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Synchrotron Study Of Phase Transition And Heterostructures In Metal Oxide Semiconductors, Bingyu Dong
Synchrotron Study Of Phase Transition And Heterostructures In Metal Oxide Semiconductors, Bingyu Dong
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Transition metal oxides, including titanium dioxide (TiO2), zinc oxide (ZnO) and Tin dioxide (SnO2) are widely recognized semiconducting photocatalysts. This project engages in a detailed examination of the phase transition of TiO2 and the synthesis of heterostructured metal oxides using an eco-friendly method of ball-milling. A variety of spectroscopy and microscopy techniques have been used to analyze the products. Synchrotron-based techniques: X-ray Absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES), X-ray Emission Spectroscopy and X-ray excited optical luminescence (XEOL) can demonstrate the local structure and bonding. The finding highlights a phase transition in TiO2 and the formation of …
Optimization Of Electrode Configurations For Calibration-Free, Remote Sensing Of Heavy Metals In Water Using Double-Potenital Step Anodic Coulometry, Jessica Bone
Online Theses and Dissertations
Many areas around the world are known and predicted to suffer from arsenic-contaminated drinking water resulting in elevated medical issues. Current arsenic detection techniques require that a sample be taken at the site, carried to the lab, and then tested by a skilled technician, which is not practical for remote, hard to reach places. In collaboration with researchers at the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky, we are designing an electrochemical cell for a calibration-free detection technique that can be performed remotely, eliminating the need for on-site technicians, and helping to prevent chronic arsenic poisoning. A validated and …
The Effect Of Hydrogen Peroxide On The Corrosion Dynamics Of Carbon Steel, Kwang Soak Gabriel O'Donnell
The Effect Of Hydrogen Peroxide On The Corrosion Dynamics Of Carbon Steel, Kwang Soak Gabriel O'Donnell
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
The Used Fuel Container (UFC) is a key barrier in Canada’s nuclear fuel disposal plan. Understanding the radiation-induced corrosion of the carbon steel (CS) vessel is critical for predicting the long-term integrity of the UFC. Developing a mechanistic understanding of CS corrosion and the effect of solution parameters is essential.
This work investigates the effects of H2O2, the key radiolytic oxidant, on CS corrosion dynamics in small, stagnant solutions. Elementary processes are identified, corrosion rates are calculated, and the effects of H2O2 concentration are investigated. Corrosion was studied by quantifying the concentrations of …
Expanding Glycomic Investigations Through Thiol-Derivatized Glycans, Robert Hurst
Expanding Glycomic Investigations Through Thiol-Derivatized Glycans, Robert Hurst
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
N-(2-thioethyl)-2-aminobenzamide (TEAB), a novel glycan auxiliary, was synthesized and its utility was evaluated. The auxiliary was conjugated to glycans by reductive amination with the water-stable reagent 2-picoline borane complex. Glycan products, which ranged from 1 to 7 linked hexoses, were all isolated in yields ranging from 60% to 90% after purification by reverse-phase chromatography. The novel conjugate introduces a convenient, shelf-stable thiol directly onto the desired free glycans with purification advantages and direct modification with efficient reactions through alkenes, halides, epoxides, disulfides, and carboxylates in yields of 49% to 93%. Subsequently, a thiol-selective modification of the BSA protein was used …
Supramolecular And Covalent Crosslinking Of Organic Semiconductors, Audithya Narasimha Nyaychavadi
Supramolecular And Covalent Crosslinking Of Organic Semiconductors, Audithya Narasimha Nyaychavadi
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organic semiconductors are a class of materials that are uniquely positioned to be the platform for next generation technologies that possess properties that transcend the limitations of silicon materials such as inherent biocompatibility, stretchability and degradability, all while being manufactured sustainably and at lower cost. These materials have good electronic properties that arise from their π-delocalized network, which when combined with rational chemical design allow for highly specialized materials for targeted applications and properties. Furthermore, their ability to be solution processed provides an avenue for low-cost, scalable mass production techniques, such as printing and roll-to-roll coating. Despite these advantages, however, …
Application Of Crystal Engineering In Multicomponent Pharmaceutical Crystals: A Study Of Theory And Practice, Soroush Ahmadi Nasrabadi
Application Of Crystal Engineering In Multicomponent Pharmaceutical Crystals: A Study Of Theory And Practice, Soroush Ahmadi Nasrabadi
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Multicomponent crystallization, a prominent strategy in crystal engineering, offers the ability to modify the physicochemical properties of crystals by introducing a secondary component to their lattice structure. Such multicomponent crystals have found widespread application in the pharmaceutical industry. This thesis explores the experimental screening, characterization, application, and theoretical prediction of multicomponent crystals of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs).
