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The Metabolism Of Alcohol: Risk And Protective Factors, Sydney E. Levan, Amy Adkins, Danielle Dick, Karen G. Chartier
The Metabolism Of Alcohol: Risk And Protective Factors, Sydney E. Levan, Amy Adkins, Danielle Dick, Karen G. Chartier
Undergraduate Research Posters
Purpose: Abstract for poster submission to VCU Poster Symposium for
Undergraduate Research and Creativity
Title: The Metabolism of Alcohol: Risk and Protective Factors
Background: In 2002, it was reported by the National Institutes of Health that
60.3% of college aged students (18-22) drank alcohol in the past month of being
asked, as compared to 51.9% of those not in college. They also found that 20% of
college students met the criteria for at least one alcohol use disorder (AUDs)1.
Many genes have been linked to an increased risk for AUDs and how individuals
with various ethnic backgrounds respond to alcohol. …
Key Players In Reverse Cholesterol Transport: The Plasma Enzyme Lcat, Christopher J. Pechura
Key Players In Reverse Cholesterol Transport: The Plasma Enzyme Lcat, Christopher J. Pechura
Undergraduate Research Posters 2012
Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) is a plasma enzyme that remodels nascent high density lipoprotein (HDL) into a mature form called spherical HDL. The model will be used in the future to map the amino acid residues from LCAT and the protein component of nascent HDL (apoA1) involved in mutual interaction, and to identify LCAT residues interacting with the lipid phase of nascent HDL.