Cellular Respiration

Synopsis

An interactive computer simulation of experiments performed on isolated rat liver mitochondria ‘in vitro’ for teaching principles of cellular respiration. In three main sections: Introduction (structure and function of mitochondria, glycolysis, the TCA cycle and oxidative phosphorylation); Methods (experimental appartus for measuring the mitochondrial oxygen consumption and ATP formation, principles of using an oxygen electrode, techniques used to isolate and prepare a viable mitochondrial suspension); Experiments (with different respiratory substrates or electron donor systems; effects of inhibitors).

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; Computer program. Floppy disk. PC DOS version only.

Year of production

1992

Availability

Sale; 1996 sale: £120.00 (inclusive) multi-user

Documentation

Accopmanying support materials.

Uses

Undergraduate biology/biomedical courses in which biochemistry is an important component.

Subjects

Biology

Keywords

biochemistry; cell biology; cell function

Credits

Writer

David Dewhurst; David Wright; Iain Coleman; Paul Kirk

Distribution Formats

Type

CD-ROM

Distributor

Name

Sheffield BioScience Programs

Web

http://www.sheffbp.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

0131-662 8225

Fax

0131-662 8225

Address

Flat 1, Salisbury Heights
31 Salisbury Road
Edinburgh EH16 5AA