Proteins Lab Flashcards
Identify the protein accdg to composition
yield only amino acids upon hydrolysis
simple proteins
Identify the protein accdg to composition
yield simple proteins and non-protein substances upon hydrolysis
conjugated proteins
Identify the protein accdg to solubility
soluble in water and dilute aqueous solutions
albumins (in plasma)
Identify the protein accdg to solubility
soluble in dilute salt solutions but are insoluble or sparingly soluble in water
globulins (in serum)
Identify the protein accdg to solubility
soluble in dilute solutions of acids and bases and insoluble in neutral solvents
glutelins
Identify the protein accdg to solubility
soluble in 50-90% of alcohol and insoluble in water, neutral solvents, or absolute alcohol
prolamins (stores protein in plants)
Identify the protein accdg to solubility
albumin-like that is insoluble in most ordinary solvents
albuminoids
what do you call the process resulting to a loss of 3D structure sufficient to render a protein functionless?
denaturation
two types of protein denaturation?
- Irreversible denaturation
- Reversible denaturation
two types of protein hydrolysis?
- complete hydrolysis
- incomplete/partial hydrolysis
Identify the protein hydrolysis type
uses a strong acid/base + high temperature and yields amino acids?
complete hydrolysis
Identify the protein hydrolysis type
uses enzymes called protease and yields a mixture of amino acids and oligopeptides
incomplete/partial hydrolysis
what is the most commonly used reagent for acid hydrolysis?
6M HCl
in acid hydrolysis, which of the amino acids are partially desctructed?
cys & tyr
in acid hydrolysis, which of the amino acids are completely destructed?
trp
in acid hydrolysis, which of the amino acids are incompletely liberated?
val & ile
in acid hydrolysis, which of the amino acids are racemized and destructed?
ser & thr
in acid hydrolysis, which of the amino acids are converted to acidic amino acids?
asn & gln
converted to asp & glu
what reagents are used in basic hydrolysis?
acid & base hydrolysis are under complete hehe
NaOH or KOH
in basic hydrolysis, which of the amino acids are not destroyed?
trp
in basic hydrolysis, which of the amino acids are destroyed?
arg, asn, gln, ser
RN QS
in partial hydrolysis, what do you need to facilitate the hydrolysis of peptide bonds?
catalysts
which are enzymes
what do you call the type of hydrolysis that requires the presence of proteolytic enzymes that results to either partial or selective hydrolysis of polypeptide to yield a mixture of peptide fragments?
enzymatic hydrolysis
what do you call the enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds at specific sites?
proteases
or peptidases
What are the 3 exopeptidases?
- Carboxypeptidase A
- Carboxypeptidase B
- Aminopeptidase
3 Endopeptidases?
- Trypsin
- Chymotrypsin
- Papain
What exopeptidase cleaves C-terminal residues except R, K, and P?
cleaves or catalyzes hydrolysis
Carboxypeptidase A
What exopeptidase cleave C-terminal residues of R or K?
cleaves or catalyzes hydrolysis
Carboxypeptidase B
what exopeptidase cleaves most N-terminal ends except when P is the next residue?
cleaves or catalyzes hydrolysis
Aminopeptidase
what endopeptidase cleaves at the C-side of R & K?
cleaves or catalyzes hydrolysis
Trypsin
What endopeptidase cleaves at the C-side of F, Y, and W?
cleaves or catalyzes hydrolysis
Chymotrypsin
What endopeptidase cleaves the C-side of hydrophobic groups or aromatic R-groups?
cleaves or catalyzes hydrolysis
Papain
What do you call the procedure in which the pH of a protein mixtreure is adjusted to the pI of the protein to be isolated to selectively minimize its solubility?
Isoelectric precipitation
Proteins are soluble at ____ salt concentration
high or low
low