This document provides information on proteins including their structure, types, and purification techniques. It begins with definitions of proteins and amino acids. It then describes the primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary levels of protein structure. The document outlines different classifications of amino acids and discusses essential aspects. Finally, it details several common protein purification techniques such as ammonium sulfate precipitation, dialysis, gel filtration chromatography, ion exchange chromatography, and affinity chromatography.
The central dogma of molecular biology, the basic structure of nucleic acids, Genetic code, 4 levels of protein structure, Revision question with answers
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This slide show is about overview of building blocks of life i.e. amino acids. It is describes physical, chemical properties, classification, biological functions, modified products of amino acids and biosynthesis of amino acids.
This slide show is about overview of building blocks of life i.e. amino acids. It is describes physical, chemical properties, classification, biological functions, modified products of amino acids and biosynthesis of amino acids.
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Proteins are the most abundant organic molecules of the living system.
They occur in every part of the cell and constitute about 50% of the cellular dry weight.
Proteins form the fundamental basis of structure and function of life.
Amino acids are the monomers that make up proteins
Proteins are naturally occurring polymers made up of amino acids and linked together by peptide bonds.
Proteins are the most abundant organic molecules in the living system.
The term "protein" is derived from the Greek word proteios, meaning holding the first place.
These are nitrogenous organic compounds that have large molecules weight of one or more long chains of amino acids.
Proteins are made from 20 ɑ-amino acids. (chains of amino acids)
A single unit of amino acid is known as a monomer. When many monomers combine together, they form polymers.
This presentation the chemical structure of natural amino acids. It also classifies amino acids according to several criteria e.g., structure (aliphatic, aromatic, and heterocyclic amino acids), reaction (Neutral, acidic and basic amino acids), polarity (polar and nonpolar amino acids), and metabolic fate ( glucogenic, ketogenic and glucoketogenic amino acids)
a) Definition, classification, structure, stereochemistry and reactions of amino acids;
b) Classification of proteins on the basis of solubility and shape, structure, and biological functions. Primary structure - determination of amino acid sequences of proteins, the peptide bond, Ramachandran plot.
c) Secondary structure - weak interactions involved - alpha helix and beta sheet and beta turns structure, Pauling and Corey model for fibrous proteins, Collagen triple helix, and super secondary structures - helix-loop-helix.
d) Tertiary structure - alpha and beta domains. Quaternary structure - structure of haemoglobin, Solid state synthesis of peptides, Protein-Protein interactions, Concept of chaperones.
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Slide 1: Title Slide
Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Slide 2: Introduction to Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Definition: Extrachromosomal inheritance refers to the transmission of genetic material that is not found within the nucleus.
Key Components: Involves genes located in mitochondria, chloroplasts, and plasmids.
Slide 3: Mitochondrial Inheritance
Mitochondria: Organelles responsible for energy production.
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in mitochondria.
Inheritance Pattern: Maternally inherited, meaning it is passed from mothers to all their offspring.
Diseases: Examples include Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and mitochondrial myopathy.
Slide 4: Chloroplast Inheritance
Chloroplasts: Organelles responsible for photosynthesis in plants.
Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in chloroplasts.
Inheritance Pattern: Often maternally inherited in most plants, but can vary in some species.
Examples: Variegation in plants, where leaf color patterns are determined by chloroplast DNA.
Slide 5: Plasmid Inheritance
Plasmids: Small, circular DNA molecules found in bacteria and some eukaryotes.
Features: Can carry antibiotic resistance genes and can be transferred between cells through processes like conjugation.
Significance: Important in biotechnology for gene cloning and genetic engineering.
Slide 6: Mechanisms of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Non-Mendelian Patterns: Do not follow Mendel’s laws of inheritance.
Cytoplasmic Segregation: During cell division, organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts are randomly distributed to daughter cells.
Heteroplasmy: Presence of more than one type of organellar genome within a cell, leading to variation in expression.
Slide 7: Examples of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Four O’clock Plant (Mirabilis jalapa): Shows variegated leaves due to different cpDNA in leaf cells.
Petite Mutants in Yeast: Result from mutations in mitochondrial DNA affecting respiration.
Slide 8: Importance of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Evolution: Provides insight into the evolution of eukaryotic cells.
Medicine: Understanding mitochondrial inheritance helps in diagnosing and treating mitochondrial diseases.
