Primary Recipient

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Amount

$75,937.00

Award Date

9/30/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

The proposed research is focused on the structure and function of the Na+-pumping NADH:quinone oxidoreductase (Na+-NQR) from Vibrio cholerae. This enzyme is the primary gateway for electrons into the aerobic respiratory chain of many marine and pathogenic