Browsing Master's Theses by Subject "lipid"
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Defining the role of acyl-CoA synthetase 6 on α-synucleinopathy
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-19)Background: Neurodegenerative diseases known as [alpha]-synucleinopathies, most notably dementias and Parkinson's Disease (PD), are characterized by neuronal aggregation and accumulation of [alpha]-synuclein ([alpha]-syn) ... -
Defining the role of acyl-CoA synthetase 6 on α-synucleinopathy
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-19)Background: Neurodegenerative diseases known as α-synucleinopathies, most notably dementias and Parkinson’s Disease (PD), are characterized by neuronal aggregation and accumulation of α-synuclein (α-syn) in a manner that ... -
Using Fluorescence and Infrared Spectroscopy to Analyze the Interaction of Disaccharides with Lipid Bilayers
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-24)It is well known that sugars, such as trehalose, dehydrate lipid membranes based upon the Water Replacement Hypothesis. Here, we have investigated the interaction between different sugars (sucralose, sucrose, and trehalose) ...