Conveners
Parallel Session 14: Biological Systems 2
- Stephanie Gras (Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University. ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging, Monash University. )
X-linked sideroblastic anemia with ataxia (XLSA/A2), is an incurable heterogeneous nonprogressive neurodevelopmental disorder. Mutations in ABCb7, a gene encoding a mitochondrial transport protein involved in biogenesis of iron sulfur clusters (ISC), underlie the disease. ISC are import co-factors, intimately involved in the chemical reactions that power the cell, repair DNA and create new...
Ashley Hollings,(1,2,3) Nicholas Fimognari,(2,4) Virginie Lam,(2,5) Cameron M. Kewish,(6) Martin de Jonge, (6) Ryu Takechi,(2,5) John C.L. Mamo,(2,5) Mark J. Hackett,(1,2,3)
1)Curtin Institute for Functional Molecules and Interfaces, Curtin University, Bentley Western Australia 6845, Australia
2)Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia...
Gallic acid (GA, 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid) and derivatives have been found in a number of phytomedicines with diverse biological and pharmacological activities, including radical scavenging, interfering with the cell signalling pathways and apoptosis of cancer cells. GA exhibits both antioxidant as well as prooxidant characteristics [1]. The chemical properties of phenolic hydroxyls are...
Expanding human populations require increased land use and increased efficiency of land use, which makes it important to mitigate the effects of environmental stress on native flora and crops. The wax coating on the surface of plant leaves (epicuticular waxes) holds important physiological functions to protect plants against environmental stress, for example, minimising water loss, UV...
With toughness greater than Kevlar®, spider dragline silk is nature’s greatest performing fibre. Accordingly, there is immense interest in generating new synthetic fibres that mimic its mechanical performance. Biomimetics is a growing new field that looks to nature for inspiration to synthesize new high performance materials and processes. Nonetheless, there is currently little cross...
