Adenosine triphosphate

The use of creatine as a nutritional supplement constitute the Position Statement of the Society 3. Methods 1. Subjects 1. Youth 2. Athletes 3. Male 2. Protocols 1. Creatine monohydrate is the most effective ergogenic nutritional supplement currently available to athletes in terms of increasing high-intensity exercise capacity and lean body mass during training. 2. Creatine monohydrate supplementation is not only safe, but possibly beneficial in regard to preventing injury and/or management…

Oxaloacetate, found in the mitochondrion, is a four-carbon molecule. In this project we performed a Bradford Assay and an SDH (Succinate Dehydrogenase) Assay. The goal of this project was to work with enzymes to gain a better understanding of how enzymes function and how they are impacted with the introduction of a variety of factors. A significant part of the experiment was determining the protein concentration of the prepared mitochondrial fraction which will be further explained. The reason…

The first type of anxiety I felt was trait anxiety. I had never climbed before in my life prior to this class. In addition to having no prior experience with climbing I am scared of heights. I felt anxiety as soon as it was announced that we would be climbing the rock wall. I was very uneasy in the days leading up to our first climb. The second form of anxiety I felt was state anxiety. As soon as I started to climb I felt the feeling of dread rise up within me. When I first started…

for almost all living organisms is a compound called ATP, or adenosine tri-phosphate. This compound is made of up one adenine and three phosphate molecules which link together to form a structure like this: Adenosine Notice that the three bonds within this molecule become increasingly longer the farther away the phosphate is from the adenosine. This is to represent the fact that the bonds weaken as the distance between the adenosine and phosphates increases. This is important because the…

iii) Light intensity, cm-2 Formula of light intensity = (1/distance2) = cm-2 Eg : for 10cm = 1/((10.00cm)²) = 1/(100 cm²) =0.0100 cm-2 Distance of leaf discs from the light source (±0.05) cm Light intensity (cm-2) 10.00 0.0100 15.00 0.0044 20.00 0.0025 25.00 0.0016 30.00 0.0011 35.00 0.0008 Table 6: The table shows the…

Renae Hallinan is an elite netballer, playing for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship League and the Australian Diamonds in the World Championships. Renae is required to work at a fast pace with an extremely high level of skill, as considerable demands are placed upon her anaerobic energy systems, with aerobic fitness assisting in her recovery between bursts of play. Netball games consist of four 15 minute quarters. There is a 3 minute break between the first and second quarter and…

The mitochondrion is an organelle which produces ATP or energy for all cells. The ATP produced by the mitochondria can be used to measure certain physical activities of fruit flies. In this experiment the development, climbing, flight, and in vitro activity of Drosophilia Melanogaster flies were tested. Three different strands of flies were used. One strand was the wild-type (wt) fly, which had normal mitochondria without any mutations. Another stand was the W501 strain (hybrid) which had…

One of the qualities of lead that make it one of the most highly studied heavy metals is its ability to enter and distributes into the body’s organ systems. Inorganic lead is absorbed by coming into contact with the skin, ingestion, and inhalation.* It is debated whether ingestion of lead or inhalation of lead caused the most significant damage and which one occurs more frequently. The physiological effects of lead can be seen soon after exposure. The uptake of lead in the body is influenced by…

1. Explain how an enzyme works, and how a coenzyme or cofactors may be involved in an enzymatic reaction. An enzyme is a type of protein that is produced by living organism, that also speeds up a chemical reaction without actually being involved in the reaction itself. Reactions occur under mild conditions; enzymes also control the metabolism, by taking out nonspecific side reactions. Enzymes catalyze each step of the chemical reactions in a metabolic pathway. In order for this to happen, all…

The process of carbohydrate absorption after consuming food happens in a variety of pathways within the body. The first step to absorption is the process of digestion. This process begins in the mouth. Here, the enzyme a-amylase breaks down the food through the saliva. The process then moves to the small intestine where the digestion products are then absorbed through the intestinal wall into the blood stream and then moved across to other body cells. This then forms glucose and the disaccharide…