The mouse Major Urinary Proteins (MUPs) contain a conserved β-barrel structure with a characteristic central hydrophobic pocket that binds a… Continue reading Effects of point mutations in the binding pocket of the mouse major urinary protein MUP20 on ligand affinity and specificity
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
April 8, 2019
The production of hydrogen through water splitting using earth-abundant metal catalysts is a promising pathway for converting solar energy into… Continue reading Tuning and mechanistic insights of metal chalcogenide molecular catalysts for the hydrogen-evolution reaction
Carlos Morillo
April 8, 2019
Human gut microbiota senses its environment and responds by releasing metabolites, some of which are key regulators of human health… Continue reading Gut bacterial tyrosine decarboxylases restrict levels of levodopa in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease
DJ Tognarelli
April 8, 2019
Temperature-dependent vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) measurements were performed in situ during the sol-gel transformation of a chiral low-molecular weight gelator,… Continue reading In-Situ Monitoring of Sol-Gel Transition by Temperature-dependent VCD Method: Signal Enhancement Induced by Gelation
Keisuke Watanabe
November 7, 2018
A silver/DBU catalyst system was developed for the effective synthesis of cyclic carbonate and oxazolidinone from the reaction of CO2… Continue reading Silver-Catalyzed Carbon Dioxide Incorporation and Rearrangement on Propargylic Derivatives
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
November 2, 2018
A new cembrane diterpene named incensfuran (1), biogenetically derived from incensole (2), was isolated from crude extracts of the Boswellia papyrifera Hochst.… Continue reading Incensfuran: isolation, X-ray crystal structure and absolute configuration by means of chiroptical studies in solution and solid state
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
November 2, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
November 2, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
November 2, 2018
Leishmaniosis is a neglected tropical disease which affects several millions of people worldwide. The current drug therapies are expensive and… Continue reading (R)-(−)-Aloesaponol III 8-Methyl Ether from Eremurus persicus: A Novel Compound against Leishmaniosis
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
November 2, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
November 2, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
November 2, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
November 2, 2018
Upon slow evaporation of a 1:1 diastereoisomeric mixture of Boc‐(L‐Phe‐L‐Oxd)2‐OBn (1; Boc=tert‐butyloxycarbonyl; L‐Oxd=trans‐(4S,5R)‐4‐carboxy 5‐methyloxazolidin‐2‐one, Bn=benzyloxycarbonyl) and Boc‐L‐Phe‐L‐Oxd‐D‐Phe‐L‐Oxd‐OBn (2) in methyl tert‐butyl ether,… Continue reading Solid‐State Properties and Vibrational Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy in Solution of Hybrid Foldamers Stereoisomeric Mixtures
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
November 2, 2018
The IR and vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) spectra of both enantiomers of Me‐, iPr‐, nBu‐, Ph‐, and CH2Ph‐substituted isoindolinones in solution and… Continue reading The Vibrational Circular Dichroism Pattern of the ν(C=O) Bands in Isoindolinones
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
November 2, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
November 2, 2018
The β-sheet is the key structure underlying the excellent mechanical properties of spider silk. However, the comprehensive mechanism underlying β-sheet… Continue reading Conformation and dynamics of soluble repetitive domain elucidates the initial β-sheet formation of spider silk
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
November 2, 2018
Three alkyl vinylethers from our collection of chiral samples were investigated through VCD spectroscopy, in combination with DFT calculations. Despite… Continue reading Towards the limits of vibrational circular dichroism spectroscopy: VCD spectra of some alkyl vinylethers
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
November 2, 2018
Metolachlor is a chiral herbicide consisting of four stereoisomers, which is typically used as a racemic mixture or is enriched… Continue reading Metolachlor stereoisomers: Enantioseparation, identification and chiral stability
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
November 2, 2018
The vibrational exciton (VE) interpretation of intense bisignated couplets in vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) spectra of a pair of atropisomeric… Continue reading Vibrational Optical Activity of BODIPY Dimers: The Role of Magnetic–Electric Coupling in Vibrational Excitons
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
November 2, 2018
The chirality of herbicides has been the focus of research. However, there is little information on the enantioseparation of amide… Continue reading Enantioseparation of four amide herbicide stereoisomers using high-performance liquid chromatography
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
November 2, 2018