Chemistry Colloquium | Mechanistic Inorganic Chemistry: From Antimicrobial Peptides to CO2 Reduction, April 17

Alfredo Angeles-Boza

Ohio University’s Chemistry and Biochemistry Colloquium Series presents Dr. Alfredo Angeles-Boza on “Mechanistic Inorganic Chemistry: From Antimicrobial Peptides to CO₂ Reduction” on Monday, April 17, at 4:10 p.m. in Clippinger Laboratories 194.

Angeles-Boza is Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry at the University of Connecticut.

Abstract: The final arbiter of our knowledge about the activity of antimicrobial peptides or metal-based catalysts is our ability to establish and test a reaction mechanism. This presentation highlights the results of studies perform in my laboratories showing 1) how Cu²⁺ and Zn²⁺ are important components on the activity of two antimicrobial peptides isolated from the tick Ixodes sinensis and the tunicate Styela clava;^{1, 2} and 2) how ¹³C kinetic isotope effects allow the identification of the species involved in CO₂ reduction catalysis.³