CHED 888 |
| Chromodulin (also known as low-molecular-weight chromium-binding substance, LMWCr) has been shown to bind to the insulin receptor in response to insulin and increase the ability of insulin to signal cells that glucose concentrations in the blood are high. This material may be related to adult-onset diabetes, where body tissues become insensitive to insulin. Our laboratory has used octopus liver and an in vitro chromium loading procedure to isolate chromodulin. The results of the isolation procedure, spectroscopic characterization, and a comparison with other chromodulins will be presented. |
|
Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Biochemistry
2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, March 26, 2007 Hyatt Regency Chicago -- Riverside Center, Poster
Division of Chemical Education |