Browsing Division of Biological Sciences by thesis submitted date"1991"
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Metabolism of naphthalene and methylnaphthalenes in Pseudomonas putida : Elucidation of catabolic pathways and purification and properties of 1,2-Dihydroxynaphthalene dioxygenase
I. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which include naphthalene and alkyl-substituted naphthalenes, are universal products of combustion of organic matter. The mutagenic and carcinogenic nature of several PAHs makes ... -
Structure andinteractions of polyamines
Polyamines are ubiquitous biological cations. Their high concentration in cells, increase in rapidly growing tissues and the regulatory mechanisms that have evolved for controlling them, point to the importance of polyamines ... -
X-ray crystallagraphic studies on the effect of chirality in amino acids aggregation
A programme of systematic X-ray studies on crystalline complexes involving amino acids and peptides is currently under way in this laboratory. These studies, apart from providing a wealth of information on non-covalent ...