Oxaloacetic Acid Oxaloacetic acid, also known as ‘oxalacetic acid’, is an α-keto acid and a key component of cellular metabolism in its conjugate base form, oxaloacetate. This…
Charring Charring is the incomplete combustion of organic material. It is a chemical process of incomplete combustion of certain solids when subjected to high heat. Charring…
Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava (/ˌbrætɪˈslɑːvə/, also US: /ˌbrɑːt-/, Slovak: ˈbracislaʋa), German Pressburg (Preßburg), Hungarian Pozsony, city, capital of Slovakia. It is a small historic town but the largest…
Activated Charcoal Activated Charcoal is a fine, odorless, black powder often used in emergency rooms to treat overdoses. Charcoal is made from coal, wood, or other substances.…
Biochar Biochar is a carbon-rich solid that is derived from biomass that is heated in a limited oxygen environment. It is charcoal used as a soil…
Biradial Symmetry Biradial symmetry is observed in species that exhibit both bilateral and radial symmetry with morphological (internal or external) characteristics. It’s distinct from radial symmetry since…
Acetoacetic Acid Acetoacetic acid (AcAc), also known as ‘diacetic acid’, is a weak organic acid that can be produced in the human liver under certain poor metabolism…
Symmetry In Biology Biological symmetry refers to the symmetry found in organisms, including plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria. Specifically, symmetry refers to correspondence of body parts, in size,…
Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade (/ˈbɛlɡreɪd/ BEL-grayd; Serbian: Beograd/Београд, lit. ‘White City’, pronounced – beǒɡrad) city, capital of Serbia, and it lies at the confluence of the Danube and…
Naphthalene Naphthalene is a white, volatile, solid polycyclic hydrocarbon with a powerful smell of mothball, and its chemical formula is C10H8. It is detectable at concentrations…
Alcohol Dehydrogenase Alcohol dehydrogenases (ADH) are a group of dehydrogenase enzymes that occur in many species and promote the interconversion of alcohols and aldehydes or ketones to…
Heterogeneous Catalysis Heterogeneous catalysis is a type of catalysis where the catalyst occupies a different phase from the mixture of reactions. Phase distinguishes between not only components…