SESSION 9: Biological and Biophysical Chemistry
Chairs
M. Fasano
SCI Biological System Division, President
Università dell' Insubria, Varese, Italy
e-mail: mauro.fasano@uninsubria.it
A. Goldbeter
IUPAC Physical and Biophysical Chemistry Division, Titular Member
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
e-mail: agoldbet@ulb.ac.be
	TOPIC TITLE	Chemical Biology of Metal Ions
	Monday 06	morning	Chair: M. Fasano
		speaker	title
key note	10:30-11:10	E. Carafoli	Calcium signaling : a meeting  point for  structural and cellular biochemistry
oral	11:10-11:30	T. Dasgupta	Kinetic studies of transfer of nitric oxide from nitrosated 4,4’,4’’,4’’’-tetrasulfophthalocyaninecobaltate(II) (CoTSPC) complex anion with various thiols of biological importance
oral	11:30-11:50	N. Esaki	Strict discrimination between sulfur and selenium by a selenium-specific enzyme, selenocysteine lyase
oral	11:50-12:10	G. Fanali	Modulation by anti-HIV drugs of myristate and heme binding to human serum albumin
oral	12:10-12:30	C. Austin	Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase like protein 1 (indol1); a novel heme containing, tryptophan catabolising enzyme
oral	12:30-12:50	F. Uddin	Spectroscopic study of reduction of methlyene blue with reducing sugars
	TOPIC TITLE	Biophysics and Biochemistry of the Cell
	Tuesday 07	morning	Chair: A. Goldbeter
		speaker	title
key note	10:30-11:10	M.-F. Carlier	Control of actin assembly dynamics in cell motility: from molecules to movement
oral	11:10-11:30	M. El Awady	Variants of non structural 5a domain of HCV are associated with differential response to IFN therapy
oral	11:30-11:50	S. Sadeghi	Bioelectrochemistry of drug metabolising human flavin containing monooxygenase
oral	11:50-12:10	V. Dodero	Site-directed DNA-binding peptides
oral	12:10-12:30	E. Maltas	Identification of genetic polymorfism and chemical compounds of gingko biloba sp. grown in Turkey