The Effects of CO2 When Mixed with Fructose and Water
Akash Johnson
Cale Hatfield, Selena Cantu, Paul Ridgedell
Biology 1441: Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Andrew Corbin, 10/06/2014
Fruit sugar or known as Fructose is a ketonic monosaccharide found in many plants, honey, and fruit. It is made up of 6 atoms of Carbon, 12 atoms of Hydrogen, and 6 atoms of Oxygen. In this experiment, we will measure the different amounts between CO2 in fructose with Elodea, CO2 in water with Elodea, and CO2 in with just water. The solution of each beaker was injected with phenolphthalein with the drop count of three. Then the beakers were left on the counter top for 60 minutes as each of the group members watched it. After the 60-min mark, starting with the control group, added a…show more content… It is absorbed into the bloodstream during digestion, along with glucose and galactose, and is one of the three nutrient monosaccharides. Some say fructose is bad for you and some say that it might be beneficial to have more, depending on each person. In 1847, a French chemist Augistin-Pierre Dubrunfaut discovered fructose. Later the name for fructose was established by English Chemist William Miller in 1857.
The pure fructose is actually very sweet, non-smelling, the color white, and most dissolvable in water. It can be found in many plants with as well as honey, flowers, and berries. For certain taste, many content of fructose is added to our daily foods and drinks and baking of some foods. Obviously the main reason fructose is used in many products is because of the low cost, but another reason is the sweetness. The sweetness of fructose is larger than of its friends, sucrose and glucose. The combination of many other sugars is less than the one individual sweetness of fructose. For example, foods such as jams and jellies are included with high amount of fructose and glucose. (Antiochia
