Browsing Dissertations and Theses by Author "Offenbacher, Adam"
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Investigating the Structural and Functional Roles of Conserved Cysteine Residues in Arabidopsis thaliana Fatty-Acid Desaturase 2
Novotny, Lauren (East Carolina University, 2022-12-06)Plant-generated unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are vital to a plant’s growth and survival through maintenance of plasma membrane fluidity and integrity, in addition to the various ... -
Investigation of NADPH-Dependent Thioredoxin Reductase-C (NTRC) In Chloroplast Lipid Metabolism
Donnelly, Shannon (East Carolina University, 2022-07-01)Redox reactions are ubiquitous within plant metabolism and critical for the sustainment of photosynthesis within thylakoid membranes. Specialized glycerolipids that make up these membranes in turn require redox reactions ...