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09/12/2008

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Term
Collagen
Definition
Mostly made of glycine, proline, 4-hydroxyproline, 5-hydroxylysine. Sequences GLY-PRO-Y and GLY-X-HYP are repeated many times. Contains 3 polypeptide chains.
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Collagen is most abundant in the...
Definition
Skin
Term
Three main types of covalent linkages of carbohydrates to proteins
Definition
N-glycosyl linkage to asparigine
O-glycosyl linkage to serine and 5-hydroxylysine
Term
Ion Exchange Chromatography
Definition
Separates protein based on charge.
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Gel Permeation
Definition
separates protein on basis of molecular weight. Large elutes before small.
Term
Ion, Affinity and Gel permeation chromatography all...
Definition
use the same types of beads of gel.
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Affinity Chromatography
Definition
separates protein on basis of binding affinity for a specific ligand. Tailored to each protein. A ligand is covalently linked to the column matrix.
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Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
Definition
Denaturing- separates on basis of molecular weight
Non-Denaturing- separates proteins on the basis of charge
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Capillary Electrophoresis
Definition
Separates proteins on the basis of charge to mass ratio
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Isoelectric Focusing
Definition
separates proteins on the absis of isoelectric point
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2-dimensional Electrophoresis
Definition
Combines separation of proeins based on molecular weight and isoelectric point.
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Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate- Polyacrylamaide Gel Electrophoresis
Definition
Separation based on molecular weight. SDS denatures and coats proteins. SDS is negatively charged thus all proteins migrate based only on mass.
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Native Electrophoresis
Definition
Separation based on charge and mass. Proteins can move toward any electrode.
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Protein Fingerprinting
Definition
Fragment protein-> electrophoresis/chromatography-> Mass Spec.
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Edman Degredation
Definition
Sequencing from N-terminus
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Denaturing agents of Proteins
Definition
Urea, Guanidine Hydrochloride, Sodium dodecyl sulfate
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X-ray Crysallography
Definition
Provides a precise three-dimentsional structure of the protein at near atomic resolution.
Term
Amyloid Fiber
Definition
Coil of several fibrils, themselves helical beta sheet of strands perpendicular to a cylindrical axis
Term
Antibody
Definition
Protein produced by B cells of the immune system that bind to other proteins. 5 classes. Polypeptide chains are held together by disulfide bonds.
Term
Hapten
Definition
Small molecule to which an antibody can bind.
Term
Antigen
Definition
Binds to the antibody
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IgG
Definition
Composed of two light chains and two heaby chains. Two antigen binding sites per molecule formed by the variable regions.
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Constant Regions of IgG
Definition
Allows for crossing the placental membrane
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IgG
Definition
highest concentration in plasma. Promotes phagocytosis. lowest mw 150KDalt
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IgA
Definition
Mucosal secretion. Gives intial defense aainst virus and bacteria.
Term
IgD
Definition
Function Unknown
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IgE
Definition
Plays major role in allergies. mw 190 KDalt.
Term
IgM
Definition
Plasma-first Ab produced in response to foreign antigen. Low levels in mucosa.
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IgM
Definition
Pentameric
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IgA
Definition
monomer
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Basic Immunoglobin Structure
Definition
4 constant and 2 variable domains
Term
Serine Proteases
Definition
Single Serine in active site.
Term
Example of Serine Proteases
Definition
Blood clotting factor, complement factor, trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase, plasminogen activators: urokinase and tissue, acrosin, cathepsin
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Zymogen
Definition
Inactive Serine Protease; Proenzyme
Term
Hemostasis
Definition
Clot formation is in balance with clot degredation
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Plasmin
Definition
Degrades fibrin
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Serine Protease Active Site Triad
Definition
Aspartic acid, Histidine, and Serine
Term
HIV
Definition
Retrovirus
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Hemolobins
Definition
Globular protein in high concentration in red blood cells. It is composed of alpha and beta polypeptide chains (two subunits of each)
Term
Heme Prosthetic Group
Definition
Fe2+ forms 6 bonds, 4 with pyrole rings, 1 with a histidine perpendicular to its plane, and 1 with O2.
Term
Hemoglobin Tertiary Structure
Definition
7 alpha helices in the alpha subunit and 8 Beta helices in the beta subunit
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Myoglobin
Definition
O2 carrying protein in the sarcoplasm of skeletal muscle cells similar to Hemoglobin
Term
Eqtn. for binding of O2 to Hemoglobin
Definition
Y=pO2/(p50+pO2)
Y=number of binding sites occupied/total number of binding sites
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Hemoglobin Binding Saturation Curve
Definition
Sigmoidal; indicates that O2 binding is cooperative
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Myoglobin Binding Saturation Curve
Definition
Hyperbolic: indicates simple protein-ligand interaction
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