Chapter 5 Macromolecules and Molecular Genetics The key informational macromolecules in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are DNA, RNA, and protein. Molecular Genetics deals with the mechanisms by which the information in DNA is replicated, and by which it can be transcribed into rNa and translated into specific proteins
Virus have both an extracellular and an intracellular state. A virus is a submicroscopic particle containing nucleic acid surrounded by protein and occasionally containing other macromolecular components. In this extracellular state, the virus particle, also called the virion, is metabolically inert and does not carry out respiratory or biosynthetic
Definition PEM is manifested primarily by inadequate dietary intakes of protein and energy. PEM is almost always accompanied by deficiencies of other nutrient. PEM can be divided as primary PEM and secondary PEM
Virus a noncellular genetic element that enlists a cell for its own replication, it has an extracellular state. A virus particle containing nucleic acid surrounded by protein and other macromolecular components is called virion
Normal bovine milk contains about 3. 5% protein. The conce changes significantly during lactation, especially during the first ft post-partum(Figure 4. 1); the greatest change occurs in the whey fraction(Figure 4.2). The natural function of milk proteins is to supply
5 points/problem(20 points total) 1. Two hydrogels are prepared from two different candidate polymers for controlled release of a protein drug, interleukin-2(IL-2). The gels exhibit the same swelling ratio at equilibrium, but jel a (formed by cross-linked polymer A, repeat unit molecular weight Mo= 100 g/mole)has a molecular weight between cross-links of 3,000 g/mole, while gel B (formed from cross linked polymer B, Mo=95 g/mole) has a molecular weight between crosslinks of
molecular switches Proteins as motors in nanodevices Today. nano-and micro-particle drug carriers Reading D A Hammer and D.E. Discher, ' Synthetic cells- Self-assembling polymer membranes and bioadhesive colloids, Annu. Rev. Mater Res, 31, 387-404 (2001) Nano- and Micro-scale Drug Carriers and Detection Reagents Nano- to Micro-particle polymer-protein
