A few amino acids are post-translationally removed from the C-terminal end of the b-lactamase enzyme from B. imaginarium (i.e. – after translation and release from the ribosome, a protease chews off a few amino acids). The purified wildtype enzyme is 327 amino acids in length and the sequence of its […]

Students will be required to complete a written assignment on the following topic: Choose two different body systems that have been covered so far in this module (please use respiratory and integumentary systems) and, within each system, compare and contrast three disease states, with a view to recognising and managing […]

A married couple wishes to have a child; however, the 32 year old mother knows that she is a carrier for Huntington’s disease (HD). Feeling that risking their baby’s health would be irresponsible; the couple decides to use in vitro fertilization to fertilize several of the wife’s eggs. Several eggs […]

Discuss what you would require to know to answer the following question: of all proteins that exist on earth at this time, what fraction of them have a known structure? Take into consideration that many proteins in an organism are splice variants and that mutations of the wild type can […]