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ladan mz
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enzyme

Post by ladan mz »

hi
i have a project about enzyme & i need to know which amino acide has most frequecy in enzymes generally?
thanx
ladan
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donnahardy2
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Re: enzyme

Post by donnahardy2 »

Hi Ladan,

There are so many different types of enzymes and I'm not sure if the amino acid frequency is different for enzymes compared to proteins in general:

http://www.tiem.utk.edu/bioed/webmodules/aminoacid.htm

http://mbe.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/conte ... 19/10/1645

I am very curious about your project. Why do you need this information? Are you studying mutations?

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ladan mz
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Project Question: enzyms
Project Due Date: till may2010
Project Status: I am conducting my research

Re: enzyme

Post by ladan mz »

hi donna
I'm so garateful for all your help.these are whatever i need.
ladan [last name removed by moderator]
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donnahardy2
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Re: enzyme

Post by donnahardy2 »

Hi Ladan

You should not use your real last name on the science buddies website for security reasons. However, thanks for letting me know about your project. One of my areas of expertise is in purification of proteins, so I might be able to give you some advice on your project. With a science fair project, you will need to do a controlled experiment or series of experiments on your topic. Is there are particular enzyme you are interested in studying? What type of experiment are you thinking about doing?

Donna Hardy
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