Experiment 4 Flashcards
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Is the unfolding of complex secondary tertiary and quaternary structure of proteins
Denaturation
Is the unfolding of native proteins into randomly called biologically inactive form
Denaturation
Denaturation is a _______ process
Reversible
Unfolded molecule will ____ to its native form when the condition becomes _____
Return, favorable
Other name for renaturation
Refolding
Annealing
Renders the protein insoluble at isoelectric point causing it to precipitate
Flocculation
Is a simple clamping together of dispersed chains of denatured protein
Flocculation
The clam change become matte together in a mass which is insoluble
Coagulation
What are the denaturing agents
Sodium dodecyl sulfate
Urea Guanadium hydrochloride
B-mercaptoethanol
Is a denaturing agents which disrupts hydrophobic interaction and H bonding
Sodium dodecyl sulfate
A denaturing agent that disrupts hydrophobic and electrostatic interaction and H bonding
Urea guanidium hydrochloride
A denaturing agent that disrupts hydrophobic interactions if detergent is charged it can disrupt electrostatic interaction
B-mercaptoethanol
Denaturing agents that disrupts disulfide bridges and electrostatic interactions
Heavy metal ions
A denaturing agents that disrupt H bonding
Alcohol
Denaturing agent that disrupt H bonding and electrostatic interaction
Acid or bases
A denaturing agent that combines with positively charged proteins and disrupt electrostatic interaction
Alkaloidal reagent
What are the denaturing processes
Heat
Mechanical disruption
Drastic pH change
In precipitation reaction what is the result of concentrated sulfuric acid H2SO4
No formation of precipitate
In precipitation reaction what is the result of concentrated hydrochloric acid HCl
Formation of white precipitate
In precipitation reaction what is the result of concentrated nitric acid HNO3
Formation of yellow precipitate
In precipitation reaction what is the result of potassium hydroxide and glacial HAc
Colorless
In precipitation reaction what is the result of heller’s test
Yellow ring, due to the nitrition of benzene ring of the amino acid present in the protein albumin.
In precipitation reaction what is the result of robert’s test
White ring or white precipitate
In precipitation by metallic salts what is the result of silver nitrate AgNO3
White precipitate