Effect of the presence of paracetamol in the culture media of Aspergillus niger on activity of peroxidase
- Editore:
GRIN Verlag
- EAN:
9783346702722
- ISBN:
3346702723
- Pagine:
- 52
- Formato:
- Paperback
- Lingua:
- Tedesco
Descrizione Effect of the presence of paracetamol in the culture media of Aspergillus niger on activity of peroxidase
Bachelor Thesis from the year 2022 in the subject Chemistry - Bio-chemistry, grade: 3.3, University of Cape Coast (Department of Biochemistry), course: Biochemistry, language: English, abstract: In this study, solid fermentation of Aspergillus niger with paracetamol in test culture media and no Paracetamol in the control media were carried out to generate Peroxidase. Effects of pH and temperature on peroxidase activity were determined by subjecting the enzyme to various pH and temperatures. Paracetamol, usually called acetaminophen, is a drug used to relieve moderate pain such as headache, migraine, nerve pain, toothache, period pain, and muscular pain. Paracetamol can relieve pain by lowering the production of prostaglandins in the brain and in the spinal cord. Overdose of paracetamol leads to loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, sweating, and whitening of the eye. Peroxidase forms a network in the body that has both beneficial and adverse effects. Peroxidase has physiological functions that substantially contribute to immunity and several metabolic and signaling processes. However, under certain circumstances, they exert deleterious effects such as damage to macromolecules in the plasma and activate cell death.
