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Chemistry Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

New adaptations of analytical tools for the study of dynamic interactions of lanthanide-based catalysis in aqueous media, Prabani Lakmanthi Dissanayake

Probing the dynamics of radical reactions with polyatomic hydrocarbons by crossed-beam dc slice imaging, Armando Dura Estillore

Transfer rna dynamics and transfer-messenger rna accommodation in bacterial ribosomes at the single-molecule level, May Daher Farhat

State-resolved slice imaging of photochemical dynamics, Herath mudiyans nuradhika Herath

"fine-tuning" of ribosomal structure and functions by pseudouridylation and rna-protein interactions, Jun Jiang

Determination of descriptors by liquid-liquid partition and chromatographic methods, Thushara Namal Karunasekara

Development of a cargo delivery system and inhibition studies focused on clostridium difficile toxin a, Stephanie Marie Kern

New precursors and chemistry for the growth of transition metal films by atomic layer deposition, Thomas Joseph Knisley

Synthesis, spectroscopic, and electrochemical properties of 3d metal and ruthenium complexes with phenolate and catecholate ligands, Frank Donald Lesh

Effect of low endogenous brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels on striatal dopamine dynamics, Francis Kabui Maina

Synthesis Of Oligosaccharide Mimetics By The Desulfurative Rearrangement Of Allylic Disulfides And Stereoelectronic Influence Of C-O Bonds On C- And O-Glycosylation, Myriame Moume-Pymbock

Synthesis And Á-Stereoselective Sialylation Of Kdn And Late Stage Modification Of Neuraminic Acid Sialosides, Chandra Sekhar Navuluri

Metal chalcogenide nanoparticle gel networks: their formation mechanism and application for novel material generation and heavy metal remediation via cation exchange reactions, Irina Ramona Pala

Synthesis And Characterization Of Group 5 Metal Complexes Containing Pyrazolate, Amidate, And Related Ligands As Potential Precursors For Thin Film Growth By Atomic Layer Deposition, Thuduwage Hiran Perera

Metal complexes of non-heme ligands: biological applications, Jai Prakash

Exploring conformational variability of an rna domain in the ribosome: from structure and function to potential antibiotic targeting, Yogo Sakakibara

Modes and mechanisms of hfq mediated stress regulation in bacteria, Nilshad Nilam Salim

Synthesis And Characterization Of Size Controlled Transitionmetal Phosphide Nanoparticles And Their Hydrodesulfurization Catalytic Activity, Galbokka Hewage Layan Savithra

Applications of electronic structure theory to problems in strong-field chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and nanomaterial systems, Jason Anthony Sonk

Genetic and biochemical studies of human apobec family of proteins, Priyanga Wijesinghe

Single molecule studies of rna-target interactions, Sharla Leann Wood

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Method Development And Applications To Screening And Characterization Of Rrna-Targeting Small Molecules, Papa Nii Asare-Okai

Development of chemical inducers of dimerization for screening competitive histone deactelyase inhibitors, Emily Lynn Aubie

Synthesis Of N-Acetyl And C-Tert-Butyl Natural Amino Acid Substrates That Mimic Residues Of Polypeptides And Their Reactivity With [feiv(o)(n4py)]2+: Kinetic And Mechanistic Investigations, Ashley Ann Campanali

New insights into the mechanism of dna replication on unmodified and benzo[a]pyrene modified templates using surface plasmon resonance, Richard George Federley

Synthesis and characterization of metal chalcogenide nanostructured materials for thermoelectric applications, Shreyashi Ganguly

Astrochemical dynamics: Fundamental studies relevant to titan's atmosphere, Wilson Kamundia Gichuhi

Synthesis of peptide-ligand conjugates and their applications, Nitinkumar Dilipkumar Jabre

Characterization of splicing mechanisms by single-molecule fluorescence, Krishanthi Sanjeewani Karunatilaka

Isolation And Analysis Of Peptides Binding To Helix 69 Of E. Coli 23 S Rrna From M13 Phage Display, Moninderpal Kaur

Study Of Protein-Rna Interactions Using Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (fret) And Single-Molecule Fret, Rajan Lamichhane

Electronic excitations in branched conjugated oligomers: A quasiparticle view and tight-binding models, Hao Li

Nmr Solution Structures Of Two Hairpins Of E. Coli 16s Rrna: The Effects Of Mutations And Chemical Modifications On Structure And Function Of Rrna, Yu Liu

Exploring Potential Drug Target Sites In The Ribosome Using Cisplatin And Its Analogues, Keshab Rijal

