Biochemistry: Concepts and Connections (2nd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134641621
Author: Dean R. Appling, Spencer J. Anthony-Cahill, Christopher K. Mathews
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Chapter 6, Problem 13P
A protein gives under conditions of buffer composition, pH, and temperature that are close to physiological conditions, a molecular weight by size exclusion measurements of 140,000 g/mol. When the same protein studied by SDS gel electrophoresis in the absence or presence of the reducing agent
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A protein gives, under conditions of buffer composition, pH, and temperaturethat are close to physiological conditions, a molecular weight by size exclusion measurements of 140,000 g/mol. When the same protein is studiedby SDS gel electrophoresis in the absence or presence of the reducing agent β-mercaptoethanol (BME), the patterns seen, respectively, in lanes A and B are observed. Lane C contains standards of molecular weight indicated. From these data, describe the native protein, in terms of the kinds of subunits present, the stoichiometry of subunits, and the kinds of bonding(covalent, noncovalent) existing between subunits.
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Its molar extinction coefficient, ε280, is 0.25 liters micromole-1 cm-1 in both the folded and unfolded form
Its ΔGo for unfolding is 1.5 kcal/mol at 37o (where RT = 0.59 kcal/mole)
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Biochemistry: Concepts and Connections (2nd Edition)
Ch. 6 - Prob. 1PCh. 6 - Bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI; Figure...Ch. 6 - A schematic structure of the subunit of...Ch. 6 - In the protein adenylate kinase, the C-terminal...Ch. 6 - Give two reasons to explain why a proline residue...Ch. 6 - Consider a small protein containing 101 amino acid...Ch. 6 - a. Based on a more conservative answer to Problem...Ch. 6 - The following sequence is part of a globular...Ch. 6 - a. A protein is found to be a tetramer of...Ch. 6 - Under physiological conditions, the protein...
Ch. 6 - Theoretical and experimental measurements show...Ch. 6 - The peptide hormone vasopressin is used in the...Ch. 6 - A protein gives under conditions of buffer...Ch. 6 - A protein gives a single band on SDS get...Ch. 6 - It has been postulated that the normal...Ch. 6 - Below are shown two views of the backbone...Ch. 6 - Do you expect a Pro Gly mutation in a...Ch. 6 - Rank the following in terms of predicted rates...Ch. 6 - Shown below are two cartoon views of the small...Ch. 6 - Prob. 20PCh. 6 - In most cases, mutations in the core of protein...Ch. 6 - A Leu Ala mutation at a site buried the core of...Ch. 6 - Disulfide bonds have been shown to stabilize...Ch. 6 - Cartoon renderings of the proteins Top 7 and adaH2...
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