Monosaccharide

Livestock production and climate change affect and get influenced by each other. The most important effects of climate change on the environment and livestock include rise in temperature, elevation in sea level, alteration in microbial eco-system and several others effects, known or unknown which might affect the livestock positively or negatively. There have been various predictions about the quantum of sea level rise with varying degree of confidence because many of the natural phenomena have…

The chemistry of carbohydrates, proteins and minerals plays an important role in running the life process of human body. The chemical reactions and their role in the human body are essential as it fuels the body to carry out the life process, to keep the body healthy and to provide body with energy. Structure of Starch It is formed by units of glucose and is a homopolysaccaride. It is found in the vegetable cells and is composed of two types of homopolysaccaride; Amylopectin and amylose.…

Hereditary fructose intolerance was first noticed and reported in an adult woman in 1956 by Chambers and Pratt (HFI). Chambers and Pratt observed that the woman started having faintness, nausea and abdominal pain after consuming fructose and sugar (HFI). However, those symptoms disappeared when the woman ate glucose instead (HFI). After a series of testings with different sugars, Chambers and Pratt believed that this woman was “idiosyncrasy to fructose”, but they never thought it would be…

term storages in the liver and cells. Nonetheless, if the body receives a large amount of sugar, the liver’s glycogen capacity might overflow, the excessed sugars adapts into free fatty acids by the liver with a process called lipogenisis. Some monosaccharides do not play a pivotal role in the body, such as Fructose, especially damaging to one’s health. Not only that, Fructose metabolises the body’s liver, which is insignificant in our body system. Correspondingly, fructose is almost…

I.) Introduction The worst feeling for a parent is seeing their child in pain. I discovered this when I was having dinner with a family friend, Ryan, and he told me about when his daughter, Brooke, had a severe allergic reaction to shrimp. He told me about how his family was having a Fourth of July barbecue one year and everything seemed normal. Brooke had just gotten a plate of food, on which was a shrimp kabob. She started eating and after a minute or two, she started wheezing. The…

The Effect of Active Transport on the Movement of Glucose Against the Concentration Gradient within the Small Intestine of a Rat Introduction The movement of substances across the cell membrane occurs in many ways, including transport by carrier proteins, also known as active transport (Barman et al. 1986). Active transport involves the movement of molecules through the cell membrane against a concentration gradient with the help of a carrier protein utilizing ATP energy. (Barman et al. 1986).…

“Free sugars refer to monosaccharides (such as glucose, fructose) and disaccharides (such as sucrose or table sugar) added to food and drinks… and sugars naturally present in honey, syrups, fruit juices and fruit concentrates” (WHO). Despite this report, sugar lobbyists recommend…

Tommy Bachman Williams Biology 31 May 2016 Period 2 The 5 Systems of the Human Body The human body is a fascinating thing. It is made up of 5 key component systems that keep the human body working as efficiently and smoothly as possible. These 5 systems are the respiratory system, circulatory system, reproductive system, nervous system, and the digestive system. The Respiratory System is the system in the human body that allows us breathe properly and efficiently. The system is split into two…

Brian Zhao B Format Carbohydrates Station 1 - molecular models Glucose - C6H12O6 Fructose - C6H12O6 Sucrose - C12H22O11 Station 2 - Taste Lab Work 2. Glucose - plain, almost like water Fructose - sweet, like from a fruit Galactose - slight pungent taste Maltose - bitter, bad aftertaste Sucrose - slightly sweet, almost like sugar-water Lactose - plain, again almost like water 3. Fructose was the sugar which tasted the best because it was sweet, and it tasted like an actual sugar. The other…

iv. Increased enzymatic capacities for substrate catabolism v. Higher degree of clustering of subsarcolemmal mitochondria adjacent to capillaries-> higher O2 flux rates vi. Mitochondrial volume densities and surface areas per unit mitochondrial volume are near maximum theoretical limits in hummingbirds and higher than mammals-> achieved due to higher oxygen delivery capacities and substrate catabolism (Suarez et al. 1991) 5. Metabolic Substrate Turnover a. Questions i. Do hummingbirds…