Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.

Amount

$557,428.00

Award Date

6/30/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Heme is an essential cofactor for a wide variety of biologically important proteins including globins, cytochromes, transcription factors, peroxidases, catalases, and others. With few exceptions, organisms that possess heme-containing proteins possess the