We are pleased to present the Speakers for SEC 2012!
All Talks 20-25 min plus Q&A up to 30 min total!

7:45-8:15 Breakfast

8:20-8:30 Welcome and Introductory Remarks - Robert Phillips, University of Georgia, Athens

Session 1 - Chair, Tihami Qureshi, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

8:30-9:00 Heather L. Condurso, University of Florida, Gainesville
The Mechanism of Enzyme-catalyzed, Cofactor-independent Dioxygenation in the Biosynthetic Pathway to Vancomycin Antibiotics

9:00-9:30 Catherine Njeri, Auburn University, Auburn
Kinetic Analysis of the Non-Crosslinked Isoform of Cysteine Dioxygenase Using Tyr58A Variant

9:30-10:00 Elizabeth Ndontsa, Auburn University, Auburn
Role of Arg418 Switch in Electron-donor-enhanced Catalase Activity of M. Tuberculosis Catalase-peroxidase (KatG)

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break

Session 2 - Chair, Thomas Struble, College of Charleston, Charleston

10:30-11:00 Lu Huo, Georgia State University, Atlanta
Characterization of H228 Residue and Water Ligand in alpha-Amino-beta-Carboxymuconic-episilon- Semialdehyde Decarboxylase (ACMSD): Insight into the Catalytic Mechanism of ACMSD Reaction

11:00-11:30 Warintra Pitsawong, University of Kentucky, Lexington
Integrated Computational Approach to the Analysis of 15N and 13C NMR in the Active Site of Flavodoxin

11:30-12:00 Roberto Orru, Emory University, Atlanta
pH Effects on Human Monoamine Oxidase B Catalysis: Correlations with Monoamine Oxidase A

Location: Urban Life Building Atrium
12:00-2:00 Lunchbox and Poster Session

Session 3 - Chair, Robert Phillips, University of Georgia, Athens

2:00-2:30 Carolyn Shirey, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Substrate Binding Mechanism of Aspergillus fumigatus Siderophose A

2:30-3:00 Michael Abrahamson, Georgia Tech, Atlanta
Novel Amine Dehydrogenasees for the Selective Production of Chiral Amines

3:00-4:00 Keynote Presentation - Victor Davidson, University of Central Florida
Tryptophan tryptophylquinone (TTQ) Biosynthesis: How a Diheme Enzyme Catalyzes a Seemingly Impossible Reaction

4:00-4:10 Concluding Remarks - Robert Phillips, University of Georgia, Athens


See you next year in Atlanta in April for the Fourth Southeast Enzyme Conference!

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