List of articles in "Protein" category - Page 1254

Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) now known as B-type natriuretic peptide or Ventricular Natriuretic Peptide (still BNP) is a 32-amino acid polypeptide secreted by the ventricles of the heart in response […]

Miraculin is a natural sugar substitute a glycoprotein extracted from the fruit of Synsepalum dulcificum. The berry which contains active polyphenols was first documented by explorer Chevalier des Marchais who […]

Akt also known as Protein Kinase B (PKB) is a serine/threonine-specific protein kinase that plays a key role in multiple cellular processes such as glucose metabolism apoptosis cell proliferation transcription […]

Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule (NCAM also the cluster of differentiation CD56) is a homophilic binding glycoprotein expressed on the surface of neurons glia skeletal muscle and natural killer cells. NCAM […]

Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) or sex steroid-binding globulin (SSBG) is a glycoprotein that binds to sex hormones to be specific androgens and estrogens. Other steroid hormones such as progesterone cortisol […]

EcoRI (pronounced eco R one) is an endonuclease enzyme isolated from strains of E. coli and is part of the restriction modification system.In molecular biology it is used as a […]

Cathepsins (Ancient Greek kata- down and hepsein boil; abbreviated CTS) are proteases (enzymes that degrades proteins) found in all animals as well as other organisms. There are approximately a dozen […]

Tau proteins (or τ proteins after the Greek letter by that name) are proteins that stabilize microtubules. They are abundant in neurons of the central nervous system and are less […]

DNA glycosylases are a family of enzymes involved in base excision repair classified under EC number EC 3.2.2. Base excision repair is the mechanism by which damaged bases in DNA […]

Streptavidin /ˌstrɛpˈtævədən/ is a 52.8 kDa protein purified from the bacterium Streptomyces avidinii. Streptavidin homo-tetramers have an extraordinarily high affinity for biotin (also known as vitamin B7 or vitamin H). […]