Agriculture: Chloroplast inheritance can be used in plant breeding and genetic modification.
Slide 9: Recent Research and Advances
Gene Editing: Techniques like CRISPR-Cas9 are being used to edit mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA.
Therapies: Development of mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) for preventing mitochondrial diseases.
Slide 10: Conclusion
Summary: Extrachromosomal inheritance involves the transmission of genetic material outside the nucleus and plays a crucial role in genetics, medicine, and biotechnology.
Future Directions: Continued research and technological advancements hold promise for new treatments and applications.
Slide 11: Questions and Discussion
Invite Audience: Open the floor for any questions or further discussion on the topic.
Introduction:
RNA interference (RNAi) or Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing (PTGS) is an important biological process for modulating eukaryotic gene expression.
It is highly conserved process of posttranscriptional gene silencing by which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) causes sequence-specific degradation of mRNA sequences.
dsRNA-induced gene silencing (RNAi) is reported in a wide range of eukaryotes ranging from worms, insects, mammals and plants.
This process mediates resistance to both endogenous parasitic and exogenous pathogenic nucleic acids, and regulates the expression of protein-coding genes.
What are small ncRNAs?
micro RNA (miRNA)
short interfering RNA (siRNA)
Properties of small non-coding RNA:
Involved in silencing mRNA transcripts.
Called “small” because they are usually only about 21-24 nucleotides long.
Synthesized by first cutting up longer precursor sequences (like the 61nt one that Lee discovered).
Silence an mRNA by base pairing with some sequence on the mRNA.
Discovery of siRNA?
The first small RNA:
In 1993 Rosalind Lee (Victor Ambros lab) was studying a non- coding gene in C. elegans, lin-4, that was involved in silencing of another gene, lin-14, at the appropriate time in the
development of the worm C. elegans.
Two small transcripts of lin-4 (22nt and 61nt) were found to be complementary to a sequence in the 3' UTR of lin-14.
Because lin-4 encoded no protein, she deduced that it must be these transcripts that are causing the silencing by RNA-RNA interactions.
Types of RNAi ( non coding RNA)
MiRNA
Length (23-25 nt)
Trans acting
Binds with target MRNA in mismatch
Translation inhibition
Si RNA
Length 21 nt.
Cis acting
Bind with target Mrna in perfect complementary sequence
Piwi-RNA
Length ; 25 to 36 nt.
Expressed in Germ Cells
Regulates trnasposomes activity
MECHANISM OF RNAI:
First the double-stranded RNA teams up with a protein complex named Dicer, which cuts the long RNA into short pieces.
Then another protein complex called RISC (RNA-induced silencing complex) discards one of the two RNA strands.
The RISC-docked, single-stranded RNA then pairs with the homologous mRNA and destroys it.
THE RISC COMPLEX:
RISC is large(>500kD) RNA multi- protein Binding complex which triggers MRNA degradation in response to MRNA
Unwinding of double stranded Si RNA by ATP independent Helicase
Active component of RISC is Ago proteins( ENDONUCLEASE) which cleave target MRNA.
DICER: endonuclease (RNase Family III)
Argonaute: Central Component of the RNA-Induced Silencing Complex (RISC)
One strand of the dsRNA produced by Dicer is retained in the RISC complex in association with Argonaute
ARGONAUTE PROTEIN :
1.PAZ(PIWI/Argonaute/ Zwille)- Recognition of target MRNA
2.PIWI (p-element induced wimpy Testis)- breaks Phosphodiester bond of mRNA.)RNAse H activity.
MiRNA:
The Double-stranded RNAs are naturally produced in eukaryotic cells during development, and they have a key role in regulating gene expression .
A brief information about the SCOP protein database used in bioinformatics.
The Structural Classification of Proteins (SCOP) database is a comprehensive and authoritative resource for the structural and evolutionary relationships of proteins. It provides a detailed and curated classification of protein structures, grouping them into families, superfamilies, and folds based on their structural and sequence similarities.
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but are applicable to near-Earth observatories.
2. What is Protein??
Protein is a macro nutrient composed of
monomer form amino acids that is
necessary for the proper growth and
function of the human body.
Amino acids are small molecules that
contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and
nitrogen atoms; two also contain sulfur
atoms.
3. Each amino acid has 4 different groups
attatched to α- carbon ( which is Catom
next to COOH).These 4 groups are :
amino group, COOH group , Hydrogen
atom and side chain(R).
