The average Cellulose molecule is 6000 units of Glucose.
Human digestive tracks are unable to break down these polymer bonds.
Here are some of the mono-saccharides (think mono = one!) Glucose is the primary monosaccharide our body metabolizes, but the chemical structures of other saccharides only differ in a few atoms and can be rapidly converted to Glucose in the body.
Fructose is a monosaccharide produced in fruit, and it gets metabolized a little differently than Glucose, usually in the liver.
People with Lactose intolerance don't have enough enzymes to break this down into the monosaccharide pieces of Galactose and Glucose. Instead, tiny microbes get to eat on Lactose, which in turn produce methane gas responsible for other digestional issues.
Sucrose is the molecule that makes up granulated table sugar. Sucrose is a natural 50/50 combo of Fructose and Glucose. Hi-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is 55% Fructose/45% Glucose. Both HFCS and Sucrose are added in a lot of foods we eat. The huge amount of Fructose we consume in the Standard American Diet (SAD) has been shown to be responsible for a number of our national dietary issues.
Cellulose is polymer of Glucose that plants produce to make their cell well more sturdy and rigid. On the macro scale, this ultimately becomes the hard shelled bark that protects a tree. Humans do not produce the enzyme needed to break down Cellulose into Glucose, so it passes through our digestive system as fiber.
Long chains of Cellulose are supported by hydrogen bonds to produce strong microfibrils in plant cell walls. Cellulose is the material that gives bark its rigid and resilient characteristics.
The specific composition of fibrils, including cellulose and pectin, will vary between species of plants. Cellulose content of cotton fiber is 90%, that of wood is 40–50%, and that of dried hemp is approximately 57%. Cellulose is considered the most abundant organic polymer on Earth.
Plants make Glucose from CO2 and water in the Calvin Cycle (part of photosynthesis) using the enzyme RuBisCO
Plants use some of that Glucose for energy, while some gets diverted into other pathways, including the synthesis of Cellulose.
Cellulose Synthase (the Enzyme pictured below) sits in the plasma membrane and spins together cellulose fibers that will support the cell wall
Nitrous Oxide is a gas that helps provide more Oxygen during combustion, causing some explosive reactions. It is also used to recharge whipped cream dispensers and is abused as a drug (laughing gas). Don't do whippets.
NOS kits are sold aftermarket to be added to vehicles for extra performance
The entire NO family is pretty intense
When NO3 reacts with organic compounds, the final O is often dropped for a C-N bond
Tri-Nitrotoluene, shown above, has high flammability. When given a spark and O2, the results are explosive.
Trinitrotoluene is dynamite. Trinitrotoluene will win the fight
Cellulose is a polymer of glucose molecules
Each glucose molecule is nitrated by 3 NO3 groups
The extra oxygen released by the burning of this polymer accelerates combustion
Walls of Guncotton were incredibly dangerous for production workers
Guncotton grenades were powerful explosives used in World War I
1914 Fires at 5 different studios across the US destroyed many silent films and the early sound era titles.
Many cinemas had fatal fires. In Ireland in 1926, 48 people died in a theater ablaze.
X-rays on Celluloid were blamed for a 1929 fire at a Cleveland Clinic that claimed 123 lives.
The 1937 Fox Vault Fire claimed almost the entire catalog of Fox Films. Decaying old celluloid films were now considered a major risk.
Make a Top 5 Favorite [Movies/TV Shows/Anime/Netflix Shows/Directors/Film related topic]*2. Include media for each entry.
Do you notice any trends or patterns for either your favorites (genre or topic material) or the data for the reviews? Average the resultant scores and calculate your critic score?
🍅 AVG RT : 87%
🎞️ AVG IMDB: 8.14
Christopher Nolan
🍅 RT : 94%/93%/76%
🎞️ IMDB:
Wes Anderson
🍅 RT : 93%/92%/93%
🎞️ IMDB:
Guillermo Del Toro
🍅 RT : 95%/64%/92%
🎞️ IMDB:
Hayao Miyazaki
🍅 RT : 87%/91%/93%
🎞️ IMDB:
Record your lab in film by taking a selfie with one of your favorite teachers after you gift them the results of your lab. Spread the Thanksgiving cheer by sharing your Mac and Cheese/Arroz con Leche/Thai Tea. This selfie needs to be with a staff member other than Smith! Unless you are in the selfie, you don't get credit!