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Study Of Vaporization Enthalpies And Vapor Pressures Of Potential Environmental Pollutants By Correlation-Gas Chromatography, Chase Patrick Gobble Aug 2016

Study Of Vaporization Enthalpies And Vapor Pressures Of Potential Environmental Pollutants By Correlation-Gas Chromatography, Chase Patrick Gobble

Dissertations

The focus of this dissertation is on the measurement and analysis of thermodynamic data, including vaporization, fusion, and sublimation enthalpies and vapor pressures of dialkyl phthalates, as well as aliphatic and aromatic primary and tertiary amines by correlation gas chromatography (CGC). These compounds are important industrial and pharmaceutical substances whose prolonged use and sometimes misuse with regards to their disposal has created an environmental concern. Thermodynamic properties, such as vaporization enthalpy and vapor pressure provide crucial information to numerous industries and fields of study that include the chemical and petrochemical industry, chemical engineering and environmental science. Dialkyl phthalates are essential …


Synthesis Of A Novel Cox-2 Inhibitor Analog For Pet Scan Imaging, Rebecca Neighbor May 2016

Synthesis Of A Novel Cox-2 Inhibitor Analog For Pet Scan Imaging, Rebecca Neighbor

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

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Solvent Free Vanadium Mediated Organic Transformations, Garrett Oberst Jan 2016

Solvent Free Vanadium Mediated Organic Transformations, Garrett Oberst

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

A mixture of vanadium(V) oxide and copper sulfate was used to catalyze oxidative transformations in a variety of organic compounds. Multiple functionalities were tested, including thiols, amines and alcohols. Various transformations were observed resulting in various oxidized products, including coupling reactions. Reactions were performed in a solvent-free environment due to the insoluble nature of vanadium(V) oxide in common organic solvents. Results were analyzed using HNMR and GCMS.


Substrate Specificity Of The Lipn Hydrolase From Mycobacterium Ulcerans, Stephanie Raynor Jan 2016

Substrate Specificity Of The Lipn Hydrolase From Mycobacterium Ulcerans, Stephanie Raynor

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of Buruli ulcer, a tropical skin disease that affects thousands of individuals annually. Recent studies have revealed that lipolytic enzymes are involved in the pathogenicity processes of mycobacterium and could be potential targets for novel antibiotics. LipN is one proposed serine hydrolase in Mycobacterium ulcerans that contains the conserved α/β hydrolase protein fold and utilizes the conserved catalytic traid of serine, histidine, and aspartate/glutamate. The physiological substrate and biological role of LipN from M. ulcerans have not yet been determined. In this study, LipN was cloned into a pET28a plasmid and overexpressed in an …