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    Protein Recovery

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    discussions that cover protein basics, protein for recovery and protein during exercise. Dr. Martin Gibala, Dr. Jeff Zachwieja and Dr. Chris Rosenbloom are three peer-reviewed experts that help provide answers to common questions concerning protein and its role in an athlete’s diet. The first discussion covers the basics of protein. Amino acids are the building blocks that bind protein together. According to Dr. Zachwieja there are specific sequences of amino acids that gives the protein its structure,

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    Histone Protein

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    unique and primary proteins of DNA, the highly basic histone proteins have been found to be ubiquitous and conserved among eukaryotes. DNA and histones co-exist as a closely associated and highly coiled structure. The purpose of such a structural organization is to compact DNA; which would otherwise be too long to be accommodated within the restricted boundaries of a single cell. Core histones (H2A, H2B, H3 and H4) and Linker histones (H1) are the two types that this unique protein is composed of. These

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    Proteins And The Membrane

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    a) It is known that the majority of proteins exist outside the cell. This is because they are transported via a “biosynthetic secretory pathway” which is known as the ER-Golgi pathway 2. That is, they are transported from the ER to the Golgi. From the Golgi, the protein(s) are then sent to their respective locations which can be to the plasma membrane (lining the outside of a cell), secretory vesicles, or lysosomes 2. There are certain transport vesicles which exist on the ER exit sites which are

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    Proteins The word protein originates from the Greek word protos which denotes "the first rank of importance", in all biological systems we find macromolecules called proteins which range from as low as prokaryotes to higher eukaryotes. Naturally proteins are complex in nature performing numerous functions that sustain life. Besides other polymers for instance nucleic acids, polysaccharides, or lipid assembles, proteins account for almost over 50% of the total dry weight of cells, They occupy the

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    Protein Transformation

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    600 times? Strands of DNA in your cells can be up to six feet long. DNA is what holds all the genetic instructions for life. DNA is a nucleic acid, as is RNA. The central dogma, transcription and translation are all important aspects of the DNA to protein process. DNA is made up of many things. The main building block of DNA is a nucleotide. Nucleotides are made up of one sugar molecule, a phosphate molecule and one of four bases. DNA is a made up of six molecules. These six molecules form are arranged

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    Proteins are biological macromolecules made from smaller building units called amino acids. There are 20 natural occurring amino acids which can combine in various ways to form a polypeptide. There are four distinctive levels of protein structure: primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary. The primary structure of a protein is important in determining the final three dimensional structure and hence the role and function of a particular protein, both in the human body and in life around us. The

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    Protein Supplementation

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    Protein supplementation is most commonly carried out by athletes who rely on the protein for the repair and growth of cells within the muscles, to aid recovery of the body post exercise and possibly for the increase in muscle size. At present the effects of protein supplementation are not fully understood as many studies have failed to meet a general consensus (Wolfe, 2000). Protein Excess Body of Text It is often said that those on high protein diets will increase body fat than those not on these

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    Stephanie Ahlemeyer Dr. Hudson Bio 2240 Protein Essay 18 September 2015 Alcohol Dehydrogenase Proteins are the main building blocks that cells are assembled from and they make up most of the cell’s dry mass. They contain important elements such as oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and amino acids. Proteins also help provide the cell with shape and structure. There are some proteins, which are embedded in the plasma membrane, and they form channels and pumps. These channels

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    Protein Chromatography

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    Protein properties are directly affected by their environment, which depends on pH, temperature, solvent effects, and pressure. With these affects has come more desire for better techniques in the purification and separation processes. These processes hopefully will prevent loss of biological activity and denaturation. With ion exchange chromatography comes many advantages over column chromatography such as union between the target protein and functional groups at a very quick rate, exponential

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    Misfolded Proteins

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    BSE is to trigger proteins in the brain to fold abnormally. These prions are formed by abnormally folded protein that causes neurodegenerative conditions, similarly to that of Alzheimer’s disease. These misfolded proteins tend to clump together, or aggregate, because of their shape. This disease has no known cause but is generally associated with the ingestion of meat from cows who already have BSE. Chaperone proteins in BSE are used to (possibly) refold the misfolded proteins into their correct

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