What are amylases? Amylases are enzymes that break down starch or glycogen. Amylases are produced by a variety of living organisms‚ ranging from bacteria to plants and humans. Bacteria and fungi secrete amylases to the outside of their cells to carry out extracellular digestion. When they have broken down the insoluble starch‚ the soluble end products such as (glucose or maltose) are absorbed into their cells. Amylases are classified based on how they break down starch molecules i. α-amylase
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Cockroaches and Hemolymph Concentration in the Body Abstract This lab was conducted to determine the concentration of hemolymph in the body of a cockroach. It was done by making serial dilutions to make a standard graph by injecting a dye into a cockroach and determining the concentration at different times with the use of a spectrophotometer to find the optical density which is measured in absorbance. Results showed that the concentration was not within the pre-experiment research range
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REVIEW SHEET EXERCISE 9 Renal System Physiology NAME: LAB TIME/DATE: Simulating Glomerular Filtration The following questions refer to Activity 1: Investigating the Effect of Flow Tube Radius on Glomerular Filtration. 1. Describe the effect of increasing the afferent radius on glomerular filtration rate and glomerular pressure. As the afferent radius increases the glomerular filtration rate and glomerular pressure both increase the pressure in slow steps the filtration rate greatly
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different concentrations of sucrose solutions have an effect on the final weight for the potato tubers?” In this experiment we estimated the osmolarity of potato tuber cores by submersing different potato cores into sucrose solutions of 0.0-0.6M‚ and weighing the potato. The results showed the weight of the potato tubers had the highest percent change in weight meaning that they weighed more than the initial weight in sucrose solutions from 0.0-0.3M; it also showed that sucrose concentrations from 0
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Biology Enzymes IA Design Introduction: Enzymes are globular proteins‚ they are responsible for most of the chemical activities of a living organism. They act as catalysts‚ substances that affects the reaction of other substances without being destroyed or altered during the process. They are extremely efficient in the body system of living organisms‚ one enzyme may catalyse over a thousand chemical reactions every second. But there are certain conditions that need to be fulfilled in order for the
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The Affects of pH on Peroxidase Enzyme Claire Bell Biology 1130 Jazmen Myers Section 36 Abstract Peroxidase is a turnip enzyme; it is used in the oxidation of hydrogen peroxide to lower activation energy‚ speeding up the reaction. The activity of peroxidase is highly dependent on its environment and most importantly the pH level. Peroxidase has been the focus of many recent studies and is believed to possibly reduce swelling among other things. We conducted an experiment testing
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Name: Raj Bose Date: 23/1/2015 Partners: Sunniva & Bayu Determining the concentration of glucose of 7UP Glucose solutions prepared as follows:- In each case 250.0 cm3 volumetric flasks used Concentration (%) Mass/g 4.00 10.00 8.00 20.00 12.0 30.00 16.0 40.00 20.0 50.00 Table: 1- Recording of concentration‚ volume‚ and qualitative observations of various solute/solvent/solution used during the experiment. Name Concentration (%) Volume (ml) Qualitative Observations Glucose (C6H12O6) 5 different types:
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The Effect of Enzymes on Apple Juice Production Biology Period 6 Background Info The purpose of this experiment was to determine which enzyme or the combination of the two enzymes makes the most apple juice from applesauce. We did his by‚ mixing 10 drops of an enzyme (cellulose/pectinase/both) into a few tablespoons of applesauce. We then left the rest to nature‚ and watched the liquid funnel out for 10 minutes. Lastly‚ we recorded our data. The cell wall is a complicated
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Cells are the structural and functional units of all living organisms; each specialised to perform dedicated duties throughout their life span. All living organisms can be sorted into one of two groups depending on the fundamental structure of their cells. These two groups are the prokaryotes and the eukaryotes. A Prokaryote cell is the first form of cells for many millions of years until the eukaryote cell evolved from the prokaryote cell‚ which created life. Prokaryote cells are organisms made
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References: * Alkhinji‚ A.‚ 2011. Measuring DNA concentration with the Nanodrop Spectrophotometer. Fero Lab: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center * Garrett‚ R.H.‚ Grisham‚ C.M.‚ 2010. Biochemistry‚ Ed 4. Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning * Snyder‚ L.‚ Champness‚ W.‚ 2007. Molecular genetics of bacteria‚ Ed 3. American society for microbiology * Varsani‚ A.‚ Heinemann‚ J.‚ Tisch‚ M.‚ 2013. BCHM231/202 S1 Lab Manual: Foundations in Molecular Biology. School of Biological Sciences
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