Curren'S Math For Meds: Dosages & Sol
Curren'S Math For Meds: Dosages & Sol
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ISBN: 9781305143531
Author: CURREN
Publisher: Cengage
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A biochemist discovers and purifies a new enzyme, generating the purification table below.
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Total protein (mg)Activity (units)
1. Crude extract
20,000
4,000,000
2. Precipitation (salt)
5,000
3,000,000
3. Precipitation (pH)
4,000
1,000,000
4. lon-exchange chromatography
200
800,000
5. Affinity chromatography
50
750,000
6. Size-exclusion chromatography
45
675,000
(a) From the information given in the table, calculate the specific activity of the enzyme after
each purification procedure.
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Transcribed Image Text:A biochemist discovers and purifies a new enzyme, generating the purification table below. Procedure Total protein (mg)Activity (units) 1. Crude extract 20,000 4,000,000 2. Precipitation (salt) 5,000 3,000,000 3. Precipitation (pH) 4,000 1,000,000 4. lon-exchange chromatography 200 800,000 5. Affinity chromatography 50 750,000 6. Size-exclusion chromatography 45 675,000 (a) From the information given in the table, calculate the specific activity of the enzyme after each purification procedure.
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