What is protein engineering? a. alteration of a protein through genetic engineering to improve the protein’s properties b. modification of the amino acid residues after a protein has been translated c. engineering a protein to be expressed in an artificial expression system d. production of large quantities of proteins for use in industrial settings e. none of the above Which alteration to the protein sequence provides a major increase in protein stability? a. glycosylation of amino acid residues b. acetylation of amino acid residues c. oxidation of the protein d. introduction of cysteine residues for disulfide bond formation e. reduction of the protein Which of the following concepts increases protein stability? a. decreasing the number of possible unfolded conformations b. decreasing the number of hydrophobic interactions c. increasing the number of hydrophilic interactions d. decreasing the number of disulfide bonds e. none of the above What is a benefit t