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Enzyme mechanisms: fast reaction and computational approaches

9—10 October 2008

Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, UK



Organizers:
Nigel Scrutton (Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, UK)
Andrew Munro (Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, UK)
Thursday 9 October 2008
09:00 - 10:30 Registration and coffee/tea

10:30 - 11:10
The mechanisms of coenzyme B12 dependent enzymes: insights from rapid reaction studies on glutamate mutase
Neil Marsh (University of Michigan, USA)
11:10 - 11:50
Evaluating the mechanisms of redox reactions catalysed by complex I using kinetic simulations: a combination of modern and traditional approaches
Judy Hirst (MRC, UK)
11:50 - 12:30
The effect of temperature dependence of internal friction on enzyme reaction parameters under native reaction conditions
Andras Malnasi-Csizmadia (University of Eotvos, Hungary)
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch and poster session (odd numbered posters)

14:00 - 14:40
An end to 40 years of mistakes in DNA-protein association kinetics?
Stephen Halford (University of Bristol, UK)
14:40 - 15:20
Probing coupled motions in enzymatic hydrogen tunnelling reactions
Rudolf Allemann (University of Cardiff, UK)
15:20 - 15:45
Laser-induced hydrogen transfer reactions in a light-activated enzyme
Derren Heyes (University of Manchester, UK)
15:45 - 16:10
Kinetics and mechanism of CB1954 reduction by E.coli nitroreductase
Selected oral communication - Andrew Christofferson (University of Birmingham)
16:10 - 16:40 Coffee and tea

16:40 - 17:20
Time resolved studies of radical pairs
Jonny Woodward (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
17:20 - 18:00
Linking computational and experimental enzymology
Adrian Mulholland (University of Bristol, UK)
18:00 - 19:30 Drinks reception and poster session

19:30 - 22:00 Conference Dinner

Friday 10 October 2008
09:00 - 09:40
Spectroelectrochemical studies of a multi-heme cytochrome
Julea Butt (University of East Anglia, UK)
09:40 - 10:20
The mechanism of oxygen activation of L-arginine by nitric oxide synthase enzymes, a theoretical study
Samuel de Visser (University of Manchester, UK)
10:20 - 10:50 Coffee and tea

10:50 - 11:15
Combining X-ray crystallography and single crystal spectroscopy to probe enzyme mechanisms
Arwen Pearson (University of Leeds, UK)
11:15 - 11:55
Magnetic resonance studies on reaction mechnisms of blue-light active Proteins
Stefan Weber (University of Freiburg, Germany)
11:55 - 12:35
Ultrafast events in catalysis studied with transient absorption spectroscopy
Marloes Groot (Free University, The Netherlands)
12:35 - 13:00
Oxacarbenium ion intermediates in enzyme catalyzed glycoside hydrolysis
Selected oral communication - Ian Greig (University of Bath, UK)
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch and poster session (even numbered posters)

14:00 - 14:40
The bacterial nitric oxide reductase
Nick Watmough (University of East Anglia, UK)
14:40 - 15:20
Structure and dynamics in purple bacterial reaction centres
Mike Jones (University of Bristol, UK)
15:20 - 16:00
Oxidation of L-tryptophan in biology
Emma Raven (University of Leicester, UK)