Wednesday, 31 May 2006: 8:00 PM-10:00 PM
Regency Ballroom and Milwaukee Rooms (Hyatt Regency Milwaukee)
Sci-MIX Poster Session
Presider:William A. Donaldson
Chemical Aerosol Flow Synthesis of Quantum Dots for Bioimaging Application
Jin Ho Bang, Won Hyuk Suh, Ah Ram Jang, Yoo-Hun Suh, Kenneth S. Suslick
Sterically Enhanced Emission from 3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline Derivatives of Copper(I)
Kurstan L.H. Cunningham, Timothy C. Berto
Vapochromic properties of Fe(diimine)2(CN)2 complexes
Christopher L. Exstrom, Christina A. Garretson, Bradley D. Miller
Crystal and Molecular Structure of a Scandium Trifluoroacetylacetonate Complex
Daniel T. Haworth, Sergey V. Lindeman, Dennis W. Bennett, Tasneem A. Siddiquee
Synthesis and characterization of metal coordination complexes containing heterocyclic tridentate ligands: towards insulin enhancing vanadium complexes
Bradley A. Greiner, Craig C. McLauchlan
Synthesis and characterization of a tripodal vanadium(III) phosphonate cluster
Michael P. Weberski Jr., Craig C. McLauchlan
cis-Dimethylgold(III) vs trans-dicyanogold(III) complexes: a theoretical study of the differences
Jehu E. Strange, Jean M. Standard, Darin N. Schlappi, David L. Cedeño, C. Frank Shaw III
Laser photo-initiated nitrosylation of N. europaea Hydroxylamine Oxidoreductase in various stages of reduction: mechanistic implications for the enzyme
A. Andrew Pacheco, M. Zulema Cabail
Purification and preliminary characterization of the outer membrane protein OmcA from Shewanella oneidensis
Greg Bodemer, A. Andrew Pacheco, Daad Saffarini
Utilization of the ″MO2″ fragment in the self-assembly of molybdenum and tungsten oxo clusters with interesting architecture
Rudy L. Luck, Ampa Jimtaisong, Soumyashree Sreehari, Linsheng Feng
Halogen bonding in 1,3,5-triaroylbenzenes (TABs)
Venu R. Vangala, F. Christopher Pigge
Design and Syntheses of Hexaarylbenzene-Based Receptors with Ethereal Fence for Effective Binding of Metal Cations
Ruchi Shukla, Rajendra Rathore
Design and Synthesis of a Novel Polyaromatic Receptor “Duplexiphane” that Contains Two Deltaphane-Like Cavities for Silver cation Binding
Susanna Emond, Rajendra Rathore
Preparation and Study of Chiral Cholestrol-Fluorene Derivatives and their Cation-Radical Salts
Daniel Brody, Dawn Redington, Ruchi Shukla, Rajendra Rathore
Design, Synthesis, and Study of Optical and Electrochemical properties of Ribbon-Like (Planar) Oligofluorenes
Moloy Banerjee, Rajendra Rathore
Controlled Tuning of the Redox Potentials of Cofacially-Stacked Polyfluorenes
Sameh Abdelwahed, Rajendra Rathore
Electron Transfer Properties of Tolane-Bridged Bishydrazine Intervalence Charge-Transfer Compounds
Kevin P. Schultz, Stephen F. Nelsen
Synthesis and optical properties of an oligothiophene incorporating a central dithieno[3,2-b:2,3-d] pyrrole unit
Hong Mo, Seth C. Rasmussen
Synthesis and characterization of dithieno[3,2-b:2'3'-d]pyrrole oligomers as models of poly(dithieno[3,2-b:2'3'-d]pyrrole)s
Adam Wohl, Seth C. Rasmussen
Synthesis of a rigid, chiral, amphipathic, highly functionalized structure for binding site preparation
Ruiyun Wang, Tasneem Hossain, Alan W. Schwabacher
Synthesis of ligands for lanthanides: Toward luminescent reporting of organic binding
Nzagi M. Nyakirangani, Alan W. Schwabacher
Chiral C2 symmetric phosphorus containing armatures
