Presidential Young Investigator Award: Biopolymer Structural/Functional Relationships in Biochemical Engineering Systems

本研究涉及生物聚合物的结构、功能， 和性质，因为它们与生物化学工程原理有关， 运营 生物聚合物包括蛋白质、多核酸和多核苷酸。 多糖 前两组通常包含结构 具有可电离部分的单元，因此是聚电解质。 一些 多糖也是聚电解质，但大多数（纤维素，淀粉， 和葡聚糖）在中性pH附近不带电。 研究的指导性研究计划包括检查这些 不带电的生物聚合物在“基础情况”建立之后。 未来 研究将检查聚电解质。

This research deals with the study of biopolymer structure, function, and properties as they relate to biochemical engineering principles and operations. Biopolymers include proteins, polynucleic acids, and polysaccharides. The first two groups generally contain structural units with ionizable moieties and are therefore polyelectrolytes. Some polysaccharides are also polyelectrolytes, but most (cellulose, starch, and dextrans) are not charged near neutral pH. The initial phases of the directed research plan of study involves examination of these uncharged biopolymers after the "base cases" are established. Future studies will examine polyelectrolytes.