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Paul Finch
Centre for Chemical Science
The Bourne Laboratory
Royal Holloway
Egham
Surrey TW20 0EX UK
Research Interests
Chemistry of natural products, especially carbohydrates lipids and phenolics,
especially from plants; analysis, especially using gas and liquid chromatography
in combination with mass spectrometry; synthesis, especially using enzymes.
Selected References
CARBOHYDRATES:STRUCTURES, SYNTHESES AND DYNAMICS, Paul Finch, Ed., Kluwer
Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1999
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE PRESERVATION OF PLANT CUTICLES: A COMPARISON OF
MORPHOLOGY AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF MODERN AND FOSSIL EXAMPLES, with B. Mösle,
M. E. Collinson, B. A. Stankiewicz, A. C. Scott and R. Wilson, Advances in
Organic Geochemistry 29 (1998) 1369-1380
THE MOLECULAR TAPHONOMY OF ARTHROPOD AND PLANT CUTICLES FROM THE
CARBONIFEROUS OF NORTH AMERICA, with B.A. Stankiewicz, A.C. Scott, M.E.
Collinson, B. Mösle, D.E.G. Briggs and R.P. Evershed, J. Geol. Soc. Lond. 155
(1998) 453-462
THE PRESERVATION OF PLANT CUTICLE IN THE FOSSIL RECORD: A CHEMICAL AND
MICROSCOPICAL INVESTIGATION, with M.E. Collinson, B. Mösle, A.C. Scott and R.
Wilson, Ancient Biomolecules, 2 (1998) 251-265
PYCPG/MS, PY/MS, PYCPG/FID, FTIR DES CONSTITUANT DES BAUMES DE MOMMIFICATION,
with I Kopecka and V. Pitthard, presented at conference Art et Chemie la Couler,
Paris, September 16-18 1998, Techne (1999) No 8
Paul Heelis
Reader in Chemistry (1996-1999) NEWI, UK
Visiting Professor of Biochemistry (1999- )
Chester College of Higher Education,, UK
Research interests
Photochemistry, Photobiology, Radiation Chemistry, DNA repair
enzymes, Drug induced phototoxicity, Molecular modelling, Chemistry and the
Internet
Recent papers
The photoenzymic repair of DNA: a chemist's perspective, Paul
F. Heelis, Rosemarie F. Hartman and Seth D. Rose, Chemical
Society Reviews, 1995, p289
Active site of DNA photolyase:Tryptophan-306 is the intrinsic
Hydrogen atom donor essential for flavin Radical Photoreduction
and DNA repair in vitro,Y.F.Li,P.F.Heelis and
A.Sancar,Biochem.1991,30,6322-6329
Determination of rates and yields of interchromophore energy
transfer and intermolecular electron transfer in E.Coli DNA
photolyase by time resolved fluorescence and absorption
spectroscopy.S-T.Kim, P.F.Heelis, T.Okamura, Y.Hirata, N.Mataga
and A.Sancar, Biochemistry (1991),30,11262-11270.
Excited quartet states in DNA photolyase enzymes., P.F.Heelis,
A.Sancar, and T.Okamura, J.Photochem. Photobiol. (1993) 387-390
Low temperature electron paramagnetic resonance studies reveal
the structure of Thymine dimer radical anion, I D. Podmore, P F.
Heelis, M C. R. Symons and A. Pezeshk, Chemical Communications,
1005 1994.
A PM3 study of the effect of conformation on the enthalpy of
splitting of cyclobutane type pyrimidine dimers. P.F.Heelis,
J.Mol.Modelling, 1995, 1, 18-21
Electronic energy transfer in DNA photolyase; A molecular
orbital study, P. F. Heelis, J.Photochem.Photobiol., 1996 in
Press
Paul's CV
Yumihiko Yano
Professor,
Department of Chemistry
Gunma University
Kiryu, Gunma 376, Japan
Interests
Enzyme models, coenzyme model, molecular recognition,
artificial receptor, reaction mechanism
Recent papers
N. Ando, Y. Osawa, T. Nabeshima, and Y. Yano A Novel Oxidative
Decarboxylation of a-Substituted a-Hydroxy Acids by a
Functionalized Oxidation-active Flavin Mimic in the Presence of
Metal Ion in t-BuOH, Chem. Lett., 1996, 381-382
T. Kajiki, N. Tamura, T. Nabeshima, and Y. Yano, Rate
Accelerations of the Oxidation of and NADH Model by Flavin with a
Functionalized Flavin Receptor in Chloroform, Chem. Lett., 1995,
1063-1064.
