Date of Award

1-1-2016

Language

English

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

College/School/Department

Department of Chemistry

Content Description

1 online resource (vi, 175 pages) : color illustrations

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Alexander Shekhtman

Committee Members

Jayanti Pande

Keywords

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Proteins, Genetic disorders, Drugs, Drug targeting

Subject Categories

Biochemistry

Abstract

Different techniques have been developed over the years for the purpose of studying proteins and understanding their functions. Early techniques typically employed bioluminescence or fluorescence such such as the firefly protein luciferase and the jellyfish green fluorescent protein (GFP), respectively, to localize proteins within the cell. X-ray crystallography has also provided valuable structural details of many different proteins in vitro. Yet, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy offers the most realistic insight into proteins' physiologic structures and how proteins function in their native, cellular environments.

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Biochemistry Commons

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