Macromolecules BCM261/BCM262 Anonymous Student #2 Aim The purpose of this lab was to use the scientific method to identify an unknown solution‚ based on the reactions (i.e. color changes) of known solutions with indicator solutions. These known solutions contained different types of macromolecules. Each type of micromolecule reacted with at least one indicator solution in a unique way‚ which allowed us to identify the macromolecule based upon the presence or
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IDENTIFICATION OF SOME MACROMOLECULES | | INTRODUCTION Dehydration-synthesis is a reaction that occurs to form different types of macromolecules. It is a reaction that leaves a macromolecule structure along the lines of developing its own specific function in a living organism. The 4 most common ones are carbohydrates which includes monosaccharides and polysaccharides‚ lipids‚ proteins and nucleic acids (Mack 2012). Scientists identify different types of macromolecules to achieve a better
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compounds also usually contain hydrogen atoms. Even though life is very complex‚ all large molecules that make up life are categorized into four large classes: lipids‚ protein‚ carbohydrates‚ and nucleic acids. These four molecules are known as macromolecules‚ due to their large size. Atoms have diverse characters that depend on the atoms electronic configuration. Carbons unique configuration allows it to form bonds with up to four other atoms‚ and gives carbon a covalent compactivity with many other
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Focused Question: How can one determine the presence of glucose‚ starch‚ lipid‚ and protein in various samples? Pre-lab Questions: • Glucose is a monosaccharide. What does this mean? A monosaccaride is a carbohydrate molecule with three to seven carbon atoms with the corresponding number of hydrogen and oxygen atoms. • Proteins are made of amino acids. What atom is present in an amino acid that is not present in a sugar molecule? One nitrogen atom is present per molecule in an amino acid
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The Chromatography of Food Dyes and determination Of the Dyes Present in M&M Candies Procedure To complete this lab‚ I first mixed the solvent solution consisting of the proper ratio of water‚ salt‚ and isopropyl alcohol in a Pyrex measuring cup. I then prepared my chromatography papers for 2 trials by drawing‚ with a pencil‚ the appropriate lines and labels. Using a toothpick‚ I added the color to the paper‚ and then repeated until the color was strong. I repeated this step several more
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Test for the Presence of Macromolecules Introduction In this experiment‚ we are trying to identify the presence of macromolecules in certain solutions. As in our daily lives‚ macromolecules are the essential nutrients that we have to take every day‚ therefore we would like to identify the types of macromolecules that contain in some of the food or solution in order to maintain a healthy life. There are four groups of macromolecules which are carbohydrates‚ lipids‚ proteins and
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In the sandwich you just ate‚ you have consumed three raw macromolecules. The bread would be considered the carbohydrate. The mayonnaise is the lipid. The turkey is of course considered the protein. Although the body takes in these three different forms one way‚ the way the body breaks it down is in three ways. First is the break-down of the carbohydrates(bread). The polysaccharide form of this is too big for the body to simply break down directly. So‚ instead the body uses multiple forms of procedures
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Energy in food lab report Aim: How much energy there is in food. Hypothesis: If I work out how much the water temperature has risen by burning food underneath water‚ the mass of the water and the mass of food I can work out how much energy was in the food. Introduction: This experiment is about how much energy there is in food. There are a few different types of energy‚ the one we are looking at is chemical energy. Some other types of energy are: thermal energy which is heat‚ magnetic energy which
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By his mid-20s Alberto Villoldo was the youngest clinical professor at San Francisco State University. He was directing his own laboratory‚ the Biological Self-Regulation Lab‚ investigating how energy medicine and visualization could change the chemistry of the brain. One day in his laboratory‚ Alberto realized that his research had to get bigger instead of smaller‚ that he was looking out of the wrong end of the microscope. He needed to find a system larger than the neural networks of the brain
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Aim: The aim of this experiment was to determine the types of macromolecules of various foods and classify them as one or more of the following: * Carbohydrate (starch) * Lipid * Sugar (glucose) * Protein Materials: * Test tubes * Solutions : ( A‚B‚C‚D‚E‚F‚ and G) * Reagents: ( Iodine‚ Biuret‚ Benedict‚ Ethanol) * Spatula * Heating plate * A test tube cleaning brush * Tray * Beaker * Distilled water * Pipette ( comes with reagents since
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