The first case study investigates a new solvate of Dasatinib which exhibits high instability at room temperature and transforms into a different polymorph upon desolvation. The crystal structure of this compound is obtained, revealing insights into its transient nature and the potential application …
Investigating Novel Luminescent Materials Towards Applications In Light Emitting Electrochemical Cells, Kenneth Chu
Investigating Novel Luminescent Materials Towards Applications In Light Emitting Electrochemical Cells, Kenneth Chu
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
The search for new and better luminescent materials is becoming increasingly important, as there are significant cost-savings in using luminophores that are brighter and more efficient. Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) and other luminescent materials such as Pt-Ag nanoclusters and TADF compounds are an extremely appealing alternative to existing light-emitting materials, as they are low-cost, easy to synthesize, and non-toxic.
This thesis explores the properties and performance of different luminescent materials to be used in light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs). In this work, we focused on LECs as their low cost and ease of fabrication aligns well with the ethos of CQDs …
Improved Stoichiometric Synthesis Of Ccc-Nhc Pincer Rh Complexes And Catalytic Activity Towards Dehydrogenative Silylation And Hydrosilylation Of Alkenes, Enock Amoateng
Theses and Dissertations
N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have attracted growing interest not only as successful ancillary ligands in a wide variety of transition-metal-catalyzed reactions but have also shown to offer photophysical and electrochemical properties. The metalation/transmetalation strategy using [Zr(NMe2)4] as initial metalating reagent offers an efficient approach to the preparation of CCC-NHC pincer complexes of the late transition metals such as Rh and Ir. In the process of investigating an intermediate and the mechanism of the metalation/transmetalation to Rh sequence, a mixed valent bimetallic CCC-NHC pincer Rh complex with two chloro ligands bridged between a [(CCC-NHC)Rh(III)] and a [Rh(I)(COD)] fragment …
Dinitrogen Functionalization Using A Molybdenum Atom: Bridging The Gap Between Small And Coordination Complexes Via Quantum Mechanical Methods, Maria Virginia White
Dinitrogen Functionalization Using A Molybdenum Atom: Bridging The Gap Between Small And Coordination Complexes Via Quantum Mechanical Methods, Maria Virginia White
Doctoral Dissertations
Chemistry devotes a significant amount of its research to understanding small molecule activation from an electronic structure perspective to help with the investigation of the reaction pathways of catalytically active substances that can promote biomimetic catalysis. A large portion of the energy used annually in our planet is used for the artificial nitrogen fixation (Haber-Bosch process), which renders dinitrogen activation a subject of study. Molybdenum, a fourth row transitional metal, has demonstrated its effectiveness as an essential component of the dinitrogen reduction catalytic process. To better understand the multiple dinitrogen molybdenum binding modes, the work described herein combines wave function …
Theoretical Studies Of Adsorption And Reactivity At The Gas-Solid Interface, Carson J. Mize
Theoretical Studies Of Adsorption And Reactivity At The Gas-Solid Interface, Carson J. Mize
Doctoral Dissertations
Catalytic transformations of small molecules is of great interest for both laboratory and industrial practices. Two specific transformations are ethylene to ethylene oxide and combinations of azides and alkenes into aziridine molecules. Ethylene oxide is an epoxide used as a feed-stock for many bulk reactions and commercial products such as antifreeze and various sterilization techniques, while molecules with the aziridine functional group are used for many ring opening and closing techniques as well as in pharmaceuticals and other drug treatments. For production of ethylene oxide, the combination of oxygen adsorbed onto a silver crystal is the known catalysts for thus …
Chirality, Symmetry-Breaking, And Chemical Substitution In Multiferroics, Kiman Park
Chirality, Symmetry-Breaking, And Chemical Substitution In Multiferroics, Kiman Park
Doctoral Dissertations
Multiferroic materials attract significant attention due to their potential utility in a broad range of device applications. The inclusion of heavy metal centers in these materials enhances their magnetoelectric properties, yielding fascinating physical phenomena such as the Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction, nonreciprocal directional dichroism, enhancement of spin-phonon coupling, and spin-orbit-entangled ground states. This dissertation provides a comprehensive survey of magnetoelectric multiferroics containing heavy metal centers and explores spectroscopic techniques under extreme conditions. A microscopic examination of phase transitions, symmetry-breaking, and structure-property relationships enhances the fundamental understanding of coupling mechanisms.
