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===Description===
===Description===
*Make a 37°C water bath to hold at least 3 test tubes (same size as yesterday)
=====Pepsin Digest=====
#Make 3 1mL dilutions for regular pepsin in 0.01N HCl at the following concentrations:
#* 10μg/mL
#* 15μg/mL
#* 20μg/mL
#Make 3 1mL dilutions for pepsin-AuNPs in 0.01N HCl at the following concentrations:
#* 10μg/mL
#* 15μg/mL
#* 20μg/mL
#Make blank for pepsin
#*2.5mL hemoglobin solution in test tube in 37C bath
#*5mL perchloric acid
#*0.5mL pepsin dilution
#*Remove from bath after 5 minutes
#*Filter
#*Take UV-vis spectrum
#Make blank for pepsin-AuNPs
#*2.5mL hemoglobin solution in test tube in 37C bath
#*5mL perchloric acid
#*0.5mL pepsin-AuNPs
#*Remove from bath after 5 minutes
#*Filter
#*Take UV-vis spectrum
#Make test for pepsin
#*2.5mL hemoglobin solution in test tube in 37C bath
#*0.5mL pepsin dilution
#*Wait 10 minutes
#*5mL perchloric acid
#*Remove from bath after 5 minutes
#*Filter
#*Take UV-vis spectrum
#Make test for pepsin-AuNPs
#*2.5mL hemoglobin solution in test tube in 37C bath
#*0.5mL pepsin-AuNPs
#*Wait 10 minutes
#*5mL perchloric acid
#*Remove from bath after 5 minutes
#*Filter
#*Take UV-vis spectrum
#Calculate the number of units/mg of active enzyme in each sample
#*Units/mg = [A<sub>280</sub>(Test) - A<sub>280</sub>(Blank)]*1000/[10minutes*mg enzyme in reaction mixture]
=====Pepsin-AuNP Analysis=====
=====Pepsin-AuNP Analysis=====
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October 23, 2013

Happy Mole Day!

Objective

To measure the activity of pepsin in solution and pepsin-AuNPs in solution.

Description

Pepsin-AuNP Analysis

(picture)<br.> Physical Characteristics (by ratio):<br.>

  1. 30-
  2. 50-
  3. 70-
  4. 90-
  5. 110-
  6. 130-
  7. 150-
  8. 170-
  9. 190-
  10. 210-

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  • Centrifuge 1mL of each ratio of NPs for 30 minutes
  • Take UV-vis spectrum of each ratio sample
  • Save the sample

Data

Notes