Effect of Metal Ions on Arginase from the Kidney of Local Goat (Capra Aegagrus Hircus)

PRELIMINARY PAGES

• Title page
• Approval page
• Dedication
• Acknowledgement
• Table of Contents
• Abstract

CHAPTER ONE

• 1.0 Introduction and Literature review
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Literature review
• 1.2.1 History of arginase
• 1.3 Occurrence and distribution of arginase
• 1.3.1 Bacteria
• 1.3.2 Fungi
• 1.3.3 Lichens
• 1.3.4 Yeast
• 1.3.5 Insects
• 1.4 The substrate: Arginase
• 1.5 Scientific classification of local goat
• 1.6 Aim and Objectives

CHAPTER TWO

• 2.0 Materials and methods
• 2.1 Materials
• 2.1.1 Apparatus used
• 2.2 Methods
• 2.2.1 Assay
• 2.3.2 Protein determination
• 2.3.3 Purification procedure

CHAPTER THREE

• 3.0 Results
• 3.1 Purification and Homogeneity
• 3.2 Effect of metal ion on arginase from kidney of a local goat

CHAPTER FOUR

• 5.0 Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendation
• 5.1 Discussion
• 5.2 Conclusion
• 5.3 Recommendations

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