Thiomaleic anhydride: a linchpin for organic synthesis and structural verification of a nonprotein antifreeze oligosaccharide, Md yeajur Rahaman Sardar

Synthesis, redox properties, and langmuir monolayer formation of selected 3d- and 4d- metalloamphiphiles, Sree Ramadevi Shanmugam

Chemical Synthesis Of Peptides And Peptide Thioesters, Indrajeet Sharma

Artificial and natural nucleic acid self assembling systems, Marcus Wood

Laser-assisted single-molecule refolding, Rui Zhao

Applications Of Electronic Structure Theory To Problems In Unimolecular Dissociation And Inorganic And Biochemical Systems, Jia Zhou

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Transition Metal-Mediated Higher-Order Cycloaddition Reactions: Application To The Total Synthesis Of Complex Natural Products, Bilal Abou Aleiwi

I-Kinetic And Mechanistic Investigations Of Amino Acid Substrates Reactivities With Ferryl Species, Ahmed Ibrahim Youssef Abouelatta

Experimental And Theoretical Analysis Of The Electronic Behavior In Five-Coordinate Iron(iii) And Six-Coordinate Cobalt(iii) Complexes With Electroactive Phenol-Rich Ligands, Marco Mathieu Allard

The Effect Of An Intermittent Manganese (ii) Exposure On The Striatal Dopamine System, Rabab Adel Aoun

Single Molecule Studies Of Spliceosomal Snrnas U2-U6, Zhuojun Guo

Synthesis And Characterization Of Metal Complexes Containing Tetrazolate, Poly(tetrazolyl)borate, And Aryl Pentazole Ligands As High Energy Density Materials, Dongmei Lu

Synthetic Levers Enabling Control Of Phase, Size And Morphology In Transition Metal Phosphide Nanoparticles (fe, Ni), Elayaraja Muthuswamy

The Synthesis, Structure, And Properties Of Group 2 Poly(pyrazolyl)borates And Their Use For The Atomic Layer Deposition Of Group 2 Borates, Mark J. Saly

Development And Applications Of Thioacids In Peptide Chemistry And Exploration Of Methods Toward The Stereochemical Elucidation And Synthesis Of Virgineone, Kasinath Sana

I. Microwave-Influenced Diversity-Oriented Synthesis Of Biologically Relevant Small & Natural-Product-Like Molecules Via Multicomponent Coupling Reactions Ii. Synthetic Studies Toward The Total Synthesis Of The Repeating Tetrasaccharide Unit Of Zwitterionic Polysaccharide Ps A1, Soumava Santra

Photodissociation Dynamics In Titan's Atmosphere, Welvidanalage Ruchira Silva

Dechalcogenative Allylic Selenosulfide And Disulfide Rearrangements For Cysteine Modification And Glycoligation, Venkataraman Subramanian

Synthesis Of Functionalized Gpi Anchors And Related Glycoconjugates, Benjamin M. Swarts

Metal Chalcogenide Nanocrystal Assembly: From Synthesis To Applications, Qinghong Yao

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Isothermal Titration Calorimetry Studies Of Protein-Mediated Interactions And Preliminary Structural Studies Of Tandem Pdz1-2 Domain Of Psd-95 Protein, Ana Jankovic

Theses/Dissertations from 2003 2003

Method development in thin-layer and liquid chromatography, Neil C. Dias

Theses/Dissertations from 2000 2000

Physical parameters and electron-transfer studies of copper(II/I) complexes formed with the tripodal ligands, Edna A. Ambundo

Transcription-induced mutations : Increase in C to T Mutations in the Nontranscribed Strand During Transcription in Escherichia Coli, Anton. Beletskii

I) Palladium mediated cross-couplings of {45}R-iodoenones : II) The chemistry of 1,4-naphthoquinones, Russell Lloyd Betts

Non-resonant femtosecond ionization/dissociation of aromatic hydrocarbons, Richard. Billotto

{45}R1,3-galactosyltransferase and {45}R-Gal epitope mediated cancer immunotherapy, Xi Chen

Analysis of ablated plumes by time of flight and spectroscopic techniques, Yi-Hsing. Chiang

The study of substituted cyclobutylcarbinyl radicals and investigations of C1' radicals, Calvin J. Emanuel

Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of {45}R-Gal oligosaccharides, Jianwen Fang Ph.D.

Synthesis of aminoglycoside antibiotics, Jalal Haddad Ph.D.

