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Biopolymers, enzyme activity, and biotechnology in an introductory laboratory class experience *
Author(s) -
Vullo Diana L.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
biochemistry and molecular biology education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1539-3429
pISSN - 1470-8175
DOI - 10.1002/bmb.2003.494031010167
Subject(s) - invertase , biopolymer , hydrolysis , chemistry , class (philosophy) , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , food science , enzyme , computer science , organic chemistry , biology , polymer , artificial intelligence
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.