BIOL 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Aequorea Victoria, Electron Density, Crystallography
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Lecture 19 - proteins structure, function & separation. Some proteins have very interesting properties: gfp (green uorescent protein) comes from the jelly sh aequorea victoria. Gives off speci c wavelength of green light if you shine blue light on it due to unique structure -> barrel structure. By analyzing de ection pattern we can understand structure of protein: inferring the shape of a rock by examining its ripple pattern . Electron density maps provide a skeleton upon which one can build a model: by recording the electron density maps structural biologists can begin to build models by. Gives rise to a structural model that represents structural model of the molecule that was bombarded with energy beams. Structural characterization links primary sequence to protein topology: structure and function are not always revealed from primary sequence, by determining protein structure we can better understand how proteins carry out their respective functions.
