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An Experiment to determine the lowest concentration of copper (2) sulphate that brings about full denaturation of egg albumen.
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An Experiment to determine the lowest concentration of copper (2) sulphate that brings about full denaturation of egg albumen INTRODUCTION Egg albumen is also known as egg white. It surrounds the yolk in the egg. It is a globular protein which is colloidal. This means that it cannot be filtered Egg albumen is has a protein structure. This is important as protein structure is extremely complicated and precise and has to be exact for it to carry out its function. Firstly, proteins are made at a basic level by chains of amino acids bonded with peptide bonds. An amino acid looks like The R is a side chain that differs in amino acids. They bond in a peptide bond which is a condensation reaction which forms between the carbon of one and the nitrogen of another forming a compound like this The difference between the all the amino acids is the R group which defines the...
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