Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy: Characterization of oligonucleotide structures and small molecule-nucleic acid complexes by NMR; analytical applications of multinuclear NMR; analytical instrumentation. Evaluation of pesticides in soils amended with compost.

Representative Publications:

Partial intercalation with nucleic acids of peptides containing aromatic and basic amino acids. Robledo-Luiggi, Cynthia; Vera, Marisol; Cobo, Liliana; Jaime, Ervia; Martinez, Carmen; Gonzalez, Jose L. Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, P. R. Biospectroscopy (1999), 5(5), 313-322.

Restructuring analytical chemistry laboratories at UPR-Mayaguez: A three semesters analytical courses series. De Jesus, Marco A.; Reyes, Limaris; Padovani, Jose I.; Vera, Marisol; Jaime, Ervia. Department Chemistry, University Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, P. R. Book of Abstracts, 216th ACS National Meeting, Boston, August 23-27 (1998).

Restructuring analytical chemistry at UPR-Mayaguez: A three semesters analytical courses series. Vera, Marisol; Padovani, Jose I.; De Jesus, Marco A.; Reyes, Limaris; Jaime, Ervia. Department Chemistry, University Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, P. R. Book of Abstracts, 216th ACS National Meeting, Boston, August 23-27 (1998), CHED-016. Publisher: American Chemical Society, Washington, D. C .

Interaction of oligopeptides and analogs containing tryptophan with nucleic acids. Ramos, Brenda; Morales, Alexis; Robledo, Cynthia; Vera, Marisol; Hemandez, Samuel. Dept. Chemistry, Univ. Puerto Rico, P. R. Book of Abstracts, 215th ACS National Meeting, Dallas, March 29-April 2 (1998), CHED-194. Publisher: American Chemical Society, Washington, D. C

Synthesis of a symmetrical peptide analog containing tryptophan and its interaction with nucleic acids. Vega, Javier; Robledo, Cynthia; Vera, Marisol. Department Chemistry, Univ. Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, P. R. Book of Abstracts, 215th ACS National Meeting, Dallas, March 29-April 2 (1998), CHED-193. Publisher: American Chemical Society, Washington, D. C.

Synthesis and characterization of a symmetrical peptide analog containing naphtylalanine and its interaction with DNA. Hernandez, Samuel E.; Robledo, Cynthia; Vera, Marisol. Department Chemistry, University Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, P. R. Book of Abstracts, 215th ACS National Meeting, Dallas, March 29-April 2 (1998) Washington, D. C.