Studies on the S-nitrosothiols and development of novel nitric oxide releasing agents, Yongchun Hou

Thermodynamic and kinetic studies of nickel(II) tetrathiaethers in acetonitrile and determin[a]tion of electron self-exchange rate constants for selected copper(II/I) complexes, Bentara Arachchige Chandrika Padmamala Kulatilleke

Investigations of excited state relaxation in transition metal complexes : The Relevance of High Frequency Acceptor Modes to Metal-to-Metal Electron Transfer Emission, Patrick G. McNamara

Function and NMR structure of the conserved 690 loop from 16S ribosomal RNA, Svetlana Morosyuk

Prediction of nucleic acid hybridization : Parameters and Algorithms, Nicolas Peyret

Metal-metal interactions in some novel, covalently linked transition metal complexes, Manawadevi Y. Udugala-Ganehenege

Fabrication and characterization of nanometer-sized protein patterns using atomic force microscopy and selective immobilization, Kapila K. Wadu-Mesthrige

Effects of cytosine methylation on the reactivity of chemical carcinogens and the structures and enzymatic analyses of carcinogenic DNA adducts, Daniel J. Weisenberger

Theses/Dissertations from 1999 1999

Studies towards the synthesis of {44}Sa{44}3-amino-epoxyquinol natural products, Josef Roland Bencsik

Approaches towards the site-selective incorporation of N⁴{45}R-acetylcytidine into oligoribonucleotides, Maria Felicia Bogdan

Synthesis, dynamic NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallographic study of aluminum thiolate compounds, Howard Albert Chou

1. [4+1] and [4+2] cycloadditions of isocyanates : 2. Synthesis and reactivity of acyl radicals, Mihaela Diana Danca

Nickel- and palladium-catalyzed functionalization of allyic alcohol and enoate derivatives, Helene Sylvie Fain

Principal causes of mutational hot-spots in Escherichia coli, Eugene Alexander Lutsenko

Enantioselective total synthesis of the antitumor alkaloid (+)-pancratistatin and ring opening olefin metathesis of cyclobutenes, Umar S. M. Maharoof

Development of oligonucleotide arrays and characterization of array surfaces using laser based mass spectrometry, Gowri Narayanaswami

New approaches to the extraction of pesticides from foods and the determination of the solvent characteristics of pressurized hot water, Tina M. Pawlowski

Synthesis and char[a]cterization of pyrazolato complexes of yttrium, lanthanides, magnesium, and calcium, Dirk. Pfeiffer

Donor-acceptor electronic coupling in covalently linked transition metal poly-pyridyl complexes, Dhehinie Saarika. Seneviratne

Nickel-catalyzed intramolecular couplings, polycyclizations and natural product synthetic applications, Jeongbeob. Seo

Thermodynamics, NMR solution structure, and function of the conserved 790 loop from 16S rRNA, Shikha Varma

Applications of metal-mediated higher-order cycloaddition reactions to natural product synthesis, Namal C. Warshakoon

Investigations of thermochemistry and reactivity using AB initio molecular orbital methods, Joanne Marie Wittbrodt

Atomic force microscopy based nanofabrication of organic thin films, Song Xu Ph.D.

Synthesis and characterization of novel organoindium chalcogenate compounds, Burl C. Yearwood

Theses/Dissertations from 1998 1998

Thermodynamics of base-pair mismatches in DNA and NMR solution structure of a DNA dodecamer containing G·T mismatches, Hatim T. Allawi

Study of structural and biological effects of carcinogen-modified oligonucleotides :, Mohsen B. Arghavani

I. Nucleophilic carbene additions to vinyl isocyanates., Alexandre Cavezza

Synthesis, structural characterization and solution behavior of novel compunds containing group III and group VI elements, Paul M. Dickson

Applications of chromium-mediated higher-order cycloadditions : Large Scale Generation and Synthetic Utility of Bicyclo[4.4.1]Undecatrienes, Kevin R. Fales

Influence of monovalent electrolytes and pH on specific and nonspecific binding of e. coli lexa repressor to DNA, Elizabeth Jenuwine

Application of a structure-driven retention model for method development in liquid and thin layer chromatography, Waruna C. B. Kiridena

Studies on an synthetic applications of intramolecular transition metal-promoted [6[pi]+2[pi]] cycloaddition reactions :, Margarita L. Kirova-Snover

Synthesis and photophysical study of group V transition metal complexes containing multiply bonded ligands, Andrey V. Korolev

Electron transfer of copper(II/I) complexes with small macrocyclic ligands, Ksenia Krylova