Abbreviations

ATP

adenosine triphosphate

BPTI

bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor

CD

circular dichroism

cDNA

complementary DNA

C-P4H

collagen prolyl 4-hydroxylase

C-terminal

carboxy terminal

-CXYC-

cysteine-any amino acid-any amino acid-cysteine

DSG

disuccinimidyl glutarate

DTT

dithiothreitol

EDTA

ethylenediaminetetracetic acid

ER

endoplasmic reticulum

FAD

oxidised flavin adenine dinucleotide

GSH

reduced glutathione

GSSG

oxidized glutathione

HIFα

hypoxia inducible transcription factor alpha

IPTG

isopropyl-β -D-1-thiogalactoside

K_d

dissociation constant

kDa

kilo dalton

MHC

major histocompatability complex

MTP

microsomal triglyceride transfer protein

NMR

nuclear magnetic resonance

N-terminal

amino terminal

PDI

protein disulfide isomerase

PCR

polymerase chain reaction

RNase

ribonuclease

SDS-PAGE

sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis