Dissertations / Theses: 'Chemistry major'

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Angell, Scott Edward. "Genomic and metagenomic approaches to natural product chemistry." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2671.

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Sanchez, Richard P. Jr. "Cationic Ruthenium Catalysts for Olefin Hydrovinylation." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-08-2929.

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Li, Chunmei. "Designing phase selective soluble polymers for applications in organic chemistry." Diss., Texas A&M University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1969/105.

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Cao, Qianwen. "Mass Balance of Major, Minor and Trace Elements During AFBC Combustion of Fuels." TopSCHOLAR®, 1997. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/899.

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The proposed ASTM procedures for the determination of 13 major and minor., and 11 trace elements, in solid coal and coke combustion residues by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) were checked for routine use. In this study, the ICP analysis values and XRF analysis values of major and minor elements in two kinds of coal and two kinds of limestone were compared. It was shown that over 95% closure of the mass balances of the 24 major, minor, and trace elements was obtained with the proposed ASTM procedure. Also, it was demonstrated that trace elements may be lost through combustion. From six combustion runs, the composition of the fly ashes produced in the FBC burns was determined by XRF analysis. The total carbon, inorganic carbon, and unburned carbon in the fly ashes were also determined. The combustion efficiency of the AFBC system was calculated by comparing the carbonto-iron ratios in the unburned fuel to that in the fly ashes.

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Zavala-Ruiz, Zarixia 1977. "Structure studies of the human class II major histocompatibility complex protein HLA-DR1." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17842.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry, 2004.
Vita.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 149-162).
Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) proteins are heterodimeric membrane glycoproteins that bind antigens in the form of short peptides within the cell and present them to the T cell receptors on the surface T cells. In this thesis work, the structural aspects of the human class II MHC protein HLA-DR1 in complex with different peptides and also in the peptide-free form were investigated. Biochemical, crystallographic, and immunological analyses of an unusually long peptide antigen derived from HIV-gag (p24) and its interaction with HLA-DR1 and a HIV-specific CD4+ T cell clone were studied. The HIV-gag (p24) peptide binds in an unexpected conformation, with its C- terminal region making a hairpin turn that bends back over the groove. The residues at the C-terminus are critical for T-cell recognition, and disruption of the hairpin turn abrogates the immune response. The results suggest a new mode of MHC-peptide-TCR interaction. A set of viral peptide analogs designed to increase binding affinity for HLA-DR while maintaining antigenic interactions with a virus-specific T cell receptor were designed, tested and analyzed. Ultimately, a N-methyl substitution at position 7 is shown to increase binding affinity by displacement of one of three water molecules bound between the MHC and peptide. The results have implications for design of peptido-mimetic vaccines, and are discussed in the broad context of other attempts to increase protein-ligand interaction through displacement of tightly bound water molecules. The role for the P10 shelf in peptide binding site was investigated. Crystallographic studies confirm the formation of a P10 shelf that is lined with highly polymorphic residues. Biochemical studies were conducted
(cont.) on a series of peptides different at the P10 position on four HLA-DRl(P10) mutants showing that this shelf has some specificity and can be involved in the discrimination of peptides that bind to class II MHC proteins. Studies of the empty, peptide-free form of HLA-DR1 were conducted by NMR spectroscopy showing that the conformation of this empty form is not in a molten globule-like state and that in general is similar to that of the peptide-loaded form but with several differences. Preliminary characterization of the peptide-receptive and peptide-averse forms of the empty HLA-DR1 is described.
by Zarixia Zavala-Ruiz.
Ph.D.

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Carven, Gregory J. (Gregory John) 1975. "Insight into the structure and function of empty class II major histocompatibility complexes." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17736.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry, June 2004.
Vita.
Includes bibliographical references.
Class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) proteins bind peptides and present them at the cell surface for interaction with CD4+ T cells as part of the system by which the immune system surveys the body for signs of infection. Peptide binding is known to induce conformational changes in class II MHC proteins on the basis of a variety of hydrodynamic and spectroscopic approaches, but the changes have not been clearly localized within the overall class II MHC structure. Local structural changes were mapped for HLA-DR1, a common human class II MHC variant, using a series of monoclonal antibodies which recognize the beta subunit and are specific for the empty conformation. Additional structural information was obtained using side chain-specific chemical modification and identification of modified residues by in-gel tryptic digestion and mass spectrometric peptide mapping. Together, the chemical modification studies and the mapping results illuminate aspects of the structure of the empty forms and the nature of the peptide-induced conformational change. Empty class II MHC proteins have been observed on the surface of immature dendritic cells in both humans and mice. Immature DC also secrete a protease activity that is capable of generating antigenic peptides from whole antigen. The protease activity secreted by dendritic cells is characterized and the role of empty MHC proteins in dendritic cell antigen presentation is discussed.
by Gregory J. Carven.
Ph.D.

