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Mass Spectrometric Deconvolution of Libraries of Natural Peptide Toxins
(2018-03-24)
This thesis deals with the analysis of natural peptide libraries using mass spectrometry. In the course of the study, both ribosomal and non-ribosomal classes of peptides have been investigated. Microheterogeneity, ...
Structure, Stability and Evolution of Multi-Domain Proteins
(2018-04-11)
Analyses of protein sequences from diverse genomes have revealed the ubiquitous nature of multi-domain proteins. They form up to 70% of proteomes of most eukaryotic organisms. Yet, our understanding of protein structure, ...
Deciphering Structure-Function Relationships in a Two-Subunit-Type GMP Synthetase by Solution NMR Spectroscopy
(2018-04-24)
The guanosine monophosphate synthetase (GMPS) is a class I glutamine amidotransferase, involved in the de-novo purine nucleotide biosynthesis. The enzyme catalyzes the biochemical transformation of xantosine (XMP) into ...
Protein NMR Studies of E. Coli IlvN and the Protease-VPg Polyprotein from Sesbania Mosaic Virus
(2018-04-03)
Acetohydroxyacid synthase is a multisubunit enzyme that catalyses the first committed step in the biosynthesis of the branched chain amino acids viz., valine, leucine and isoleucine. In order to understand the structural ...
Conformational Analysis of Designed and Natural Peptides : Studies of Aromatic/Aromatic and Aromatic/Proline Interactions by NMR
(2018-04-05)
This thesis describes NMR studies which probe weak interactions between amino acid side chains in folded peptide structures. Aromatic/aromatic interactions between facing phenylalanine residues have been probed in antiparallel ...
Structural Studies on Mycobacterial Aspartic Proteinases and Adenylyl Cyclases
(2018-04-11)
Structural investigations on two mycobacterial enzymes were carried out. Tuberculosis still remains a major threat to mankind even though drugs against it have been in use for many decades. The emergence of drug resistant ...
Studies on Interactions between ARE Binding Proteins and Splicing Factors and their Role in Altered Splicing of PDGF-B ORF
(2018-03-03)
Pre-mRNA splicing is an important level in posttranscriptional gene regulation that is essential for accurate protein synthesis and generating protein diversity. The abundance of cryptic splice sites and long intronic DNA ...
Glucose and Lipid Metabolism during Pregnancy and Lactation in Rats : Role of Undercarboxylated Osteocalcin
(2018-02-07)
Energy homeostasis is an important physiological mechanism essential for balancingenergy flow through the living systems by managing overall metabolism in the body.
Thus, energy homeostasis is under a tight control by means ...
Nucleic Acid-binding Adenylyl Cyclases in Mycobacteria : Studies on Evolutionary & Biochemical Aspects
(2018-02-08)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the most successful human pathogens, estimated to have infected close to one-third of the global human population. In order to survive within its host, M. tuberculosis utilises multiple ...