5. The two enantiomers of each amino acid are designated
by D, L system according to the D- and L-glyceraldehyde.
D: Dextrorotation;
L:Levorotation
•Only the L-amino acids have been found in proteins.
•(D-isomers have been found only in small peptides of bacteria cell
walls or in some peptide antibiotics).
6. Classification of Amino
Acids
Based on polarity
Nonpolar, aliphatic
amino acids
Polar, uncharged amino
acids
Aromatic amino acids
Acidic amino acids
Basic amino acids
11. Aromatic amino acids
Phe, Tyr and Trp.
Phe and Tyr: benzene rings.
Tryptophan: indole ring.
•The -OH group in Tyr is an important functional group
in proteins. (phosphorylation, hydrogen bond, etc),
polar
12. •They are jointly responsible for the light
absorption of proteins at 280 nm.
•Proteins in solution
absorb UV light with
absorbance
maximum at 280nm.
•Measuring
protein content
by photo
spectrometry.
14. Basic amino acids
Lys, Arg, and His.
R groups
Amino
Guanidino
Imidazole
Positive
charged R
groups at pH 7.0
15. Essential and non-essential amino acids
Essential amino acids (or indispensable amino
acids):
• Cannot be synthesized by the humans, must
be supplied in the diet
• 8: Phe, Val, Thr, Trp, Ile, Met, Leu, Lys
Semi-essential amino acids:
• 2: His and Arg
• Required by infants and growing children
16. Acid/base properties of AAs
Amino acid has both a basic amine group
and an acidic carboxylic acid group.
In neutral solution (pH 7.0), the amino
acid contains a negative charge and a
positive charge. It is called a zwitterion
(German for “hybrid ion”).
17. •AAs ionize to various states depending on
pH values.
• pI: there is a specific pH (designated
isoelectric point, pI)
at which an AA has equal positive and
negative charge (no net electric charge) .
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+
H+
+
H+
R—CH—
COOH
|NH
+
R—CH—
COO-
|NH
+
R—CH—
COO-
|
NH
-
H+
-
H+
A
+
A
0
A
-
3
pH<
pI
3
pH=
pI
2
pH>
pI
20. The peptide chain is directional.
Amino-terminal or N-terminal: the end having a free a-amino
group.
Carboxyl-terminal or C-terminal: the end having a free a-
carboxyl group.
By convention, the N-terminal is taken as the beginning of
the peptide chain,
• and put at the left (C-terminal at the right).
21. Polymers of amino acids
Peptides can be classified according to
how many amino acids they contain
Dipeptide: 2 amino acid residues,
Tripeptide: 3 residues, and so on
Oligopeptide: 12~20 residues
Polypeptide: many residues
22. Proteins have different levels of
organisation
Primary Structure
Secondary Structure
Tertiary Structure
Quaternary Structure
24. The primary structure of protein refers to
the sequence of amino acids present in
the polypeptide chain.
Amino acids are covalently linked
by peptide bonds or covalent
bonds.
Each component amino acid in a
polypeptide is called a"residue”
or “moiety”.
By convention the primary structure of
protein starts from the amino terminal
(N) end and ends in the carboxyl
Primary Structure
25. It is a local, regularly
occurring structure in
proteins and is mainly
formed through hydrogen
bonds between backbone
atoms.
Pauling &Corey studied
the secondary structures
and proposed 2
conformations
o αhelix
o βsheets.
Secondary Structure
26. Right handed spiral
structure.
Side chain extend outwards.
Stabilized by H bonding that
are arranged such that the
peptide Carbonyl oxygen
(nth residue) and amide
hydrogen(n+4 th residue).
Amino acids per turn – 3.6
Alpha helical segments,
are found in many
globular proteins like
myoglobin,troponin C.
27.
28.
29. o Formed when 2 ormore
polypeptides line up sideby
side.
o Individual polypeptide –
beta strand.
o Each beta strand is fully
extended.
o They are stabilized by
hydrogen bond between N-
H and carbonyl groups of
adjacent chains.
30. o Beta sheets come in two varieties
Antiparallel beta sheet – neighboring hydrogenbonded
polypeptide chains run inopposite direction.
Parallel beta sheet- hydrogen bonded chains extend in the same direction.
