Compound

The human body appears to be thoughtfully designed to receive the benefits of the cannabis plant. Cannabinoids, the active compounds in the cannabis plant are known to relieve pain, heal illness, kill cancer cells, just to name a few benefits. The human endocannabinoid system, the system of receptors that bind with and process cannabinoids introduced into the body, is complex. Only in the early 90s did researchers discover the cannabinoid receptors in the brain and the research since then has…

Staphylococcus is killed by cooking and pasteurization. Plants are able to produce different compounds that…

Oxide Introduction Chemical formulas imply the arrangement of compounds. Empirical formulas are the simplest whole number ratio of the elements present in a compound (Owen, 2014). However, the actual amount of each type of atom that a compound is consisted of is called the molecular formula. For that reason, the deduction of the empirical formula and the molar mass of a compound is required to determine the molecular formula of the compound. To determine the empirical formula experimentally, the…

Basicity of Pyridine vs Pyrrole The lower the pKb value of a compound, the stronger a base it is. Since pyridine has a lower pKb value, it is a stronger base than pyrrole. In this example, we cannot use either the steric factor or inductive factor to explain their basicity. Instead, we have to look at the hybridization state of the respective nitrogen atoms. The nitrogen atoms in pyrrole and pyridine are sp2 hybridized because they satisfy the following two conditions: 1) the atom has at least…

Looking at the compounds that are closely related to our daily lives, such as food and drinks, I encountered Makgeolli, a traditional Korean rice wine made with nuruk, a saccharified rice starch, and yeast as a fermenting agent, and was interested in it as it had both nutritional and cultural values. Compared to other types of wine from European countries, only few researchers have been looking for the ways to extract the compounds and to utilize them. Although there is not…

other aquatic life literally live in the polluted water, so they are going to be the first to show any signs of being affected, and the signs are there. In the Potomac River, there are findings of male fish becoming intersex due to pharmaceutical compounds in the river.(“Impacts of”, 2016, para. 4) Fish changing sex can lead to decreased ability to breed, which will shrink their population and affect other species that eat fish. There are other effects also causing concern. “Previous research…

1. (4 points) The results below were obtained from a use-dilution test of two disinfectants. Cultures were inoculated into tubes with varying concentrations of disinfectants and incubated for 24 hr at 20°C, then subculture in nutrient media without disinfectants. (+ = growth; - = no growth) Disinfectant 1 Disinfectant 2 Concentration Initial Subculture Initial Subculture Most concentrated 1:10 - + - - 1:90 + + - - 1:900 + + - - 1:90,000 + + - - 1:900,000 + + - + 1:9,000,000 + + - +…

bromine is then mixed with sulfur dioxide, and the mixed gases are passed up a tower down which water is trickling. The industrial use of bromine was dominated by ethylene bromide. Bromine compounds have mainly been used in flame retardants,due to leaded gasoline. Ethylene bromide is still an important compound because of its use to destroy pests in…

What To Do About Your Damaged Tooth Damaging a tooth can happen to anyone, and when it does, you’ll have to take care of it immediately. It could be something as simple as a filling that came out, or a tooth that has cracked in half. Thankfully, there are options for fixing a tooth that has become damaged. These tips should help you get through it. Get Out Your Emergency Dental Kit Chances are that your tooth will become damaged at a time when your dentist is closed or they are too busy to see…

At the University of Rhode Island I have had the pleasure of working in a pharmacology and toxicology lab for a year with Dr. Angela Slitt. My original plan coming into the university was to pursue a pre-medical degree that I would then turn to a medical degree. However, now that I have had the experience to take courses as well as my experience in Dr. Slitt’s lab I now know that a career in pharmaceutical sciences in right for me. The thrill of obtaining pertinent data to a proposed theory is…