by Ricardo Wong Chi Ho. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-138). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgments --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / 論文摘要 --- p.iv / Table of Contents --- p.vi / List of Figures --- p.xi / List of Tables --- p.xiii / List of Abbreviations --- p.xiv / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Overview of Serine Protease Inhibitors --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Classification of Serine Protease Inhibitors --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Kunitz Type Serine Protease Inhibitors --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Bowman-Birk Type Serine Protease Inhibitors --- p.11 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Squash Type Serine Protease Inhibitors --- p.16 / Chapter 1.3 --- Role of Serine Protease Inhibitors in Plants --- p.20 / Chapter 1.4 --- Nutritional Fact of Serine Protease Inhibitors --- p.22 / Chapter 1.5 --- Possible Applications of Serine Protease Inhibitors --- p.25 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Medical Applications --- p.25 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Agricultural Applications --- p.29 / Chapter 1.6 --- Rationale of the Present Study --- p.31 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Screening of Seeds for Inhibitory Activities Against Serine Proteases --- p.33 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.33 / Chapter 2.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.37 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Materials --- p.37 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Extraction Method --- p.37 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Assays for Proteases Inhibitory Activities --- p.38 / Chapter 2.2.3.1 --- Assay for Chymotrypsin Activity --- p.38 / Chapter 2.2.3.2 --- Assay for Trypsin Activity --- p.38 / Chapter 2.2.3.3 --- Assay for Elastase Activity --- p.39 / Chapter 2.2.3.4 --- Assay for Subtilisin Activity --- p.39 / Chapter 2.2.3.5 --- Assays for Protease Inhibitory Activities --- p.40 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Determination of Protein Concentration --- p.41 / Chapter 2.3 --- Results --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Extraction --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Serine Proteases Inhibitory Activities --- p.42 / Chapter 2.4 --- Discussion --- p.47 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Isolation of Chymotrypsin Inhibitor and Trypsin Inhibitors from Momordica cochinchinensis Seeds --- p.49 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.56 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Materials --- p.56 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Protein Extraction --- p.57 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- SP-Sepharose Chromatography --- p.57 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Reversed Phase High Pressure Liquid Chromatography --- p.58 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Assays for Chymotrypsin and Trypsin Inhibitory Activities --- p.60 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Titration of Chymotrypsin --- p.61 / Chapter 3.2.7 --- Tricine Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis --- p.62 / Chapter 3.2.8 --- Coupling of Trypsin-Sepharose 4B Affinity Column --- p.63 / Chapter 3.2.9 --- Affinity Chromatography on Trypsin-Sepharose 4B --- p.64 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results --- p.65 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- SP-Sepharose Chromatography --- p.65 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Reversed Phase High Pressure Liquid Chromatography --- p.67 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Summary of Purification --- p.71 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Titration of Chymotrypsin --- p.74 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Tricine Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis --- p.74 / Chapter 3.3.6 --- Affinity Chromatography on Trypsin-Sepharose 4B --- p.78 / Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion --- p.81 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Characterization of Chymotrypsin Inhibitor and Trypsin Inhibitors --- p.88 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.88 / Chapter 4.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.90 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Materials --- p.90 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Determination of Molecular Weight --- p.90 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Amino Acid Sequence Analysis --- p.91 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Surface Plasmon Resonance Measurement --- p.92 / Chapter 4.2.4.1 --- Immobilization of Ligands on the Surface of Optical Biosensors --- p.92 / Chapter 4.2.4.2 --- Determination of Kinetics Constants --- p.93 / Chapter 4.2.4.3 --- pH Dependence of the Inhibition by Chymotrypsin Inhibitor --- p.93 / Chapter 4.2.4.4 --- Data Analysis --- p.94 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Effect of Chymotrypsin Inhibitor on the Estereolytic Activity and Proteolytic Activity of Chymotrypsin --- p.95 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- Specificities of the Inhibitors % --- p.96 / Chapter 4.2.7 --- Binding Ratio of CI to Different Proteases --- p.97 / Chapter 4.2.8 --- Effects of the Proteases on Their Corresponding Inhibitors --- p.97 / Chapter 4.2.8.1 --- Tricine Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis --- p.97 / Chapter 4.2.8.2 --- Assay for Chymotrypsin Inhibitory Activity --- p.98 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.99 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Molecular Weight of the Inhibitors --- p.99 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- N-terminal Amino Acid Sequence --- p.99 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Surface Plasmon Resonance Measurement --- p.102 / Chapter 4.3.3.1 --- Kinetics of Chymotrypsin Inhibitor --- p.102 / Chapter 4.3.3.2 --- Kinetics of Trypsin Inhibitors --- p.106 / Chapter 4.3.3.3 --- pH Dependence of the Inhibition by Chymotrypsin Inhibitor --- p.106 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Effect of Chymotrypsin Inhibitor on the Estereolytic Activity and Proteolytic Activity of Chymotrypsin --- p.106 / Chapter 4.3.5 --- Specificities of the Inhibitors --- p.110 / Chapter 4.3.6 --- Binding Ratio of CI to Different Proteases --- p.112 / Chapter 4.3.7 --- Effects of the Proteases on Their Corresponding Inhibitors --- p.112 / Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.119 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Conclusion --- p.125 / References --- p.128
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| Date | January 2000 |
| Contributors | Wong, Ricardo Chi Ho., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biochemistry. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xv, 138 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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