In A2Mo3O8 (A = Fe, Zn, Ni, and Mn), we use optical spectroscopy …
Comprehensive Studies Of Magnetic Properties Of Metal-Organic Frameworks And Molecular Compounds, Pagnareach Tin
Comprehensive Studies Of Magnetic Properties Of Metal-Organic Frameworks And Molecular Compounds, Pagnareach Tin
Doctoral Dissertations
Single-ion magnets (SIMs) are at the forefront of molecular electronic spin magnets with potential applications in magnetic memory storage devices. However, the magnetic properties of the SIMs are yet to be completely understood, especially the magnetic properties of large anisotropy systems. A part of this dissertation is to utilize optical and neutron spectroscopies such as far-IR magneto-spectroscopy (FIRMS) and inelastic neutron scattering (INS) to quantify the anisotropy and study the phonon properties of the SIMs as two-dimensional (2-D) metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) or coordination polymer (CP), and a molecular magnet. In addition, ab initio calculations are used to understand the origin …
Inkjet-Printed Electrochemical Sensors For Lead Detection, Annatoma Arif
Inkjet-Printed Electrochemical Sensors For Lead Detection, Annatoma Arif
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
This PhD dissertation research has developed a simple, miniaturized, sensitive, selective, reproducible, and disposable 3D (inkjet printed – additive manufacturing technology) gold (Au) plated electrochemical sensor (ECS) on shape memory polymer (SMP) for aqueous lead detection. This technology has shown promising performance in the application of electrochemical sensing (lead (II) detection) due to increased effective electrode surface area (7.25 mm^2 ± 0.15 mm^2) despite miniaturizing lateral surface area (4.19 mm^2). The design, fabrication processes, optimization including bismuth functionalization, evaluation, uncertainty analysis, and cost analysis of the novel SMP based inkjet printed Au plated sensor have been delineated in this manuscript …
A Dft Analysis And Simple Hamiltonian Modeling Of A Molecular System Employed For Experimental Evidence Of Quantum Teleportation, Pedro Ulises Medina Gonzalez
A Dft Analysis And Simple Hamiltonian Modeling Of A Molecular System Employed For Experimental Evidence Of Quantum Teleportation, Pedro Ulises Medina Gonzalez
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Radical ion pairs (RIPs) have been used to demonstrate quantum teleportation in molecular systems for applications in quantum information science. Covalent organic donor-acceptor (D-A) molecules can produce RIPs through photo-induced charge transfer and an additional radical (R) molecule makes quantum teleportation possible. We present the electronic structure and analyze charge transfer excited states of a recently studied [1] D-A-R molecular system using density functional theory. The distances between donor-acceptor and donor-radical are about 12.9 \AA $\,$ and 21.9 \AA, respectively. The excitation energies are calculated using the perturbative delta-SCF method and agree with other conventional excited-state methods and experimental reference …
Synthesis And Reactivity Of Heteroatom Embedded Cycloalkynes In Spaac, Nickel Catalyzed Alkylarylation Of Alkenes, And Carbofluorination Of Alkynes, Namrata Khanal
Chemistry and Chemical Biology ETDs
Part I covers Chapters 1, 2, and 3
cycloaddition reactions, that is utilized in biorthogonal chemistry. This metal free version The strain promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition (SPAAC) reaction is one of the popular 1,3-dipolar of click reaction offers advantage over copper catalyzed click reaction. Since it eliminates the use of copper that is toxic to cells, it is considered favorable for biocompatible reaction. Due to the increased reactivity with dipoles without the use of metal catalyst, cycloalkynes, in particular cyclooctynes, have been employed as the biorthogonal reagent in biorthogonal chemical reaction for the study of a biological processes in vivo. The …
Benthic Algal And Macroinvertebrate Response To The Removal Of Dreissenid Mussels In The Nearshore Zone Of Lake Michigan, Tyler Alexander Kunze
Benthic Algal And Macroinvertebrate Response To The Removal Of Dreissenid Mussels In The Nearshore Zone Of Lake Michigan, Tyler Alexander Kunze
Theses and Dissertations
