Elizabeth E Trimmer
Professor Trimmer is interested in the structure and mechanism of enzymes. Her research has focused on enzymes that perform oxidation/reduction reactions using the coenzyme flavin.
Education and Degrees
NIH Postdoctoral fellow 1997-2000, University of Michigan.
Ph.D., Biological Chemistry, 1997, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
B.A., 1988, Carleton College.
Selected Publications
Zuo, C., Jolly, A.L., Satzer, D.I., Nikolova, A.P., Cao, S., Sanchez, J.S., Ballou, D.P. and Trimmer, E.E. March 15, 2018. A Role for Glutamine 183 in the Folate Oxidative Half-Reaction of E. coli Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase. Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 642, 63-74.
Trimmer, E.E., Wanninayake, U.S., and Fitzpatrick, P.F. March 29, 2017. Mechanistic Studies of an Amine Oxidase Derived from D-Amino Acid Oxidase. Biochemistry, 56, 2024-2030.
Trimmer, E. E. April 2013. Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase: Biochemical Characterization and Medical Significance, a Review in Current Pharmaceutical Design (M. Medina, M. Martinez-Julvez, P. Ferreira eds.), 19, 2574-2593.