Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation:
The amount of protein sample hydrolyzed is 10.0g. The specific activity of the
Concept introduction:
The formula for the half time is given as-
Where,
The amount of inactive species is calculated by the isotope dilution method which is given as-
Here,
(b)
Interpretation:
The amount of protein sample hydrolyzed is 10.0g. The specific activity of the
Concept introduction:
The formula for the half time is given as-
Where,
The specific activity of radioactive element is calculated by the following equation-
Or
Where,
A0 = initial activity
A = final activity
The amount of threonine is calculated by the following formula-
Where,
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