Blood glucose monitoring

the presence of monosaccharides and disaccharides. Polysaccharides are chains of linked glucose molecules. The two types of dietary polysaccharides are Amylose and Amylopectin. The Benedicts…

utilized for transporting and storing energy in animals and plants. The number of sugar molecules present determines the prefix for the carbohydrate. A monosaccharide is the simplest sugar, which includes single sugar molecules such as fructose and glucose. Proteins are the most versatile of the organic molecules. They are polymers composed of monomers called amino acids. Protein is primarily responsible for the…

Experiment Testing Organic Molecules in Commercially Available Protein Supplements Introduction In this experiment, my lab partners and I examined three different samples of protein supplements in order to test for organic molecules such as sugar, starch, and protein. The average consumer that purchases protein supplements, such as those we examined in lab, use them for physical fitness. This means that they would be searching for the protein powder with the most amount of protein and least…

beginning of this experiment was that various carbohydrates have different rates of respiration by a yeast culture raised on glucose. The differences in time for respiration to peak for the other sugars were due to enzyme regulation called induction. This is the time required for the glucose fed yeast culture to alter its enzymatic machinery to process sugars other than glucose for oxidative respiration. The different rates of respiration for each sugar was measured by the rate of carbon…

proteins, lipids and although it is not an optimal fuel source, humans are also capable of using alcohol for energy. After the food is ingested, it is digested through complex processes that breakdown the larger molecules into smaller molecules such as glucose/fructose, amino acids as well as triglycerides and free fatty acids (FFA). Once broken down, the molecules are absorbed into the bloodstream so that they can be used or stored. Cells can metabolize these molecules through a combustion…

The experiment conducted was to observe the enzyme catalysis of Horseradish Peroxidase with different determining factors. In this experiment the horseradish peroxidase enzyme should have an optimal temperature of 35°C, should have an optimal pH of 6, and should catalyze rapidly with the substrate and enzyme concentration. We were able to observe that the enzyme reacts best with its optimal temperature of 35° C and optimal pH of 6. Moreover, when there’s a high the substrate concentration and a…

The term metabolism is used to name any type of process that happens in the body. It is mostly used when talking about keeping the cells alive and the body as well. Something like when our mitochondria absorbs the energy in our foods so that we can function in everyday life. Metabolism is important to maintain a stable life system of cells and the rest of our body.It mostly helps to make sure the organism survives. Metabolism mainly occurs by our cells and body absorbing the nutrients out of…

Some physical and chemical properties of watermelon rind and sharlyn melon peel powders Proximate composition WAC, OAC and antioxidant activity of watermelon rind and sharlyn melon peel powders Data in Table 2 showed that the watermelon rind powder had higher moisture, ash, fat, protein and carbohydrates (10.61%, 13.09%, 2.44%, 11.17% and 56.02%, respectively) as compared to sharlyn melon peel powder. On the other hand, the sharlyn melon peels had higher content of crud fiber (29.59%) as…

Lesson 5: Structures, Functions and Roles of Biological Molecules and Enzyme Activity in Metabolism Biological Molecules/Macromolecules Plants produce their own food through photosynthesis. They manufacture mainly carbohydrates (glucose) as a source of food of many higher organisms in the food chain. It is one of the many biological molecules present in plants and needed by animals. Biological molecules are macromolecules composed of many monomers (polymer) connected through a covalent bond…

Cyclodextrins are enzymatically modified starches composed of glycopynanose units which form a ring of either six (α-cyclodextrin), seven (β-cyclodextrin) or eight (γ-cyclodextrins) units. Characteristics of β-cyclodextrins include: • Glucose unit: 07 • Molecular weight: 1135 • Solubility =1.85g/100ml • Cavity diameter = 6.4 Ǻ • Diameter of outer periphery = 15.4 Ǻ • Approx. volume of cavity = 262 (Ǻ)3 Cyclodextrins have a cylindrical shape with central axial cavity and resembles the shape of a…