Ivan Stanish, Daniel Zabetakis, Alok Singh
In this biochemistry exercise, students investigate the technological and economic advantages and disadvantages of extracting phosphatidylcholine from boiled and raw chicken eggs. A number of analytical techniques are employed to isolate, purify, identify, and structurally characterize the product, to quantify yields (typically 40% relative to the theoretical maximum), and to assess the efficiency of the method. Students are exposed to several modern spectroscopic instruments, and for a deeper understanding of bioorganic chemistry they must employ engineering skills to assess the practicality of one method over another. It is intended that this material be considered as experimental course-work in undergraduate biochemistry and chemistry laboratories.
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