Membrane components, methods function

Another approach to overcoming the limitations inherent in the lEF dimension of 2-DE is to use alternative types of 2-D separations. 2-D blue native (BN) electrophoresis (Schagger and von Jagow, 1991) can be used to separate membrane and other functional protein complexes as intact, enzymatically active complexes in the first dimension. This is followed with a second-dimension separation by Tricine-SDS-PAGE to separate the complexes into their component subunits. This method, combined with protein identification by MALDI PMF, has been applied to several studies of the mitochondrial proteome (Brookes et al., 2002 Kraft et al., 2001). In a study of human heart mitochondria using BN/SDS-PAGE, the individual subunits of all five complexes of the oxidative phosphorylation system were represented and a novel variant of cytochrome c oxidase subunit Vic was reported (Devreese et al., 2002). 

A number of PEGylation reactions with liposomes have been developed [66]. One of the methods utilizes lipophilic compounds that possess reactive groups such as amino and carboxyl groups. By incorporating these components into the bilayer membrane, 500-2,000 functional groups can be introduced onto the liposome... 

Fig. 11 Methods for the construction of PEGylated liposomes, (a) Liposomes possessing reactive groups, such as amino and carboxyl groups, can be prepared by incorporating lipophilic components containing these functional groups into a bilayer membrane. Functionalized liposomes can be PEGylated by reaction with activated PEG derivatives, (b) Preparation of PEGylated liposomes using PEG derivatives possessing lipid moieties...

Figure 8.1 Schematic classification of complexation measurement methods as a function of the perturbations that they can create at the discriminator (sensitive part of the analytical system that enables differentiation of the chemical species of interest from the other components present) and in solution. The compound reacting with the discriminator and the nature of the discriminator are shown in parentheses, a Constant cell volume methods are less perturbing than variable volumes, b Possibility of ligand release by organisms, c Possibility of interactions with the indicator (ligand with suitable absorbance or fluorescence properties added into the test solution in spectro-metric methods), d Possibility of contamination of very dilute media by ISE membranes (redrawn from Buffle, 1988).

Nakajima et al. referred to membrane emulsification as a method to make functional ethanol-in-oil-in-water (e/o/w) emulsions. These e/o/w emulsions are suitable to encapsulate functional components that have a low water and oil solubility... 

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