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Humboldt State University ® Department of Chemistry

Richard A. Paselk

Chem 431 - Biochemistry

Nature style Laboratory Reports: Letter

To: HSU BioAnalysis Laboratory Staff

From: R. Paselk, Director, HSU BioAnalysis Laboratory

Re: Equilibrium binding

We have recently isolated the albumin from a Humboldt Homegrown Dairy Farm Cow suffering from a strange pattern of fat deposition. Since albumin is known to be involved in carrying fatty acids around to the various tissue there is some interest in determining the binding properties of the cow's albumin. We are going to investigate its equilibrium binding compared to normal bovine albumin. For methods you should see Boyer and the original literature article cited in Boyer. Ryan has the purified albumin samples provided by Humboldt Homegrown Dairy Farm Cooperative, Inc.

Due to the unique and unusual nature of this problem I think we have a shot at publishing in Nature, so please report your results in the appropriate format as a Nature letter.

1 Report is organized into appropriate sections
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2 Introduction: contains background (why is problem interesting what has been done before, etc.) & statement of hypothesis
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3 Tables & Figures have appropriate labels and are well done
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4 Legends for Tables and Figures: 1) describe in adequate detail for the informed reader to understand and evaluate the quality of your work without having to go to the literature. This description, along with cited references, should allow the reader to repeat the work.
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5 Any special chemicals or equipment should be listedÑi.e. HPLC solvents, biochemicals etc., chromatographic media, special ized apparatus and glassware etc. and 2) summarize/present your findings in brief written statements
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6 Discussion: (main body in Nature letter) relates your results to initial hypothesis, and what is known/accepted from other sources. Discussion of errors, problems etc. may be appropriate here. Your conclusions are stated here.
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7 Literature: sources cited properly
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8 Report is written in appropriate style, grammar and spelling are correct
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9 General wonderfulness
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To:	HSU BioAnalysis Laboratory Staff
From:	R. Paselk, Director, HSU BioAnalysis Laboratory
Re:	Equilibrium binding

1	Report is organized into appropriate sections	[ ______/10%]

2	Introduction: contains background (why is problem interesting what has been done before, etc.) & statement of hypothesis	[ ______/10%]

3	Tables & Figures have appropriate labels and are well done	[ ______/10% ]

4	Legends for Tables and Figures: 1) describe in adequate detail for the informed reader to understand and evaluate the quality of your work without having to go to the literature. This description, along with cited references, should allow the reader to repeat the work.	[ ______/10%]

5	Any special chemicals or equipment should be listedÑi.e. HPLC solvents, biochemicals etc., chromatographic media, special ized apparatus and glassware etc. and 2) summarize/present your findings in brief written statements	[ ______/10%]

6	Discussion: (main body in Nature letter) relates your results to initial hypothesis, and what is known/accepted from other sources. Discussion of errors, problems etc. may be appropriate here. Your conclusions are stated here.	[ ______/20%]

7	Literature: sources cited properly	[ ______/10%]

8	Report is written in appropriate style, grammar and spelling are correct	[ ______/10%]

9	General wonderfulness	[ ______/10%]