Linda Miriam Musaitif, Tasneem Hossain, Alan W. Schwabacher
Towards Optically Probed Fluorescent Sensor Arrays
Anna Benko, Paul E. Henning, Peter Geissinger, Alan W. Schwabacher
Fourier Transform Analysis for linear, periodic combinatorial Arrays
Peter Geissinger, Alan W. Schwabacher
Synthetic eumelanin
Jason M. Belitsky
Toward the Synthesis of Cyclobutanone Derivatives as Protease Inhibitors
Andria Panagopoulos, Marlon Lutz, Daniel P. Becker
Toward the Synthesis of (-)-Incarvilline and (-)-Incarvillateine
Karl P. Peterson, Jessica R. Chavey
Nonlinear optical properties of propellane based chromophores
Frankie Ann McCormick, Benjamin Van Handel, David Burrows, Justin Segula, Alicia Rhoades
Photoactivation of amino-substituted 1,4-benzoquinones for release of carboxylate and phenolate leaving groups using visible light
Yugang Chen, Mark G. Steinmetz
Synthesis and Characterization of Phenothiazine based Photosensitizers for Photodynamic therapy
Prakash B. Sanjeevaiah, David S. Crumrine, Colleen Lane, Asma Asif
One-pot multi-component Stille coupling sequences with halo-substituted acid chlorides
Kyoungsoo Lee, Robert E. Maleczka Jr.
A catalytic C-H borylation/amidation/oxidation approach to the total synthesis of autolytimycin
Feng Shi, Milton R. Smith III, Robert E. Maleczka Jr.
Stability Studies and the Development of Higher Temperature Allylation Utilizing (+) and (-) B-Allyldiisopinocampheylboranes
Venkatram R. Mereddy, Kanth V. Josyula
Me-CBS-Oxazaborolidine Catalyzed Asymmetric Reduction of Pro-chiral Ketones using Amine Stabilized Borane-THF and Dueterated Borane-THF Solutions
Robert C. Todd, Kanth V. Josyula, Kevin Priebe, Peng Gao
Stabilized Deuterated Borane-Tetrahydrofuran Complex, 98 D Atom % (BD3–THF): A New Highly Efficient Deuterium Labeling Reagent
Robert C. Todd, Kanth V. Josyula, M. Mahmun Hossain, John Kuo, C.T. Tan, Peng Gao
Synthesis and Applications of Novel Chiral Benzboroxoles
Dinara S. Gunasekara, Paul Kiprof, Viktor V. Zhdankin, M. Venkatram Reddy
Synthesis and Applications of Novel Chiral Quaternary Ammonium Salts based on Pinanediolboronate
Sreedhar R. Tummalapalli, Pavan K. Mallela, M. Venkatram Reddy
Synthesis of Functionalized Carboranes via Baylis-Hillman Reaction
Venkata J. Reddy, M.Venkatram Reddy
Studies Directed Toward Determining the Relative Stereochemistry of Members of the Amphidinol Family of Marine Natural Products
Praveen Kommana, Seung Won Chung, Lin Liu, William A. Donaldson
Towards the total synthesis of bryostatin 1: synthesis of the northern fragment (C1-C16)
Hassan Seradj, Eric A. Voight, Paul A. Roethle, Hoa A. Phan, Steven D. Burke
Progress toward the total synthesis of bryostatin 1, emphasis on the southern hemisphere
Victoria L. Wilde, Steven D. Burke
Towards the synthesis of thromboxane B2 via acetalization/ring-closing metathesis
Christopher C. Marvin, Alexander J.L. Clemens, Steven D. Burke
Synthesis of C2-symmetric bis-tetrahydrofurans and their application to the total synthesis of Annonaceous Acetogenins
Matthew W. Dodge, Steven D. Burke
Consecutive Metallotropic [1,3]-shift Induced by Ring-Closing Metathesis
Mansuk Kim, Daesung Lee
Preparation and Reactivity of (2-Alkenylpentenediyl)iron Complexes: An Organoiron Route to Cycloheptadienes
Rajesh K. Pandey, Nathaniel J. Wallock, William A. Donaldson
New Ligand for Catalytic Asymmetric Cyclopropanation
Syarhabil Ahmad, M. Mahmun Hossain
