Practical Biochemistry for Advanced Biology Canadian binding
Published on 20. October 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
94 pages
978-0-521-43782-0 (ISBN)
Description
Practical biochemistry for advanced biology accompanies Biochemistry for advanced biology. The two books together provide an approachable introduction to biochemistry for biologists, ideal at A-level. Practical biochemistry for advanced biology includes laboratory work, data handling exercises and case studies in an imaginative and modern way, moving away from the old 'recipe' style of practical work. The book is photocopiable, enabling teachers to produce class sets of the activities.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 16 to 19 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
5 Maps; 5 Halftones, unspecified; 25 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
434 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-43782-0 (9780521437820)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1 Looking at cells 2 Plant tissue culture 3 Tryptic digest of casein 4 Extracting DNA from onions 5 Food testing 6 The chromotography of plant pigments 7 The effect of sunlight on photosynthesis 8 Aerobic and anaerobic respiration in yeast 9 Questionnaire on the Human Genome Project 10 Looking at DNA fingerprints 11 The extraction of polyphenol oxidase from mushrooms 12 The action of pepsin on egg white 13 Investigating the thermal stability of chymosin 14 The effect of pH on enzyme activity 15 The effect of substrate concentration on enzyme action 16 Designing a washing powder 17 Investigating enzyme specificity using molecular modelling 18 Chemicals and cancer (a data-handling exercise)