N. Tamura, T. Kajiki, T. Nabeshima, and Y. Yano, A Flavin
Receptor. Strong Binding Ability of a Melamine Derivative bearing
a Guanidinium Ion for 6-Azaflavin via Hydrogen Bonding in
Chloroform, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1994, 2583-2584.
Y. Yano, K. Mitsui, Y. Ohsawa, T. Kobayashi, and T. Nabeshima,
Oxidation of a-Hydroxy Acids by an Oxidation-active Flavin Mimic
bearing a Bipyridin-6-ylmethyl Moiety in the Presence of Zn(II)
and a Base in t-BuOH, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1993,
1719-1721.
Ohshima, N. Tamura, T. Nabeshima, and Y. Yano, A
Rate-accelerating Noncovalently Assembled System for
Thiazolium-catalyzed Oxidative Decarboxylation of Pyruvate in
Chloroform-Acetonitrile, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1993,
712-713
Yumihiko's
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Olaf Wiest
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame IN 47556 (USA)
Interests:
Theoretical and Computational Organic Chemistry, Photochemistry,
Electron Transfer Induced Processes, Radical Ion Chemistry
Enzyme Mechanisms, Molecular Recognition, Kinetic Isotope Effects
Recent Papers
O. Wiest: RDFT Studies of the Methanol Radical Cation
HypersurfaceS
J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM) 1996, 368, 39-48.
O. Wiest, K.N.Houk: RStabilization of the Transition State of the
Chorismate-
Prephenate Rearrangement: An ab initio Study of Enzyme- and
Antibody
CatalysisS J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 11628-11639.
O. Wiest, K.N. Houk, K.A. Black, B.E. Thomas IV: RSecondary
Kinetic Isotope
Effects of Diastereotopic Protons in Pericyclic Reactions. A New
Mechanistic
ProbeS J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 8594-8599.
Olaf's Hompage:
Stefan Löfgren
Karolinska Institutet
St. Erik's Eye Hospital
S-112 82 Stockholm
Sweden
Recent Papers
Svderberg PG & Lvfgren S, Ultraviolet radiation cataract,
dose
dependence. SPIE vol 2143B Ultraviolet Radiation Hazards; 92-98,
1994.
Lvfgren S & Svderberg PG, The effect of in vivo exposure with
narrow band blue light and ultraviolet radiation on rat lens
glycolysis. J Photochem Photobiol B-Biology (30); 145-151, 1995.
Research interests
Environmental and experimental UV effects on mammalian tissue,
especially the eye.
Shubin Liu
Research Associate
Department of Chemistry,
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290
Interests
Density Functional Theory and Application, Computational
Chemistry and Theoretical Chemistry
Recent Papers
Shubin Liu and Robert G. Parr;Expansion of correlation energy
density functional and its kinetic component in terms of
homogeneous functionals, Phys. Rev. A, 53, 2211(1996).
Shubin Liu, ;Local density approximation, hierarchy of
equations, functional expansion, and adaibatic connection in
current-density functional theory, Phys. Rev. A, 54, 1328(1996).
Shubin Liu, Peter Sule, Roberto L. Boada, and Agnes Nagy,
;Applications to atoms, ions, and molecules of a novel form of
the correlation energy density functional;, Chem. Phys. Lett.,
257, 68(1996).
Shubin Liu and Robert G. Parr,Second-order density functional
description of molecules and chemical changes, J. Chem. Phys., in
press.
Paul F. Heelis and Shubin Liu, The photoenzymic repair of the
DNA 6-4 photoproduct -- a semiempirical, ab initio, and density
functional study, J. Am. Chem. Soc., accepted.
shubin's
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David S. Soriano
Associate Professor of Chemistry
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Bradford, Pa. 16701 U.S.A.
Research Interests
Computer- Aided Drug Design/ Analysis
Recent Publications
Catalytic Hydrogenation of L-Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
Synthetic Communications 25, 3263-3265 1995.
Example of the Wolff-Kishner Procedure Suitable for An
Undergraduate Laboratory Experiment" Journal of Chemical
Education. 70, 414, 1993.
Dibenz(a,h) anthracenes: Studies between HMO Theoretical
Reactivity Indices and Carcinogenecity J. Environmental Science
and Health A27(1) 89-104 1992.
