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You know the molecular weight of the monomeric Enc protein; however you would like to get an idea of what the pI of the protein is. From the following options, what is the best way to estimate that?

[ ] SDS-PAGE

[ ] Size-exclusion chromatography

[ ] 2-D gel electrophoresis

[ ] "Salt out"

Protein analysis: You are attempting to separate a 60-subunit protein, Enc, from a mixture of other proteins. Each monomer has a molecular weight of 29 kDa. At pH 7.0, the protein has a net charge of -12. Which of the following options is the best way to purify this protein?

[ ] “Salt out” via ammonium sulfate precipitation and ion exchange chromatography

[ ] Ion exchange chromatography and size-exclusion chromatography

[ ] SDS-PAGE and affinity chromatography

[ ] “Salt out” via ammonium sulfate precipitation and affinity chromatography

I have two purified samples of the enzyme PKA (Protein Kinase A). One sample is treated with cAMP (cyclic AMP), while the other other is not. The cAMP-treated sample shows 2 bands on a non-denaturing PAGE, whereas the untreated sample shows only 1 band. What is the best explanation for this result?

[ ] PKA is activated by cAMP. The active enzyme would show more bands.

[ ] PAGE causes denaturation of the PKA.

[ ] cAMP unfolds PKA.

[ ] cAMP dissociates the regulatory and catalytic subunits of PKA.

You have some protein sample and you want to quantify it using a spectrophotometer. You take a small sample of protein and put it in a quartz cuvette, take a wavelength scan, and observe absorbance intensity at 280 nm. Which of the following is likely to make it so that you can analyze protein using a spectrophotometer?

[ ] Very concentrated protein sample

[ ] Proteins are composed of chiral molecules

[ ] The number of Trp and Tyr residues found in the amino acid sequence

[ ] All of the above

Explanation / Answer


[ ] 2-D gel electrophoresis
2
-dimensional gel electrophoresis, shorten as two-D electrophoresis, is a form of gel electrophoresis which is used for analyzation of proteins.

[ ] “Salt out” via ammonium sulfate precipitation and ion exchange chromatography
purification of protein is a steps of processes to isolate few or a one proteins from a mixture, usually tissues,cells  or whole organisms.


[ ] PKA is activated by cAMP. The active enzyme would show more bands.
[ ] PAGE causes denaturation of the PKA.

[ ] The number of Trp and Tyr residues found in the amino acid sequence