{"id":2330,"date":"2015-09-09T14:47:27","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T21:47:27","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2022-12-20T08:29:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T16:29:10","slug":"2330","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/2330","title":{"rendered":"What Vernier resources are available for biochemistry?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you teach biochemistry, you will find numerous Vernier labs and products that can fit nicely into your curriculum.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics and Techniques<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following information lists common experiments performed in Introductory Biochemistry labs and the relevant technology.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Experiment<\/th>\n<th>Sensors and Equipment<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Acid\/base chemistry and buffer preparation<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>a Vernier pH sensor\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/gdx-ph\">Go Direct pH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/gdx-fph\">Go Direct Flat pH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/stir\">Stir Station<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Protein and enzyme purification<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>a Vernier pH sensor\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/gdx-ph\">Go Direct pH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/gdx-fph\">Go Direct Flat pH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/stir\">Stir Station<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/gdx-tmp\">Go Direct Temperature<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/vsp-uv\">Vernier UV-VIS Spectrophotometer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/vsp-fuv\">Vernier Fluorescence\/UV-VIS Spectrophotometer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/gdx-k\">Go Direct Potassium ISE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Determination of protein or enzyme purity<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/vsp-uv\">Vernier UV-VIS Spectrophotometer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/vsp-fuv\">Vernier Fluorescence\/UV-VIS Spectrophotometer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Enzyme activity assays<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>a Vernier pH sensor\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/gdx-ph\">Go Direct pH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/gdx-fph\">Go Direct Flat pH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/stir\">Stir Station<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/gdx-tmp\">Go Direct Temperature<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/vsp-uv\">Vernier UV-VIS Spectrophotometer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/vsp-fuv\">Vernier Fluorescence\/UV-VIS Spectrophotometer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/gdx-k\">Go Direct Potassium ISE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/gdx-gp\">Go Direct Gas Pressure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/gdx-o2\">Go Direct Oxygen Gas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/gdx-orp\">Go Direct ORP<\/a> (oxidation-reduction potential)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Analysis of carbohydrates and lipids<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/gdx-gp\">Go Direct Gas Pressure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/gdx-o2\">Go Direct Oxygen Gas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/gdx-orp\">Go Direct ORP (oxidation-reduction potential)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/gdx-pol\">Go Direct Polarimeter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/gdx-etoh\">Go Direct Ethanol<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/stir\">Stir Station<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experiments from Vernier Lab Books<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are several experiments from our lab books that can be used in biochemistry labs, illustrating some of the techniques mentioned above.<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><i>Advanced Biology with Vernier<\/i> (BIO-A, <em>discontinued<\/em>)<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/experiment\/bio-a-2\/\">Experiment 2: Enzyme action: testing catalase activity with an O2 Sensor and\/or Gas Pressure Sensor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/experiment\/bio-a-4b\/\">Experiment 4B: Photosynthesis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/experiment\/bio-a-6b\/\">Experiment 6B: Analysis of precut lambda DNA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/experiment\/bio-a-13\/\">Experiment 13: The visible spectra of plant pigments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/experiment\/bio-a-14\/\">Experiment 14: Determination of chlorophyll in olive oil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/experiment\/bio-a-15\/\">Experiment 15: Enzyme analysis using tyrosinase<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/experiment\/bio-a-16\/\">Experiment 16: Introduction to neurotransmitters using acetyocholinesterase (ACHe)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/experiment\/bio-a-17\/\">Experiment 17: Experiments with proteins<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><a href=\"\/product\/advanced-chemistry-with-vernier\/\"><i>Advanced Chemistry with Vernier<\/i><\/a> (<nobr>CHEM-A<\/nobr>)<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/experiment\/chem-a-19\/\">Experiment 19: Buffers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<dt><a href=\"\/product\/organic-chemistry-with-vernier\/\"><i>Organic Chemistry with Vernier<\/i><\/a> (<nobr>CHEM-O<\/nobr>)<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/experiment\/chem-o-12\/\">Experiment 12: Extraction of spinach pigments and analysis by electronic absorption spectroscopy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/experiment\/chem-o-15_observing-the-reaction-kinetics-of-sucrose-with-polarimetry\/\">Experiment 15: 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