Biopolymers, enzyme activity, and biotechnology in an introductory laboratory class experience

This work introduces aspects of Biological Chemistry to students of non‐related careers and, in some way, tries to develop abilities that have remained unexplored up to the moment the students face this subject. This aim was successfully achieved as shown in the results obtained with the biological...

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Published inBiochemistry and molecular biology education Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 42 - 45
Main Author Vullo, Diana L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published USA John Wiley & Sons Inc 01.01.2003
Subjects
bakery yeast
calcium alginate
Cell immobilization
invertase activity
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ISSN1470-8175
1539-3429
DOI10.1002/bmb.2003.494031010167

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Summary:This work introduces aspects of Biological Chemistry to students of non‐related careers and, in some way, tries to develop abilities that have remained unexplored up to the moment the students face this subject. This aim was successfully achieved as shown in the results obtained with the biological model of invertase activity in immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae. By optimizing time and temperature and understanding the hydrolysis yield, we managed to introduce sugar and biopolymer chemistry concepts.
Bibliography:This work was developed by the financial support of the Instituto de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento.
ISSN:1470-8175
1539-3429
DOI:10.1002/bmb.2003.494031010167