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Determination Of Spore Viability In Concrete Across Several Factors Using Most Probable Number, Samuel Boyer
Determination Of Spore Viability In Concrete Across Several Factors Using Most Probable Number, Samuel Boyer
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
To determine the lowest concentration of spore added to polyurethane-cement composite (PUCCO) particles that can still germinate after curing in concrete. This research project is a small addition to the larger research project being undertaken by Mirza Mohammed Rashiduzzaman for his Masters. The larger project involves the use of fungal spores added in concrete to act as a self-healing component when cracks form in the concrete structure over time. These spores are suspended in a protective oil and loaded into small, hardened sponge-like PUCCO cubes to act as growth points when water and air can reach the PUCCO in the …
Extracting (1,3/1,6)-Β-Glucans From Saccharomyces Cerevisiae: A Fungal Immunotherapeutic, James C. Elliott
Extracting (1,3/1,6)-Β-Glucans From Saccharomyces Cerevisiae: A Fungal Immunotherapeutic, James C. Elliott
Undergraduate Honors Theses
The goal of this research was the development of a method to extract pure (1,3/1,6)-β-glucans from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. These β-glucans are of pharmaceutical importance because an animal’s immune system can recognize glucan molecules, and these molecules can act as immunomodulators, essentially turning on the immune system. The problem in the past has been that previously published methods produce β-glucans with low side chain lengths and few branching occurrences. This issue was tackled by a multivariable approach that reduced extraction steps, initial sample size, and concentrations of reagents used. This method has been shown to produce greater yields of β-glucans while …
Enzymes From Fungal And Plant Origin Required For Chemical Diversification Of Insecticidal Loline Alkaloids In Grass-Epichloë Symbiota, Juan Pan, Minakshi Bhardwaj, Padmaja Nagabhyru, Robert B. Grossman, Christopher L. Schardl
Enzymes From Fungal And Plant Origin Required For Chemical Diversification Of Insecticidal Loline Alkaloids In Grass-Epichloë Symbiota, Juan Pan, Minakshi Bhardwaj, Padmaja Nagabhyru, Robert B. Grossman, Christopher L. Schardl
Chemistry Faculty Publications
The lolines are a class of bioprotective alkaloids that are produced by Epichloë species, fungal endophytes of grasses. These alkaloids are saturated 1-aminopyrrolizidines with a C2 to C7 ether bridge, and are structurally differentiated by the various modifications of the 1-amino group: -NH2 (norloline), -NHCH3 (loline), -N(CH3)2 (N-methylloline), -N(CH3)Ac (N-acetylloline), -NHAc (N-acetylnorloline), and -N(CH3)CHO (N-formylloline). Other than the LolP cytochrome P450, which is required for conversion of N-methylloline to N-formylloline, the enzymatic steps for loline diversification have not yet been established. …
Structure Elucidation Of Bioactive Compounds Isolated From Endophytes Of Alstonia Scholaris And Acmena Graveolens, Nicholas James Hundley
Structure Elucidation Of Bioactive Compounds Isolated From Endophytes Of Alstonia Scholaris And Acmena Graveolens, Nicholas James Hundley
Theses and Dissertations
Alstonia scholaris is an evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia and Australia. It is commonly used as a medicinal plant throughout these regions. In the present study, an endophyte of the genus Xylaria was isolated from a stem of Alstonia scholaris, its mycelia and exudate extracted, and the extract assayed for growth inhibition of HeLa cancer cells in vitro. Several known compounds were isolated and identified based on NMR, infrared, and mass spectral data. The compounds identified are 19,20-epoxycytochalasin C; 19,20epoxycytochalasin D; and xylobovide. Two other compounds, fusaric acid and dehydrofusaric acid, were discovered in an endophyte of the Hypocreales …