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    • The synthesis of 5-substituted hydantoins 

      Murray, Ross George (University of St Andrews, 2008-06-25) - Thesis
      The Bucherer-Bergs reaction is a classical multi-component reaction that yields hydantoins, which can be hydrolysed to afford α-amino acids. Hydantoins have many uses in modern organic synthesis, and this moiety has been ...
    • Functional analysis of the orthobunyavirus nucleocapsid (N) protein 

      Eifan, Saleh A. (University of St Andrews, 2008) - Thesis
      Bunyamwera virus (BUNV) is the prototype of the family Bunyaviridae. It has a tripartite genome consisting of negative sense RNA segments called large (L), medium (M) and small (S). The S segment encodes the nucleocapsid ...
    • Characterisation of Sulfolobus solfataricus Ard1, a promiscuous N-acetyltransferase 

      Mackay, Dale Tara (University of St Andrews, 2008-06-27) - Thesis
      Compaction of DNA into chromatin is an important feature of every living cell. This compaction phenomenon is brought about and maintained by a variety of DNA binding proteins, which have evolved to suit the specific needs ...