Investigating the oral glucose tolerance test Aim: To carry out glucose tests on stimulated blood plasma samples if glucose is present in blood plasma. Risk Assessment: Hazardous chemical or microorganism being used or made‚ or hazardous procedure or equipment. Nature of the hazard(s) Source(s) of information Control measures to reduce the risks Sulphuric acid - Irritant - Very corrosive CLEAPS Wear eye protection & wear lab coat. Try not to spill chemical. Potassium manganate - Harmful
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Glucose is one of the key nutrients required in the body. However‚ its amount in the body has to be regulated and maintained in a very narrow range. This regulation of glucose is performed by insulin hormone. Insulin is secreted at the pancreas and hence is referred to as pancreatic endocrine hormones. Insulin is secreted by beta cells‚ which are normally located at the pancreas. When the amount of glucose in the blood increases‚ the stimulus for insulin secretion triggered. The insulin level secreted
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How sodium chloride concentration affects the germination‚ growth and development of Brassica rapa. Osumi‚ K.‚ Nihei‚ B.‚ Takanishi‚ K.‚ Nakamura‚ C.‚ Warehime‚ R. Period 2. 03/05/17 Introduction: To have a successful germination‚ the plant seed needs a sufficient amount of water and oxygen present. Other conditions include room temperature‚ and the amount of light intake. Hydration of a seed‚ is an essential step for seed germination (Martínez-Andújar‚ 2014). Plants tend to germinate better in
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DETERMINING THE GLUCOSE CONTENT OF AND ORANGE USING GOD-PAP ASSAY Every fruit has a sweet taste only that some are sweeter than others. The sweetness of most fruits come from its sugar content and these sugars that the fruits contain are known as invert sugars. In this experiment‚ an orange was used. An orange which is an excellent source of vitamin C gets its sweetness from natural sugars which are sucrose‚ glucose and fructose (livestrong.com). In this experiment the concentration of glucose in an orange
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Week #2 Post Lab 1.) Define the following: electrolyte‚ nonelectrolyte Electrolyte: A substance that dissolves in water to form solutions that conduct electricity. Nonelectrolyte: A compound that doesn’t dissociate into ions when dissolved in water. 2.) Using examples in the last link‚ draw beakers showing atomic scale representations of aqueous solutions of the following compounds. Classify each as an electrolyte or nonelectrolyte. * Ba(OH)2 (aq) * NH3 (aq) * C3H7OH (aq)
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BSC 120 Glucose Effect on Diabetic and Non Diabetic Blood Abstract: This lab was developed to investigate blood glucose and diabetes. Diabetes is a lifelong chronic disease in which there are high levels of sugar in the blood (Diabetes). The spectrophotometer was applied to this lab to determine the absorbance of blood glucose in diabetic and non-diabetic blood samples. In order to prove this‚ tests were conducted by taking the blood samples at different times right before a meal was eaten then
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Also known as: ethanoic acid‚ Glacial acetic acid‚ Ethylic acid‚ Vinegar acid‚ Acetic acid‚ glacial‚ Methanecarboxylic acid‚ Acetasol‚ Essigsaeure Molecular Formula: C2H4O2 Molecular Weight: 60.05196 Acetic acid is a weak acid which is probably most famous for being the primary acid in vinegar. In fact‚ acetic acid has a wide range of uses beyond sprinkling on salads‚ and it is produced in large volumes all over the world. People have been working with this acid in a number of contexts for
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THE EFFECT OF GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION ON ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION IN YEAST INTRODUCTION: Yeast‚ also known as a saccharomyces cerevisiae‚ is single celled eukaryotic cells that are in the kingdom fungi and are unicellular organisms which normally reproduce asexually by budding at a very high rate. Scientists quite often decide to work with yeast because of its features fast growing rate and the fact that yeast ’s DNA can be easily manipulated. Some types of yeast can be found naturally on plant or in
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Respiration is the process by which energy is released energy from glucose in the presence of Oxygen‚ forming carbon dioxide and water as waste products. Glucose releases energy in a series of reactions that take place inside components of the cell. The stages are briefly explained below as were briefly explained in part A‚ the process then goes through‚ glycolosis‚ link reaction and then the Krebs cycle. The volume of CO2 that is produced in the Krebs cycle is important as this is the dependant
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effects of the saline (salt) solution on the onion cells. Make a properly labeled‚ careful drawing of the cells’ appearance. 5. Replace the sodium chloride (NaCl) solution with distilled water in the same way that the salt solution was added. Make a properly labeled drawing of the cells’ appearance in the space provided. Answer the following questions: 1. Draw a diagram to indicate the relative proportions of salt and water within the onion cells and outside the onion cells when
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