Blog Post Image: 3-D ‘Map’ of Enzyme Completed by MU Scientists Could Lead to More Effective Drugs

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John Tanner, a professor in the MU Department of Biochemistry, completed a 3-D map of an enzyme called Proline utilization A, which facilitates metabolism by adding oxygen to molecules. Image credit: Kyle Spradley

The MU Department of Biochemistry is a founding member of the Molecular Biology Consortium (MBC), which operates an X-ray crystallography beamline at the Advanced Light Source (ALS) synchrotron in Berkeley, Calif. The superconducting dipole magnet source device, officially known as a beamline 4.2.2 and popularly called a “Superbend,” is one of only five in the world.

“The remote beamline changes the way we do science,” said John Tanner, professor of Biochemistry with a joint professorship in Chemistry and who spearheaded MU’s participation.

Photo by Kyle Spradley | © 2014 – Curators of the University of Missouri

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