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Protein Structure, Unfolding, and Misfolding

Jan

Denaturation involves protein unfolding, i.e., disruption of higher orders of protein structure, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure (if present), the primary structure remains intact.

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Tags: Alzheimer disease, Denaturation, Primary structure, Prions diseases, Quaternary structure, Secondary structure, Tertiary structure,

Tay-Sachs disease- a case based discussion

Feb

Posted in: Case studies , Case studies , Chemistry of Biomolecules , Chemistry of Lipids , Clinical Case discussions , Learning resources , Library ,

Tags: Adult/Late-Onset TSD, Ganglioside GM3, Infantile TSD, Juvenile TSD, Sandhoff disease, ß-Hexosaminidase, Tay Sach's disease,

Case study- Gaucher disease

Jan

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Tags: Ashkenazi Jews, Case study, Cerebroside, Gaucher cells, Gaucher disease, Glucocerebroside, Lysosomal storage disease, multisystem lipidosis, β- Glucocerebrosidase,