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BCHEM 361 — INTEGRATED LABORATORY METHODS I

BSc BSc Biochemistry · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Analytical biochemistry practicals: experiments on the use of the pH meter and its calibration; preparation of buffer solutions and determination of buffer capacity of different buffers, experiments on titration of strong and weak acid systems; use of the polarimeter for qualitative and quantitative analysis of sugars; experiments on spectrophotometry; determination of absorption spectrum of some dyes; Biuret and Lowry methods of protein quantitation; determination of serum cholesterol levels; inorganic phosphate determination by Fiske and Subbarow method. Fermentation and biotechnology practicals: general microbiology laboratory safety and regulations; basic techniques of observation, isolation and characterization of microbes; preservation of microbes; fermenter types and functions (industrial visits); design and costing for a fermentation set-up.

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Level 300

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