Dreissenid mussels (Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) have changed the fundamental community structure and biogeochemical processes of the Lake Michigan nearshore zone. There is evidence that dreissenids promote the nuisance growth of benthic algae, especially Cladophora sp. In addition, benthic macroinvertebrates have benefitted from the presence of dreissenid mussels due to the increased structural complexity along with greater nutrient availability in the benthos. These effects of the dreissenid mussel invasion are well documented; however, little is known about how these systems respond to the removal of dreissenid mussels from a once-populated area. Therefore, it is important to further our …
Removal Of Nonylphenols From Water And Wastewater Using Alginate-Activated Carbon Beads, Angelica Araly Chacon
Removal Of Nonylphenols From Water And Wastewater Using Alginate-Activated Carbon Beads, Angelica Araly Chacon
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
The presence of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) have been affecting water quality in recent years. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S EPA) defines CECs as toxic chemicals without regulatory status and with adversely impact on the wildlife and people. Among the CECs, nonylphenols (NPs) are frequently found in all water systems and are categorized as endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) due to their ability to mimic hormones causing reproductive and developmental effects in humans and animals. The main sources of discharge and distribution of NPs into the environment are wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) which are not designed to remove them. …
Electrochemical Approaches To Life-Support Resources In Space Missions And Nuclear Technologies: Hydrogen Peroxide And Uranium Films, Armando Manuel Pena-Duarte
Electrochemical Approaches To Life-Support Resources In Space Missions And Nuclear Technologies: Hydrogen Peroxide And Uranium Films, Armando Manuel Pena-Duarte
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Space race has developed several technological advances that have achieved and continue to achieve the success of space missions in the aerospace timeline. Currently, the number of space technical and scientific innovations is still growing––demanding new materials and developments for extreme performing applications of fuel cells, batteries, supercapacitors, and systems of nuclear energy. Space missions require life-support solutions, auto-sustainable closed-loop living environments, cleaning and sanitizing solutions against pathogens, and safe nuclear-based resources of energy––with fissile materials with well-controlled dimensions within the core fuel elements. Likewise, to guarantee safety conditions, reduce costs, and facilitate operational logistics, space missions must reduce their …
Advances In One-Electron Self-Interaction-Correction Methods For Accurate And Efficient Self-Interaction-Free Density Functional Calculations, Selim Romero
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Density functional theory (DFT) is a widely used computational method for studying electronic structures of atoms, molecules, and solids. It provides an exact theory for obtaining ground state energy from the ground state density. However, since the exact exchange-correlation functional remains unknown, approximate exchange-correlation functionals called approximate density approximations (DFAs) are used. The foundation of many DFAs is the local spin density approximation (LSDA). It serves as the starting point for constructing various DFAs. However, DFAs are prone to self-interaction errors (SIE) due to the improper cancellation of the approximate exchange energy and the Coulomb energy. This issue impacts the …
Expansion Of The Diazacyclobutene Motif For Antiparasitic Evaluation, Brock Alexander Miller
Expansion Of The Diazacyclobutene Motif For Antiparasitic Evaluation, Brock Alexander Miller
All Dissertations
Molecules containing N-heterocycles are prevalent in pharmaceutical settings. The ability to generate highly functionalized molecules containing N-heterocycles in very few synthetic operations is valuable for drug discovery. Our group has developed a two-step synthesis to access a rarely studied diazacyclobutene scaffold via a formal [2+2] cycloaddition between 4-phenyl-1,2,4-triazolinedione and electron-rich thioalkynes. Our interest in this scaffold increased exponentially from promising preliminary biological evaluations against a protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma brucei. While we were able to double the number of historical examples of this scaffold, there were significant limitations in our methodology. The most notable limitations were the lack …
Atom Economical Reactions Of Terpenoids And Post-Consumer Plastics With Sulfur, Charini Maladeniya
Atom Economical Reactions Of Terpenoids And Post-Consumer Plastics With Sulfur, Charini Maladeniya
All Dissertations