Haptotropic rearrangement in (eta-6)(2-aminobiphenyl) chromium tricarbonyl
Curtis J. Czerwinski, Christina M. Birkholz, Kevin M. Riggle
Intramolecular Morita-Baylis-Hillman reactions of η6-arene ruthenium complexes: a facile entry into azaspirocycles
Dhanya Raveendra Panickar, F. Christopher Pigge
Radical cyclizations to imino acceptors - towards the total syntheses of aminosugars
Alex K. Mathies, Gregory K. Friestad*, Tao Jiang
Metalation of modified porphyrinoid systems
Komal Pokharel, Timothy D. Lash
General approach towards the total synthesis of 9-methoxy indole alkaloids: 9-Methoxygeissoschizol, 9-methoxy-Nb–methylgeissoschizol and the opioid analgesic active mitragynine
Jun Ma, James M. Cook*
General Approach to the Synthesis of Oxygenated Bisindole Alkaloids
Minghuan Dai, Shengming Huang, James M. Cook
Enantiospecific Synthesis of (+)- Na-Methylpericyclivine, (-)- Na-Methylakuammidine, (+)-10-Methoxy Na-Methylpericyclivine and 10-Hydroxy Na-Methylpericyclivine
P.V.V.S. Sarma, Rahul V. Edwankar, Chitra R Edwankar, Shengming Huang, James M. Cook
Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs Related to Gantacurium Chloride
Beverly Schad, Scott Van Ornum
Design and Synthesis of Novel Macrocyclic and Acyclic-Based Bimodal Ligands
Noah Birch, Phuong Bui, Thien Le, Hyun-soon Chong
Synthesis of Novel Bifunctional Ligand For Radioimmunotherapy
Thien Le, Xiang Wang, Katherine Hammes, Hyun-soon Chong
Development of Novel Nitrates for Colon Cancer Chemoprevention
Ghenet K. Hagos, Violeta Toader, Daniel D. Lantvit, Qian Li, Steven Swanson, Robert E. Carroll, Gregory Thatcher
The schweinfurthin family of anti-proliferative agents: synthesis and biological activity of both enantiomers of 3-deoxyschweinfurthin B
Andrew J. Wiemer, Jeffrey D. Neighbors, Raymond J. Hohl, David F. Wiemer
Synthesis and pharmacological testing of new steroidal derivatives as antiandrogens
Elena Ramirez, Eugene Bratoeff, Marisa Cabeza, Victor Perez, Martha Ochoa, Juan Gonzalez, Olmo Cabrera, Leonila Vicuña, Armando Zambrano
Synthesis of Folate Boronates as Targeted Antifolates and BNCT Agents
Justin S. Kruger, Dinara S. Gunasekara, Nathan Aalderks, Ryan Hadt, Paul Kiprof, M.Venkatram Reddy
ALDH2 and GTN bioactivation to NO
Irida Kastrati, Pavel A. Petukhov, Gregory R. J. Thatcher
GT 1061, a novel nitrate ester in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease, enhances cognitive performance in rats with forebrain cholinergic depletion
Samer Abdul-Hay, Robert J. Sutherland, James N. Reynolds, Brian M. Bennett, Gregory R. J. Thatcher
Synthesis, In Vitro Affinity, and Efficacy of the First Bivalent Alpha5 Subtype Selective Bzr/GABA(A) Antagonist
Terry S. Clayton
Design and Synthesis of New TRPV1 Antagonists
David B. Rusterholz, Karen K. Klyczek, Matthew L. Earney, Justin B. Guthman, Victoria D. Held, Katherine M. Phalen
the SAR study of Benzodiazepine receptor bivalent ligands by low temperature NMR spectroscopy and X-ray analysis
Shengming Huang, Terry Clayton, Minghuan Dai, Wenyuan Yin, Jun Ma, Rahul Edwankar, Chitra Sawant, Michael Van Linn, Yun Teng, Merle Johnson, Holger F. Forsterling, James M. Cook
Search for benzodiazepine/GABAa subtype selective ligands that reverse alcohol self-administration
Michael Van Linn, Elise Weerts, Donna Platt, Wenyuan Yin, P.V.V.S. Sarma, James M. Cook
Thiocyanate is an Efficient Endogenous Scavenger of the Phagocytic Killing Agent Hypobromous Acid
