Research Highlights
Electrolytes in motion
The molecular structure and dynamics of electrolytes is important in science and engineering due to their use in electrochemical storage. Time resolved infrared spectroscopic methods are currently the best tools for investigating the electrolytes at the microscopic level, but understanding these liquid systems remains very challenging.
Photochemical Oxidation Mass Spectrometry
A193 nm laser is directed at the electrospray source of a mass spectrometer that contains hydrogen peroxide and a protein. The photogenerated radicals oxidize the protein, enabling ultrafast characterization of its structure.
Mᴏ(VI)-Metallatetrahedrane
A siloxide podand ligand is used to tease out structure-reactivity relationships in alkyne metathesis. It also affords a very rare (and dynamic!) metallatetrahedrane.
Defensins in Membranes
High-resolution ¹³C, ³¹P and ¹H Solid-State NMR and 5-µs MD modeling are integrated to determine the site-specific structure of human defensins in lipid bilayers and how these peptides reshape lipid vesicles.
BODIPY
A synthesis of linker-free BODIPY-glycine derivatives, via functionalization at the boron atom, is reported. The new compounds were studied experimentally and computationally, and shown to have high stability and fluorescence quantum yields.
QUORUM SENSING
Quorum Sensing is a biological phenomenon of cellular communication which plays a role in biofilm development or even bacteria colony growth. We emulate this communication by using an analog of urease encapsulated beads subjected to a urea solution.
News and Events
Madalynn Marshall receives DOE SCGSR Award
Professor McCarley Receives Patent for Microfluidic Device
Retirement Symposium Honoring Professor Carol M. Taylor
Faculty Highlight
Dr. John Pojman, Professor of Chemistry, discusses his research on frontal polymerization at Louisiana State University.
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