Biopesticide
Biopesticides, a contraction of 'biological pesticides', include several types of pest management intervention: through predatory, parasitic, or chemical relationships. The term has been associated historically with – and by implication –…
Industrial enzymes
Industrial enzymes are enzymes that are commercially used in a variety of industries such as pharmaceuticals, chemical production, biofuels, food & beverage, and consumer products. Due to advancements in recent years, biocatalysis through isolated enzymes is considered more economical than use…
Vitamin B2 & B12
The B complex of vitamins contains eight vitamins that work together to help your body produce energy from nutrients in your food. Two members of the B complex, vitamin B2,…
Erythromycin
1. About erythromycin 2. Key facts 3. Who can and can't take erythromycin 4. How and when to take it 5. Side effects 6. How to cope with side effects 7. Pregnancy and breastfeeding 8. Cautions with other…
Penicillin: the story of an antibiotic
The antibacterial effect of penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1929. He noted that a fungal colony had grown as a contaminant on an agar plate streaked with the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus,…
What Is the Difference Between Ethanol & Alcohol?
"Alcohol" is a word that, like a lot of English terms, has a more specific meaning in science than it does in everyday usage. "Ethanol," meanwhile, describes a specific chemical…
Ethanol
Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, or alcohol, a member of a class of organic compounds that are given the general name alcohols; its molecular formula is C2H5OH. Ethanol is an important industrial chemical; it is…
Glutamic Acid
Glutamic acid has one additional methylene group in its side chain than does aspartic acid. The side chain carboxyl of aspartic acid is referred to as the β carboxyl group, while…
Tryptophan
Tryptophan, an essential amino acid, is the largest of the amino acids. It is also a derivative of alanine, having an indole substituent on the β carbon. The indole functional group absorbs…
Biosensors
Contents: 1. Introduction to Biosensors 2. Categories of Biosensors 3. Purposes of Biosensors 4. Applications of Biosensor 5. Advantages of Biosensors 1. Introduction to Biosensors: Biosensor is an analytical device consisting of a biocatalyst (enzyme,…
