Towards the Characterization of Enzymes Involved in the Metabolism of Tyrosine and Tyrosine Derivatives

Tyrosine is involved in many biological processes including protein synthesis. This dissertation is focused on two different aspects: tyrosine catabolism and tyrosine derivative metabolism. Tyrosine undergoes degradation via tyrosine aminotransferase (TAT). Deficiency of TAT leads to some disease co...

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Main Author: Mehere, Prajwalini V.
Other Authors: Biochemistry
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Tech 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77289
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12182010-093749/