Amino acids are important building blocks; they play an essential role in the formation of proteins and as intermediates in metabolism. Amino acids can serve as cell signaling molecules and can regulate gene expression. An optimal amount of amino acids is essential for health. There are over 500 amino acids‚ however only 20 are commonly found. Amino acids all have an amine functional group and a carboxylic acid functional group. They differentiate from each other in their side chains. Only 10 of
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Exposure to lead has been proven to be a large public health concern. For the purposes of this paper‚ I am going to introduce what lead is‚ how people are exposed to lead‚ and the physiologic effects of lead exposure‚ focusing on acute lead toxicity‚ but more specifically‚ on chronic low level lead toxicity. The supplementation of 3 studies shows the relationship between lead exposure and one of these physiologic effects in children‚ specifically intelligence as measured by IQ scores. Lead is a metal
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Introduction: Acid rain increases the rate of corrosion on statues made of certain material. The town council wants to build a statue that will not be affected by acid rain. In this experiment‚ three different types of rock are used on vinegar (acting as acid rain). The rocks used are marble‚ granite‚ and red sandstone‚ which are the most popular forms of rocks used to build monuments. Each type of rock will be submerged under 20 ml of vinegar in their own separate container. The pH of acid rain around
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Grignard reaction Abstract: In this laboratory‚ triphenylmethanol was synthesised from reacting benzophenone and bromobenzene using Grignard reaction. As the reaction was to set up to produce a Grignard reagent and then recrystallize it to obtain pure sample. The percentage yield obtained was 55% and its melting point was 161 co which is within the literature value 160-163 co. In addition to that the IR spectroscopy confirmed the molecule structure to be triphenylmethanol. Introduction: The Grignard
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The acid-fast stain is performed on samples to demonstrate the characteristic of acid fastness in certain bacteria. Acid fastness is a characteristic that is shared by just a few organisms‚ so staining to determine if organisms possess this trait is useful in microbial identification schemes. The Ziehl-Neelsen method has endured as a reliable and effective way to demonstrate the acid-fast bacteria. Materials: 18-20 nutrient hour agar slant culture of Staphyloccus aureus 4 day old nutrient
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787122 Received 3 October 2002/Accepted 21 November 2002 Downloaded from http://aem.asm.org/ on June 6‚ 2013 by UNIVERSITY OF DELHI Despite their commercial importance‚ there are relatively few facile methods for genomic manipulation of the lactic acid bacteria. Here‚ the lactococcal group II intron‚ Ll.ltrB‚ was targeted to
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Experiment #5: Acid Burn!!! Introduction The goal of this lab was to correctly prepare a 0.2M solution of NaOH‚ identify highly acidic household cleaning chemicals‚ and determine their concentration (molarity) through titrations using the previously prepared 0.2M NaOH solution. Experimental First‚ to create 0.5L of 0.2M solution of NaOH‚ standard 3M NaOH solution was obtained. Next‚ calculations were performed to determine the amount 3M NaOH necessary to create 0.5L of the 0.2M solution and‚ as
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Exercise 10 Acid/Base Balance NAME 1. Match each of the definitions in Column A with the appropriate description in Column B. Column A Column B F 1. pH E 2. acid D 3. base A 4. acidosis B 5. alkalosis C 6. carbon dioxide a. condition in which the human body’s pH levels fall below 7.35 b. condition in which the human body’s pH levels rise above 7.45 c. mixes with water in the blood to form carbonic acid d. substance
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Kinetics of the Harcourt-Essen Reaction Name: Manpreet Kaur Candidate Number: 7123 AS and A2 Aims: AS AIMS: 1. Investigate the effect of temperature on the rate of reaction. For this aim 3 sets of results will be obtained by timing how long it takes for the colour change to occur in different temperatures determined by the use of an electric water bath. With these results‚ the effect of temperature on the rate of reaction will be investigated. 2.
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Alanine (ala‚ A) (neutral‚ non-polar) Arginine (arg‚ R) (basic‚ polar) Asparagine (asn‚ N) (neutral‚ polar) Aspartic Acid (asp‚ D) (acidic‚ polar) Cysteine (cys‚ C) (neutral‚ slightly polar) Glutamic Acid (glu‚ E) (acidic‚ polar) Glutamine (gln‚ Q) (neutral‚ polar) Glycine (gly‚ G) (neutral‚ non-polar) Histidine (his‚ H) (basic‚ polar) Isoleucine (ile‚ I) (neutral‚ non-polar) Leucine (leu‚ L) (neutral‚ non-polar) Lysine (lys‚ K) (basic‚ polar) Methionine (met‚
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