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1. Exploring amino-acid radicals and quinone redox chemistry in model proteins
Abstract : Amino-acid radical enzymes have been studied extensively for 30 years but the experimental barriers to determine the thermodynamic properties of their key radical cofactors are so challenging that only a handful of reports exist in the literature. This is a major drawback when trying to understand the long-range radical transfer and/or catalytic mechanisms of this important family of enzymes. READ MORE
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2. Expanding the Amino Acid Alphabet by Design : Enhanced and Controlled Catalytic Activity in Folded Polypeptide Catalysts
Abstract : This thesis addresses structure and reactivity of polypeptide catalysts in reactions that mimic the hydrolysis of RNA and DNA. A designed helix-loop-helix motif was used as a scaffold where the amino acid residues were systematically varied. READ MORE
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3. Expression of Manganese Lipoxygenase and Site-Directed Mutagenesis of Catalytically Important Amino Acids : Studies on Fatty Acid Dioxygenases
Abstract : Polyunsaturated fatty acids can be bioactivated by two families of dioxygenases, which either contain non-heme iron (lipoxygenases) or heme (cyclooxygenases, linoleate diol synthases and α-dioxygenases).Lipoxygenases and their products play important roles in the pathophysiology of plants and fungi. READ MORE
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4. Protein Surfaces Probed by Aqueous Two-phase Partitioning
Abstract : This thesis is concerned primarily with peptide and protein partitioning in aqueous two-phase systems and the connection between partitioning behavior and protein structure. The surface properties of a protein is often crucial for recognition and interaction with other molecules. READ MORE
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5. Regulation of protein degradation by virus derived repeated amino acid sequences
Abstract : The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway plays a central role in the controlled degradation of short-lived and regulatory proteins important m a variety of cellular processes, including antigen presentation and combating viral infections. The presentation of antigenic peptides derived from ubiquitin-proteasome dependent degradation of vital proteins to MHC class I restricted cytotoxic T cells is a central component of antiviral responses. READ MORE