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Lim, Ah Kee. "Factors influencing career choice of bioscience and chemistry double major graduates from Malaysia." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/28021.

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The thesis explores the career decisions of a case of graduates who have completed a Bioscience and Chemistry double major award. The study seeks to explore the careers these graduates have entered, and the factors influencing their choice. The study also looked into the extent of the link between the jobs and the disciplines studied. The career path taken was also explored. The findings of the study will enhance better preparation of future graduates for diversified careers. This study used mixed methods to collect and analyse data. The first part of this study used a questionnaire to quantify those factors that influenced the career decisions. The second part of the study employed a qualitative method. Specifically, interviews of eleven graduates selected from the initial quantitative study provided a data source for developing a deeper understanding about their career decisions. The integration of results from the quantitative and qualitative methods provided in-depth answers for the five research questions. The study shows that 30% of graduates surveyed were with discipline-related jobs, 50 % with jobs somewhat related to their curriculum and 20 % with discipline- unrelated jobs. Reasons for choosing non-discipline-related jobs were: being bored with routine laboratory jobs, having low salaries, being confined to the laboratory or lack of job opportunities. Cognitive values were considered to be more important than environmental and affective values in career choice. The factors considered to be most important were opportunity for growth, having interesting jobs, having a considerate boss, and having job responsibility. Financial rewards were ranked 14 out of 32 factors. Influences from family and lecturers were not as important. However employability skills played a role in career choice. The study concluded that career decision-making is a complicated process. The findings of this study may contribute to the literature of career choice of science graduates in Malaysia, and have implications for the practice and future research in the innovative careers of science graduates.

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Korley, Robert E. C. "Characterization of a major protein of the mouse perinuclear theca." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape2/PQDD_0035/MQ64383.pdf.

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Rishard, Mohamed Zuhair Mohamed. "Spectroscopic and theoretical investigation of selected cyclic and bicyclic molecules in their ground and excited electronic states." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2030.

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Stelzhammer, Viktoria. "Major depressive disorder : molecular profiling to aid drug target discovery." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.607830.

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Jeffery, Stephen Paul. "Metallodithiolate ligands as building blocks for molecular constructions." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1707.

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Angell, Yu Li. "Triazole based peptidomimetics for mimicking protein-protein hot spots." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1432.

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Marti, Arbona Ricardo. "Mechanistic characterization of members of the amidohydrolase superfamily." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1055.

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Liu, Jing. "Heterocyclic small molecule peptidomimetics." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-3125.

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Guo, Yuyan. "Mixed ionic and electronic conducting electrode studies for an alkali metal thermal to electric converter." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1053.

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Ruiz, N. Rebecca. "Non-eyring temperature dependence of dynamic isotope effects." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1057.

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Taylor, Vanessa Claire. "Biology of the CD52 antigen, a major glycoprotein of human lymphocytes." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.242883.

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Aldulaijan, Sarah. "Theoretical prediction of the interaction between peptides and major histocompatibility Complex II Receptor." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2012. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/33376/.

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Ab initio, density functional (DFT), semi-empirical and force field methods are used to predict non-covalent interactions between peptides and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II receptors. Two ab initio methods are shown to be in good agreement for pairwise interaction of amino-acids for myelin basic protein (MBP)- MHC II complex. These data are then used to benchmark more approximate DFT and semi-empirical approaches, which are shown to be significantly in error. However, in some cases significant improvement is apparent on inclusion of an empirical dispersion correction. Most promising among these cases is RM1 with the dispersion correction. This approach is used to predict binding for progressively larger model systems, up to binding of the peptide with the entire MHC receptor, and is then applied to snapshots taken from molecular dynamics simulation. These methods were then compared to literature values of IC50 as a benchmark for three datasets, two sets of IC50 data for closely structurally related peptides based on hen egg lysozyme (HEL) and myelin basic protein (MBP) and more diverse set of 22 peptides bound to HLA-DR1. The set of 22 peptides bound to HLA-DR1 provides a tougher test of such methods, especially since no crystal structure is available for these peptide-MHC complexes. We therefore use sequence based methods such as SYFPEITHI and SVMHC to generate possible binding poses, using a consensus approach to determine the most likely anchor residues, which are then mapped onto the crystal structure of an unrelated peptide bound to the same receptor. This shows that methods based on molecular mechanics and semi-empirical quantum mechanics can predict binding with reasonable accuracy, as long as a suitable method for estimation of solvation effects is included. The analysis also shows that the MM/GBVI method performs particularly well, as does the AMBER94 forcefield with Born solvation. Indeed, MM/GBVI can be used as an alternative to sequence based methods in generating binding poses, leading to still better accuracy. Finally, we investigated the influence of motion in implicit and explicit solvents for a set of 22 peptides. Binding free energies were calculated by Molecular Mechanics Generalized -Born Surface Area (MM/GBSA) method, but it was found that the results are worse than MM/GBVI on MOE, which show that the MM/GBVI approach can deliver reasonable predictions of peptide-MHC binding in a matter of a few seconds on a desktop computer.

