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Aptamer-Based Voltammetric Biosensing For The Detection Of Codeine And Fentanyl In Sweat And Saliva, Rosa Lashantez Cromartie
Aptamer-Based Voltammetric Biosensing For The Detection Of Codeine And Fentanyl In Sweat And Saliva, Rosa Lashantez Cromartie
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Despite the many governmental and medicinal restrictions created to combat the opioid epidemic in the United States, opioid abuse and overdose rates continue to rise. The development of an aptamer-based voltammetric sensor and biosensor is described in this dissertation. The aim was to develop a low-cost, sensitive, and specific aptamer-based sensor for on-site, label-free determination of codeine and fentanyl in biological fluids. To do this, the surfaces of screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCE) were modified with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), followed by the addition of single-stranded DNA aptamers. These were covalently bound to the electrode surface. Operations of the sensors were collected …
Purine Nucleosides Modified At C8 Or C2 Position With (Β-Halo)Vinylsulfone And Β-Ketosulfone Reactive Groups And Their Incorporation Into Dna: Synthesis Of The Organoarsenical Antibiotic Arsinothricin And Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons, Md Abu Hasan Howlader
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Modified nucleosides gained great attention as potential anticancer and antiviral therapeutics. In this dissertation, synthesis and reactivity of (β-iodovinyl)sulfone and β-ketosulfone groups incorporated into purine nucleosides at C8 or C2 positions and DNA incorporation of their 5' triphosphates have been developed. Moreover, synthesis of novel antibiotic arsinothricin (AST) as well as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been discussed. The 8-(1-iodo-2-tosylvinyl)-2'-deoxyadenosine and 8-(1-Iodo-2-tosylvinyl)adenosine were synthesized employing iodovinylsulfonation of 8-ethynyl precursors with TsNa/I2/NaOAc. The 8-(β-iodovinyl)sulfonyl-2'-deoxyguanosine was prepared via radical mediated iodovinylsulfonation of 8-ethynyl-2'-deoxyguanosine with TsNHNH2/KI/(BzO)2. Conformationally different C2 substituted isomeric adenosine analogues were prepared by iodovinylsulfonation …