In this article we will discuss about the meaning and factors of imbibition. Meaning of Imbibition: Place a few grams of air-dried seeds in a flask with water to which a capillary tube is attached. Initially, the water level increases but as the imbibition continues; this rise is followed by a fall. Water molecules adsorbed by the colloidal particles surface [...]
In this article we will discuss about the synthesis of ATP formation. In the early 1930s it was clear that the ADP phosphorylation was coupled to respiration. Lehninger and other workers between 1948-51 conducted biochemical studies on isolated mitochondria and tissue samples. From their studies following general inferences emerged: i. Phosphorylation depended upon oxygen. ii. Mitochondria when isolated catalyzed oxygen-dependent [...]
The following points highlight the four major parts of respiration of starch or sugar. The parts are: 1. Glycolysis 2. Krebs or Citric Acid Cycle 3. Anaerobic Oxidation of Pyruvic Acid 4. Fate of Pyruvate under Aerobic Conditions. Part # 1. Glycolysis: The reactions of the EMP pathway of glycolysis are given in Fig. 17-2A, B; 17-3. The process may [...]