Extraction: distribution of solute between two immiscible solvents
Extraction is a method used to isolate a chemical from a mixture based on its…
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Racemic mixtures, separation of enantiomers
Racemic mixtures are difficult to separate due to the similar properties of the two chiral…
Separation and purification of peptides and proteins
Peptides and proteins can be separated and purified based on their size or charge, and…
Chromatography: Basic principles involved in separation process
Chromatography is a separation technique that takes advantage of the different products solubilities and relative…
Distillation
Distillation is a purification method where the components of a liquid mixture are vaporized and…
General Principles
Proteins are biomolecules made up of one or more amino acid chains (polypeptide chains), and…
Peptides and proteins: reactions
Several ways that peptides within proteins can react and be modified include the formation of…
Amino acids: description
Amino acids are the monomers (building blocks) of proteins. Each amino acid has the same…
Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids: Other functions
Nucleotides and nucleic acids have a wide range of functions, from simple building blocks in…
Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids: Chemistry
DNA is a nucleic acid that contains monomer nucleotide units formed into a polymer and…