BiochemPages | Pages about Biochemistry

Though proteins can be stored with cosolvents such as salts and polyols to enhance their stability and activity for biological and biotechnological applications, however, the mechanisms for protein stability remain elusive. Generally, these cosolvents promote the shifting of protein conformations towards a more compact form and …

Biogenic amines are the amines found in the biological system with many vital functions and roles. First, let me describe what is an amine? Amines are the organic compounds containing an amino group as a functional group. They are basically considered as a derivative of ammonia …

Acetate buffer calculator This is the best acetate buffer calculator available online. I’m sure you will find it very much useful. An acetate buffer has many uses, for example, it is can be used in the nucleic acid precipitation and protein crystallization. Furthermore, it can also …

This is a simple online molarity calculator from % purity and density of the concentrated acids and bases. I have developed this calculator for the calculations necessary for the preparation of solutions using a concentrated acid or base solutions. Concentrated acids and bases such as sulfuric …

Insulin receptor (IR) is a member of receptor tyrosine kinases having a critical role in the insulin-mediated regulation of central metabolism, growth, and development. It is a tetramer of (αβ)2 type tyrosine kinase. Each αβ heterodimer is composed of an extracellular ligand-binding α subunit and transmembrane-spanning …

Hormones are the first messengers that trigger the various biological and physiological processes inside the body. Among the various types of hormones, steroid hormones are important because of their hydrophobic nature. The main precursor of the steroid hormones is the cholesterol that is why they are …