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Oxidation of Isoprene to Methyl vinyl ketone and Methacrolein via Hydroxyl Radical : A Regenerative Mechanism for the Hydroxyl Radical
(East Carolina University, 2013)
Isoprene is an important molecule in atmospheric chemistry. Belonging to a class of molecules known as volatile organic compounds, it undergoes reactions with several different oxidizers in the atmosphere, including ...
A Molecular Dynamics Study into Annexin A1 Induced Membrane Binding and Aggregation
(East Carolina University, 2010)
Annexins constitute a family of proteins that bind to anionic membranes in a reversible and calcium dependent manner through the unique architecture of their calcium binding sites. In addition, annexins with relatively ...
Thermodynamic Investigation into the Binding Properties of Cardiac Troponin (Human and Bovine)
(East Carolina University, 2010)
Troponin is an integral protein in the mechanism of muscle contraction. In order to induce cardiac muscle contraction, Ca[superscript]2[superscript]+ must bind to the TnC subunit (calcium binding subunit) of troponin to ...
ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY OF POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) AND POLYSTYRENE USING SURFACE ACTIVE QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SALTS
(East Carolina University, 2011)
Electrospray ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (ESI-ToF-MS) is a powerful characterization technique for large nonvolatile compounds, but has found limited applicability in the synthetic polymer field. Two factors ...
Solvent and Solubility Effects on Quinone Ratios
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Monoquinones and diquinones are a biologically and chemically important class of compounds that can be found in numerous natural products such as: thymoquinone, oosporein, coenzyme Q, embelin and the respective dimer, ...
Prothymosin-Alpha : Features of the protein sequence that contribute to the anti-HIV Activity
(East Carolina University, 2010)
Prothymosin-alpha (ProT[alpha]) is a protein mainly located in the nucleus of the cells. Though its exact function is not known, it is believed to be involved in cell proliferation. The ability of this protein to inhibit ...
Surfactant Assisted Electrospray Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry of Synthetic Polymers
(East Carolina University, 2010)
Synthetic polymers are complex mixtures which often require extensive characterization to determine chemical composition and structure. Mass spectrometric techniques have greatly enhanced the quantity, as well as the ...
WATER-SOLUBLE FLUORESCENT PH SENSORS BASED ON A DIARYLACETYLENE SCAFFOLD
(East Carolina University, 2010)
Intracellular pH plays an important role in many biological processes: receptor-mediated signal transduction, enzymatic activity, cell growth and death, ion transport and homeostasis, calcium regulation, endocytosis, ...
STABILITY OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS AND BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVES UNDER SUBCRITICAL WATER CONDITIONS
(East Carolina University, 2011)
The development of green environmental remediation, chromatography, and extraction techniques using subcritical water is the focus of our research group. The polarity of subcritical water can be manipulated by increasing ...
Solvent-Controlled Switch of Selectivity between sp[superscript]2 and s[superscript]p3 C-H Bond Activation by Platinum (II)
(East Carolina University, 2010)
Cyclometalation reactions have been studied intensely for the past few decades, especially those containing palladium. The factors that control the process of the C-H bond activation, however, are not yet completely ...