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2017

Peptides

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2-D Electrophoresis Modeling Of Multienzyme Cutting Of Polypeptides, Howard Mayes Oct 2017

2-D Electrophoresis Modeling Of Multienzyme Cutting Of Polypeptides, Howard Mayes

Theses

2-Dimensional Electrophoresis is one of the tools in the identification of proteins by molecular weight and pH. The display of molecular weight allows the researcher to quickly identify whether a specific protein or peptide string is in the sample. The pH measurement allows even better resolution between different species in the sample. The MultiEnzyme ElectroPhoresis (MEEP) program tries to model that by providing a graph that displays separated protein strings by both molecular weight and pH. The ability to cleave the protein with 43 different enzyme variations allows the researcher to analyze appropriate enzymes to isolate a protein subsequence before …


Ligand Binding Studies Of A Peptide Targeting Helix 69 Of 23s Rrna In Bacterial Ribosomes, Hyosuk Seo Jan 2017

Ligand Binding Studies Of A Peptide Targeting Helix 69 Of 23s Rrna In Bacterial Ribosomes, Hyosuk Seo

Wayne State University Dissertations

In the development of finding a peptide targeting H69 of 23S rRNA in bacterial ribosomes, phage display was employed at pH 5.5, a buffer condition previously reported of H69 preferring a closed conformation. After sequencing, several peptides were chosen through sequence alignment, followed by preparation using solid-phase peptide synthesis. The peptides were characterized using MALDI-TOF and purified with HPLC. A truncated peptide TARHIY was selected from FID assay. Through binding studies using ESI-MS, SPR, BLItz, and NMR, the binding properties of the peptide to H69 were determined, such as binding affinity, stoichiometry, and interaction site. The peptide exhibited moderate binding …