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    Report The effect of caffeine on long-term memory Introduction: What is caffeine? Caffeine is one of the commonly consumed or most ingested stimulant or psychoactive substance in the world‚ known for it’s effect on vigilance and alertness level (A. Smith‚ 2002) or at least perceived to jolt our tired brains‚ when consumed in normal or moderate quantity. Caffeine is available to us from various sources like coffee‚ tea‚ cocoa‚ soft drinks and other such products. Caffeine is basically 1‚3‚7-trimethylxanthine

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    Extraction of Caffeine from Tea Leaves Marc Tugaoen‚ Kristine Vanzuela‚ Rafael Villanueva‚ Justeen Wong Department of Chemistry‚ University of Santo Tomas‚ Manila‚ Philippines Abstract This experiment has been divided into 4 set-ups‚ first was the solid-liquid extraction‚ next was the liquid-liquid extraction‚ then the sublimation and last was the melting point determination. The solid-liquid and liquid-liquid extraction were both done during the first meeting‚ the DCM layer was filtered and

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    Caffeine‚ the stimulant in coffee‚ has been called “the most widely used psychoactive substance on Earth .” Synder‚ Daly and Bruns have recently proposed that caffeine affects behavior by countering the activity in the human brain of a naturally occurring chemical called adenosine. Adenosine normally depresses neuron firing in many areas of the brain. It apparently does this by inhibiting the release of neurotransmitters‚ chemicals that carry nerve impulses from one neuron to the next. Like

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    India Proposes Regulation of Energy Drinks‚ and Caffeine Introduction 1. Energy drinks are non-alcoholic beverages containing caffeine‚ guarana‚ glucuronolactone‚ taurine‚ ginseng‚ inositol‚ carnitine‚ B-vitamins etc. as main ingredients that act as stimulants. In recent years‚ a number of different energy drinks have been introduced in the Indian market to provide an energy boost or as dietary supplements. These drinks contain high levels of caffeine which stimulates the nervous system. 2. Energy

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    EXTRACTION OF CAFFEINE FROM TEA LEAVES ABSTRACT Caffeine extraction from the commercial tea leaves (Lipton Yellow Label Tea) that was done is multiple extraction. 4 tea bags were used in the experiment; tea leaves were weighed having 8.5333 grams. The leaves were boiled in a beaker with 150ml of water; the aqueous tea extract was transferred in a seperatory funnel mixed with DCM (20ml)‚ done thrice. The DCM layer was washed with 20ml 6M NaOH in the seperatory funnel; the organic layer

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    Extraction of caffeine from Lipton tea leaves Maria Gianna Beatrice L. Cancio*‚ Joe Mari Isabella B. Caringal‚ Rowena A. Chiang‚ Patricia Deanne del Valle Department of Biological Sciences‚ College of Science‚ University of Santo Tomas‚ España‚ Manila‚ Philippines Abstract Caffeine was extracted from Lipton tea leaves by multiple extraction techniques namely solid to liquid extraction and liquid to liquid extraction; the purification by sublimation and melting point determination. Three

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    establish a correlation between caffeine intake and the effects it has on both the pulse and respiration rates of an individual after undergoing moderate-intense cardiovascular exercise. Caffeine itself is one of the most heavily consumed drugs on the planet; it is estimated that over 90% of Americans consume caffeine daily (Richard Lovett‚ 2005‚ New Scientist iss. 2518) and is the most widely used stimulant in the world (Arcerio‚ P‚ Ormsbee‚ J‚ 2009‚ pg. 1). Caffeine stimulates the brain and behaviour

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    are the affects of stimulants like (Caffeine and Amphitemine) on the study and learning habits for college students? Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant with a charge that rise energy‚ mood‚ awareness‚ concentration‚ and wakefulness. Caffeine is the most widely used drug in the world. Caffeine can be found in teas‚ coffee‚ energy drink and chocolate caffeine is also very popular among student‚ as a supplement and as a study aid. Drinking caffeine can have many effects‚ both positive

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    In this lab‚ caffeine was extracted from black tea‚ and green tea through a vacuum filtration‚ and a rotovap. The melting point of the sample of black tea was 219.12-236.05 ˚c‚ and for the green tea it was 176.22-227.6 ˚c. The % error of the melting point indicates how much error there was from the melting point taken experimentally. The % error of the melting point for black tea was 0.44%‚ and for green tea it is 3.15%.Since the theoretical melting point of caffeine is between 235-237 ˚c‚ we can

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    Extraction of Caffeine from Tea Leaves Santos‚ Raphael‚ Samson‚ Nonia Carla‚ *Tabora‚ Brylle‚ Tan‚ Kate Michal Department of Biological Sciences‚ University of Santo Tomas‚ Manila‚ Philippines Abstract Tea leaves are natural products that are harvested from agriculture. Caffeine‚ on the other hand‚ is a stimulant that has been shown to speed up the time of reaction‚ increase alertness‚ and improve one’s concentration. What we did in this experiment was to extract the alkaloid caffeine content from

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