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Fall 2023

Greenwood, Brianna L.

Lipids are integral components of all cells. Lipid molecules form the membrane and control membrane integrity while storage lipids act as a source of energy for the cell. The chemical properties of lipids are determined by the composition of the molecule’s acyl chain moieties. Incorporation of...

Fall 2014

McAllister, Chandra H

Quantitatively, nitrogen (N) has shown to be one of the most important nutrients for proper plant growth and development, and a key limiting factor in crop productivity. In the last 40 years, there has been a significant increase in the production of synthetic N-fertilizers, as well as an...

1991

Groome, Maralee.

2018-04-13

Syed, Urbah B.

InSciTE Capstone Research Project for the 2017-2018 year. An investigation into the efficiency of two pure monosaccharide carbon sources in producing bioethanol via batch fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Fall 2014

McDonald, Glen Reid

Monoamine oxidase enzymes are largely involved in the catabolism of biogenic amines. Two forms of the enzyme are socumented to exist, monoamine oxidase type A and B. The B form (MAO-B) of the enzyme has been noted to possess a high affinity site for some imidazoline ligands. This site (the I2...

2019-12-26

Nguyen, Trinh, Xu, Yang, Abdel-Hameed, Mona, Sorensen, John L., Singer, Stacy D., Chen, Guanqun

Haematococcus pluvialis is a green microalga used in the algal biotechnology industry that can accumulate considerable amounts of storage triacylglycerol (TAG) and astaxanthin, which is a high‐value carotenoid with strong antioxidant activity, under stress conditions. Diacylglycerol...

2018-12-13

Xu, Yang, Falarz, Lucas, Chen, Guanqun

Diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) catalyzes the last and committed step of the acyl-CoA-dependent TAG biosynthesis and thus is a key target for manipulating oil production in microalgae. The microalga Chromochloris zofingiensis can accumulate substantial amounts of triacylglycerol (TAG) and...

Spring 2019

Shi, Weina

Dairy cows usually experience negative energy balance during the calving transition period (3 weeks before to 3 weeks after parturition) due to the rapid increase in nutrient demands for milk production. In order to compensate for the energy deficits, diets rich in highly fermentable...

2018-12-17

Xu, Yang, Caldo, Kristian Mark P., Holic, Roman, Mietkiewska, Elzbieta, Ozga, Jocelyn, Rizvi, Syed Masood, Chen, Guanqun, Weselake, Randall

Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase (LACS, EC 6.2.1.3) catalyzes the ATP-dependent activation of free fatty acid to form acyl-CoA, which in turn serves as the major acyl donor for various lipid metabolic pathways. Increasing the size of acyl-CoA pool by enhancing LACS activity appears to be a useful...

Spring 2018

Xu, Yang

Triacylglycerol (TAG) is the major storage lipid in higher plants and has great nutritional and industrial value. Plant storage lipid biosynthesis involves different subcellular compartments and a complex network of enzymes and proteins. Among them, endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-bound diacylglycerol...