Telomerase Synthesis

To perform this test, a small drop of water is placed on a clean microscope slide. A metal loop that has been properly sterilized in the blue flame and allowed time to cool is used to

1. We measured 2 mL of diluted hydrogen peroxide (the substrate), 1 mL of guaiacol (the product indicator), and 1 mL of neutral buffer (pH 7) with a syringe and disposed it into tubes 1, 2 , 4, 9, 11, and 12.

This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions, diagrams if needed, and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor.

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Chemical changes occurred in five out of the eight experiments completed in this lab. Although the main focus of experiment two was

This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions, diagrams if needed, and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor.

The first experiment begun by filling a 600-ml beaker, almost to the top, with water. Next, a 10-ml graduated cylinder was filled to the top with water. Once water was added to the beaker and graduated cylinder, a thumb was placed over the top of the graduated cylinder. This would ensure that no water was let out and no bubbles were let into the graduated cylinder. Next, it was turned upside down and fully submerged into the beaker. Then, a U-shaped glass tube was attained. The short end of the glass tube was placed into the beaker with the tip inside of the graduated cylinder. Next, a 50-ml Erlenmeyer flask was received. After, 10-ml of substrate concentration and 10-ml of catalase/buffer solution were placed into the flask. A rubber stopper was then placed on the opening of the flask. After adding these, the flask was held at the neck and spun softly

6. Purpose: to clarify the mechanism for the cycloaddition reaction between benzonitrile oxide and an alkene, and to test the regiochemistry of the reaction between benzonitrile oxide and styrene; to purify the crude product of either trans-stilbene, cis-stilbene, or styrene reaction.

No credit will be given for this lab report if the Data section is not completely filled out and if the required photographs are not received. At least one photograph must show the student’s face.

This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions, diagrams if needed, and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor.

Note: Your prelab/lab report is to be done in your carbon copy lab notebook (sold in FIU bookstore)

Lab Manual    Introductory Biology (Version 1.4)    © 2010 eScience Labs, LLC  All rights reserved  www.esciencelabs.com • 888.375.5487    2  Table of Contents:    Introduction:          Lab 1:   The Scientific Method  Lab 2:   Writing a Lab Report  Lab 3:  Data Measurement  Lab 4:  Introduction to the Microscope    Biological Processes:            Lab 5:   The Chemistry of Life 

Purpose: The purpose of this investigation is to learn how to write a proper lab report and how to

A team from the Brazilian university says the experimental drug binds with tumor cells and causes the loss of key molecules.

The various lead compounds can be initially tested and virtual screened by high-throughput screenings (HTS) to evaluate their properties in biochemical reactions, and then the lead compounds will be optimized through altering their molecular structure. Several physicochemical properties and pharmacokinetics properties of the lead compounds will be established, such as lipophilicity, solubility, ionization, molecular size and H-bonding. The process of lead optimization can not only improves lead compounds’ physicochemical properties, but also makes them more effective and safer. Simultaneously, medicinal chemists begin to consider about chemical manufacture and control (CMC), such as synthesis, formulation, delivery mechanism and large-scale manufacturing. The optimized lead compound could ultimately evolve into a new drug candidate. The function of pre-clinical research is to assess all of the physicochemical and pharmacokinetics parameters prior to clinical trials. Or, to put it another way, whether the lead compound is safe enough to move on to clinical trials depends on pre-clinical research. For example, pharmaceutical researchers carry out pharmacokinetics (PK) testing which involves absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion (ADME), and toxicology to estimate the safety starting dose through in vitro and in vivo testing. After these complicated and rigorous pre-clinical trials, scientists have