丙氨酸篩查庫 (Alanine Scanning Peptide Library)
用來鑒別與多肽功能、穩定性和構象密切相關的特定的氨基酸位點。丙氨酸(Ala)是最小的手性氨基酸,通過將Ala系統性地、依次地替換序列中每一個氨基酸,來分辨出某一特定氨基酸對整個蛋白生物活性的影響。
應用領域
- 鑒定表位關鍵基團
- 評估酶的功能活性
- 研究蛋白的結合位點
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參考文獻
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