Alesha Purnell RD, LDN
Dietitian-Nutritionist
2250 HICKORY RD STE 240 PLYMOUTH MEETING PA, 19462About
Dr. Alesha Purnell practices Nutritional Medicine in PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA. Dr. Purnell has received an education on and advises people on matters of food and nutrition, considering how they both impact health. Nutritionists? help patients choose the right things to eat, help them plan menus, and advise them on the health effects of certain foods. Nutritionists assess a patients current dietary habits and needs, educate them on healthy eating habits, follow up to ensure the menus are working, and write reports that document a patients progress.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Supravital dithizone staining in the isolation of human and rat pancreatic islets.
- Structural principles for computational and de novo design of 4Fe-4S metalloproteins.
- Computational Design of Multinuclear Metalloproteins Using Unnatural Amino Acids.
- Benchmarking a computational design method for the incorporation of metal ion-binding sites at symmetric protein interfaces.
- Design and Evolution of a Macrocyclic Peptide Inhibitor of the Sonic Hedgehog/Patched Interaction.
- Structures of the peptide-modifying radical SAM enzyme SuiB elucidate the basis of substrate recognition.
- Enzyme stabilization via computationally guided protein stapling.
- Tissue culture supernatants from human islets of Langerhans activate the oxidative burst response of human monocytes in vitro.
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