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  • Studies Toward the Synthesis of Natural Product Scaffolds

    Creator:
    Lusk, Jason S.
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    Part 1: A Diels-Alder Approach to the Synthesis of Novel Analogues of the Natural Product Siamenol Due to the prevalence of biaryl motifs in natural product synthesis, the Carter research group has been exploring the utility of a Diels-Alder approach to biaryl synthesis. The Diels-Alder approach involves a [4+2] cycloaddition...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    ______________________________________________________________________ Paul Blakemore, Committee Member, representing Synthetic Organic Chemistry

  • Evaluation of Bacterial F1FO-ATPase Inhibitors for Synergistic Effects

    Creator:
    Heppe, Kenan G.
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    F1FO-ATP synthase targeting antimicrobials apoptolidin 1 (A1), (+)-erythromefloquine, and oligomycin were tested in vitro for synergistic minimum inhibitory concentrations against Staphylococcus aureus. Synergy was strictly defined as inhibition by at most 25% the MIC of each participating drug. Ampicillin, with an MIC of 0.8 ug/mL, served as a negative control....
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    the towel. Dr. Paul Blakemore, no matter how busy, always made time to answer my questions. His

  • Towards the Perfect Marriage Between Theory and Experiments in Drug Discovery and Synthesis : Insights into Structure Determination of Complex Natural Products and Mechanistic Understandings of Lactam Synthesis

    Creator:
    Snyder, Kevin M.
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    In this report, three studies are presented that aid in the development of drug discovery and their synthesis. In each, the importance of the marriage between computations and experiments is highlighted. Continued efforts in this vein are essential for future efforts towards improving human health. The first case study investigated...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Synthesis Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Paul Ha

  • Racemic and Enantioselective Synthesis of Cavicularin

    Creator:
    Zhao, Peng
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    This dissertation describes the racemic and enantioselective synthesis cavicularin. Cavicularin is a macrocyclic bisbibenzyls family member natural product. It has been an attractive synthetic target due to its intriguing structure: the macrocyclic core imparts sufficient strain on the system to force one benzene rings to adopt a boat-shaped conformation, out...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Progress Towards the Total Synthesis of Bazzanin K

    Creator:
    Salvo, Patrick
    Abstract:
    Molecular chirality plays a critical role in chemistry, biology, and medicine. To study and better understand conformational chirality, it is necessary to obtain structurally interesting molecules that exhibit this form of chirality. Our lab utilizes total synthesis and methodological development to obtain conformationally chiral natural products of interest. We believe...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    . 5 B. S. Moore, J. L. Chen, G. M. L. Patterson, R. E. Moore, L. S. Brinen, Y. Kato, and J. Clardy, J

  • Terahertz transmission & spectroscopy of vertically grown multi-walled carbon nanotube forests

    Creator:
    Maizy, Louis
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    In this thesis, I present studies in the field of terahertz [THz] spectroscopy. It covers both the generation and detection of ultra-fast broadband THz pulses, as well as the transmission properties of vertically grown multi-walled carbon nanotube forests [MWCNTs]. We have found that these vertically grown MWCNTs respond strongly to...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    . Finally, to my prede- cessors Andy Jameson, Joe Tomaino, and Michael Paul, for sharing their knowledge

  • Improvements in synthesis and response techniques of ion-selective sensors

    Creator:
    Pylypiuk, Nataliia
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    Two improvements to the established procedures for synthesis and response detection of ion-selective optical sensors (optodes) were introduced. The first improvement addresses the drawback of organic dye (optode-localized chromoionophore) photobleaching. This positively impacts fluorescence response and allows for (1) direct measurement of hydrogen ion activity upon binding with the dye,...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    commitment of my graduate committee members: Kim Anderson, Paul Blakemore and Christopher Beaudry

  • Conformationally chiral diphenylethers and the enantioselective Ullmann etherification

    Creator:
    Salih, M. Quamar
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    Since the discovery of molecular chirality in 1848, this notion has had a substantial impact on medicine, biology, and chemistry. Extensive effort has been directed towards the construction of chiral molecules that contain sp³ hybridized stereogenic centers. In contrast, less effort has been dedicated to molecules that are chiral by...
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    Dissertation
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    !committee,!Prof.!Paul!Blakemore,!Prof.!Paul!Cheong,!Prof.!Kerry!McPhaill! and!Prof.!Steve!Giovanini! for

  • New Treatments for HIV and Cancer: Uncovering Bioactive Compounds from Small Molecule Sources

    Creator:
    Overacker, Ross D.
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    Small molecule drugs have been instrumental in our fight against diseases, beginning when some of the earliest ancient cultures used plant remedies to treat illnesses. More recently, the skill of isolating and characterizing the active ingredients within bioactive plants and microbial extracts has led to the isolation and design of...
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    Dissertation
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    positivity, hard work, and determination are a model for all. I would like to thank Paul Blakemore for

  • Insights into Cytostatic and Cytotoxic Properties of the Natural Product Mensacarcin

    Creator:
    Kaweesa, Elizabeth Namagoba
    Abstract:
    Mensacarcin is a stereogenic complex polyketide with potent anti-tumor activity produced by a soil-dwelling Streptomyces bottropensis. The US National Cancer Institute (NCI) 60 human tumor cell line anticancer drug screen (NCI-60) reveals mensacarcin’s cytostatic properties in almost all tested cell lines and distinct cytotoxic properties specifically in eight melanoma cell...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    support and guidance throughout my studies. I would like to thank my committee members: Dr. Paul