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water hog

(Science: zoology) The capybara.


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Oxidation of fatty acids

Hi, I need some help here.. somewhere in my notes, it was stated that B-oxidation yields 130 moles of metabolic water per palmitoyl CoA. Can anybody explain how the 130 moles of water are obtained? Thanks

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by autumnn
Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:43 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Oxidation of fatty acids
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Re: sterilization in microwave oven

... The FDA approved technique for thermal disinfection is also used as a guide for people who boil their lenses in their contact lens case in boiling water over the stove. This is a very effective method for people who want to disinfect there contact lens case as well as their lenes. The FDA recommendations ...

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by brzezinski2
Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:32 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: sterilization in microwave oven
Replies: 12
Views: 10252

Re: How is water vapor a greenhouse gas?

How do these three gases rate in the order of effect on global warming (water, CO2, methane)?

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by bobc2
Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:49 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How is water vapor a greenhouse gas?
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sterilization in microwave oven

... can deal with limited contamination it is probably safe enough, but the contact lenses are probably not sterile. - Microwave can and do superheat water above 100ÂșC, but this is neither reliable nor safe. Not reliable because it is impossible to predict accurately what temperature will be reached ...

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by canalon
Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:14 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: sterilization in microwave oven
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Views: 10252

Re: sterilization in microwave oven

... lens sterilisation solutions. Anyway what I found was you could sterilise above 120 degrees Celsius using a microwave. Those of you who think that water in a microwave only reaches 100 degrees following the normal laws of physics are wrong. If you can imagine a contact lens case made of thermal ...

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by brzezinski2
Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:01 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: sterilization in microwave oven
Replies: 12
Views: 10252
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