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Intramolecular conjugate displacement for making carbocycles and studies on the total synthesis of MPC1001
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The first chapter of this thesis describes methodology on an all-carbon intramolecular conjugate displacement between a carbon nucleophile and a Morita-Baylis-Hillman adduct for making carbocyclic skeletons. The reaction scope was examined with different electron-withdrawing groups, types of...
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Fall 2018
Chronic exposure to arsenic from groundwater is one of the greatest public health concerns in the world, putting over 170 million people at risk of arsenic-related diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Although our understanding of the mechanisms by which arsenic...
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Investigating Protein-Carbohydrate Interactions with Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry (HDX-MS)
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The application of hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) to investigating protein-carbohydrate interactions is described. Proteins from three bacterial toxins, the B subunit homopentamers of Cholera toxin (CTB5) and Shiga toxin type 1 (Stx1B5) and a fragment of Clostridium...
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Investigating the 197Au-31P spin-spin coupling interactions in gold-phosphine halides using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance, spectral simulations, and quantum chemistry computations
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Phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy with magic angle spinning was used to characterize 197Au-31P spin-spin coupling interactions in solid gold-phosphine halides and the spectra have been analyzed using perturbation theory. The 197Au nucleus has a natural abundance of 100%, a...
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Investigating the Early Phases of Aerosol Particle Nucleation: A Broadband Rotational Spectroscopic and Computational Study
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Atmospheric aerosols consist of solid or liquid particles suspended in air with sizes ranging from a few nanometers to several micrometers. Aerosols have the ability to both scatter and absorb incoming solar radiation, directly influencing Earth’s energy budget and resulting in either cooling or...
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Investigation of banglenes as neurotrophic agents and development of a new fluorescent protein- based FRET pair
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This thesis describes efforts towards understanding the neurotrophic activity of banglenes and the development of a new fluorescent protein-based FRET pair. Neurotrophic small molecule natural products are functional analogs of signaling proteins called neurotrophins, which cause a pro-growth,...
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Investigation of bioactive natural compounds for cardiovascular diseases and daqu fermentation, and the exploration of Beauveria bassiana as a biocontrol agent for the mountain pine beetle epidemic
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Fernandez, Kleinberg Xiandrell
Peptide-based compounds are crucial components of current research and development efforts, namely in the field of pharmaceutical therapeutics. Peptides possess complex secondary structures, resulting in a wide array of functions (e.g., signalling, or cellular structural capabilities). Advances...