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Data on pigments and long-chain fatty compounds identified in Dietzia sp. A14101 grown on simple and complex hydrocarbons
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09)This data article provides: 1. An overview of tentatively identified long chain compounds in Dietzia sp. A14101 grown on simple and complex hydrocarbons; 2. Preliminary Identification of pigments in bacterial material ... -
DENOPTIM: Software for Computational de Novo Design of Organic and Inorganic Molecules
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)A general-purpose software package, termed DE Novo OPTimization of In/organic Molecules (DENOPTIM), for de novo design and virtual screening of functional molecules is described. Molecules of any element and kind, including ... -
Design and Synthesis of Ruthenium based Olefin Metathesis Catalysts
(Master thesis, 2010-06-01)The present Master thesis seeks to develop new unsymmetrical ruthenium-based olefin metathesis catalysts and therein a better understanding of olefin metathesis catalysis with unsymmetrical active complexes. Such catalysts ... -
Design of iron(ii) spin-crossover compounds using de novo artificial evolution with fitness-function based on DommiMOE's implementation of LFMM
(Master thesis, 2015-06-01)This is a software development adding DommiMOE as a fitness-provider to the de novo artificial intelligence internally called Denoptim. The software supports stochastic conformational search, molecular dynamics, geometry ... -
Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of scaffold-based tripeptidomimetic antagonists for CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4)
(Journal article, 2014)Structure–activity relationship studies of the cyclopentapeptide CXCR4 antagonists (cyclo(-l-/d-Arg1-Arg2-2-Nal3-Gly4-d-Tyr5-)) suggest that the l-/d-Arg1-Arg2-2-Nal3 tripeptide sequence contained within these cyclopentapeptides ... -
Development and validation of a novel method for serotonin and 5-hydroxyindole-acetic acid determination in plasma using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
(Master thesis, 2014-05-07)5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) also known as serotonin is a biomarker in gastrointestinal disorder and several other pathological diseases where 5-HT and its metabolite 5-hydroxyindole-acetic acid are implicated. A sensitive ... -
Development of a novel extraction method for the analysis of prostaglandins and leukotrienes in fish liver by using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry
(Master thesis, 2015-09-06)Eicosanoids are the major metabolites of fatty acids and they have pro-inflammatory anti-inflammatory proprieties, their role and production in solid biological tissue is important due to correlation with many kinds of ... -
Development of a solid phase extraction method for evaluating the production of classic and nonclassic eicosanoids in human and fish cells using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
(Master thesis, 2014-03-14)Eicosanoids are the major metabolites of fatty acids and they are correlated with many kinds of diseases such as Alzheimer's, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Usually, most of the eicosanoids derived from omega-6 fatty ... -
Development of an extraction method for the analysis of pro-inflammatory prostaglandin-E2 and leukotriene-B4 in human plasma by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
(Master thesis, 2013-02-21)A simple and rapid method for extracting PGE2 and LTB4 from human plasma and further determination by LC-MS/MS proposed and validated. Extracting solvents, formic acid (10 µL) and acetonitrile (140 µL) were added subsequently ... -
Development of Methodology for the Synthesis of Cytotoxic NHC-Ag-Complexes
(Master thesis, 2016-06-02)Recently disclosed silver N-heterocyclic carbene complexes holding 4-alkylated imidazoles have been proved to hold cytotoxic properties. In this work, derivatives of such alkylated imidazoles were synthesised to be complexed ... -
Development of methods based on NIR and Raman spectroscopies together with chemometric tools for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of gasoline
(Master thesis, 2019-09-28)Gasoline quality control is essential for SI engines performance and to reduce environmental impacts by generation of undesirable pollutants. Methods established by the American Society for Test and Materials (ASTM) are ... -
Development of Small Molecules that Post-Transitionally Stabilizes the SMN Protein for the Treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
(Master thesis, 2019-08-31)Spinal Muscular Atrophy is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder, caused by the lack of SMN genes. Previous work done by Laboratory for Drug Discovery in Neurodegeneration (LDDN) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital ... -
Di-μ-chlorido-bis{bis[N,N-bis(trimethylsilyl)amido]titanium(III)}
(Dataset; Peer reviewed, 2017)The molecular structure of the title compound, [Ti2Cl2(C6H18NSi2)4], shows a binuclear motif of TiIII atoms, formulated as [Ti(μ-Cl)(N(SiMe3)2)2]2, with two μ-Cl atoms bridging two ((Me3Si)2N)2Ti moieties. The coordination ... -
Dimethyl 3,3′-dimethoxybiphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylate
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)In the title compound, C18H18O6, the biphenyl moiety is twisted with a dihedral angle of 29.11 (10)°. The carbomethoxy groups form C-C-C-O torsion angles of -18.3 (3) and -27.7 (3)° with the attached rings, as a result ... -
Direct Injection Electrospray Mass Spectrometry (DI-ESI-MS) and Liquid Chromatography Electrospray Mass Spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS) method development for characterisation of organic acids in petroleum and bio-oil samples
(Master thesis, 2017-05-09)Analysis and characterisation of complex mixtures such as petroleum and bio-oils are unarguably challenging. Finding suitable analytical method therefore needs to be considered carefully by analytical chemists. Electrospray ... -
Discrimination of n-3 Rich Oils by Gas Chromatography
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-11-22)Exploring the capabilities of instrumental techniques for discriminating n-3 rich oils derived from animals is a very important though much neglected area that was emphasized more than 100 years ago. In this study the ... -
Does high offshore petroleum activity affect the lipid composition in wild Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) from the North Sea?
(Master thesis, 2012-03-12)A combined two step extraction, using hexane/methanol to extract neutral lipids and chloroform/methanol to extract polar lipids, has been developed and validation. Four times methanol wash were done to hexane/methanol ... -
Easily Achievable Methods for Making Superamphiphobic Surfaces
(Master thesis, 2018-06-27)Superamphiphobic materials have surfaces that display a contact angle above 150° for both low and high-tension liquids [1]. Superamphiphobic surfaces present exciting and innovative properties for commercial and industrial ... -
Effect of initial water flooding on the performance of polymer flooding for heavy oil production
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In the domain of heavy to extra heavy oil production, viscous polymer may be injected after water injection (tertiary mode), or as an alternative (secondary mode) to improve the sweep efficiency and increase oil recovery. ... -
The effect of input material pretreatment on product yield and composition of bio-oils from LtL-solvolysis. A continuous process for organosolv fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass and solvolytic conversion of lignin
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-01-27)As the world’s population and subsequent energy demand increases, there is a need to supplement existing energy technology with new and alternative approaches. Lignocellulosic biomass represents the vast bulk of terrestrial ...