Purchase of a Laser Flash Photolysis System for Research and Education

University Of Denver, Denver CO

Investigators

Abstract

With this award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Denver will acquire a laser flash photolysis system. This equipment will enhance research in the following studies on a) conformational changes in proteins and their relationship to gated electron transfer reactions; b) photocleavage of supramolecular scaffolds as a means of modulating molecular recognition; c) bacterial signal transduction systems; and d) the pathways of electron flow in multi-redox center proteins. One of the major users of this instrumentation is from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; therefore this grant will serve the needs of two research and education institutions in central Denver. In addition, this spectrometer will be incorporated into an advanced laboratory course at the University of Denver.