Browsing 2008 Theses (MU) by Thesis Department "Biochemistry (Agriculture) (MU)"
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Phenotypic modulation of vascular smooth muscle cells : evidence for a role of the G protein-coupled P2y2 receptor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)G protein-coupled receptors regulate two major functions of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) - the vasomotor contractile response and the proliferative response. The contractile phenotype of SMCs has mainly been studied ... -
A study of SecA : the motor of the bacterial secretion system by site-directed spin labeling and EPR
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)For more than 3 decades, the biochemical details of the Sec system of protein export have been teased out of Escherichia coli. Through these efforts we know that SecA, the ATPase of the Sec system, interacts with several ... -
Substrate activation in the urate oxidase reaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)The enzyme urate oxidase (UO) is involved in nitrogen metabolism of many organisms. Urate oxidation is carried out by UO without the aid of a metal ion or cofactor. A catalytic diad has previously been proposed to be ...