Peter Nagy, Jennifer L. Beal, Michael T. Ashby
Effect of lipophilic/hydrophilic character on the selective mitochondrial localization of ester derivatives of rhodamine-110
Inessa Belostotsky, Maria G Paez, Sandra M. D. Silva, Guilherme L Indig
Bioengineering More Effective Antifungal Drugs
Heidi M. Galica, Noelle J. Beyer
The crystal structure of cytochrome P460 from Nitrosomonas europaea reveals a novel cytochrome fold and crosslinked heme
Arwen R. Pearson, Bradley O. Elmore, Cheng Yang, Alan B. Hooper, Carrie M. Wilmot
Feruloyl Esterase Hydrolysis and Recovery of Ferulic Acid from Jojoba Meal
Joseph A. Laszlo, David L. Compton, Xin-Liang Li
Isolation and characterization of proteins associating with calcium oxalate crystals
Aaron J. Wyman, John P. M. Manalo, Shane G. Dixon, Mary Alice Webb
Cloning, expression and characterization of mouse stearoyl-CoA desaturase isoforms in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Pablo Sobrado, Steven P. Kaul, Brian G. Fox
Exploring Mycosamine Biosynthesis for Future Exploitation
Molly L. Fuchs, Brett Krönke, Noelle J. Beyer
Structural and functional analysis of the proteins involved in the biosynthesis of dTDP-3-acetamido-3,6-dideoxy-α-D-galactose
Melissa L. Davis, Hazel M. Holden
The enzymes of the colitose biosynthesis pathway
Paul D. Cook, Hazel M. Holden
A multifunctional NMR assay probe for dehydrogenases, based on privileged scaffold: application to an anti-infective drug target
Xia Ge, Daniel S. Sem
Chemoinformatic analysis and fluorescence based assays of amines libraries for Cytochrome P450 2D6 binding
Aurora D. Costache, Daniel Sem
Mechanism of chromatin acetylation by the picNuA4 histone acetyltransferase complex
Christopher E. Berndsen, Steven J. McBryant, Jeffrey C. Hansen, Song Tan, John M. Denu
Theoretical analysis of the effects of mutations of the charged amino acids on dNTP binding and catalysis by DNA polymerase ß
Václav Martínek, Jan Florián
Structure and function of galactokinase
James B. Thoden, Hazel M. Holden
Conformational stability of metal-free and metal-subsituted cytochromes
George Ochenjele, Deepthi Kandi, Sireesha Potula, Scott M. Tremain
Mechanisms of Flavin Reduction in Class 2 and Class 1A Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenases
Rebecca L. Fagan, Maria N. Nelson, Bruce A. Palfey
Fluorescence anisotropy studies of complex formation in the toluene 4-monooxygenase of Pseudomonas mendocina KR1
Luke A. Moe, Lea A. McMartin, Brian G. Fox
Towards the Transition State Analogs for Nucleotidyl Transfer Reactions: Structure and Stability of Pentavalent Vanadate and Phosphate Ester Dianions
James M. Borden, Debbie C. Crans, Jan Florián
Modifinil uncompetitively inhibits the human dopamine transporter
Cynthia Earles Ochsner, Amber Schuh
Copper(II) binding to and reduction by methanobactin
Peter H. Shafe, Marcus T. McEllistrem, Dong W. Choi, Alan D. DiSpirito
Interacting Domains for Cytochrome c Binding on the Surface of Cytochrome c Peroxidase
Naw May Pearl, James E. Erman
Electron transfer properties of the toluene 4-monooxygenase Rieske-type ferredoxin
Nathaniel L. Elsen, Luke A. Moe, Lea A. McMartin, Brian G. Fox
Conformational stability of calcium-depleted horseradish peroxidase
Jesse A. Pfammatter, Nicholas G. Selner, Justin A. Pals, Scott M. Tremain
Cellular Imaging with TSQ: What is being imaged?
