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Gary M. Wood Associate Professor of Chemistry Office: 333 Greenquist Telephone: (262) 595 - 2430 Fax: (262) 595-2056 gary.wood@uwp.edu

Courses Typically Taught

Chemistry  100  The World of Chemistry Chemistry  321, 322  Organic Chemistry I, II Chemistry  324  Chemistry of Biological Systems Chemistry  410  Advanced Biochemistry Chemistry  495  Senior Seminar Chemistry  497  Senior Thesis Chemistry  499   Independent Study Chemistry  620   Advanced Biochemistry

Education

• Ph.D. University of Wisconsin - Madison 1986, Biochemistry
• B.S. University of Minnesota 1981, Biochemistry

Current Research Interests

Click here to find out more about our research on Vitamin K-dependent protein Z.

Selected Research Publications

• Suttie, J.W., Wood, G.M., Cheung, A., and Engelke, J.A. (1987). Biosynthesis of Vitamin K-Dependent Proteins. In "Calcium Binding Proteins in Health and Disease" (Norman, A.W., Vanaman, T.C. and Means, A.R., eds). pp 41-51, Academic Press, San Diego.
• Wood, G.M. and Suttie, J.W. (1988). Vitamin K-Dependent Carboxylase: Stoichiometry of Vitamin K Epoxide Formation, t-Carboxyglutamyl Formation, and t-Glutamyl-3H Cleavage. J. Biol. Chem. 263, 3234-3239.
• Cheung, A.Y., Wood, G.M., Funakawa, S., Grossman, C.P., and Suttie, J.W. (1988). Vitamin K-Dependent Carboxylase: Substrates, Products and Inhibitors. In "Current Advances in Vitamin K Research" (Suttie, J.W., ed.) pp 3-16, Elsevier, New York.

SUBMITTED OR IN PREPARATION

• Eckert, C.R., Merlo, X., Avila, D., and Wood, G.M.. In Vitro Anticoagulant Activity of Vitamin K-Dependent Protein Z. Submitted.
• Muleski, A.L., Malinowski, L., and Wood, G.M. . Proteolysis of Vitamin K-Dependent Protein Z by Thrombin. Effects of Metal Ions, Phospholipids, and Thrombomodulin. Submitted.
• Bolger, R., Wood, G.M. and Suttie, J.W. . Biosynthesis of Vitamin K-Dependent Proteins. Determination of Undercarboxylated forms in the Plasma and Liver of Warfarin Treated Cows. Manuscript in preparation.
• Wood, G.M. and Esmon, C.T. Calorimetric Determination of The Binding of Prothrombin to The Factor Va-Factor Xa Complex in the Absence of Phospholipids. Manuscript in preparation.
• Subramanian, Y., Wood, G.M., Esmon, C.T., and Johnson, A.E. Protein S Alters the Distance Between the Active Site of Activated Protein C and the Membrane Surface. Manuscript in Preparation.
• Subramanian, Y., Wood, G.M., Esmon, C.T., and Johnson,, A.J. Activated Protein C Binding to Membranes does not Require Negatively Charged Phospholipids. Manuscript in preparation

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