What are Carbohydrates? Carbohydrates are the sugars‚ starches‚ and fibers found in fruits‚ grains‚ vegetables and milk products. Carbohydrates are sugars that break down inside the body to create glucose. Glucose is moved around the body in the blood and is the primary source of energy for the brain‚ muscles‚ and other essential cells. There are two types of carbohydrates‚ simple and complex; Simple carbohydrates refer to sugars with a simple molecular construction of one or two parts. Because
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Carbohydrate Metabolism Carbohydrate metabolism starts with digestion in the small intestines. This is the site where monosaccharides are absorbed into the blood stream. This type of metabolism is basically considered to be glucose metabolism because carbohydrates are eventually broken down into glucose so that it can diffuse into the blood stream. There are three hormones in the body that control the concentration on glucose in the body: Insulin‚ glucagon‚ and epinephrine. If sugars are too
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The structural features of carbohydrates account for the fact that a wide variety of polysaccharides exist is pentoses and hexoses. The examples of pentose are ribose‚ deoxyribose‚ ribulose and xylulose. The examples of hexose are glucose which is found in fruits‚ fructose which is found in milk and galactose which is found in honey. Both pentoses and hexoses are mostly found in monosaccharides. They are the most simplest sugar which cannot be futher hydrolysed into smaller units. They contain
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OF MEDICAL SCIENCE BIOLOGY-FGS0044 LAB REPORT 3.1 : CARBOHYDRATE DETECTION TEST LAB REPORT 3.2 : PROTEIN DETECTION TEST LAB REPORT 3.3 : LIPID DETECTION TEST GROUP MEMBERS : CONTENTS NO. | TITLE | PAGE | 1 | INTRODUCTION | 3 | 2 | LAB 3.1 : CARBOHYDRATES DETECTION TEST | 5 | 3 | LAB 3.2 : PROTEINS DETECTION TEST | 8 | 4 | LAB 3.3 : LIPIDS DETECTION TEST | 12 | 5 | REFERENCES | 14 | INTRODUCTION Carbohydrates (saccharides) are molecules consist of carbon‚ hydrogen
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Isolation and Characterization of Complex Lipids Shea Kathleen Guinto‚ Peter Julius Dale Inocando*‚ SooHyun Jung‚ Jurilla Camille Louise Department of Biology‚ University of Santo Tomas‚ Manila‚ Philippines Abstract In this experiment an egg yolk will serve as the sample to isolate lipids and separate them into two classes which is the phosphorylated lipid and the non-phosphorylated lipid. The isolated lipids are then characterized through a series of color chemical tests along with the given
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answer question 4a-g: Were the following substances positive or negative for lipids‚ as indicated by the Sudan III test? (7 points) Sudan III Test Results Click on image to enlarge. a.oil (1 point) b.butter (1 point) c.flour (1 point) d.unknown 1 (1 point) e.unknown 2 (1 point) f.unknown 3 (1 point) g.unknown 4 (1 point) 5.List whether each of the following substances was positive or negative for protein‚ as indicated by the Biuret test. (7 points) a.chicken soup (1 point) b.water
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substances for many living organisms: Carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are used for numerous processes in organisms from acting in important roles of cellular recognition in the human body to storing chemical energy in plants in the form or starch. The roles of carbohydrates in the human body alone are numerous; providing energy for working muscles‚ providing energy for the regulation of blood glucose‚ preventing proteins being used for energy‚ breaking down fatty acids and playing a part in biological
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Lipid Digestion The process of mastication is our only conscious act in the digestion of the foods we consume. After that‚ it’s out of sight‚ out of mind; but should it be? What does it take to transform that last swallow into the energy our body needs to sustain itself? In the case of lipid digestion‚ the real magic occurs throughout the gastrointestinal tract with a synergistic collaboration from the accessory organs: the liver‚ gallbladder and pancreas. Understanding the whole process of digestion
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nutrition facts label‚ they can tell you the content of fat‚ carbohydrate‚ and protein in the foods they eat. Many participate in low carbohydrate dieting‚ one of the most popular diets around. Others have opted for the United States Department of Agriculture ’s low fat diet‚ but neither understands the chemistry of the body or may have misinformation about these compounds. Not many Americans can tell you confidently what a fat‚ carbohydrate‚ or protein is chemically or how it works in the body. It can be
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PROTEIN TRANSLATION 1. Initiation Translation To begin translation: large and small ribosomal subunit‚ along with the initiating tRNA‚ assembles onto the mRNA 2. Translation Elongation The next amino acyl-tRNA enters the ribosome at the A site The amino acid at the P site is transferred to the tRNA at the A site. The ribosome moves one codon farther along the mRNA‚ releasing the empty tRNA through the E (exit) site. The A site is free for the next incoming RNA. The cycle is repeated as the
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