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Perdita Barran

My research at UCSB was concerned with the structure and stability of small biological molecules in the gas phase. Much of the work I performed used ion mobility as an experimental probe of conformation. This technique gives collision cross sections which are then compared with low-energy candidate structures, modeled with molecular mechanics methods. The work I performed falls into four areas:

1. The structure of small oligopeptides
2. Hydration of peptides
3. The effect of metal ions on protein structure
4. A study of the structure of transmembrane peptides

Current Address:
School of Chemistry
University of Edinburgh
Joseph Black Building
The King's Buildings
West Mains Road
Edinburgh, UK
EH9 3JJ

Tel: +44 131 650 7533
E-mail: perdita.barran@ed.ac.uk
Web: http://www.chem.ed.ac.uk/staff/academic/barran.html