LAB 2 1.Identify the functional group or molecule for each of the following. (3 points) a.COOH temp b.COH temp c.COH temp 2.List whether each of the following substances was positive or negative for reducing sugar‚ as indicated by the Benedict’s test. (6 points) a.corn syrup (1 point) b.table sugar (1 point) c.unknown 1 (1 point) d.unknown 2 (1 point) e.unknown 3 (1 point) f.unknown 4 (1 point) 3.List whether each of the following substances was positive or negative for starch‚ as
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Title: Inhibition of Yeast Glycolysis Abstract: The purpose of this experiment was to study carbon dioxide emissions from yeast‚ as well as their respiratory rate and to use that data to study how glycolysis inhibitors affect the respiratory rate. In our experiment‚ we tested how 8.75% glucose + 1.25% NaCl‚ 8.75% glucose + 1.25% glucose-6-phosphate‚ 8.75% glucose + 1.25% citric acid‚ and yeast solution‚ all mixed with distilled water‚ affect carbon dioxide volumes and respiratory rate. Our results
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Introduction As stated in the Bio 107 Laboratory Manual‚ alcohol fermentation in yeast breaks down sugars into carbon dioxide and ethanol which is very important in many fields such as biofuel‚ industrial‚pharmaceutical and others. Amylase is an enzyme that break down starch/amylose in plants. Corn kernel contains starch‚ sugars and cellulose. This experiment focused on the effect of amylase on corn extract in respect to the rate of fermentation. Since amylase breaks down starch‚ the part of corn that contains
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selfish genetic element: the 2-μm plasmid of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Evol Biol 25(11): 2348-56. What are the actors (e.g.‚ what parts of the organism are in conflict) and what are they in conflict over? The 2 μm plasmid of Saccharomyces yeast is in conflict with the cell host‚ this plasmid cost the host through using the cells’ resources ; meaning a burden on the host to synthesize more proteins as well as increasing the amount of DNA the host cells needs to accommodate. What is the
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strove to determine how effective different sugars were in fermentation by measuring their CO2 emissions. An increased CO2 production implies the substrate is undergoing glycolysis more often‚ resulting in increased ATP synthesis. For a more accurate interpretation of the results‚ glucose acted as a positive control‚ displaying the most efficiency in fermentation as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2‚ while ethanol‚ which is a byproduct of fermentation‚ acted as a negative control‚ producing no CO2. These
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Candidiasis Commonly known as the Yeast Infection Candidiasis is an infection caused by Candida fungi‚ especially Candida Albicans. These fungi are found almost everywhere in the environment. Some may live harmlessly along with the abundant "native" species of bacteria that normally grow the mouth‚ gastrointestinal tract and vagina. Usually‚ Candida is kept under control by the native bacteria and by the body’s immune defenses. If the native bacteria are decreased by antibiotics or if the person’s
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effluent without proper treatment‚ leading to environmental problems (Linggang et al.‚ 2012) • Sago pith residues usage: animal feed‚ compost for mushroom culture‚ for hydrolysis to confectioners’ syrup‚ particle-board manufacture‚ and as substrate for local microbes to produce reducing sugars and enzyme. (Apun et al‚ 2000; Phang et al.‚ 2000; Rifat et al.‚ 2003) 3 Sago palm- are those species of the genus Metroxylon belonging to the Palmae family. (Singhal et al.‚ 2008)
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Lab 04: Sugar Respiration in Yeast Sugars are vital to all living organisms. The eukaryotic fungi‚ yeast‚ have the ability to use some‚ but not all sugars as a food source by metabolizing sugar in two ways‚ aerobically‚ with the aid of oxygen‚ or anaerobically‚ without oxygen. The decomposition reaction that takes place when yeast breaks down the hydrocarbon molecules is called cell respiration. As the aerobic respiration breaks down glucose to form viable ATP‚ oxygen gas is consumed and carbon
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To check the antimicrobial properties of red pepper in the fermentation of Kimchi food.. BI-206 Microbiology Project 2 Section no. Submitted by : Submitted to : Gurpreet Singh Katarzyna Mysiura-Mizinak 300808932 Amanpreet kaur 300808751 Objective : The main purpose of this project is to find out the effects of antimicrobial properties of red pepper powder on kimchi fermentation. To find the number of colonies formed on MRS media after each week period and their characteristics
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Fermentation of lignocellulosic hydrolysates involves the conversion of sugars to ethanol which is mainly performed by bacteria or yeast. The organism chosen should possess certain characters in terms of tolerance I‚e towards inhibitors ‚sugars and ethanol concentrations in the hydrolysates and should also withstand higher temperatures and lower pH and with minimal by product formation [161]. Fermentation is the key component where advancement in technology plays key role and is required to be feasible
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