Studies on the ATP-hydrolysis cycle of myosin II at the ensemble and single molecule level using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy [Elektronische Ressource] / Mamta Amrute-Nayak

Studies on the ATP-Hydrolysis Cycle of Myosin II at the Ensemble and Single Molecule Level using Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy von der Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover zur Erlangung des Grades Doktorin der Naturwissenschaften Dr. rer. nat. genehmigte Dissertation M. Sc. Mamta Amrute-Nayak geboren am 10.01.1979 in Dongar Yawli, Amaravati, Indien Hannover 2006 Name of referees Prof. Dr. W. Müller Prof. Dr. B. Otto Prof. Dr. B. Brenner Chairperson Prof. Dr. M. Kalesse Date of disputation: 24.8.06 Arnab & My family Acknowledgements First of all, I would like to thank my supervisor, Professor Dr. Bernhard Brenner for the excellent guidance, for being available at a short notice for discussions, encouragement and support throughout my PhD. I would like to thank my Doctorfather Prof. Dr. W. Müller for being helpful and available for answering all kinds of questions that were put to him. In Particular I would like to thank the following people: Dr. Tim Scholz for providing all the useful information, scientific discussions and help with the experiments. Dr. Massimo Antognozzi for helping me with the programming for data analysis and TIRF microscope setting that helped in improving the data acquisition and data quality. Mr.