Monthly Archives: February 2013

A Factual Fairytale

Posted on February 21, 2013 by avagadbro

This week, our hokage/lecturer, Mr. Matthew, mentioned that before DNA was discovered, proteins were thought to be the genetic material. So, do you know what that means? STORY TIME! Once upon a time, there was a monk named Gregor Mendel … Continue reading →

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Amino Acid & Protein Word Cloud

Posted on February 20, 2013 by avagadbro

A word cloud of key words from the topic of Amino Acids and Proteins. This was made on http://www.wordle.net

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Yellow Result From Ninhydrin Test?

Posted on February 18, 2013 by avagadbro

The Ninhydrin Test is used to test for the presence of amino acids (NOT proteins). Ninhydrin degrades amino acids into aldehydes, ammonia, and CO2 (carbon dioxide) through a series of reactions; the net result is ninhydrin in a partially reduced … Continue reading →

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Amino Acids and Proteins

Posted on February 18, 2013 by avagadbro

We did amino acids and proteins last week, and this reflection focuses on essential and non-essential amino acids… There are 20 amino acids that are involved in protein metabolism. Humans can synthesize 10 of these 20 amino acids (non-essential amino acids). The … Continue reading →

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Chemistry of Life

Posted on February 8, 2013 by avagadbro

Neurotransmitters, and the feelings they induce. :3 (Click image for credit)

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Sonic Hedgehog… Protein?

Posted on February 7, 2013 by avagadbro

Since we did amino acids today, here’s a protein with a cool name. Sonic Hedgehog. No, I don’t mean the beloved video game character, I mean a protein that causes the anomaly shown in the picture. (Click the image for … Continue reading →

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Endosymbiosis

Posted on February 6, 2013 by avagadbro

(Image Credit: Endosymbiotic Theory by RiceandBeans) So, I was reviewing the Endosymbiotic Theory… Can any of my fellow biochem bloggers remember and explain the evidence supporting this theory? I’ll give you some hints: -70S ribosomes -Size -Double membrane -Circular DNA … Continue reading →

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Fullmetal Alchemist and Real Life

Posted on February 6, 2013 by avagadbro

(Image Credit: Fullmetal Alchemist by SweetL) Okay. So As you all may or may not know, I am a HUGE Fullmetal Alchemist fan. So I decided to create a post based on the parallels of this anime and chemistry in … Continue reading →

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This Week In Biochem 1:

Posted on February 4, 2013 by avagadbro

The topic of carbohydrates was pretty straight forward. A lot of chemistry was involved (which is right up my alley). As is becoming usual, the lecture posed some interesting questions and gave us some extra research to do… Since energy … Continue reading →