the table it was found that the calcium oxalate content in fresh tuber were 0.14% in elephant foot yam‚ in karunai kizhangu 0.25% and in taro 0.20 percent respectively. The processed (soaking the tubers in citric acid followed by blanching‚ drying & roasting) tuber flour was subjected to determine the presence of calcium oxalate. It was found that elephant foot yam flour had 0.05%‚ karunai kizhangu flour contained 0.09% and in taro flour had 0.08 percent calcium oxalate. The reduction in acridity was
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anion HC2O4−. A salt with this anion is sometimes called an acid oxalate‚ monobasic oxalate‚ or hydrogen oxalate. The equilibrium constant (Ka) for loss of the first proton is 5.37×10−2 (pKa = 1.27). The loss of the second proton‚ which yields the oxalate ion has an equilibrium constant of 5.25×10−5 (pKa = 4.28). These values imply that‚ in solutions with neutral pH‚ there is no oxalic acid‚ and only trace amounts of hydrogen oxalate.[1] The literature is often unclear on the distinction between H2C2O4
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“Calcium Homeostasis” Kayla Smith Anatomy and Physiology I BSC 1085C Ref# 82458 Calcium plays a very significant role in our bodies. Approximately 99 percent of the calcium in our bodies is stored in the teeth and bones. Calcium generates about two percent of our total body weight. Calcium is crucial in bone formation‚ keeping strong bones and teeth and is known for helping to prevent osteoporosis. Although calcium is mostly thought about in the bones and teeth‚ it also plays important roles
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Calcium in the body 10-09-10 Calcium is a mineral that is very important to the body. It is found in many different foods. Milk‚ yogurt‚ and cheese are well known sources of calcium. It is said that milk does a body good and that is because of the calcium in milk. Calcium is available as a dietary supplement. Carbohydrates and citrates are the two main forms of calcium in dietary supplements. Calcium has a lot to do with maintaining bone mass. An article titled Calcium: focus on foods and beverages
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Calcium oxalate (CaOx) being a major inorganic constituent of human kidney stones‚ contributes around 70-80% of the kidney stone. In India‚ approximately 5-7 million patients are suffering from kidney stone disease [6] (Kaladhar et al.‚ 2012). Urinary oxalate is found to be a major factor for calcium oxalate stone formation. As the molar ratio of oxalate-to-calcium is normally 1:10‚ slight changes in urinary oxalate concentration may cause crystallization and
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Homeostasis – Re: Calcium Homeostasis refers to a stable internal balance or an internal equilibrium within the human body. The body and its systems work together to keep itself in the state of balance‚ but it mostly refers to how the human body reacts to different changes and keep itself within certain guidelines to insure that it can properly function. These reactions include a range of responses‚ from the release of hormones to regulate internal balances to sweating to lower body temperature
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Preparation of Calcium Carbonate Lab In this laboratory activity you will attempt to produce 1.00g of calcium carbonate from aqueous solutions of calcium chloride and sodium carbonate. These solutions will be prepared from 2.01 g of calcium chloride and 1.06 g of sodium carbonate . Materials: 3 beakers 100 mL graduated cylinder rubber policeman funnel filter paper Procedure: 1. Put on your safety goggles. 2. Obtain two clean beakers. Rinse the inside of the beakers with a small
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The aim of the present study is to use detail diagnostic characters and instrumental validation for authentication of a traditionally important herbal drug known as “Vidari” in local Indian market. Vidari drug has four different botanical entities namely Pueraria tuberose DC (P.t) (family: Leguminosae)‚ Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq (I. m) (family: Convolvulaceae)‚ Adenia hondala de Wide (A. h) (family: Passifloraceae) and Cycas circinalis (C. c) Linn (family: Cycadaceae). In this study morphological
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CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 This project focuses on the growth of Calcium supplement segment over two decades. This project gives us an insight into the dietary segment of pharmaceutical industry particularly the calcium supplement segment. The project is started with the introduction of Indian pharmaceutical industry and it‘s growth from three decades. Moreover in this project‚ the rising importance of patents & its effects (advantages & disadvantages) on the pharmaceutical industry
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The Importance of Calcium Ions Alyssa Foels 12 February 2015 Kilfe Calcium is a cation‚ a positively charged atom‚ and it is essential to all living things. It was first discovered in 1808 by Humphrey Davy. When forming an ionic bond with other elements‚ calcium loses electrons to make its valence shell stable. This means that it has more protons than electrons‚ making it have a slight positive charge (Calcium). Calcium has many roles and functions in the human body. Calcium ions are the most
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