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    Meta Data Learn how to use coconut oil to treat fungal infections, including coconut oil for ringworm, coconut oil for jock itch, coconut oil for yeast infections and using coconut oil for nail fungus. Using Coconut Oil For Fungal Infections What are fungal infections and how can coconut oil help treat them? Fungi are organisms that live in or around water, air, soil or other surfaces. When these spores end up on or in your body, they could ultimately cause a fungal infection. Those with a weakened

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    The purpose of this experiment is to determine the rate of fermentation in yeast cells as they are converted to alcohol with the use of five different sugars (Sucrose, Glucose, Equal®, Splenda®, and Brown Sugar (sucrose with molasses)). Yeast uses sugar to make chemical energy, as a result alcohol and carbon dioxide are also formed as a byproduct. Generally, fermentation is an anaerobic process and a means of creating ATP without the presence of oxygen. During fermentation, the sugar(s) will be transformed

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    Yeast report Introduction Essentially the growth and metabolism of any micro-organisms are profoundly affected by the temperature. For example, for Saccharomyces it’s said to increase the production of alcohol increases with temperature up to 40° (Brown 1914). Any organisms (in order to survive) require adenosine triphosphate (ATP), ATP is produced using cellular respiration. Cellular respiration are metabolic reactions that take place in order to produce ATP, which is essential for any cellular

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    starch proteins as stated above which starts the forming of dough. Water is also dispersed evenly throughout the dough and since yeast needs moisture to work its magic water aids in this process. Yeast has a couple of functions in the bread making process. The first is that the dough starts to expand due to the yeast and therefore produces the bread’s crumb. Secondly, yeast

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    They are rich in copper, phosphorus and potassium but are low in sodium. They are dominant in malic acid and their pH levels range from 4.70 to 5.01. (Benevia, 2010) Pectinase is an enzyme that breaks down pectin, a polysaccharide found in plant cell walls. Commonly referred to as pectic enzymes, they include pectolyase, pectozyme and polygalacturonase. They are released when plant material is naturally fermented. (Pedrolli, 2009) Pectic enzymes are essential in the wine making process. They help

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    Cellular Respiration: how much CO2 does Saccharomyces cerevisiae respire from different sugar sources? Introduction: Saccharomyces cerevisiae, also known as baker’s yeast, is eukaryotic fungi (Nakasono, 2003). When yeast is fed, it uses oxygen and a sugar source to produce energy (ATP), and CO₂, the way humans do (Nakasono, 2003). Yeast undergoes aerobic respiration which involves oxygen. Hypothesis and predictions: We hypothesize that sucrose would have the highest respiration rate due to the fact

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    and carbon dioxide. This process occurs in the cytoplasm of yeast (fungus) cells and allows bread to rise and bubbles to form in champagne when introduced to specific temperatures. The purpose of this lab was to determine the effect of temperature on the rate of alcoholic fermentation. The hypothesis was that a higher temperature will allow the rate of fermentation to occur faster. The independent variable was the temperature the yeast was exposed to, and the dependent variable was the rate of fermentation

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    Fermentation is a form of an anaerobic respiration where by glucose is partially broken down so only a small amount of energy is released. The yeast cells use the enzymes, ZYMASE to break down sugars unable to obtain. GLUCOSE CARBON DIOXIDE + ETHANOL(+ENERGY) C6 H12 O6 6CO2 + C2H5OH (210KJ) Enzymes have several properties. 1) Specific actions-Zyamse in yeast works on glucose. 2) A small amount is required as the enzyme is used again and again as it is uncharged at the end therefore one of my

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    Alcoholic Fermentation is a biological process that releases energy from food molecules. NADH and pyruvate acids are inputted into the cell, and alcohol, carbon dioxide, and NAD+ are released. The release of Co2 is what makes bread rise. Yeast goes through alcoholic fermentation by consuming all of the sugar around it. The sugar helps fermentation occur, and as a result, the yeast releases Co2. The ingredients going to be used in this lab will be vanilla,

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    microbial strains The microorganisms used in this study were isolated from oil contaminated seawater. The yeast presented in the samples were enriched by cultivation in Wickerham broth medium (10 g glucose, 5 g peptone, 3 g yeast extract, 3 g malt extract and distilled water up to 1 L; pH 6.2), while the fungal strains were enriched in Sabouraud dextrose broth medium (20 g glucose, 10 g peptone, 5 g yeast extract and distilled water up to 1 L; pH 5.6). Enriched cultures were incubated in an orbital shaker

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