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Robin aj smith

emeritus prof univ of otago
Verified email at chemistry.otago.ac.nz
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[BOOK][B] Chemical process: design and integration

R Smith - 2005 - books.google.com
This book deals with the design and integration of chemical processes, emphasizing the
conceptual issues that are fundamental to the creation of the process. Chemical process design …

[BOOK][B] Chemical process design

R Smith, R Smith - 1995 - cs.northwestern.edu
Process synthesis, a key step in chemical process design, is concerned with identifying the
basic flowsheet structure to be used from a typically large number of alternatives. Process …

Mineralocorticoid action: target tissue specificity is enzyme, not receptor, mediated

JW Funder, PT Pearce, R Smith, AI Smith - Science, 1988 - science.org
Mineralocorticoid receptors, both when in tissue extracts and when recombinant-derived,
have equal affinity for the physiological mineralocorticoid aldosterone and for the …

Targeting antioxidants to mitochondria by conjugation to lipophilic cations

MP Murphy, RAJ Smith - Annu. Rev. Pharmacol. Toxicol., 2007 - annualreviews.org
Mitochondrial oxidative damage contributes to a range of degenerative diseases. Consequently,
the selective inhibition of mitochondrial oxidative damage is a promising therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Selective targeting of a redox-active ubiquinone to mitochondria within cells: antioxidant and antiapoptotic properties

…, WK Porteous, EC Ledgerwood, RAJ Smith… - Journal of Biological …, 2001 - ASBMB
With the recognition of the central role of mitochondria in apoptosis, there is a need to
develop specific tools to manipulate mitochondrial function within cells. Here we report on the …

Wastewater minimisation

YP Wang, R Smith - Chemical Engineering Science, 1994 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the minimisation of wastewater in the process industries. Targets are
first set which maximise water re-use. The approach used allows individual process …

Active location in teachers' construction of their professional identities

J Coldron, R Smith - Journal of curriculum studies, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
… John Coldron and Robin Smith are research coordinators in the School of Education at She
eld … Robin Smith’s current research examines the professional knowledge of teachers and …

Cloning and tissue distribution of the human 1 lβ-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 enzyme

AL Albiston, VR Obeyesekere, RE Smith… - Molecular and cellular …, 1994 - Elsevier
The enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11βHSD) is thought to protect the non-selective
mineralocorticoid receptor from occupation by glucocorticoids, and to modulate …

Delivery of bioactive molecules to mitochondria in vivo

RAJ Smith, CM Porteous, AM Gane… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
Mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to many human degenerative diseases but specific
treatments are hampered by the difficulty of delivering bioactive molecules to mitochondria in …

Targeting an antioxidant to mitochondria decreases cardiac ischemia‐reperfusion injury

…, CM Porteous, AM James, RAJ Smith… - The FASEB …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondrial oxidative damage contributes to a wide range of pathologies, including
cardiovascular disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. Therefore, protecting mitochondria …