Tag Archives: BIOL 1362
Biochem Village
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
Endosymbiotic Theory
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
Multiple Choice Question…
Which of the following is NOT an enzyme class? a.) Isomerase b.) Hydrolase c.) Lyase d.) Redoxidoase e.) Transferase Choose ONE answer.
Published Paper Review #2 – Snake Venom Usage as Painkiller
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
Get To Know The Great Minds
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
New Allele Discovered in Trinidadians!
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
Cover Glycolysis in Under 2 Minutes
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
Lucifer and Glowing Butts
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
Enzyme Magic
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