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Chance, Brandon Scott. "Layer-by-layer assembly on polyethylene films via "click" chemistry." Thesis, [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1252.

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Luo, Kai. "Spectroscopic characterization of monometallic and bimetallic model catalysts." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1709.

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Price, Craig Justin. "Structure-activity relationships in olefin polymerization catalysts." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1678.

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Venturi, Chantal Margot. "Stratigraphy, petrography and major element mineral chemistry of the Wadi Qutabah Layered Mafic Complex, Yemen." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44059.

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Little is known about the recently discovered Wadi Qutabah Layered Mafic Intrusion in Yemen. It possesses significant potential for the discovery of economic platinum-group element (PGE) and Ni-Cu-Co mineralization, and is believed to be part of the larger Suwar-Wadi Qutabah Layered Mafic Complex. The intrusion was recently dated as being Neoproterozoic in age (~638.5Ma). The current estimated size of the complex is ~250km². Mineralization has been identified in the Suwar area which lies ~30km to the southeast of Wadi Qutabah. Anomalous platinum mineralization was identified in stream sediment samples that run off of the Wadi Qutabah intrusion. Little is known about the stratigraphy, mineralization, layering and geochemistry of the rocks from Wadi Qutabah. Drill cores from 14 drill holes were used to study the stratigraphy, petrography and mineral chemistry of the Wadi Qutabah intrusion. Methods employed were drill core logging, petrographic analysis and mineral grain analyses using the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM/EDS). Rocks from the Wadi Qutabah intrusion are medium to coarse-grained cumulate norites and gabbros with minor anorthosite, pyroxenite, and localized massive sulphide layers. Correlation of the layering was accomplished in a broad scale as a result of modal and phase layering, stratigraphic position and textural variations. Lithological unit codes were created for the purposes of correlation and identification for this study. Each of the units/layers is host to unique textures, mineralogy and stratigraphic position. They correlate across stratigraphy from drill hole to drill hole, but lateral changes in alteration and thickness are common. Significant changes in chemistry occur at the top of unit 5a (augite norite) which occurs in the middle of the section. The reversal in chemistry towards more primitive compositions up stratigraphy, are the result of injection of new hot primitive magma. Comparison of the mineralogy and chemistry of the Wadi Qutabah intrusion with other layered intrusions indicates that the complex is >2km in thickness and that there are prospective areas for PGE mineral exploration. Discriminant analysis of augite composition suggests that the magmas are derived from within plate tholeiites. A composite stratigraphic column yields a section ~500m thick in the area.

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Sridhar, Rajesh. "Chemistry models for major gas species estimation and tar prediction in fluidized bed biomass gasification." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104564.

