Dr. Matthew A. Fountain
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biology
Biochemistry Program Coordinator
218 Houghton Hall
SUNY College at Fredonia
Fredonia, NY 14063
Tel: (716) 673-3287
Fax: (716) 673 3347
Matthew.Fountain@Fredonia.edu

Research

Structure determination of RNA and DNA structures using NMR and molecular modeling. Binidng of metal ions and metal containing ligands to DNA and RNA

Recent Publications

delMundo, I. M.; Fountain, M. A.; Morrow, J. R. “Recognition of Thymine in DNA Bulges by a Zn(II) Macrocyclic Complex”, Chem. Comm. 2011, 47, 8566-8568

Parkesh R, Fountain M, Disney M.D. ”NMR spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulation of r(CCGCUGCGG)₂reveal a dynamic UU internal loop found in myotonic dystrophy type 1”, Biochemistry. 2011, 50(5), 599-601.

Escudier, J. M.; Dupouy, C.; Fountain, M. A.; Del Mundo I. M. A.; Jacklin, E. M.; Morrow, J. R.  “Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of a Trinucleotide Europium(III) Complex Conjugate”, Org. Biomolec. Chem. 2009, 7, 3251-3257. 

Courses

              Biochemistry

Biochemistry Lab  Images of student's lysozyme crystals

Advanced Biochemistry Examples of student protein posters (converted to PDF so some of the fonts have changed) Ef-Tu protein, Rhodopsin, Nop56/58:Fibrillarin complex in Box C/D RNPs