Conference Program
 
MOLYBDENUM & TUNGSTEN ENZYMES

July 4-9, 1999
Plymouth State College
Plymouth, NH

Chairs:
Edward I. Stiefel & Russ Hille


Sunday Evening, July 4, 1999
5:00-6:00 PMReception
6:00 PMDinner
Evening Session: Welcome and Overviews
7:30E.I. Stiefel/R. Hille, Discussion Leaders "Opening Remarks"
7:45E. I. Stiefel, "Chemistry Relevant to Molybdenum and Tungsten Enzymes"
8:20D. C. Rees, "Crystallographic Studies of Molybdenum and Tungsten Enzymes"
9:05R. Thauer, "Molybdenum and Tungsten Enzymes in Bacteria and Archaea"
Monday, July 5, 1999
7:30-8:30Breakfast
Morning Session: X-ray Crystallography and EXAFS
8:45J. H. Enemark, Discussion Leader "Opening Remarks"
9:00H. Dobbek, "The Structure of CO Dehydrogenase, a Molybdenum, Iron-Sulfur, Selenium, Flavin-containing Enzyme"
9:45S. Bailey, "Structural Studies of DMSO Reductase with Mo and W at the Active Center"
10:30Break/Group Photograph
11:00M. Romao, "Crystal Structure of a Dissimilatory Nitrate Reductase and Implications for the Reaction Mechanism"
11:45G. N. George, "X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Molybdenum Enzymes"
12:30Lunch
6:00Dinner
Evening Session: Cofactor Bioynthesis and Properties
7:30S. J. N. Burgmayer, Discussion Leader, "Opening Remarks"
7:45K. V. Rajagopalan, "Molybdopterin Biosynthetic Proteins"
8:25R. R. Mendel, "Molybdenum Cofactor Biosynthesis in Eukaryotes"
9:05H. Schindelin "Structural Studies of Enzymes Involved in Molybdenum Cofactor Biosynthesis"
Tuesday, July 6, 1999
7:30-8:30Breakfast
Morning Session: Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
8:45A. McEwan, Discussion Leader, "Opening Remarks"
9:00T. Palmer, "A Novel Pathway for the Export of Bacterial Periplasmic Molybdoenzymes"
9:45M. J. Barber, "Functional Domains in Assimilatory Nitrate Reductase"
10:30Break
11:00V. Finnerty, "Molybdenum Cofactor Genes in Drosophila"
11:45E. Garattini, "Genetics and Expression of Mammalian Molybdo-Flavoproteins"
12:30Lunch
6:00Dinner
Evening Session: Spectroscopy and Theory
7:30A. G. Wedd, Discussion Leader, "Opening Remarks"
7:45M. K. Johnson, "Resonance Raman as a Probe for the Active Site Structures and Catalytic Cycles of Molybdenum and Tungsten Enzymes"
8:30M. Hall, "Theoretical Studies of Models for Molybdenum Oxotransferases"
Wednesday, July 7, 1999
7:30-8:30Breakfast
Morning Session: Model Systems
8:45R. S. Pilato, Discussion Leader, "Opening Remarks"
9:00C. D. Garner "Chemical Approaches to Moco Enzymes"
9:45S. Sarkar, "Reactivity of bis(maleonitriledithiolene) oxomolybdenum(IV) Complex: A Functional Model of Respiratory Trimethylamine-N-oxide Reductase"
10:30Break
11:00N. Ueyama, "Oxidation of Hemithioacetal by Dioxomolybdenum Complexes"
11:45C. G. Young, "Bioinspired Chemistry of Molybdenum, Tungsten, and Sulfur".
12:30Lunch
5:00Business Meeting
6:00Dinner
Evening Session: New Mo and W Enzymes
7:30L. Ljungdahl, Discussion Leader, "Opening Remarks"
7:45M. W. W. Adams, "Tungstoenzymes from Microorganisms Growing near 100°C"
8:30O. Meyer "Cofactor-binding and Properties (FAD and Moco) in the Molybdoenzyme CO Dehydrogenase from Oligotropha carboxidovorans"
Thursday, July 8, 1999
7:30-8:30Breakfast
Morning Session: Enzymology
8:45R. C. Bray, Discussion Leader, "Opening Remarks"
9:00J. J. G. Moura "Molybdenum and Tungsten Enzymes in Sulfate Metabolism (AOR, FDH, NAP, and New Ones)"
9:45T. Nishino, "Site-directed Mutagenesis Studies of Rat Liver Xanthine Dehydrogenase/oxidase"
10:30Break
11:00D. J. Lowe "Recent Advances in Understanding the Mechanism of Action of Enzymes in the Xanthine Oxidase Family"
11:45R. Hille "Reaction Mechanism of Xanthine Oxidase"
12:30Lunch
6:00Lobster Banquet
Evening Session(after Banquet): Round Table: Future Directions
R. Hille/E.I. Stiefel, Discussion Leaders
Friday, July 9, 1999
7:30-8:30Breakfast

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