Chapter 3, Problem 19PS

Summary Introduction

To describe: Tests that can help in determining which versions of lactose having an altered amino acid residue have a significantly altered three-dimensional structure.

Introduction:

Lactase in a digestive enzyme found in the human body. It hydrolyzes a disaccharide called lactose. Lactose is a disaccharide found richly in milk. Its hydrolysis yields two monosaccharides called glucose and galactose. Basically, the proteins are three-dimensional structures that are denoted by the order of the amino acids in its chain. The final conformational folded structure is driven by any polypeptide chain.