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