Multiple Dilutions and Dialysis of a Purified Protein Results in a Loss

question 15

Essay

Multiple dilutions and dialysis of a purified protein results in a loss of enzymatic activity. What might be the cause of this? Assume the structure of the protein is retained.

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Definitions:

Smoot-Hawley Tariff

The U.S. tariff law of the 1930s, which set the highest tariffs in U.S. history (60 percent). It set off an international trade war and caused the decline in trade that is often considered one of the causes of the worldwide depression of the 1930s.

Export Subsidy

A governmental financial support for companies exporting products, designed to encourage exports by making them price competitive in global markets.

Dumping

A firm’s or an industry’s sale of products on the world market at prices below its own cost of production.

Natural Comparative Advantage

A situation where a country or region can produce a particular good or service at a lower opportunity cost compared to other countries or regions.