The production of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and its uses have a complicated environmental impact, which is influenced by infrastructure development and building operations as well as CO2 emissions, which account for 7% of all worldwide CO2 emissions. Due to the increasing population, production is still ongoing. The search for cement and construction materials produced with zero to low CO2 emissions is therefore continuous. Finding recyclable, CO2 gas-free biocomposites with high sulfur content that can rival the mechanical properties of popular building supplies like Portland cement is the primary objective of the research discussed in this …
Composite And Polymer Formulation Employing Sulfur And Bio-Olefin Feedstocks, Claudia V. Lopez
Composite And Polymer Formulation Employing Sulfur And Bio-Olefin Feedstocks, Claudia V. Lopez
All Dissertations
Environmental sustainability represents a challenge for society since industrial growth has a direct impact on natural resources and waste production. New technologies that effectively incorporate waste into renewable resources are critical to the development of a sustainable and circular economy. The manufacturing of structural materials like Portland cement (OPC) is responsible for >8% of the global anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide, with ~ 1 kg of CO2 released to the atmosphere for every kilogram of OPC produced. For instance, the development of sustainable structural materials is a key factor to reduce the greenhouse emissions and to attenuate the climate …
Implementation Of Reading Interventions In Introductory Chemistry And Its Impact On Student Performance, Fatoumata Diawara
Implementation Of Reading Interventions In Introductory Chemistry And Its Impact On Student Performance, Fatoumata Diawara
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ABSTRACT
IMPLEMENTATION OF READING INTERVENTIONS IN INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY AND ITS IMPACT ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE
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Fatoumata Diawara
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 2023Under the Supervision of Professor Anja Blecking, PhD
Research studies conducted in disciplinary literacy in the last 15 years have shown that students' reading comprehension is as much a predictor of student success in college science courses as in students' math skills (O’Reilly & McNamara, 2007). However, college STEM programs often focus solely on teaching STEM content, assuming students' reading comprehension skills have been developed in high school. Thus, only a few examples of reading interventions for students in …
Studying The Stability Of Collagen/Heparin Coatings To Be Used In Cell Therapy Applications, Gavin Mussino
Studying The Stability Of Collagen/Heparin Coatings To Be Used In Cell Therapy Applications, Gavin Mussino
Biological Sciences Undergraduate Honors Theses
This honors thesis aims to investigate the reusability and performance of cell coatings for cell therapy applications. Cell therapy, which involves the use of human cells to repair or replace damaged tissues, holds immense potential for medical advancements. However, ensuring the survival and functionality of transplanted cells remains a significant challenge. We focused on studying the effectiveness of coatings applied to cells for improved cell growth and viability. The research project involved the preparation of the coatings using a layer-by-layer method and the subsequent seeding of cells. The coated cells were then subjected to a series of experiments to assess …
Dinitroxides In Rapid Scan Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Imaging, Lukas B. Woodcock
Dinitroxides In Rapid Scan Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Imaging, Lukas B. Woodcock
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Local tissue physiology is an important parameter in understanding disease behavior. Rapid Scan (RS) electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) offers a unique, non-invasive tool for investigation of these so-called microenvironments through EPR Imaging (EPRI). Research into advancement of EPRI falls into many categories. Not least among those are advances in instrumentation and methodology. Presented here are updates to a benchtop EPRI instrument operating at 1 GHz targeted at pre-clinical EPRI applications. Newly developed methods for reducing RS-EPR background through inversion of the magnetic field are also demonstrated. EPR applications are limited in native biological systems due to the miniscule concentration of …
Addressing Learning Gaps In Acid-Base Chemistry Using Novel Three-Dimensional Models With Learning Module, Gabrielle Marie Grimes
