Eggs are laid by female animals of many different species‚ including birds‚ reptiles‚ amphibians‚ and fish‚ and have been eaten by humans for thousands of years.[1] Bird and reptile eggs consist of a protective eggshell‚ albumen (egg white)‚ and vitellus (egg yolk)‚ contained within various thin membranes. Popular choices for egg consumption are chicken‚ duck‚ quail‚ roe‚ and caviar‚ but the egg most often consumed by humans is the chicken egg. Bird eggs have been valuable foodstuffs since prehistory
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experiment‚ entitled Extraction and Characterization of Proteins‚ aims to isolate casein from milk and albumin from egg; to explain the methods employed for protein extraction; to apply spectrophotometric methods in characterizing and quantifying extracted casein and albumin. The experiment was divided into 2 parts; the extraction of Albumin from egg and the determination of protein concentration via the Warburg-Christian method and Bradford Assay method. In the first part‚ egg white underwent the
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activity of invertase and the quantification of albumin and casein were performed and analyzed after extraction of the said proteins from their respective sources. Isolation of proteins was initiated by the breakage of the cell wall / membranes in three different ways. Homogenization of invertase‚ albumin and casein were achieved via grinding process‚ addition of 1M acetic acid and acidification by 0.1M hydrochloric acid correspondingly. Extraction of invertase and casein involved precipitation through
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EXTRACTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PROTEINS Abstract Different techniques and principles for protein extraction and characterization were demonstrated in this experiment. Various proteins were extracted from different sources: 1.67 g yeast invertase‚ 1.03 g egg white albumin‚ and 5.15 g of milk casein. Activity assay for invertase was performed using Benedict’s test and the enzymes inverting action on sucrose was confirmed. Warburg-Christian Method and Bradford Assay were also employed to determine
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Distillation Introduction: The recrystallization technique you learned last lab is a method for purifying solids. This week we will learn how to perform a distillation‚ a method for purifying liquids. Distillation is a common wet-chemical technique for separating organic compounds based on differences in boiling points. Upon heating a mixture of organic compounds‚ the more volatile compounds (those with the lowest boiling point) will vaporize first (i.e. be converted to gases)‚ leaving the higher-boiling
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Introduction When extracting lipids or fats from foods‚ both the method as well as the solvents chosen to perform a complete‚ or close to complete extraction are important. If these two elements are not taken into consideration‚ the extraction may not be complete‚ or the extract may contain a large quantity of undesired impurities. The natural fats and oil are mixtures of glycerides of fatty acids. Fats and oils are naturally occurring organic compounds which belong to a large group of water insoluble
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Republic of the Philippines Mindanao State University General Santos City Bio 108: Cell Biology Laboratory Report August 28‚ 2013 DNA Extraction on Onion (Allium cepa) and Human Cheek Cell Arriza‚ Rolland Merch Buscato‚ Carl G. Butil‚ Conrad G. Leonida‚ Renee Theresa ABSTRACT This activity observes the DNA present in onion (Allium cepa) and human cheek cells by extracting it with the addition of lysis buffer and chilled ethanol. The lysis buffer is prepared from squeezed onion mixed
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November 5‚ 2014 Bioinformatics Leigh Ann Santana DNA Extraction Lab DNA extraction is an important process because the DNA first needs to be purified away from proteins and other cellular contaminants. Cell are needed‚ because that is where the DNA is located. Inside almost every cell in our bodies is a nucleus‚ and inside each nucleus is about two meters of DNA. The following steps are needed to purify DNA from a cheek swab. Collect cheek cells‚ Burst cells open to release DNA‚ separate DNA
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Extraction of Caffeine from Tea leaves Casinabe‚ Antonio Karlo‚*Catahay‚ Jesus Alfonso‚ Cerdena‚ O’neil‚ Cordova‚ Robelle Department of Biological Sciences‚ College of Science University of Santo Tomas‚ España Street‚ Manila 108 Group 4 2MB Date Submitted: December 13‚ 2012 ------------------------------------------------- ABSTRACT: The purpose of this experiment is to extract the amount of caffeine present in tea bags. In this experiment‚ isolation‚ characterization and purification
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1.0 TITLE Extraction of Phenol and Flavanoid compound of the edible brown seaweed species (Eucheuma Cottonii). 2.0 INTRODUCTION 2.1 An overview of Seaweed Macro-algae or “seaweeds” are multicellular plants growing in salt or fresh water. They belong to the lower plants‚ meaning that they do not have roots‚ stems and leaves. Instead they are composed of a thallus (leaf-like) and sometimes a stem and a foot (holdfast). Some species have gas-filled structures to provide buoyancy. They are often
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