• Synthesis of Carborane Derivatives of Cholesterol for Incorporation into Unilamellar Liposomes and Evaluation as Potential Agents for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy 

  Tate, Colby Clay (2002-08)

  Boron neutron capture therapy, or BNCT, is a binary cancer therapy based on the ability of the boron-10 isotope to capture thermal neutrons. The neutron capture reaction is the formation of a highly energetic boron-11 ...

• Use of a New Regulatable Telomerase Expression System to Monitor In Vitro Cell Aging and the Effects of DNA Damage on Replicative Senescence 

  Thambugala, Hiranthi T. (2005-08)

  No abstract prepared.
• Application of a Novel Endonuclease Sensitivity Assay to Identify New Genes that Affect DNA Repair and Chromosome Stability 

  Summers, Jennifer A. (2008-05)

  No abstract prepared.
• Polyimides from Cyclic Aliphatic Diamine Monomer 

  Suprobo, Kristen Elaine (2010-08)

  Polyimides are of interest because of their characteristic thermal properties such as high glass transition and decomposition temperatures and chemical resistance to many conventional solvents. The synthesis of polyimides ...
• Investigation of a Rapid Method of Analysis for the Determination of Selected Chlorinated Pesticides from Fish Tissue 

  Steinmetz, Gary Lynn (2003-08)

  Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) are environmentally significant compounds that can be concentrated in the tissue of fish. A major concern in the analytical methods used for monitoring is the speed of analysis. Current ...

• Stereo-selective synthesis of bis-bridged calix[6]arenes 

  Staggs, Sara J. (2003-05)

  In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the rational design of synthetic catalysts capable of achieving significant enhancement of reaction rates and stereo-selectivities. Ideally, a new catalyst would ...

• Partially-fluorinated polyimides using aliphatic diamines 

  Sokolova, Alisa Yuriyivna (2010-05)

  Two series of polyimides were created in order to address several of the existing problems with gas permeation membranes used today. These issues include the lack of flexibility and inverse ratio that exists between ...
• The Effects of CBDO Monomer on the Thermo/mechanical Properties of Polyurethanes 

  Smith, Megan L. (2010-08)

  Research has shown that when 40% 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutane diol (CBDO) is incorporated into terephthalate copolyesters, an impact resistance of 1070 J/m is measured. Cycloaliphatic monomers, like CBDO, normally ...
• Alkylation of Zinc Thiolate Proteins: Reactions with Model Compounds 

  Smith, Jennifer Nicole (2003-08)

  Many metalloproteins are known to tetra hedrally coordinate a zinc atom into their folded conformation. The zinc is ligated to nitrogen, sulfur, and/or oxygen donor atoms, which come from amino acid residues, such as ...

• Purification and Structural Characterization of the Epithelial Sodium Channel 

  Schmidt, Sean Larson (2006-05)

  The formation and regulation of transport channels within mammalian cells are directly related to their proper function. The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is responsible for regulating sodium reabsorbtion within the ...
• Generation and Characterization of dszB mutants from Nocardia asteroides A3H1 

  Scott, Christopher A. (2003-08)

  Dibenzothiophene, a model compound for sulfiir-containing organic molecules found in fossil fuels, can be desulfurized to 2-hydroxybiphenyl by Nocardia asteroides sp. strain A3H1 (A3H1) using the “4S” desulfurization ...
• Characterization of New Genes Required for DNA Double-strand Break Repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae 

  Sethi, Sunaina (2010-08)

  No abstract prepared.
• Fundamental studies of in-situ polymerization of nylon-6 nanocomposite 

  Shabbir, Shagufta (2004-08)

  Nanocomposites were originally studied as early as the 1960’s. In more recent times nylon 6-montmorillonite clay nanocomposite have their origin in the pioneering research conducted at Toyota Central Research Laboratories ...

• Identification and quantification using HPLC-ES/MS of four pentacyclic oxindole alkaloids in Uncaria tomentosa wild type 

  Sauls, Daniel S. (2010-04)

  Uncaria tomentosa of the Rubiaceae family is a liana or woody vine that is found in Central and South America, which derives its nickname “Uña de Gato” or translated “Cats Claw” from its ...
• Role of Reactive Oxygen Species and Altered Biochemical Pathways in Cellular Aging 

  Russell, Alison Lee (2006-05)

  No abstract prepared.
• Purification and biochemical characterization of FEN1: A structure specific endonuclease from Xiphophorus maculatus 

  Ruymgaart, Arnold P. (2005-05)

  Flap endonuclease-1 (FEN1) is a structure specific 5' endo/exonuclease involved in DNA replication and repair. Presented herein are the cloning, gene structure, recombinant expression and characterization of flap ...
• Observation of T-antigen G-quadruplex DNA helicase activity and inhibition 

  Sanjar, Fatemeh (2011-08)

  No abstract prepared.
• Synthesis and binding properties of an inherently chiral calix[6]arene 

  Salazar, Ralph (2005-08)

  Calixarenes are macrocyclic compounds composed of phenol and formaldehyde units and have been utilized extensively as supramolecular host molecules. Formation of chiral calixarenes for recognition of chiral guest ...

• Development of New Assays to Identify Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genes Required for Efficient Repair of a Single Site-specific DNA Double-strand Break 

  Roberts, Rachel D. (2008-05)

  No abstract prepared.
• Alkylations of 1,2-alternate Calix[4]arene 

  Rodriguez, Abelardo H. (2002-12)

  A 1,2-altemate calix[4]arene conformer (25,26-dibenzoyloxy-27,28- dihydroxy calix[4]arene) was synthesized from the more common 1,3- dibenzoyloxy flattened cone conformer. The 1,2-altemate conformer was exhaustively ...

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