Glossary
DEAE: diethylaminoethyl
KCl: potassium chloride
M (Mohler): mol/L
Q-Sepharose: anion exchange carrier using agarose beads
Quaternary ammonium: Quaternary ammonium
Agarose: neutral polysaccharide that tends to gel
Anion exchanger functional group: functional group that has a positive charge and binds anions
Basic amino acids: Amino acids with basic side chains
Chloride ion: an anion of chlorine
Glycolytic system: metabolic pathway for sugar
Chemical modification: chemical change of a functional group Absorbance: Amount of light absorbed by a solution
Sarcoplasma fraction: a fraction of the cytoplasm of a muscle fiber
Buffer solution: A solution in which the pH does not change significantly with changing concentration.
Chromatography: a method of separating and purifying substances
Suspension: a state in which solid particles are dispersed in a liquid
Enzyme: a proteinaceous catalyst
Cytosol: the cytoplasm minus the cell organelles
Acidic amino acids: amino acids with acidic side chains
Carrier: a substance that serves as a foundation on which other substances are anchored
Aromatics: a group of aromatic compounds, cyclic unsaturated organic compounds
Myoglobin: a type of protein
Linear gradient: linear concentration gradient
