Can Garlic Prevent the Fungi Growth?

Overview

Objectives/Goals Hypothesis: If I add Garlic to a fungi solution (Saccharomyces Cereviae), then the fungus will grow slower or stop growing at all. Methods/Materials Materials: Garlic Extract (500 mg x 100 soft capsules. Other ingredients: soybean oil, gelatin, glycerin, silica. Each capsule contains the equivalent of 500 mg of fresh garlic); Saccharomyces cereviae; Sugar; Pipettes; Scale; 20 x 10ml Graduated Test Tubes (10 tubes per control group and 10 tubes per experimental group); 1 x 20 ml Graduated Test Tube; Digital Camera; Equipment to measure the release of CO2; basin filled with water; test tube on ring stand clamp fixed on the edge of the basin; 20 ml graduated testing cylinder to gather and measure the released gas; plastic tubing (approximately 1 foot long). Results Measurement of CO2 Produced (ml) Tube # Control Group Treatment Group Tube 1 2 6 Tube 2 3 5 Tube 3 4 5 Tube 4 2 4 Tube 5 3 4 Tube 6 2 5 Tube 7 3 3 Tube 8 2 5 Tube 9 2 4 Tube 10 3 4 Mean 2.6 4.5 Standard Deviation 69.92% 84.98% Variance 0.49 0.72 Conclusions/Discussion My experiment did not support the hypothesis that Garlic extract could prevent the fungus growth; the amount of CO2 produced in the fermentation process was higher in the treatment group compared to the control group.

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• CSEF 2008 Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology · Entry S0402

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