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Biosynthesis Of Long-Chain Fatty Acid Amides, Kristen A. Jeffries
Biosynthesis Of Long-Chain Fatty Acid Amides, Kristen A. Jeffries
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The vast variety of long-chain fatty acid amides identified in biological systems is intriguing. The general structure of a fatty acid amide is R-CO-NH-X, where R is an alkyl group and X is derived from an immense variety of biogenic amines. Although structurally simple, the bioactivities of these molecules as signaling lipids are very diverse and have just recently begun to emerge in the literature. Interest in the long-chain fatty acid amides dramatically increased following the identification and characterization of one specific N-acylethanolamine, N-arachidonoylethanolamine (anandamide), as the endogenous ligand for the cannabinoid receptors in the mammalian brain. Since …
Florida Red Tides From A Scientific And Public Information Perspective, Kristen M. Kusek
Florida Red Tides From A Scientific And Public Information Perspective, Kristen M. Kusek
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This thesis consists of a comprehensive historical review and evaluation of Florida red tide research and a multifaceted analysis of red tide coverage by the St. Petersburg Times from 1953 to 1997. Red tides caused by Gymnodinium breve along the Florida Gulf coast are riddled with complexity; scientists have been asking many of the same questions for nearly 50 years. Red tides also attract considerable media publicity. This thesis addressed the following: 1. What have scientists learned about Florida red tides since G. breve was identified in 1948?, and 2. How well was the issue covered by the newspaper media? …