Units

Laboratory of microbiology

Person in charge of the Unit : Oui

Physiology of mesophilic and thermophilic microorganisms. Relationships between structure and function in proteins and enzymes. Biosynthesis and function of the modified nucleosides of transfer RNA.

Projetcs

Biosynthesis and functions of the modified nucleosides of transfer RNA.

Purification, cloning and study of the specificity of nucleosides modification enzymes acting on transfer RNA. Inactivation of the corresponding genes and study of the role of nucleoside modification in transfer RNA.