About the Authors

Amanda Haymond

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Chinchu Johny

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Tyrone Dowdy

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Brandon Schweibenz

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Karen Villarroel

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Richard Young

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Clark J. Mantooth

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Trishal Patel

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Jessica Bases

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Geraldine San Jose

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, George Washington University, Washington DC, United States of America

Emily R. Jackson

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, George Washington University, Washington DC, United States of America

Cynthia S. Dowd

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, George Washington University, Washington DC, United States of America

Robin D. Couch

rcouch@gmu.edu

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RC CD. Performed the experiments: AH CJ TD BS KV RY CJM TP JB GSJ ERJ. Analyzed the data: AH CJ TD RC CD GSJ ERJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RC CD. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: RC AH CD.