Introduction Over the course of several weeks‚ myself and my fellow classmates have been researching and conducting an experiment that focuses on the effect of ascorbate peroxidase (a.p) as well as salt stress at different levels of concentrations on Abelmoschus esculentus (okra). Okra is a plant that is composed of 87.1% of water. In addition to being made mostly of water this highly nutritious vegetable is also composed of 0.2% of fat‚ 9.7% of carbohydrate‚ 2.2 % protein‚ 1.0 % fiber‚ and 0
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Glyoxysomes because they were found to contain enzymes of the Glyoxylate cycle. Definition Any of the membrane-bound‚ ovoid or spherical‚ granular cytoplasmic particles containing enzymes and other substances‚ which originate in the endoplasmic reticulum of vertebrate liver and kidney cells and other cells‚ and in protozoa‚ yeast‚ and many cell types of higher plants. Avarage Size 0.2 - 1.5 micrometers in diameter Function Microbodies contain enzymes that participate in the preparatory or intermediate
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have a relatively simple mode of attack on wood. They are the characteristic decay fungi of fence posts‚ telegraph poles and wooden window frames. Soft-rot fungi degrade cellulose and hemicelluloses. They need fixed nitrogen in order to synthesize enzymes‚ which they obtain either from the wood or from the environment. Their hyphae grow in the lumen of individual woody cells‚ usually after entering through a ‘pit’ (depression) in the wall. Then they produce fine
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chain-breaking antioxidant‚ or it eventually decays. Other antioxidants work by scavenging “chain-initiating” free radicals‚ neutralizing them before an oxidative chain reaction can even begin. Antioxidants are nutrients (vitamins and minerals) as well as enzymes (proteins in the body that assist in chemical reactions). Each one has unique chemical behaviors and biological properties. Antioxidants are not all the same‚ and they are not interchangeable. The effectiveness of any given antioxidant in the body
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is due to the lack of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. This enzyme is present in red blood cells and its deficiency can lead to hemolytic anemia. Red blood cells carry oxygen and G6PD protects these cells from natural oxygen chemicals that may build up when you have a fever or take certain medications. If there are too many of these oxidative chemicals‚ they can destroy the red blood cells‚ causing hemolytic anemia. The G6PD enzyme catalyzes the oxidation of glucose-6-phosphate to 6-phosphogluconate
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WTHESIS STATEMENT: “BIOCONVERSION OF WATER HYACINTH (EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES) TO ETHANOL.” 1. INTRODUCTION Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a free-floating or rooted in mud plant or weed which can totally cover fresh water lakes‚ harbors‚ and other essentially relatively occluded fresh water bodies. It is a fast growing permanent aquatic plant that are extensively scattered all throughout the world. This tropical plant can be the reason for the infestation over large areas of water resources
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Pakistan Received: 02.12.2012 Accepted: 25.05.2013 Published Online: 13.12.2013 Printed: 20.01.2014 Abstract: This research was an attempt to study the effect of heavy metals lead and cadmium (0.05 mM and 0.3 mM) on growth and antioxidant enzymes of seedlings of 2 mung bean genotypes (NM 19-19 and Azri mung-2006). Results revealed that germination percentage and seedling length decreased when compared with the control for both genotypes. However‚ seedling length and germination percentage
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Enzyme activity of PAL was greater in Nicola compared to Spunta. Folds of increase of PAL of Spunta were more than 2 for 2‚4-D and 2‚4-D with the fungicide treatments compared to A. solani-infected plants. Moreover‚ the enzymatic activity of PAL of Nicola
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their food by absorption from their surroundings such as soil‚ living and dead plant/animal material. Animals digest food by consuming them and digest them through their digestive systems in their bodies. Fungi on the other hand‚ excrete digestive enzymes onto the food and digest them outside of their system. Then they use hyphae to absorb the food. 2. For many people‚ when they find a spot of mold (Rhizopus‚ for example) on the surface of some bread or cheese‚ they simply cut off the moldy spot and
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Endocrinology – Case study 1 A 37 year old female with a recent history of dizziness‚ shakiness and intolerance to heat and sees her GP. Her blood tests come back as normal apart from a thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) of <0.05 mU/l and free thyroxine (T4) of 30.1 pmol/l. Normal Ranges of TSH‚ T4‚ and T3 The results received from the patient blood tests indicate abnormal levels of these hormones. The reference ranges of these hormones are: TSH has a range of 0.4-4.5 mU/l‚ free T4 has a range of
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