Dr. Daniel King
Associate Professor
Office Location: Nussbaum Science Center 309APhone: (765) 998-4783
Email: dnking@taylor.edu
Academic Credentials
Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, University of Georgia, 2002
B.S. in Chemistry Education, Huntington College, 1998
Responsibilities
Analytical Chemistry; Mass Spectrometry; Chemical Instrumentation
Personal Information
My wife, Carie, and I have two young children, Ellie (3) and Milo (1). We are starting our fourth year in Upland and enjoy the opportunity to live near campus, interacting with students outside of the classroom.
Research Interests
- Plant Pathogenesis: studying the interaction between pathogenic polygalactronases and plant defense polygalacturonase inhibitor proteins
- Method development of novel techniques for studying the Structure-Function relationship of proteins
- Creating and optimizing computational models of protein
Professional Activities
- Member of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
- Member of the American Chemical Society
Recent Publications (Names of undergraduates are in bold)
Brad King, Lynne Normant, Daniel Storey, and Daniel King, "Acetylation Labeling Mass Spectrometry: A Method for Studying Protein Conformations and Interactions", Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science, submitted October 2008.
Jae-Min Lim, Kazuhiro Aoki, Peggi Angel, Derek Garrison, Daniel King, Michael Tiemeyer, Carl Bergmann, and Lance Wells, "Mapping Glycans onto Specific N-Linked Glycosylation Sites of Pyrus Communis PGIP Redefines the Interface for EPG:PGIP Interactions", Journal of Proteome Research, submitted October 2008.
Kelly Pugh, Ryan Poe, and Daniel King, "Quicklime Purity Analysis by Calorimetry", Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research, 7, 23-27, 2008.
Bryan D. Woosley, Young Hwan Kim, V.S. Kumar Kolli, Lance Wells, Ryan Poe, Dan King, Ron Orlando, and Carl Bergmann, "Complete glycan analysis of recombinant Aspergillus niger endopolygalacturonase A", Carbohydrate Research, 341, 2370-2378, 2006.
Bryan Woosley, Min Xie, Lance Wells, Ron Orlando, Derek Garrison, Daniel King, Carl Bergmann, "Comprehensive Glycan Analysis of Recombinant Aspergillus niger Endopolygalacturonase C", Analytical Biochemistry, 354, 43-53, 2006.
Christopher Jones, Jamie Schwendinger, and Daniel King, "Analysis of Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds from Parking Lot Runoff in nearby Wetlands using GC/MS", Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research, 2, 41, 2006.
M. Xie, G. H. Krooshof, J. A. E. Benen, J. A. Atwood, III, D. King, C. Bergmann, and R. Orlando; "Post-translational modifications of recombinant B. cinerea EPG6", Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 19, 3389-3397, 2005.