Theconnection between two antiparallel strands may be just a small
loop but the link between tandem parallel strands must be a
crossover connection that is outof the plane of the βsheet.
31.
32. The tertiary structure defines the specific overall 3-D shape
of the protein.
Tertiary structure is based on various types of interactions between
the side-chains of the peptide chain
33. In globular proteins
Tertiary interactions are frequently stabilized by
sequestration of hydrophobic amino acid
residues in the protein core.
Consequent enrichment of charged or
hydrophilic residues on
the protein's water-exposed surface.
In secreted proteins
disulfide bonds between cysteine residue helps to
maintain the protein's tertiary structure
36. H bonds are weak which
allows to be broken and
reformed easily.
Allows structural change
and produces
‘functional’molecules
37.
38. Close attraction of
non-polar Rgroups
through dispersion
forces.
They are non
attractive
interactions, but
results from the
inability of water to
form hydrogen
bonds with certain
side chains.
Very weak but
collective
39.
40. The quaternary protein structure involves
the clustering of several individual peptide
or protein chains into a final specificshape.
Avariety of bonding interactions including
hydrogen bonding, salt bridges, and disulfide
bonds hold the various chains into a particular
geometry.
Two kinds of quaternary structures: both aremulti-
subunit proteins.
Homodimer :association between identical
polypeptide chains.
Heterodimer:interactions between subunits of very
different structures.
The interactions within multi subunits are the same
as that found in tertiary andsecondary structures
41. o Haemoglobin is a globular
protein with 4 polypeptide
chains bonded
together. It therefore
has a quartenary
structure.
o There are 4haem groups
each contain iron.
o Each haem group can carry
one molecule of oxygen.
o The four polypeptide chain
consistsof
two alpha and two betachains.
42.
43. The basic aim in protein purification is to
isolate one particular protein of interest from
other contaminating proteins to study its
structure and function, increasing its stability
and large scale production
Protein Purification
Techniques
44. Protein Purification
• Purification of proteins is an essential first step
in understanding their function
• Proteins must be released from the cell to be
purified
• Based on the basic properties of proteins like
solubility, size, charge and binding affinity
45. General Steps in Protein Purification
Selection of a
protein source
Assay
of
Proteins
Homogenization
and
Solubilization
Stabilization
of Proteins
Detergent e.g.
Triton X
100
pH 7 and
temperature
below 25°C
Radioimmunoassa
y, ELISA, Western
Blotting
46. 1. Ammonium Sulfate Precipitation
• This technique exploits the fact that the
solubility of most proteins is lowered at high
salt concentrations
• The concentration of ammonium sulfate at
which a particular protein comes out of
solution and precipitates is different from
other proteins in the mixture
47. Ammonium sulfate is an inorganic salt with a high solubility
that disassociates into ammonium (NH4+) and sulfate (SO42−) in
aqueous solutions.
Ammonium sulfate is especially useful as a precipitant
because it is highly soluble, stabilizes protein structure, has a
relatively low density, is
readily available, and is relatively inexpensive.
48. Salting IN, Salting OUT
Protein solubility is
affected by ions. At low
ion concentrations
(<0.15 M), protein
solubility increases along
with ionic strength. Ions in
the solution shield protein
molecules from the charge
of other protein molecules
in what is known as
‘salting-in’. At a very high
ionic strength, protein
solubility decreases as
ionic strength increases in
the process known as
‘salting-out’. Thus, salting
out can be used to separate
49. 2. Dialysis
• A semipermeable membrane is used to remove
small molecules such as salts and ammonium
sulfate from a protein solution
• Based upon size of molecules
50.
51. 3. Gel Filtration Chromatography
• separate proteins according to their size. Also
termed as “sizeexclusionchromatography”
• A gel filtration column has beads with
channels running through them e.g. agarose
52.
53. • Smaller molecules
can freely enter the
internal solvent
space of the gel
bead
• Larger molecules are
too large to
penetrate the gel
pores and travel
between beads and
elute first
54.
55.
56. 4. Ion exchange chromatography
• separate proteins on basis of their over all
(net) charge
• Retention is based on electrostatic interaction
between solute ions and fixed ion charge on
the stationary phase
Cation
Exchange
Chromatograph
y
Anion
Exchange
Chromatograph
57. Anion exchange resins
(positive charge) separate
negatively charged
compounds
Cation exchange resins
(positive charge) separate
positively charged
compounds
58.
