Acquisition of an advanced circular dichroism spectrometer to understand structure-function relationships in (bio)catalytic nanostructures
Abstract
The Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) is designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. Universities to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in selected technical areas of importance to national defense. DURIP funding provides for the acquisition of research equipment and instrumentation for this purpose. This proposal is for the purchase of an advanced circular dichroism spectrometer to understand structure-function relationships in (bio)catalytic nanostructures. The P.I., Professor Wheeldon, of the University of California, Riverside will use the equipment to augment and enhance research capabilities to understand and analyze the structure, function, and kinetics of multienzyme cascade reactions, nanostructured enzyme-DNA complexes, and plasmonic nanostructures. The overall goal of the MURI program that this instrument will support is to develop integrated catalytic cascades created from different catalytic modalities such that novel scaffolding and architectures are employed to optimize selectivity, electron transfer, diffusion, and overall pathway flux.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 12, 2017
- Source ID
- W911NF1610183
Entities
People
- Ian R Wheeldon
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army
- University of California, Riverside