Histidine

The protein insulin is unique in many ways. Insulin is considered to be a hormone and also a protein. The word insulin is derived from Latin origins. Insulin was the first protein to have its sequence determined, and this was discovered by Frederick Sanger. Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin determined the spatical conformation soon after (Warburg, 2015). It is very important to understand how proteins work because they are essential to our health. Without proteins our bodies would not be able to form…

6 ingredients for a healthy lifestyle Is your nutrition healing or harming you? The quest for healthy living is not a sprint but a marathon. It takes a learning curve that begins with setting the tone on the right foundation. 6 building blocks make this foundation. This is a fact backed by centuries of research done in the field of medicine and nutrition. When you become familiar with the functions of these building blocks within the human body, it provides you with the framework to make…

fresh state and eaten in fruit salads. Jackfruit is relatively small in calories and fat and a great source of Vitamin A (Crane et al., 2005) The jackfruit consists of ellagic acid, free sugar (sucrose), fatty acids, and amino acids like arginine, histidine, cystine, leucine, metheonine, lysine, tryptophan, theonine, and others nutritional composition (Pavanasasivam and Sultanbawa 1973). On the other hand, Jackfruit seeds are loaded in protein, it is also loaded of vitamin B6 and vitamin B1 (…

Coordination complex A coordination compound is the result of the reaction of lewis acid and lewis base in which neutral molecules called ligands make coordinate covalent bond with middle metal atom. Ligands have one electron pair to donate to a metal atom and are called complex agents. • Metal atoms are Lewis acids because they can accept pairs of electrons from Lewis bases. • Within a ligand, the atom that is directly bonded to the metal atom/ion is called the donor atom. • A coordinate…

an enzyme. The choice of the suitable group for the activated PEG derivative is based on the type of available reactive group on the molecule, to which PEG will be conjugated. For proteins, typical reactive amino acids include lysine, cysteine, histidine, arginine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, threonine, tyrosine as well as N-terminal amino acid group and the C-terminal carboxylic acid. Among them, lysine and N-terminal amino acid groups are the most used for the protein PEGylation…

The detrimental health affects caused by smoking tobacco have long been known in our society. Tobacco smoke is composed of a complex, chemical mixture of roughly 60 known carcinogens (Alexandrov, et al., 2016). Smoking tobacco and exposure to other carcinogens increases human risk for cancer significantly by enhancing DNA mutation rates. Different carcinogens cause slightly different types of DNA damage in humans that eventually lead to cancer (Ehrenberg, 2016). These unique patterns of…

Beta Alanine Beta Alanine is a dietary supplement that is designed to mimic the action of the non-essential amino acid alanine that is produced naturally in the healthy body. The body to produce proteins uses amino acids. The body uses alanine to convert sugar to energy and eliminate toxins from the body. Beta alanine is the manufactured nutritional performance supplement that helps the body produce more energy and eliminate fatigue experienced by athletes. This synthetic form of amino acid is…

associated commonly with red haired people viz., R160W, R151C, & D294H. The abbreviated names mean common amino acid types were found in positions 160 151, & 294 in proteins are arginine (R), cysteine (C), arginine & aspartic acid (D), while amino acids histidine (H) & tryptophan (W), were found in the redheads (Catherine A Guenther, 2016). Many rare polymorphisms of amino acid are there in MC1R genes, some may be linked to red hair. Surveys of genetic variations in genomes…

1. Given the following amino acids, explain where they would be found in the tertiary structure of a protein and WHY (lack of explanation/incorrect explanations will NOT receive full credit; assume living system of pH = 7.4). Arg Phe Pro Glu His Ala Tyr Val Cys Arginine: This is a charged amino acid that is extremely hydrophilic. It is hydrophilic because while it has an aliphatic side chain that is hydrophobic, it also has two groups where a positive charge resonates between the two…

Cell penetrating peptides are proteins or peptides that typically consist of 5-30 amino acids. These peptides are unique in that they are able to cross cell membranes and other barriers throughout the body such as the blood brain barrier, intestinal and nasal mucosa, and even skin. Using CPPs, scientists are now able to explore their potential as a means of transporting cargo into cells and across bio barriers. With their ease of preparation and generally nontoxic nature, CPPs have gained a…