Cofactor

and in muscle cells called myoglobin. Eating red meat, and beans is a good way for me to get more iron in my diet. Having too much iron in the diet can cause hemochromatosis which happens when too much iron builds up in the body. Magnesium is a cofactor in more than 300 enzyme systems that regulate different biochemical reactions in the body, including protein synthesis, muscle and nerve function, blood glucose control, and blood pressure regulation. If I ate more dark leafy greens and seeds…

roots of horseradish) is a member of a large family of enzymes known as peroxidases; hemoproteins that can catalyze one-electron oxidation of a substrate in the presence of peroxide. It is largely an alpha-helical protein which binds heme as a redox cofactor. The “heme nitrovinyl” group is specifically where nitrite modification of the heme macrocyle occurs in HRP, in the presence or absence of hydrogen peroxide. It’s regioselective at the 4-vinyl group leading to the formation of the heme…

On June 30th, 1926 Paul Berg was born and raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. In 1943, a year after the bombings of Pearl Harbor, he graduated from high school, enrolled to New York’s City College, and enlisted in the navy. Shortly after enlisting he would be called into active duty and spent the remainder of WWII as submarine chaser. After earning his doctorate degree he worked under Arthur Kornberg at Washington University, in St. Louis and would later move with Kornberg to…

The overall better test results of athletes compared to non-athletes can be explained with the activation of certain brain areas and better executive functioning because it is based on the amount of physical activity of the child (Davis et al., 2011). Strong executive functioning abilities results in making plans, handling and organizing tasks, while being flexible of switching flip-flopping between activities (Best & Miller, 2010 in Fredericks, 2012). It is hypothesized that this skill helps…

Hemophilia A.3 Clotting factor VIII functions by coagulating in damaged blood vessels to prevent excessive blood loss. If the protein is missing or its function disrupted by a mutation, it cannot participate in this clotting process. Factor VIII is a cofactor for factor IX that, in the presence of calcium ions and phospholipids, forms a complex that activates factor X, which is an enzyme that also helps clot blood by converting fibrinogen to fibrin. Factor VIII is produced in liver cells and…

There are thousands of diverse amylase and each has different optimal temperatures in which they complete their reaction faster and for this case the percentage used was 1% bacterial amylase and 3% Fungal was used. In order to find the optimal temperature we had to conduct an experiment on this two amylases. By observing the effect temperature has on the amylases we found the optimal temperature. As the temperature increases the reaction the amylase is undergoing increases therefore the…

presence of specific enzymes acting as motivators in the conversions of omega 3 and 6. Also converting into anti-inflammatory eicosanoids. Certain vitamins and minerals (co-factors) are required in the body to make the enzymes convert properly, cofactors supply the body…

LIM domains mediate protein-protein interactions and block DNA binding activity of the homeodomain. dLDB is the protein that is the cofactor for LIM-homeodomain binding to the LIM domains. During wing development, ap regulates its own activity by inducing the expression of the Beadex/dLMO gene. This gene encodes a LIM domain containing protein called dLMO. dLMO has sequences similar…

understand how the body is made up of so made different and ever-changing things but can function as a whole. In this paper I will explain how just one mineral can play a massive role in keeping your nerves, muscles and bones healthy. Magnesium is a cofactor in more than 300 enzyme systems that regulate varied biochemical reactions in the body, including protein synthesis, muscle and nerve function, blood glucose control, and blood pressure regulation. It’s crucial for energy production,…

Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) is a member of the Herpesviridae family, that causes two different infections: varicella and herpes zoster. This paper will include information on the history of Varicella Zoster Virus and how to treat it. Most people know varicella as chickenpox, which is a modified version of the previous term: chicken peas. It was previously called chicken peas because the red rash that appear resembles the vesicles of chickpeas (garbanzo beans) or chicken pecks. Red, itchy spots…