
Proteases in the blood - Biology Stack Exchange
Nov 7, 2015 · Also the proteases may have certain specificities but not others. Certain proteins may not contain the moieties that the enzymes need to bind and catalyze the reactions and …
Difference between Peptone, Peptide and Proteose
Mar 31, 2017 · Long, Confusing and Out-Dated Details. The terms peptone and proteose were first used in the late 19th century, which makes finding substantive definitions, well, difficult.
proteins - Why are prions in animal diets not destroyed by the ...
May 1, 2019 · Proteases have clefts, or subpockets, into which proteins fit, where the substrate (protein) gets cut. Infectious or pathogenic prions are resistant to proteases , because of their …
What is the function of cystine, cysteine, and cysteine protease?
Aug 28, 2017 · Cysteine proteases. Are a class of enzymes that degrade proteins, and utilise cysteine-residues as part of their catalytic mechanism. Cystine. Is, as you said, a cysteine …
molecular biology - Does sample buffer require EDTA for protein ...
Jan 8, 2015 · Both steps ensure that proteases are either inhibited or completely denaturated, which will both protect the sample. The only reason I can think of for using EDTA is that it can …
biochemistry - What is the process of degradation of proteins into ...
Feb 19, 2016 · $\begingroup$ In addition to proteasome and lysosome, soluble (non-organelle) proteases may become important, depending on circumstances. $\endgroup$ – nvja …
Why proteinase K doesn't degrade itself? - Biology Stack Exchange
Oct 7, 2014 · According to invitrogen proteinase K does undergo autolysis, but that some leftover fragments still have protease activity.
What happens to the enzymes produced by the digestive system?
$\begingroup$ Proteases, being themselves proteins, are cleaved by other protease molecules, sometimes of the same variety. $\endgroup$ – JM97 Commented Mar 11, 2017 at 16:24
How exactly is casein digested? - Biology Stack Exchange
Mar 31, 2018 · $\begingroup$ Thanks for the answer! The problem is that after a lot of hours of reading i was convinced that i will be able to digest very aged cheeses like parmesan because …
Why is pepsin able to operate at low pH? - Biology Stack Exchange
Jun 5, 2018 · Pepsin is a protease that operates in the acid pH of the stomach. Many proteins are denatured at low pH, and most enzymes — whether or not they denature — require a higher …