Jeff W. Meeusen, David H. Petering, Susan K. Kresoski
Crystal Structure of Human HMG-CoA Lyase: Insights into Catalysis and the Molecular Basis for Hydroxymethlglutaric Aciduria
Jennifer A. Runquist, Zhuji Fu, Henry M. Miziorko, Jung-ja Kim
Calcium drives conformational changes in synaptotagmin I, II, and III
Cynthia Earles Ochsner, Kristi Keller, Kayla Baudhuin
Nucleotide thio-analogs as probes for kinase assay and dynamics studies
Taurai Chiku, Phani Kumar Pullela, Daniel Sem
Characterization of T. maritima dihydrouridine synthase
Lance W. Rider, Maria Nelson, Bruce A. Palfey
Evidence of the importance of the C-terminus of (4-hydroxyphenyl)pyruvate dioxygenase to ligand binding
Panqing He, Julie Dricken, Graham Moran
The effects of 4-Methylphenyl acetate and 4-Bromomethylphenyl acetate on the reactions of Lipase B from Canida antarctica and Porcine Esterase and Site Directed Mutagenesis of the enzymes
Adam J. Punke
Cloning, Purification, and Preliminary Observation of Kynurenine 3-monoxygenase from Pseudomonas Fluorescens
Karen R. Crozier
Substrate specificity of aminotransferases employed in antibiotic biosynthesis
E. Sethe Burgie, Hazel M. Holden
A Methylene Chloride Extract from Crested Wheat Grass Rhizosphere enhanced the degradation of Trichloroethylene and Toluene by Psuedomonas putida.
Beth C. Webb, Lesley J. Putman
Mapping of ligand binding sites on raf kinase inhibitor protein, RKIP, in solution
Gary L. Heil, Matthew C. Clark, Dan McElheny, Marsha R. Rosner, Shohei Koide
Investigating enzyme inhibitor interactions by force spectroscopy
Kumar Sinniah, Xiuzhu Wang, Dejian Zhou, Trevor Rayment, Chris Abell
Lymphotactin is a novel protein that exhibits a reversible conformational exchange between two distinct and biologically relevant structural species
Robbyn L. Tuinstra, Francis C. Peterson, E. Sonay Kulogu, Brian F. Volkman
Structural determination of a SCAN domain homodimer
Francis C. Peterson, Pualette L. Hayes, Jeanette K. Waltner, Alicia K. Heisner, Davin R. Jensen, Tara L. Sander, Brian F. Volkman
Lithium/magnesium competition for magnesium binding sites in Gs and Gi proteins: implications for the treatment of bipolar disorder
Christopher S. Malarkey, Guoyan Wang, Duarte E. Mota de Freitas
NMR Structural Characterization of Transmembrane Peptide from Subunit e (Su e) of the yeast F0F1-ATP synthase
Huili Yao, Rosemary A. Stuart, Daniel S. Sem
Development of a Soilless Potting Mix from Anaerobic Digesting of Manure
Tim Zauche
2005 Cuphea progress in Illinois
Steven C. Cermak, Terry A. Isbell, Benjamin, A. Lowery, Robert W. Behle
Optical Fiber Sensor for the Determination of Oxygen Concentration
Maria Veronica Rigo, Robert Olsson, Peter Geissinger
Stable substrates for photolithographic synthesis of DNA arrays
Margaret F. Phillips, Matthew J. Rodesch, Matthew R. Lockett, Michael R Shortreed, Lloyd M. Smith
Enzymatic detection of Genomic DNA mutations
Matthew R. Lockett, Lloyd M. Smith
Auricyanide Reduction by Thiols studied by ESI-Mass Spectrometry
Philip M. Yangyuoru, James W Webb, C. Frank Shaw III
Flap Endonuclease cycling on a surface
Joshua Mandir, Michael R. Shortreed, Margaret F. Phillips, Bei Nie, Madhusudan Patel, Lloyd M. Smith
