Lab 16

Question 1

the removal of an amino group

Answer 1

deamination

Question 2

removal of carbon dioxide from an amino acid

Answer 2

decarboxylation

Question 3

enzymes that remove hydrogen sulfide H2S from the sulfur-containing amino acids: cysteine and methionine

Answer 3

desulfhydrases

Question 4

performed by inoculating a bacterium into tryptone broth and detecting indole via the addition of dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (_____)

Answer 4

indole test, Kovacs reagent

Question 5

a single culture medium in which motility, indole production, and ornithine decarboxylase activity can be determined

Answer 5

MIO