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What is the unit of sedimentation coefficient, S?
Centrifugation is only used to separate two miscible substances.
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What is the purpose of cell fractionation?
To study certain organelles from a cell
The formula for centrifugal acceleration is ______________.
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Match the following steps of subcellular fractionation with their descriptions:
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What is one of the applications of centrifugation in forensic and research laboratories?
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Centrifugation is used to study the mechanism of protein synthesis.
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What is the formula for centrifugal force?
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Study Notes
Centrifugal Motion
- Centrifugal acceleration is calculated by rω2, where r is the radius of rotation and ω is the angular velocity in rad/s.
- Centrifugal force is equal to mrω2, where m is the mass of the particle.
Centrifugation Applications
- Centrifugation is used to separate two miscible substances.
- It is used to analyze the hydrodynamic properties of macromolecules.
- It is used for purification of mammalian cells.
- It is used for fractionation of sub-cellular organelles, including membranes and membrane fractions.
- It is used for fractionation of membrane vesicles.
- It is used for separating impurities from water.
- It is used for removing fat from milk to produce skimmed milk.
- It is used for separating particles from an air-flow using cyclonic separation.
- It is used for the clarification and stabilization of wine.
- It is used in forensic and research laboratories to separate urine components and blood components.
- It aids in the separation of proteins using purification techniques, such as salting out, e.g., ammonium sulfate precipitation.
Cell Fractionation
- Cell fractionation is a technique used to isolate and study specific organelles from a cell.
- It involves the homogenization or destruction of cell boundaries, followed by the separation of subcellular fractions according to mass, surface, and specific gravity.
- Cell fractionation has led to key discoveries, including:
- The mechanism of protein synthesis
- DNA replication and transcription
- RNA splicing
- Muscle contraction
- Microtubule assembly
- Vesicular transport in the secretory pathway
- The importance of mitochondria and chloroplasts in energy interconversions
Steps of Subcellular Fractionation
- Homogenization
- Differential centrifugation
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This quiz covers the concepts of centrifugal motion, including acceleration and force, and its applications in separating substances, analyzing macromolecules, and purifying cells.