Optimization of a sequential GC-MS/MS method for congener-specific quantification of polychlorinated biphenyls
Diab T. Qadah, Beth A. Ruddy, Joseph H. Aldstadt III
Matrix Encapsulation of Proteins for Laser Spectroscopic Measurement of Internal Electric Fields at Protein Active Sites
Michael R. Du Prey, M. Veronica Rigo, Peter Geissinger
Chemically etched optical fiber tips: A comparison of three different fabrication methods
Christine A. Carlson, Jorg C. Woehl
Effect of inter-mode anharmonicities on accuracy of gates in a two-qubit system of vibrational eigenstates
Meiyu Zhao, Dmitri Babikov
Ratiometric sensing using dual-emissive dyes and dye mixtures in a Ratiometric sensing using dual-emissive dyes and dye mixtures in a high-spatial resolution optical fiber sensor array
Paul E. Henning, Robert Olsson, Peter Geissinger
Semiclassical wavepacket study of ozone forming reaction
Evgeny Vetoshkin, Dmitri Babikov
Large geometric phase effects in cyclic-N3
Dmitri Babikov
Zinc Coordination Geometry Influences the Acidity of Protic Ligands in the MMP Catalytic Site: Implications for Activation, Inhibition, and Mechanism
Douglas P. Linder, Kenton R. Rodgers
Experimental and theoretical determination of the 3D point spread function of a microscope objective
Michael J. Nasse, Serge Huant, Jorg C. Woehl
Investigating reduced steric effects in 310-helices by alanine subsitution
Scott D. Schmick, Adrienne P. Loh
Electronic spectroscopy and quantum calculations of 9,10-bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene derivatives
Carlos R. Baiz, Michael J. Nasse, Jorg C. Woehl
Fluorescence Imaging of GFP Labeled Salmonella
Yi Hu, Michael J. Nasse, Jorg C. Woehl
Inelastic Neutron Scattering Study of Hydrogen Positions in Nickel Hydroxide Battery Electrode Materials
Bahne C. Cornilsen, Ming Ning, Carlos Baiz, Tony N. Rogers, Matthew B. Chye, Alexander I. Kolesnikov
Hard-Sphere Model of Electron Gases
Thomas E. Sorensen, Walter B. England
Theory of Current-Induced Dynamics in Molecular Junctions
Ryan Jorn, Tamar Seideman
Vibrational relaxation of the CH stretch fundamental in liquid bromoform
Sai G. Ramesh, Edwin L. Sibert III
How fast can the escaped hydrogen gas (from wide spread use of hydrogen fuel) deplete stratosphere ozone?
Franklin Chen, Andrew Meyer, Jeremy Brunette
Nanoscience for Teachers: An Online Course at UW-Madison Created With Moodle
Janice M. Hall, John W. Moore
DEVELOPING Reflective Faculty and Independent Learners
Bilin Tsai, Joseph Johnson, Donald Poe
Investigating Item Order Effects on ACS Exams
Kristin Affeldt, Thomas A. Holme, Craig Machut
A more challenging aromatic nitration experiment
Edward M. Treadwell
Today's Science for Tomorrow's Scientists
Caroline R. Pharr, John W. Moore
Using the data-explosion phenomenon to aid comparative protein modelling
Anthony Christenson, Samantha Ewoniuk, Emilio Xavier Esposito
Computational studies of borane transfer reactions
Michael Ver Haag, Thomas Holme, Luke Fisher
Gas Phase Structural Properties of Nitrle Donor - Borane Complexes and N2-BH3
Elizabeth L. Smith, James A. Phillips
Quantification of Lead in Paint Chips
Trish L. Holub

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