Honours Projects 2010
Dr David Wilson
Amino acids in space
This project is broadly focused on modelling biologically important molecules. Our group has significant experience in modelling amino acids in the gas-phase. This project extends previous work to investigate the N-methyl amino acids, for which there is limited experimental data. Of particular interest is the proton affinity – both the site of protonation and the energy of protonation. This is of biological importance, since the N-methyl amino acids have useful therapeutic properties.
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| Electrostatic potential map of a medicinal product. |