Browsing Chemistry electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2013 Fall"
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Applications of radiotracer in plant biology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)A radioactive tracer (radiotracer) is generally defined as a radioactive isotope that is used as a tracer, which can be followed or tracked within a system of interest. The use of radiotracers involves the substitution of ... -
Closomers at a click : a treatise on the design, synthesis and in vivo MRI of novel click closomers as high performance and efficacious contrast agents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The advent of Magnetic Resonance Imaging or MRI has truly revolutionized the field of medical diagnostic and imaging. The signal intensity and the ... -
Structural characterization of UDP-galactopyranose mutase from eukaryotic pathogens
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)UDP-galactopyranose mutase (UGM) is a unique flavoenzyme that catalyzes the interconversion between UDP-galactopyranose (UDP-Galp) and UDP-galactofuranose (UDP-Galf), without any net transfer of electrons. UGM is a central ... -
Structure, dynamics, evolution and catalysis of phosphohexomutase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] [alpha]-D phosphohexomutases are ubiquitous in the environment and participate in carbohydrate metabolism by catalyzing an intramolecular phosphoryl ... -
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(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Thiamine, known as Vitamin B1, is one of the 9 essential Vitamins of the B-complex. It is water-soluble and involved in many cellular processes, such as in the biosynthesis of neurotransmitter. Thiamine deficiency may cause ...