Essays on biochemistry

Euphorbia hirta, commonly known as asthma weed, is a popular folk remedy for the treatment of various ailments. Recent studies have indicated that plant has potent antioxidant properties. As part of an ongoing program to validate the use of some reputed herbs in Indian traditional medicines, the present study was aimed to evaluate the antidiabetic…

Over view of the digestive system Two groups of organs compose the digestive system: -The gastrointestinal tract and the acessory igestive organbs the gi tract is a continous tube that extends form the mouth to the anus, the gi tract contains food from the mouth to the anus the gi tract contains food from the…

Two separate variables were hypothesized and tested within the confines of the experiment on their effects on the productivity of lactate enzyme. The measurement of light absorbency levels of different solutions based on both the concentration of o- nitrogen (NP) as well as the pH of the solution tested. To begin with, differing concentrations of…

Diabetes mellitus is a growing problem across the world. By the year 2010, it was estimated that over 221 million people would be afflicted with the disease. Type 1 diabetes is the result of absolute insulin deficiency and is treated through the addition of exogenous insulin. Type 2 diabetes, non-insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM), is characterized…

Several principles govern metabolic pathways in the cell: Complex chemical transformations in the cell do not occur in a single reaction, but in a number of small steps that are connected in a pathway. Each reaction is catalyzed by a specific enzyme. Metabolic pathways is catalyzed by a specific enzyme. Many metabolic pathways are compartmentalized,…

Homeotic complex (Hox) genes are defined as a group of related genes that specify the anterior-posterior axis and segment identity of metazoan organisms during early embryonic development. These are situated very close to one another on the chromosome in groups of clusters. The orders of these genes located on the chromosomes are the same as…

A increase in the enzyme’s strength (Trail 3) -To break two toothpicks at a time. Dependent Variables The number of toothpicks broken. The reaction Procedure 1. Gather 50 toothpicks. 2. Place them in a pile on the table. -To tape the index 3. Choose one member of your group of 4 to break the toothpicks….

Polymerase Chain Reaction Essay, Research Paper Introduction to PCR lab In this experiment polymerase concatenation reaction ( PCR ) is used to magnify a short piece of Deoxyribonucleic acid from the human chromosome 8. A short interpolation of a Deoxyribonucleic acid sequence, in this instance Alu, which is found to be within the tissue plasminogen…

Neurotransmitters.             Neurotransmitters refer to certain chemicals agents which relay, modify and modulate signals from the neurons to other cells in the body (Rang, 2003).  When these chemicals are secreted at terminal axon ends of the nerve cells, they diffuse across the synaptic gap thereby transmitting information to the nearby adjoining cells such as glands,…

The world, as we all know is going into high technological advances and its going real fast! Things that we never imagine possible is now a reality. Babies formed out of experiments, genetic diseases being corrected, solutions are being uncovered for medical problems we never thought we could solve, new ways to treat diseases and…