemical properties necessary for identification. A new sample of the same compound is then created to further prove the accuracy of the identification. The compound must be identified in order to be used. For example‚ KCl is used in medicine‚ scientific applications‚ and
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Lab #1 (16th October‚ 2012) Safety in the Microbiology Lab * Clinical specimens received from patients pose a hazard to personnel health because of the infectious agents they may contain. * Spurred by the spread of HIV/AIDS‚ the CDC has recommended safety precautions concerning the handling of patient materials by health care workers. * Universal precaution (or blood and body fluid precaution). * Emphasis on good knowledge and common sense. * Safety is everybody’s business
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ChE-309 Chemical Engineering Laboratory-I Laboratory Manual Second Edition (2001) Edited by S. U. Rahman Department of Chemical Engineering King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Dhahran-31261‚ Saudi Arabia Preface This laboratory manual is prepared by the department of chemical engineering for Chemical Engineering Laboratory-I (ChE-309). It is divided into three sections; namely‚ Fluid Mechanics‚ Heat Transfer and Mass Transfer. The purpose of this manual is to serve as instructional
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The purpose of the unknown bacteria lab assignment was to select an unknown bacteria culture and‚ through a series of metabolic tests‚ identify which bacteria genus resided in the pure culture received. A nutrient broth inoculated with bacterial culture (numbered 45‚ henceforth referenced as U45) was selected and a streak plate was made to isolate a pure culture for use throughout the assignment. From the streak plate‚ several slides were made to determine the morphology of unknown 45. A Gram stain
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Laboratory Exercises in Microbiology‚ Fifth Edition Front Matter Preface © The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ 2002 PREFACE Take interest‚ I implore you‚ in those sacred dwellings which one designates by the expressive term: laboratories. Demand that they be multiplied‚ that they be adorned. These are the temples of the future—temples of well-being and of happiness. There it is that humanity grows greater‚ stronger‚ better. Louis Pasteur (French chemist‚ founder of microbiology‚ 1822–1895) There
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MICR 300A GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY 1 (4)‚ Fall 2014 Lecture (01) M/W 9:50 am – 11:05 pm‚ SH C244 Lab (02) M 11:15 am – 1:45 pm; Lab (03) W 11:15 am – 1:45 pm; ASCL 226 Instructor (Lecture): Dr. Moon H. Lee Office Hours: Mon/Wed 8:45 am-9:45 am; 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Office: BIOS 262‚ Tel: (323) 343-2064‚ Email: mlee@LABioMed.org Instructor (Lab): Dr. Hao Howard Xu Office Hours: Mon‚ 2:40 pm – 4 pm Office: Tel: (323) 343-2188‚ Email: hxu3@calstatela.edu
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Microbiology-2460 Lab-003 March 31‚2008 Lab Report-Escherichia coli Abstract The purpose for this lab report was to identify and inform of an unknown bacteria that has been causing a patient to have lower abdominal and pelvic pain. To obtain the identification of this unknown bacterium‚ several biochemical tests needed to be performed in order to prescribe the correct medication to treat and cure the symptoms. Introduction In a lab today‚ I am to identify an unknown bacterium that is
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Identification and Diagnosis of Unknown Enteric Bacteria in an Infected Patient Using an Enteropluritube Brooke Addario 2/16/2015 BIO 488C - Section J TA – Jacob Karsten Introduction: Enteric bacteria are members of the Enterobacteriaceae family of microorganisms. These gram negative‚ rod shaped‚ facultative anaerobes are found in the intestinal tracts of humans and animals. Enteric bacteria can be pathogenic; however‚ they are also a normal part of human bacterial flora and are therefore
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Introduction to the Microbial World; History of Microbiology By: Case Assignment Module 1 MIC 100: TUI University Date: March 17‚ 2013 In response to the web site article about Edward Jenner‚ I believe the author paid an over emphasis on the how the discovery of the small pox vaccine was the greatest of public health achievements of all times. But I am of a different opinion. I believe that despite this great contribution‚ Edward Jenner does not deserve the greater credit in his
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