Browsing 2017 MU dissertations - Freely available online by Thesis Department "Chemistry (MU)"
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Boron quantitative analysis and imaging analysis in plants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Boron is a very important nutrient element in plants, and thus it plays a key role in the world's food supply. Both boron deficiency and boron toxicity will cause plants to decrease their crop yield or even cause plants ... -
Coordination chemistry of actinides and fission products (lanthanides and molybdenum) with neutral or acidic phosphine oxide ligands
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Reprocessing in the nuclear fuel cycle is becoming essential considering the increasing demands for energy world-wide and the role nuclear energy will have in the future. Reprocessing not only aids in prolonging the supply ... -
Deep ultraviolet resonance Raman spectroscopy as a tool for biomolecule analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Cholesterol is a major component of membranes, reducing their fluidity at higher concentrations. The UV Raman vibrational mode of the carbon-carbon double bond in cholesterol occurs at 1675 cm-1 is strongly resonance ... -
Deep UV resonance Raman spectral properties of alpha helical membrane proteins
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Membrane protein function and structure determination is vital for pharmaceutical development and disease prevention. Despite the various methods of protein structure elucidation in use, a need still exists for techniques ... -
Development of fluorescent sensors for the detection of hydrophobic amines and glycolipids
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)A novel fluorescent sensor was designed and synthesized to detect hydrophobic amines and was used to extract them from synthetically prepared vesicles. This sensor had a higher affinity for diamines than primary amines, ... -
Exploring chemical reaction complexity : application to hydrogen combustion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)The aim of this research is to gain insight into hydrogen combustion as a prototype of complex chemistry via classical molecular dynamics (CMD) simulations given the presently available reactive force field, ReaxFF. We ... -
MC-ICP-MS analysis of uranium and plutonium in keratinous samples for the purposes of nuclear forensic and biomarker establishment /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)One objective of nuclear forensics is to identify the source of interdicted nuclear materials in order to help ensure the safety and security of special nuclear materials. Since 1995, The International Atomic Energy Agency ... -
Near infrared fluorescent sensors and their use in vivo /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)In an effort to design near-infrared (NIR), water soluble glucose sensors, several pH sensitive NIR cyanine derivates were designed and synthesized to provide insight into the viability of the cyanine platform as the ... -
Spectroscopic investigation of the effect of polyphenolic compounds on the amyloid-[beta] protein
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Aggregation of the amyloid-[beta] (A[beta]) protein is associated with the development of Alzheimer's disease. A[beta] is a 39-43 residue cleavage product of the amyloid precursor protein (APP). A[beta] aggregates to produce ... -
Structural basis of stability of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) capsid
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is the etiologic agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Since its discovery in early 1980, many advances have been made in the prevention and management of HIV/AIDS. ... -
Synthesis design and nuclear medicine applications for radiometal, beta and gamma emission, chelated complexes /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Nuclear medicine covers a wide variety of radionuclides to meet demands of disease. In the current study, first we have looked at the application of mono-amine mono-amide ligands for Re(V), 99mTc(V), and 186Re(V) with ...