IGEM:MIT/2008/Notebook/Yogurt/Vocabulary List

Vocabulary List

 * epitope: A localized region on the surface of an antigen that is capable of eliciting an immune response and of combining with a specific antibody to counter that response.
 * GFP:
 * HIS-tag:
 * promoter: a gene sequence that activates transcription
 * peptide: a compound containing two or more amino acids in which the carboxyl group of one acid is linked to the amino group of the othe
 * RBS
 * TEV (protease cleavage site)
 * Western Blot: a highly sensitive procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific protein in a mixed extract; proteins are separated by gel electrophoresis and transferred to a special filter paper, on which the protein under investigation can be detected by a probe