I am Peter Gearing, in my 3rd year as a student at the University of East Anglia student no 3169664.This Blog is being established for the purpose of recording and tracking the progress of my third year research project.

As of the current date (18/09/09) the complete details of the specific area of research being persued has not been decided on and thus only a more general outline of the project and the areas of study can be presented.In this entry I will outline some background information as the the type of research and the participants involved. The following entries will contain a more detailed summary of the scientific background relating to this project. After this as the specific area of research is decided the methodology will be entered, as well as significant results obtained during the study and from experimentation.

The supervisor for this project is Dr Julea Butt from the University of East Anglia. A title of the area of interest is "The use of Cyclic Voltammetry to study Immobolised Enzymes." What this means is that, using various techniques it is possible to take an enzyme filled solution and immobolise a certain fraction onto a surface. This surface containing the enzyme can then be subjected to any number of analytical techniques. However the one used in this study is Cyclic Voltammetry. This means that a potential difference (or voltage) is applied to the enzymes. This Voltage is then altered in a steady or cyclic fashion. The enyme will then be either oxidised or reduced, dependant on the Voltage applied. By measuring the resulting current a great deal of information regarding the enzymes can be recorded.

The next Blog entry will be a short mention of the biological function of Proteins. Following this will be an entry discussing the use of Cyclic voltammetry and the advantages of immobolised proteins. This should cover the background information necessary to understand this project and the area of interest.