59.
60. Affinity
chromatography
Affinity chromatography is a method of separating biochemical
mixture based on a highly specific interaction between antigen
and antibody, enzyme and substrate, receptor and ligand, or
protein and nucleic acid
• Based upon molecular conformation
• Exploits the specific, high affinity
• Ligands function in a fashion similar to that of antigen-
antibody interactions
65. The ligand is immobilized onto a
solid support matrix
The crude extract is passed
through the column.
The target molecule for which
the ligand possesses affinity is
retained
All other material is eluted
The bound target protein is
eluted by alteration of the
mobile-phase conditions.
66. Proteins change their shape when exposed to different pH or
temperatures. The body strictly regulates pH and temperature to
prevent proteins such as enzymes from denaturing. Some
proteins can refold after denaturation while others cannot.
Chaperone proteins help some proteins fold into the correct
shape.
Protein Denaturation
67.
68. Module II : Carbohydrates: Structure, Function
69. Definition
Carbohydrates may be
defined as polyhydroxy
aldehydes or ketones or
compounds which produce
them on hydrolysis.
Formula = (C.H2O)n
70. Carbohydrates are organic molecules
found innature, constituting one of the
four major classes of biomolecules.
The other three are proteins, nucleic acids
andlipids.‐
Saccharides (saccharo is Greek for
―sugar)
87. Starc
h
Starches are carbohydrates in which 300 to
1000 glucose units join together. It is a
polysaccharide which plants use to store
energy for later use.
It is the reserve carbohydrate of plant
kingdom.
Sources: Potatoes, cereals (rice, wheat)
and other food grains.
Starch is composed of amylose and
88.
89.
90. Glycogen
The most common homopolymer in animal cells is
glycogen, the storage form of glucose.
It is thereserve carbohydrate inanimals.It is stored inliver
andmuscle.
About 5% ofweightof liveris madeupbyglycogen.
Excess carbohydratesaredeposited as glycogen.
91. Cellulo
se
Itismadeupofglucoseunits combinedwithbeta-1,4 linkages.
It hasastraightlinestructure,withno branchingpoints.
The multiple hydroxyl groups on the glucose from one
chain form hydrogen bonds with oxygen atoms on the
same or on a neighbor chain, holding the chains firmly
together side-by-side and forming microfibrils with
high tensile strength. This confers tensile strength in
cell walls where cellulose microfibrils are meshed into
a polysaccharide matrix.
Beta-1,4bridgesarehydrolyzedby theenzymecellobiase. But
97. What is Glycoprotein ?:
Glycoproteins are proteins that contain
oligosaccharide chains (glycans)
covalently attached to polypeptide side-
chains.
This process is known as glycosylation.
The carbohydrate is attached to the protein
during Post-translational modification.
In proteins that have segments extending
extracellularly, the extracellular segments are
often glycosylated.
Glycoproteins
98.
99. Glycoproteins and Proteoglycans
Glycoproteins
Proteins conjugated to
saccharides lacking a Protein >> carbohydrate
serial repeat unit
Proteoglycans
Proteins conjugated to
polysaccharides with
serial repeat units
Carbohydrate >> protein
100. 2 major classes:-
1) N-linkage (N -acetylglucosamine to asparagine)
2) O-linkage (N -acetylgalactosamine to serine)
N-glycosidic linkage(ie, N-linked), involving the amide nitrogen
of asparagine and N -acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc-Asn)
O-glycosidic linkage(ie, O-linked), involving the hydroxyl
side chain of serine or threonine and a sugar such as N -
acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc-Ser/Thr)
CLASSIFICATION OF
GLYCOPROTEINS:-
101.
102. The sequence is an Asn-X-Ser or Asn-X-Thr sequence, where X is any amino acid
except proline and the glycan may be composed of N-acetylgalactosamine,
galactose, N-acetylglucosamine, mannose, and other monosaccharides.
103. O-linked glycosylation is the attachment of a sugar molecule to
the oxygen atom of serine (Ser) or threonine (Thr) residues in a
protein.
O-glycosylation is a post-translational modification that occurs
after the protein has been synthesised.
In eukaryotes it occurs in the Golgi apparatus and occasionally
in the cytoplasm; in prokaryotes, it occurs in the cytoplasm.
104.
105.
