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In the Laboratory
An Alternative Procedure for Carbohydrate Analysis of Bananas: Cheaper and Easier
C. Michele Davis-McGibony, Randall R. Bennett, Arthur D. Bossart II, and S. Todd Deal
Department of Chemistry, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460-8064
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October 2006
Vol. 83 No. 10
p. 1543

Abstract
A modification of an experiment previously developed for nutritional or introductory biochemistry courses quantifying the carbohydrate content of ripening banana is reported. Earlier investigations employed either chromatography or a colorimetric assay followed by spectroscopy to measure the increasing concentration of glucose as the banana ripens and included specialized and expensive biochemical equipment such as a refrigerated centrifuge and glass homogenizers. In this article the use of commercially available glucose test strips for home diabetic care is described as a new approach for determining the glucose concentrations in a ripening banana and common laboratory equipment has replaced a few specialized items.
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Davis-McGibony, C. Michele; Bennett, Randall R.; Bossart, Arthur D., II; Deal, S. Todd. J. Chem. Educ. 2006 83 1543.
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Keywords
Applications of Chemistry; Biochemistry; Carbohydrates; First-Year Undergraduate / General; Food Science; General Public; Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives; High School / Introductory Chemistry; Inquiry-Based / Discovery Learning; Laboratory Instruction; Nutrition; Problem Solving / Decision Making
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