ABSTRACT
While carrying out proteomics studies in relation to ovarian development and maturation process in shrimp, number of workers have reported that compared to the wild shrimp. Proteomics is the large-scale study of proteins, particularly their structures and functions. Proteins are vital parts of living organisms, as they are the main components of the physiological metabolic pathways of cells. The word “proteome” is a blend of “protein” and “genome”. Proteomics is a rapidly emerging set of key technologies that are being used to identify proteins and map their interactions in a cellular context. X-ray crystallography and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance are used to characterize the three-dimensional structure of peptides and proteins. However, low resolution techniques such as circular dichroism, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and small angle x-ray scattering can be used to study the secondary structure of proteins. Mass spectrometry, often MALDI-TOF, is used to identify proteins by peptides mass finger printing.