106. Glycopeptide bonds
Type I
Type II Type III
N-Glycosyl linkage to Asn
O-Glycosyl linkage to Ser (Thr) O-Glycosyl linkage to 5-HOLys
O
H
OH H
H
CH2OH
H
OH
HN C CH2 CH COOH
O
H HN C CH3
NH2
O
O
H
OH
O
H
H
HNH
CH2OH
H
OH
CH2
NH2
CH COOH
Ser
C CH3
O
O
H
OH
O
H
H
OHH
CH2OH
H
OH
CH
CH2
CH2
CH2
NH2
CH COOHH2N
Glc
NAc
Asn
Glc
NAc
HOLysGlc
107. Functions Served by
Glycoproteins
Function Glycoproteins
Structural molecule Collagens
Lubricant and protective agent Mucins
Transport molecule Transferrin, ceruloplasmin
Immunologic molecule Immunoglobulins, histocompatibility
antigens
Hormone Chorionic gonadotropin,
thyroid- stimulating hormone
(TSH)
Enzyme Various, eg, alkaline phosphatase
Cell attachment-recognition site Various proteins involved in cell-cell
(eg, sperm-oocyte), virus-cell,
bacterium-cell, and hormone-cell
interactions
108. Antifreeze Certain plasma proteins of cold-water fish
Interact with specific carbohydrates Lectins, selectins (cell adhesion lectins),
antibodies
Receptor Various proteins involved in hormone and
drug action
Affect folding of certain proteins Calnexin, calreticulin
Regulation of development Notch and its analogs, key proteins in
development
Hemostasis (and thrombosis) Specific glycoproteins on the surface
membranes of platelets
109. Glycosaminoglycans / GAGS
10
9
o r Mucopolysaccharides
Are large complex of –ve charged (carboxy & sulfate
groups) heteropolysaccharide chain generally
associated with a small amount of protein -
proteoglycan.
Special ability to bind large amount of water producing
gel like matrix, that forms the bodies groundsubstance.
Unbranched, long repeating diasaccharide Contains
uronic acid & amino sugars.
112. • Contains D-Glucoronic acid +
Galactosamine.
• Most abundant GAG in body.
1. Chondroitin s u l f a t e
11
2
113. Widely distributed in bone, cartilage &tendons.
Function :
In cartilage, it binds collagen & hold fibers in a tight
strong network.
Role in Compressibility of cartilage in weight bearing
along with Hyaluronicacid.
2types of chondroitin sulfate:
Sulphated at C 4 or C 6 group.
11
3
114. 2. Hyaluronic acid
Contains D-Glucoronic acid +Glucosamine.
It is sulphate free GAG.
It is sulphate free GAG.
11
4
115. Ground substance of synovial fluid of joints, vitreous
humor of eyes and connective tissues,tendon.
Hyaluronidase is an enzyme that breaks β-1 –4 linkages.
Present in high concentration in testes, seminal fluid, & in
certain snake and insect venoms.
11
5
116. Functions of Hyaluronic acid
11
6
Serves as a lubricant and shock absorbant in joints.
Determines charge selectiveness of renal glomerulus.
Acts as seives in extracelluarmatrix.
Permits cell migration during morphogenesis & wound repair.
Hyaluronidase enzyme of semen degrades the gel aroundovum
& allows effective penetration of sperm into ovum.
117. 3. Heparin
• Contains D-Glucuronic acid +
Glucosamine
• it is the only intracellular GAG.
11
7
118. It is an anticoagulant (prevents blood clotting )
Found in granules of mast cells that line the arteries of
lung, liver, kidney, spleen.
Strongly acidic due to presence of more sulphategroup.
Heparin helps in the release of the enzyme lipoproteinlipase.
Helps to clear the lipidemia after fatty meal – also calledclearing
factor.
11
8
120. Found in cornea & tendon.
2types:
Keratan sulfate І –cornea
Keratan sulfate ІІ –skeletalmuscle
Function :
Maintains the corneal transparency.
12
0
121.
122. Heteropolysaccharide
12
2
• Agar :
Contains galactose , glucose & othersugars.
Cannot be digested by bacteria.
So used as supporting agent to culture bacterial
colonies.
Also as support medium of immuno
diffusion &immuno-electrophoresis.
• Agarose :
galactose & 3,6 anhydro galactose units
Used as matrix for electrophoresis.