Triphosphate‚ also known as ATP‚ is the molecule responsible for the energy that we‚ and all other organisms‚ need to survive. It is produced primarily in the processes of aerobic and anaerobic respiration by oxidative and substrate phosphorylation. 4 molecules of ATP are produced from 4 ADP and 4 inorganic phosphates in glycolysis in the cytoplasm of every cell‚ by the oxidation of a triose phosphate into two molecules of pyruvate. In anaerobic respiration these are the only 4 ATP molecules produced
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Metabolic Syndrome: A Precursor of Heart Disease In 1988‚ Dr. Gerald Reaven was awarded the Banting Medal for Scientific Research by the American Diabetes Association and introduced the term Syndrome X to the medical community. According to Dr. Reaven‚ “Syndrome X is a simple way to refer to a cluster of changes that encourage the onset and development of heart disease.” (Reaven‚ 2000‚ pg. 40) The medical terms Syndrome X‚ Insulin Resistance (IR)‚ or Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) have been used interchangeably
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Introduction: Basal Metabolic Rate has been defined as the minimum amount of energy needed by an animal to maintain the basic functions of survival (such as breathing). Several factors including age‚ gender‚ weight‚ and exercise affect the BMR. "BMR increases with increasing muscle tissue" therefore‚ exercising will enhance BMR while with increasing age‚ BMR is reduced (Scott‚ 2008). Also gender differences exist between males and females; it has been shown that males have higher BMRs
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Metabolic rate refers to the “amount of oxygen consumed by the body cells” (Farlex‚ n.d.). it can be affected by numerous factors‚ some of which being the mass of the animal‚ its physical activity and temperature. Invertebrates are able to live in highly variable conditions due to their metabolism having evolved over time. Homeotherms are animals that are able to maintain a specific body temperature without relying on the temperature from its surroundings. Poikilotherms on the other hand do the exact
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MENTAL ILLNESS AND METABOLIC DISORDERS Name of Student Institution affiliation Abstract Objective of the study: To identify the relationship between low income mental patients‚ and metabolic disorders among the 235‚000 patients who have been diagnosed with mental health issues. The study did not target any specific mental health disorder i.e. it conducted a general study of the mentally ill patients in-order to be in a position whereby they could investigate the relationship. Design: Prospective
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triphosphate (ATP) is a multifunctional nucleotide used in cells as a coenzyme. It is often called the "molecular unit of currency" of energy transfer. ATP transports chemical energy within cells for metabolism. It is produced by photo-phosphorylation and cellular respiration and used by enzymes and structural proteins in many cellular processes‚ including active transport‚ respiration‚ and cell division. One molecule of ATP contains three phosphate groups‚ and it is produced by ATP synthase from
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thyroid gland to produce thyroxine. In this experiment‚ the effects of TSH and thyoxine on metabolic rate are investigated. Hypothesis: With the information given‚ we tested the effects of given hormones on the body by using virtual rats. We expect to see a greater metabolic rate for the normal rat as opposed to the thyroidectomized rat. The hypox rat is expected to have the lowest metabolic rate. Metabolic rate will increase once thyroxine is injected. TSH will increase the metabolic rate of all
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How does the concentration affect the rate of a reaction? 30/1/2012 By Alex Whenman Contents page 1. Introduction to my investigation 2. Background information on concentration 3. What experiment I will be conducting 4. Equipment I will be using 5. How I will be conducting the experiment 6. Heath and safety risk assessment 7. What I think will happen 8. How I will set up my experiment 9. Why I’m having my experiment set out like
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hypothesis proposed that if a small amount of salt was added to the reaction‚ then it cause the rate of the reaction to speed up‚ but if too much salt was added‚ then it will instead decrease the rate of the reaction. The data revealed that no additional amount of salt was the reaction that had the highest rate. As shown previously in the data table‚ the first trial’s average reaction rate of 4.5 mL/min was higher than the other two reaction rates where salt was added for trial 2 and trial3‚ 2.125 mL/min
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both the LCT and UCT causes the endotherm’s metabolic rate to increase. We can hypothesize that when the temperature falls below the LCT or above the UCT‚ the percent O2 consumption will increase‚ and thus‚ the metabolic rate. The hypothesis was supported by the result received in this lab. The thermal neutral zone (TNZ) of an endotherm is its temperature tolerance range. For the mouse‚ this is about room temperature. It is seen that in the TNZ‚ the metabolic rate decreases from about 1.75 to 1 (Fig
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