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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Computation for Design and Optimization Program, 2016.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-140).
The present work deals with the process of fluidized bed biomass gasification (FBBG), which is the thermochemical conversion of solid biomass into combustible synthetic gas using a fluidized bed. Fluidized bed gasifiers encounter high tar concentrations at the gasifier outlet necessitating expensive downstream cleaning equipment. Apart from the complex chemical pathways involved, tar production is also strongly dependent on the transport processes occurring inside the gasifier. Hence, the development of a detailed model to predict the variation of tar production under different operating conditions needs to include two important considerations: a comprehensive chemical kinetic sub-model and a detailed hydrodynamic sub-model. However, due to the huge computational expense associated with such a detailed simulation coupling the complex chemistry and hydrodynamics, there is a need to develop simplified models on both fronts. The first part of this work presents a detailed discussion on the chemistry models for biomass gasification: after introducing the existing state-of-the-art reaction mechanisms (both detailed and compact), two new global chemistry models, incorporating a global primary tar cracking reaction, for air-blown gasification and steam-blown gasification conditions are developed. The major gas species and total tar concentrations predicted using the global models in reactor network simulations of the gasifiers are compared with the corresponding predictions obtained using the detailed CRECK mechanism for biomass gasification, as well as with the available experimental observations. On the hydrodynamics front, an improved reactor network model based on the two-phase theory has been developed to better capture the mixing inhomogeneities in the bubbling fluidized bed, including mass transfer considerations between the bubble and emulsion phases. Finally, the predictions of various tar class concentrations and major gas species concentrations, obtained using the improved reactor network model in conjunction with the detailed CRECK kinetic reaction mechanism, for both air-blown gasification and steam gasification, are presented. Key words: Biomass gasification, Fluidized beds, Chemical reactor network modeling, chemical kinetics, chemistry mechanism reduction, Global chemistry model
by Rajesh Sridhar.
S.M.

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Chi, Xiaoliu. "Development of Methods for the Determination of Major and Minor Elements and Hydrocarbon Residues in Solid Combustion Products." TopSCHOLAR®, 1997. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/772.

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Methods for the determination of inorganic constituents in coal fly ash by glow discharge spectrometry (GDS) and for the extraction of the organic compounds from coal and ash by supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) at temperatures below 150°C are reviewed. The inorganic elements studied included Al, Ca, C, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, P, S, Si and Ti. The organic compounds were measured by weight loss of the sample. The goal of this research was to find easier and faster ways to measure the concentration of inorganic elements in coal ash and to measure extractability of the coal itself, to make coal conversion and utilization more efficient and convenient. The results of this research indicated that for inorganic element determination, graphite can be used as the host material to make the coal ash pellets. When 90% graphite and 10% ash were mixed together and compressed under 20 tons of pressure, the pellets had suitable conductivity and mechanical strength, and the calibration curves for most of the elements were linear, especially for Al and Si. Copper was also used as the host material. In copper pellets the intensities of all elements were much larger than those in graphite, indicating that copper is more promising for pellet preparation. For supercritical fluid extraction, temperature is an important factor for extraction efficiency. The pressure and kinds of modifiers used were also important for extraction. The weight loss by supercritical fluid extraction of coal was much smaller than by soxhlet extraction, indicating that it is difficult to extract organic compounds from coal by SFE at temperatures below 150°C.

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Ortiz-Acosta, Denisse. "Phase selectively soluble polymer supports to facilitate homogeneous catalysis." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2451.

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Jongsma, Candice Gene. "Investigating cotranslational integration of a multi-spanning membrane protein into the endoplasmic reticulum membrane." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2894.

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McElmurry, Blake Anthony. "A co-axially configured submillimeter spectrometer and investigations of hydrogen bound molecular complexes." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2325.

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Slaton, James Garrett. "Structure-property relationships in gas-phase protonated and metalated peptide ions." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1260.

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Christian, Chad F. "The experimental and theoretical determination of combinatorial kinetic isotope effects for mechanistic analysis." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1253.

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Reinheimer, Eric Wade. "Hybrid inorganic-organic, organic charge transfer, and radical based compounds with chalcofulvalene donors and organic acceptors." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2452.

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Lester, Sandy Marie. "Lipoprotein subclass analysis by immunospecific density." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-3123.

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Zhao, Qinliang. "Conformation and electronic configuration of complexes with multiple dimetal units." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1441.

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Kurzman, Amanda Lord. "Changes in major solute chemistry as water infiltrates soils comparisons between managed agroecosystems and unmanaged vegetation /." Diss., Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users, 2006.

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Cordeiro, Raposo Fernando. "Chromatographic studies of major milk proteins : towards a reliable method for the assessment of milk authentication." Thesis, University of the West of England, Bristol, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.275891.

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Smith, Michael Joseph 1968. "In vitro filament formation by the major sperm protein (MSP) of Caenorhabditis elegans." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278319.

