Fermentation of glycine, water, sucrose, galactose, and glucose as induced by yeast.
ABSTRACT
This lab attempted to find the rate at which Carbon dioxide is produced when five different test solutions: glycine, sucrose, galactose, water, and glucose were separately mixed with a yeast solution to produce fermentation, a process cells undergo. Fermentation is a major way by which a living cell can obtain energy. By measuring the carbon dioxide released by the test solutions, it could be determined which food source allows a living cell to obtain energy. The focus of the research was to determine which test solution would release the Carbon Dioxide by-product the quickest, by the addition of the yeast solution. The best results came from galactose, which produced .170 ml/minute of carbon dioxide. Followed by glucose, this produced .014 ml/minute; finally, sucrose which produced .012ml/minute of Carbon Dioxide. The test solutions water and glycine did not release Carbon Dioxide because they were not a food source for yeast. The results suggest that sugars are very good energy sources for a cell where amino acid, Glycine, is not.
INTRODUCTION
Fermentation is an anaerobic process in which fuel molecules are broken down to create pyruvate and ATP molecules (Alberts, 1998). Both pyruvate and ATP are major energy sources used by the cell to do a variety of things. For example, ATP is used in cell division to divide the chromosomes (Alberts, 1998).
By taking a Carbon Dioxide, rich substance and mixing it with a yeast, solution fermentation will occur, and then it could be determined if it is a good energy-producer. In this study glacatose, sucrose, glycine, glucose, and water were used to indicate how fast fermentation occurred. The overall result shows that monosaccharides in particular galactose and glucose were the best energy source for a cell.
Materials and Methods
There were five test solutions used in this experiment, water being the control, which were mixed with a yeast solution to cause fermentation. A 1ml pipetman was used to measure 1 ml of each of the test solutions and placed them in separated test tubes. The 1 ml pipetman was then used to take 1ml of the yeast solution, and placed 1ml of yeast into the five test tubes all containing 1 ml of the test solutions. A 1ml graduated pipette was placed separately in each of the test tubes and extracted 1ml of the solutions into it. Once the mixture was in the pipette, someone from the group placed a piece of parafilm securely on the open end of the pipette and upon completion removed the top part of the graduated pipette.
2. A test tube was then filled with 35ml of yeast and placed in the
To assemble this apparatus all of the following will be needed: a jacketed condenser, thermometer, 50 mL kjeldahl shaped flask, 100 mL kjeldahl flask, vacuum adapter, distilling column and a connecting adapter. Next, clamp the glass joints to the ring stand to properly secure the apparatus. Once finished with assembly, proceed to ad 60 mL of the fermented yeast prepared at the last experiment lab to the 100 mL flask and also add a small spin vane. Then, carefully place the flask into the sand bath. After this is done, let the water run that’s connected to the condenser slowly. At the same time, also slowly heat up the solution. For the experiment to be the most successful it’s important to slowly heat the flask because properly heating the flask will lead to a high percentage purity ethanol distillation. You can also add aluminum foil to the bottom of the flask, as this will help with the reflux process. Keenly observe the reflux process as you continue to slowly heat up the solution. Once the reflux line starts to get nearer to the connection adapter, record the temperatures. Once there’s a good amount of distillate in the 50 mL flask, go ahead and collect 2 to 3 mL of the distillate and transfer this into a labeled vial and give to your TA so he/she can measure out the distillate using a 1000 mL Eppendorf pipette. Lastly, weigh the solution on an analytical balance and record the weight. Using the weight recorded, calculate the density and compare to the density table listed below to determine the percent
Cellular respiration is a series of metabolic reactions, in which cells of most organisms carry out to produce energy. Yeast are single-celled organisms, classified in the Fungi family, that carry out this process, converting sugar, as a source of energy, and oxygen to create adenosine tripohosphate (ATP) for other chemical reactions. If the yeast cell is in a situation when oxygen is not present, the cell will undergo fermentation, which produces carbon dioxide and ethyl alcohol, aiding the baking of bread and making of wine.
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