Modification of the calcium(II) release system of skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles via sulfhydryl oxidation and tryptic proteolysis
Posted on:1989-04-06
Degree:Ph.D
Type:Dissertation
University:Portland State University
Candidate:Trimm, Jonathan Lee
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GTID:1474390017956277
Subject:Biophysics
Abstract/Summary:
The sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) is an intracellular membrane system which regulates the concentration of Ca;Isotopic and spectrophotometric assays show that micromolar concentrations of heavy metal ions (particularly Ag;Modification of the SR with the proteolytic enzyme trypsin enhances the rate of Ca...