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Nematode sperm are asymmetric cells which exhibit an amoeboid motility similar to that seen in other actin-rich eukaryotic cells. However, the pseudopod of these cells is not packed with actin, but with 2-5 nm fine filaments of major sperm protein (MSP), a family of small, basic sperm-specific polypeptides which constitute ∼15% of the total cellular protein of the sperm. In Caenorhabditis elegans, the MSPs are encoded by a large multigene family of ∼60 members which has made genetic analysis of MSP and its role in cell motility impossible. In this work, C. elegans pMSP 56 has been synthesized at high levels using an E. coli expression vector. Two methods of pMSP 56 purification have been developed, one resulting in 60-70% pure MSP and the second resulting in 99% pure MSP. Both of these purified proteins are also capable of assembling into 2.5 ± 0.4 nm diameter filaments in the presence of 30% ethanol. These filaments seem to have a definite substructure, although detailed analysis of the substructure has not been carried out. The ability to produce large amounts of pure MSP and its ability to assemble into filaments represents a first step in developing an in vitro assay system for the MSP cytoskeleton. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)

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Srikumar, Ramakrishnan. "Topology of porin, the major outer membrane protein of Haemophilus influenzae type b." Thesis, McGill University, 1995. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=40261.

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Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes meningitis in infants. A protein called porin of 341 amino acids, M$ rm sb{r}$ 37,782 daltons, is located in the outer membrane of Hib and allows for the diffusion into the periplasmic space of small solutes up to a molecular mass of 1400 daltons.
Based on parameters of hydrophilicity and amphiphilicity a model for Hib porin was generated. The model proposed an organization of sixteen anti-parallel $ beta$-strands that traverse the outer membrane, eight long loops that connect the $ beta$-strands on one side and short turns on the other side.
By flow cytometry, six out of a panel of nine monoclonal antibodies against Hib porin recognized amino acid sequences at the cell surface. Hib porin was purified and subjected to chemical and enzymatic digestions. The fragments were immunoblotted; N-terminal sequencing identified boundaries of fragments. C-terminal deletions of Hib porin generated in the baculovirus expression system identified C-terminal boundaries of monoclonal antibody reactivities.
To map precisely the primary sequences to which these monoclonal antibodies bound, overlapping hexapeptides for the entire sequence of Hib porin were synthesized. These studies identified two surface-exposed regions in the mature sequence of Hib porin, amino acid residues 162-172 and 318-325. In the Hib porin model, these regions correspond to loops 4 and 8, respectively. Two regions between residues 112-126 (loop 3) and residues 148-153 were buried or inaccessible at the surface of the outer membrane.
Recombinant Hib porin was expressed in Bacillus subtilis. The biophysical and immunological properties of this lipooligosaccharide-free recombinant Hib porin were compared with those of native Hib porin.
In order to examine the role of loop 3, site-directed mutagenesis of the cloned Hib porin gene was undertaken. Six or twelve amino acid deletions in loop 3, expressed in a porin deletion strain, showed significant increase in sensitivities to several anti-microbial agents as compared to wild-type Hib porin. Deletion of twelve amino acids showed more pronounced phenotypes than deletion of six amino acids. Such mutagenesis experiments provided support to the notion that loop 3 in Hib porin folds back into the pore and produces a constriction of the channel.

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Loudet, Aurore. "Design of novel dyes towards the near-infrared." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2449.

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Vasquez, Yolanda. "Low-temperature solution synthesis of alloys and intermetallic compounds as nanocrystals." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-3130.

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Henkes, Amanda Erin. "Solution-mediated strategies for synthesizing metal oxides, borates and phosphides using nanocrystals as reactive precursors." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2674.

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Chandra, Richa. "The analysis of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in human serum for clinical studies." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1745.

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Ganguly, Poulomi. "Metal salen catalyzed production of polytrimethylene carbonate." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1706.

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Jin, Jiayi. "Studies of electronic communication between dimolybdenum cores joined by various bridges." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1434.

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Sweet, Lucas Edward. "Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of lanthanide cluster compounds." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-3128.

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Grill, Joseph Michael. "The design of new ligands and transition metal compounds for the oxidation of organic compounds." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1746.

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Moreno, Karlos Xavier. "NMR studies of the conformation of a triazine dendrimer and the synthesis of a platinated triazine dendrimer." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2450.

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Stumpo, Katherine Anne. "Size-selected 2, 5, and 10 nm gold nanoparticles for laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-3127.

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Taylor, Thomas Jackson. "Synthesis and material properties of supramolecules containing fluorinated organomercurials." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1261.

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Liu, Qingsong. "Large scale total synthesis of apoptolidinone and progress towards the total synthesis of ammocidin." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1054.

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Ilg, Andrea Diane. "The effect of branch density polyoxymethylene copolymers." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1258.

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Frantz, Eric Benjamin. "Synthesis, reactivity, and coordination chemistry relevant to the copolymerization of CO2 and epoxides by first row transition metal schiff base complexes." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2893.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Chemistry major'

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