Author Archives: avagadbro

Biochem Village

Posted on April 14, 2013 by avagadbro

Okay. Since our lecturer fancies himself a Kage, I did a quick sketch of what I think the forehead protectors for our Biochem Village might look like. My drawing skills are really rusty, but I think you get the idea … Continue reading →

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Endosymbiotic Theory

Posted on April 14, 2013 by avagadbro

This video visually demonstrates how endosymbiosis is thought to have occurred. I wanted to critique a video that was not so good, and here, there are quite a bit of downfalls that I would like to note. This video is … Continue reading →

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Kreb’s Cycle Song

Posted on April 14, 2013 by avagadbro

So the title is pretty self-explanatory. Two girls from Ottawa University are trying to make Kreb’s Cycle/ TCA a little bit easier to study. Granted that you know at least a little bit of background information on the Kreb’s Cycle, … Continue reading →

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Multiple Choice Question…

Posted on April 14, 2013 by avagadbro

Which of the following is NOT an enzyme class? a.) Isomerase b.) Hydrolase c.) Lyase d.) Redoxidoase e.) Transferase Choose ONE answer.

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Published Paper Review #2 – Snake Venom Usage as Painkiller

Posted on April 14, 2013 by avagadbro

Reference: Diochot, Sylvie, Anne Baron, Miguel Salinas, Dominique Douguet, Sabine Scarzello, Anne-Sophie Dabert-Gay, Delphine Debayle, Valerie Friend, Abdelkrim Alloui, Michel Lazdunski, Eric Lingueglia. Black mamba venom peptides target acid-sensing ion channels to abolish pain. 25 October, 2012. Accessed on March 30, … Continue reading →

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Get To Know The Great Minds

Posted on April 9, 2013 by avagadbro

Our lecturer always has some interesting facts to give us about the great men and women that contributed to the topics we are studying. Take Glycolysis for example. Three names come to mind: Embden, Meyerhof and Parnas (hence the Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway or … Continue reading →

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New Allele Discovered in Trinidadians!

Posted on March 22, 2013 by avagadbro

Reference: Moore, Shelley M., Tiebing Liang, Tamara J. Graves, Kevin M. McCall, Lucinda G. Carr and Cindy L. Ehlers. 2009. Identification of a novel cytosolic aldehyde dehydrogenase allele, ALDH1A1*4. Accessed March 19, 2013. http://www.humgenomics.com/content/pdf/1479-7364-3-4-304.pdf A new allele linked to alcohol sensitivity … Continue reading →

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Cover Glycolysis in Under 2 Minutes

Posted on March 16, 2013 by avagadbro

Cover Glycolysis in Under 2 Minutes Here is a quick animation on Glycolysis (the conversion of glucose to pyruvate). There are also a few questions at the bottom of the page that you can use to test how much you … Continue reading →

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Lucifer and Glowing Butts

Posted on March 16, 2013 by avagadbro

I bet you read the title, did a double take and went, “Whaaaat?” Actually, this post is about proteins and enzymes, and one particular enzyme- Luciferase. Sound familiar? This enzyme has nothing to do with a fallen angel, though. “Lucifer” is … Continue reading →

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Enzyme Magic

Posted on March 7, 2013 by avagadbro

Hello there! It’s Avagadbro! Coming to you live from a laptop! Finally, I’m getting to this quick overview on enzyme action. Enzymes are globular proteins (soluble in water) that act as biological catalysts, and our lecturer covered a lot of … Continue reading →