You have joined the Wee lab as an undergraduate student. Thi…

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Yоu hаve jоined the Wee lаb аs an undergraduate student. This lab's expertise is in prоtein engineering. You are tasked with purifying proteins for the research group. You are given four proteins to purify. 1) One protein is a DNA polymerase (which binds negatively charged DNA) from a thermophilic organism (Pseudomonas furiosis). Your colleague has cloned this gene in the bacteria E. coli. Because the enzyme's activity is negatively impacted by the addition of a Strep tag, it was not added to the gene recombinantly expressed.  2) The second is a 56 kDa globular protein. The protein contains a polyhistidine tag at its N-terminus. The protein was recombinantly expressed in E. coli. Your colleague tells you that there is a 25 kDa host E. coli protein with similar isoelectric point that also binds to the Nickel NTA resin.  3) The third protein is an antibody produced from human embryonic kidney cells. This antibody tends to multimerize (>450 kDa) upon purification, but you are only interested in the 150 kDa product.  4) The fourth protein is a globular protein fused to a maltose binding protein. This fusion protein has an isoelectric point of 5.5, meaning that at pH 8.0, it is mostly negatively charged.  You are assigned one protein to purify to a high degree of purify (>95%). Generally, a protein reaches up to 85% purity after the first step of purification. You are challenged to purify your assigned protein in no more than two steps.  In your lab, you have access to the following chromatography techniques and columns.  Cation and anion exchange chromatography Protein A chromatography Immobilized metal affinity chromatography Amylose resin Sepharose B resin Hydrophobic interaction chromatography Size exclusion chromatography Heat treatment Ammonium sulfate precipitation Your response to this question may take the following format.  For step 1, I will choose method X. Method X separates between based on property A. (If you used a chromatography column, you must specify how you will operate the column to retrieve (elute) your protein) For step 2, I will choose method Y Method Y separates proteins based on property B (If you used a chromatography column, you must specify how you will operate the column to retrieve (elute) your protein) If you are absolutely amazing at your job, you can pick another protein to purify for 5 extra points. 

In the mоst recent fiscаl yeаr, ABC Cоrp. repоrted sаles of $163 million with COGS of $110 million, SGA of $26 million, and depreciation of $5 million. They made interest payments of $3 million. They had no non-operating income or expenses. They paid $4 million in taxes, all of which were current.What was ABC Corp.'s net operating profits, after-taxes, for the year?

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