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Mycoplasma iowae is a poultry pathogen that causes a variety of symptoms in turkeys and chickens. Despite the wide range of host tissues that can be damaged during infection, numerous reports point to a predilection of M. iowae for the gastrointestinal tract. Although the effect…

Resonance Raman (RR) spectroscopy has been employed to investigate the structure of the cyanide adducts of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in the pH range 5.5 to 12.5. Evidence for the binding of cyanide in two forms is observed. In the first conformer the ν\lbrackFe-CN) stretching…

The research presented in this thesis focuses on the molecular design of an oxidation-sensitive nanocarrier and its enzyme conjugate with a view of their application in the field of biomaterials. I have polarised our attention on a specific class of polymers, the polysulfides, f…