Addressing Learning Gaps In Acid-Base Chemistry Using Novel Three-Dimensional Models With Learning Module, Gabrielle Marie Grimes
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Teaching scientific concepts is very complex and includes the discussion and use of different models that support students’ understanding of particle-level interactions and behavior of chemical phenomena. The presented research describes the development of three-dimensional acid-base models and an accompanying learning module to support students’ understanding of the autoionization of water, acidic strength, pH, and Ka in aqueous acid-base chemistry. The model set includes acid and base models embedded with magnets and removable hydrogen atoms or hydroxide groups to model particle-level interactions. The magnetic models allow students to investigate particle-level processes with student-built models of aqueous acid and base systems. …
Electron-Transfer Mediated Photo-Switching In Nanoparticles, Liaoran Cao
Electron-Transfer Mediated Photo-Switching In Nanoparticles, Liaoran Cao
All Dissertations
Previous publications from our lab demonstrated viable approaches to design a photo-switching nanoparticle with arguably superior brightness and photostability resulting in an improved resolution in localization-based microscopy, as compared to other photo-switching dyes or particles. As a follow-up, this dissertation is focused on two major tasks: first, developing nanoparticles with better photo-switching properties for super-resolution imaging; second, trying to achieve a better physical picture of the mechanisms involved in photo-switching, including polaron dynamics, charge transfer, and energy transfer. A new class of photo-switchable nanoparticles was developed by blending conjugated polymer semiconductor with fullerene-based electron acceptors, and further blending with polystyrene …
New Methodologies For Sustainable Organic Synthesis In Water., Sudripet Sharma
New Methodologies For Sustainable Organic Synthesis In Water., Sudripet Sharma
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Water is stable, benign, and green solvent. Its usage as a solvent in organic synthesis is significantly enhanced by micellar catalysis. However, replacing water as a reaction medium in organic synthesis is not sufficient to meet the sustainability challenges—excessive organic solvents are still required for product isolation and purification. Notably, solvents used in syntheses contribute to more than 80% of waste generation. In addition to solvents, the use of palladium in large amounts is also a problem for the future as it is a precious, low-abundance metal, and its supply is dwindling. Therefore, this dissertation highlights the various sustainable protocols …
Development And Applications Of Novel And Practical Fluorination Reagents., Yuhao Yang
Development And Applications Of Novel And Practical Fluorination Reagents., Yuhao Yang
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The fluorine (F) atom has distinctive properties such as the highest electronegativity, small size, low polarizability, and strong C–F bond strength. Not surprisingly, fluorinated organic compounds have garnered significant attention in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and material fields. Since organofluorides are very rare in nature, we need fluorination reagents to help us transfer fluorine into the organic molecules. In past decades, a vast number of fluorination reagents have been developed and many of them are commercially available now. However, there is still much room for the improvement of these reagents. Our target is to develop novel and practical fluorination reagents to …
The Influence Of Allostery Governing The Changes In Protein Dynamics Upon Substitution, Joseph Hess
The Influence Of Allostery Governing The Changes In Protein Dynamics Upon Substitution, Joseph Hess
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The focus of this research is to investigate the effects of allostery on the function/activity of an enzyme, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) protease, using well-defined statistical analyses of the dynamic changes of the protein and variants with unique single point substitutions 1. The experimental data1 evaluated here only characterized HIV-1 protease with one of its potential target substrates. Probing the dynamic interactions of the residues of an enzyme and its variants can offer insight of the developmental importance for allosteric signaling and their connection to a protein’s function. The realignment of the secondary structure elements can …