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The conformational plasticity supported by mobile regions within native proteins, partially denatured protein states such as molten globules, and natively unfolded proteins underlies many of the conformational (protein misfolding) diseases (Carrell and Lomas, 1997 Dobson et al., 2001). Many of these diseases involve amyloid fibril formation, as in amyloidosis from mutant human lysozymes, neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson s and Alzheimer s due to the hbrillogenic propensities of a -synuclein and tau, and the prion encephalopathies such as scrapie, BSE, and new variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD) where amyloid fibril formation is triggered by exposure to the amyloid form of the prion protein. In addition, aggregation of serine protease inhibitors such as a j-antitrypsin is responsible for diseases such as emphysema and cirrhosis. 

Fig. 2. Classes of structural models of amyloid-like fibrils. The Refolding models propose that a native protein (circle) partially or completely unfolds to attain a new fold (rectangle) in the fibril (stack of rectangles). In contrast, the Gain-of-Interaction models propose that only part of the native protein changes and takes on a new structure in the fibril. The remainder of the protein (partial circle) retains its native structure. The Natively Disordered models begin with disordered proteins or protein fragments, and these become ordered in the fibril. PolyQ refers to polyglutamine.

What is obtained by performing such experiments across an appropriate temperature range is the precise measurement of the coefficient of thermal expansion for protein partial specific volumes that may be detected at concentrations... 

For the SAXS studies a CBH II sample was prepared by affinity chromatography from r. reesei QM 9414 to give the enzyme in a homogeneous form 27. In SDS-PAGE the protein had a size of 58 kDa and the isoelectric point was 4.9. Glycosy-lation was estimated as 8 to 18 % 36. The molar absorptivity at 280 nm was 75 000 M xm To obtain the core protein partial proteolytic hydrolysis with papain was per-... 

In terms of sensitivity, the detection limits on the microarray slide using the tw o-color system approached 0.1 ng/mL for antigen arrays and 1 ng/mL for antibody arrays. Both were able to measure specific proteins in mixtures at 1 part per million in total protein (partial concentration). 

The overwhelming majority of foods contain amino acids, either in the free form (e.g., fruit juice) or in the form of protein (partially hydrolyzed or intact). Proteins are polymers, and their monomeric units are amino acids. Predominantly, proteins are comprised of 20 amino acids (see Fig. 1). In addition, some structural proteins contain large amounts of hydroxyproline (e.g., collagen). Far less abundant is the amino acid hydroxy lysine. The principal sources of dietary amino acids for humans are proteins, which are enzymatically digested to liberate their constituent amino acids. 

Enzyme-Hydrolyzed (Source) Protein Partially Hydrolyzed (Source) Protein (Source) Peptone Enzyme-Modified (Source) Protein Partial Enzymatic Digest of (Source) Protein Partial Acid Digest of (Source) Protein... 

Figure 2-4 Gel filtration of excluded, partially included, and fully included proteins. (Partially included,...

A. Genetic Selections Heat-Shock Proteins Partially Replacing SecB. . 180... 

In this paper, the various factors that affect its behavior, such as the size of a cosolvent molecule, the nonideality of water + cosolvent mixture, and the interactions between water and cosolvent with the protein, will be analyzed from a theoretical point of view. Experimental data regarding the preferential binding parameter and the protein partial molar volume at its infinite dilution will be used. The emphasis wiU be on urea as cosolvent. 

The protein partially surrounded by detergent molecules can be used as the starting material for crystallization. Bringing a protein-detergent micelle into a three-dimensional crystalline lattice requires consideration of its hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties. In principle, there are two possible ways of arranging membrane proteins into a three-dimensional crystal, as shown by the cross-sectional views of the so-called type-I and type-II crystals in Fig. 6. 

Analytic expressions for the protein osmotic pressure were needed to test the applicability of uniform wall flux theory. Vilker s data (3) at pH 7.4 were used for BSA, interpolated over our range of interest and converted to our concentration units (g/1 of olutlon) by using a protein partial specific volume of... 

At frequencies below 63 Hz, the double-layer capacitance began to dominate the overall impedance of the membrane electrode. The electric potential profile of a bilayer membrane consists of a hydrocarbon core layer and an electrical double layer (49). The dipolar potential, which originates from the lipid bilayer head-group zone and the incorporated protein, partially controls transmembrane ion transport. The model equivalent circuit presented here accounts for the response as a function of frequency of both the hydrocarbon core layer and the double layer at the membrane-water interface. The value of Cdl from the best curve fit for the membrane-coated electrode is lower than that for the bare PtO interface. For the membrane-coated electrode, the model gives a polarization resistance, of 80 kfl compared with 5 kfl for the bare PtO electrode. Formation of the lipid membrane creates a dipolar potential at the interface that results in higher Rdl. The incorporated rhodopsin may also extend the double layer, which makes the layer more diffuse and, therefore, decreases C. ... 

Tabie 4 1 Examples of protein partial specific volumes ... 

A correlation between content of hydrophobic amino acids and surface activity of five different food proteins partially hydrolyzed with 0.1% pepsin has been reported (58), but exceptions were noted. Protein hydrolysates exhibiting large surface absorption were correlated with large foam stability and a large external hydrophobic region. It was concluded that protein hydrolysates with large surface hydrophobic regions adsorbed more readily at interfaces and rates of surface desorption were lower. However, secondary structures, as measured by optical rotatory dispersion and infrared spectra, and the content of the total hydrophobic amino acids in the protein hydrolysates showed no correlation with their foam stabilities (58). 

However the degree in which this occurs depends on a nmnber of factors as cell and tissue type, concentration of 5-HT,x receptors and Gj proteins, the agonist concentration in the receptor compartment, the abundance of the different isoforms of adenylylcyclase in the cell and the presence and activation state of other types of G proteins. Partial agonists couple to Gj subunits with a lower efficacy than full agonists [10]. 

Srisailam S, Kumar TK, Rajalingam D, Kathir KM, Sheu HS, Jan FJ, Chao PC, Yu C (2003) Amyloid-like fibril formation in an all beta-barrel protein. Partially structured intermediate state(s) is a precursor fa-... 

Bartolone, J. B. Birge, R. B. Sparks, K. Cohen, S. D. Khairallah, E. A. Immunochranical andysis of acetaminophen Covalent binding to proteins partial characterization of the major acetaminophen-binding liver proteins. Biochem. Pharmacol., 37 4763-74. 1988. 

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