Anaerobic digestion Anaerobic digestion is a series of processes in which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen‚ used for industrial or domestic purposes to manage waste and/or to release energy. The digestion process begins with bacterial hydrolysis of the input materials in order to break down insoluble organic polymers such as carbohydrates and make them available for other bacteria. Acidogenic bacteria then convert the sugars and amino acids into carbon dioxide
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Department of agriculture- digestive system of a cow‚ koala and dingo Digestion comparison Koala The Koala is the only mammal‚ other than the Greater Glider and Ringtail Possum‚ which can survive on a diet of eucalyptus leaves. Gum leaves contain only about 50% water‚ very little nitrogen‚ large amounts of fibre and potentially toxic oils. Koalas are found to have molars premolars to physically break down the food. Plants contain cellulose‚ which can only be broken down to release cell contents
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Human Digestion Activity The digestive process involves the mixing of food‚ the movement of food through the digestive tract‚ and a chemical breakdown of large molecules of food into smaller molecules. The digestive system is made up of the digestive tract and other organs that aid in digestion. The digestive tract is a series of hollow organs joined in a long‚ twisting tube from the mouth to the anus. Those twisted tubes include the mouth‚ esophagus‚ stomach‚ small and
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Biology Digestion IA 13/03/2013 Jason Gao Rationale: Digestion is the chemical breakdown of food into smaller components that are more easily absorbed. Digestion is a form of catabolism: a breakdown of large food molecules to smaller ones. When food enters into stomach‚ gastric juice starts protein digestion. Gastric juice mainly contains hydrochloric acid and pepsin. The pH value of hydrochloric in the stomach
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DNA DIGESTION AND ELECTROPHORESIS In this experiment we will be doing a process called as DNA digestion or also known as restriction digest. A restriction digest is a procedure used in molecular biology to prepare DNA for analysis or other processing. It is sometimes termed DNA fragmentation‚ scientists Hartl and Jones describe it this way: This enzymatic technique can be used for cleaving DNA molecules at specific sites‚ ensuring that all DNA fragments that contain a particular sequence have the
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Result Starch suspension When the yellowish-brown iodine was added into the starch suspension‚ the starch suspension was changed into dark blue. Potato slide Discussion Starch suspension When the yellowish-brown iodine was added into the starch suspension‚ the starch suspension was changed into dark blue. This is due to the yellowish-brown iodine changed into dark blue when there is a presence of starch. This shows a positive test for starch. Potato slide
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Digestion Lab Notebook Due Sunday at Midnight CST Week 6‚ Worth 100 points‚ pg. 105 Questions: 60 points Data/Results: 15 points Summarizing activities: 25 points Name: SC 245 Lab Date: Exercise 8 Chemical and Physical Processes of Digestion‚ pg. 105 Introduction: In this lab‚ I will learn how the complex digestive system breaks down substrates such as fats‚ proteins and carbohydrates. Activity 1: Assessing Starch Digestion by Salivary Amylase Data: Chart 1 – Salivary Amylase
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Title: Investigate the breakdown of starch at different temperature AIM This experiment has been done to investigate the action of the enzyme amylase on the breakdown of starch. MATERIALS These were the materials used: four starch/ agar plates‚ a marker pen‚ 1mm graph paper ruler‚ 8mm cork borer‚ forceps and template for cutting holes‚ 1% Amylase‚ water‚ incubator set at 5‚ 20‚ 40 and 60 degree Celsius. METHOD This was the experimental procedure carried out: the materials above were collected
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IODIMETRIC AND IODOMETRIC METHOD SUBSTANCE TO BE ASSAY AQUEOUS/NON-AQUEOUS ALKALINITY / ACIDIMETRY DIRECT/RESIDUAL TITRATION TITRANT INDICATOR CHEMICAL REACTION Assay of Antimony potassium tartrate Direct titration 0.1 N Iodine Starch TS KOOCCHOHCHOHCOO (SbO) + I2 + H2O KOOCCHOHCHOHCOO (SbO2) + 2HI + 2HI + 2NaHCO3 2NaI + 2H2O +
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This study focuses on the effect that temperature has on the enzyme amylase. Enzymes are composed of proteins and acts as a catalyst to speed up the rate of a specific chemical reaction by lowering the activation energy. Reactions do not need enzymes to occur‚ but the human body and other living organisms depend on the use of enzymes in order for biochemical reactions to happen in milliseconds. Each enzyme contains a distinct three dimensional structure which is related to its particular function
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