The Determination of Sialic Acid--An Experiment that Demonstrates Many Important Aspects of Spectrophotometric Assays.

O'Kennedy, Richard

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Determination of Sialic Acid--An Experiment that Demonstrates Many Important Aspects of Spectrophotometric Assays.

O'Kennedy, Richard

Biochemical Education, v16 n1 p47-48 Jan 1988

Describes an instructional experiment that was designed to illustrate the use of periodate oxidation in sugar analysis, and the consequence that the absorbance of mixtures of non-interacting substances is additive. (TW)

Descriptors: Biochemistry, College Science, Higher Education, Laboratory Procedures, Science Education, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Spectroscopy, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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