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Hydrothermal Syntheses, Structures, and Properties of New Iodate and Selenite Compounds of Transition Metals, Lanthanides, and Actinides
(2008-09-09)
Iodate and selenite anions possessing a nonbonding, but stereochemically active lone pairs of electrons, were selected as building blocks to produce new compounds with noncentrosymmetric structures, a prerequisite for ...
Synthesis and Characterization of New Lanthanide Chalcogenides
(2008-09-09)
A large number of new ternary and quaternary lanthanide chalcogenides have been synthesized through solid-state reactions of corresponding elements with the aid of alkali metal halides and Sb2Q3 (Q = S, Se) fluxes. Molten ...
Isoprenoid synthesis: New roles for iron sulfur clusters
(2008-09-09)
Spectroscopic investigations of the GcpE and LytB enzymes involved in the last two steps of the DOXP pathway for isoprene synthesis have been described. YfgB, one of the accessory proteins has also been characterized.
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Studies to Elucidate the Mechanism of Reduced Flavin Transfer in the Alkanesulfonate Monooxygenase System from Escherichia coli
(2008-09-09)
The two-component alkanesulfonate monooxygenase system utilizes reduced flavin as a substrate to catalyze a unique desulfonation reaction during times of sulfur starvation. The flavin reductase (SsuE) provides reduced ...
Microwave Promoted Addition of Organosiloxanes to Hydroxyl Containing Substrates for Facile Synthesis of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agent Reactive Polymers
(2009-02-23)
The primary focus of this work was the synthesis and characterization of materials efficacious in detoxifying/killing chemical and/or biological threat agent surrogates, including Bacillus anthracis spores, in militarily ...
Characterization of Two-component Organothiol Mixed Monolayers on Gold and Quantification of Nonspecific Adsorption on Mixed Sam Biosensor Platforms Using Electrochemical Enzyme Immunoassay
(2008-09-09)
Self-assembled monolayer (SAM) technology provides a simple and useful way to functionalize biosensors. The formation and characterization of SAM monolayers are briefly reviewed in Chapter One. Several selected examples ...
Mechanism of the Outer-sphere Oxidation of Aqueous L-cysteine and of Iodide in Acetonitrile by a Series of Iron(III) Complexes
(2008-09-09)
Trace copper catalysis was observed in the oxidation of L-cysteine by [Fe(bpy)2(CN)2]+ and [Fe(bpy)(CN)4]- in anaerobic aqueous solution. The copper catalysis was effectively inhibited with the addition of dipicolinate ...
Micro-/Nanofabrication in Analytical Chemistry and Temperature Dependent Studies of Underpotential Deposition of Mercury(II) on Au(III)
(2008-09-09)
This dissertation studies three routes to fabricate micro-/nano-sized structures for the purpose of analytical chemistry and the underpotential deposition (UPD) of mercury(II) onto Au(111) electrodes.
In Chapter 2, we ...