Theoretical Reaction Indices for Dibenz(a,h) -Acridine J.
Heterocyclic Chemistry 27, 1990 823.
Benzopyrenes: Correlations Between Seybold-Smith Reactivity
Values and Carcinogenecity" J. Environmental Science and
Health, A(25) ,1990,277-289.
W. D. Unsworth
Managing Director
U-NET Ltd
830 Birchwood Boulevard
Birchwood
Warrington
WA3 7QZ, uk
Interests
A background in Chemistry, Scientific instrumentation and
computing. I am interested in applying the new communications
technologies to scientific research
Bill's home
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Daniel E. Falvey
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20742-2021
USA.
Research Interests
Organic Chemistry, Photochemistry, Biophysical Chemistry ,
Time-Resolved Laser Spectroscopy , Photothermal Methods, Reactive
Intermediates, Radical Ions, Enzyme Mechanisms , DNA Damage and
Repair, Nitrenium Ions, Caged Molecules or Photoreleasable
Protecting Groups
Recent Publications
"Model Studies of DNA Photorepair: Reduction Potentials
of Thymine and Cytosine Cyclobutane Dimers Measured by
Fluorescence Quenching" Michael P. Scannell, David J.
Fenick, Syun-Ru Yeh, and Daniel E. Falvey. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997
(In press).
"Model Studies of DNA Photorepair: Enthalpy of Cleavage
of Pyrimidine Dimers Studied by Photothermal Beam Deflection
Calorimetry" Michael P. Scannell, Syun-Ru Yeh, and Daniel E.
Falvey, Photochem. Photobiol. 1996 , 64,
764-768.
"Photogenerated Diarylnitrenium Ions: Laser Flash
Photolysis and Product Studies on Diphenylnitrenium Ion Generated
from the Photolysis of 1-(N,N-Diphenylamino)pyridinium Ions"
Ricardo J. Moran and Daniel E. Falvey J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996,
118 8965-8966.
"Substituent Effects on the Lifetimes and Reactivities of
Arylnitrenium Ions Studied by Laser Flash Photolysis and
Photothermal Beam Deflection" Rebecca J. Robbins, David M.
Laman and Daniel E. Falvey J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996 118,
8127-8135.
"Model Studies of the DNA (6-4) Photoproduct Photolyase:
Synthesis and Photochemical Splitting of a Thymine 5,6
Oxetane" Gautam Prakash and Daniel E. Falvey, J. Am.
Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 11375-11376.
Dan's
Home page
Edmund Moses Ndip
Assistant Professor (Physical & Organic Chemistry)
Chemistry Department
School of Science, Hampton University, Virginia, USA
Research interests
Computational Chemistry & Modelling Applications to
various problems in chemistry and biology; Organic
Photochemistry; Supramolecular Assemblies; Matrix Isolation
Spectroscopy; Computer Assisted Instruction.
Recent papers
"Molecular Self Assemblies 5. Analysis of the Vector
Properties of Hydrogen Bonding in Crystal Engineering" Jerry
Perlstein, Kevin Steppe, Shai Vaday, and Edmund Moses N. Ndip, J.
Am. Chem. Soc., 1996, 118, 8433- 8443.
"The Chemistry of Waste Management - A Manual for Laboratory
Managers
and Technicians" Edmund Moses N. Ndip, Lamar University,
Department of Occupational Health & Safety, Beaumont, Texas,
USA; July 1990
"Photochemistry of Oxime Carbamates 2. Phototransformations
of Methomyl", Peter K. Freeman and Edmund M. N. Ndip, J.
Agric. Food Ch. 1984, 32, 877 - 881.
Hampton
University homepage http://www.cs.hamptonu.edu
Antonio Trincone
Researcher
Istituto per la Chimica di Molecole di Interesse Biologico,
Via Toiano, 680072 Arco Felice Naples Italy
Research interests
Biocatalysis, enzymes, archaebacteria, ADH, glycosidase,
natural products
Recent papers
A. Trincone and E. Pagnotta Efficient chemoselective synthesis
of 3,4'-dihydroxypropiophenone 3-O-b-D-glucoside by thermophilic
b-glycosidase from Sulfolobus solfataricus Biotechnology Letters,
17, 1, 45-48, 1995
A. Trincone, R. Improta and A. Gambacorta Enzymatic synthesis
of polyol- and masked polyol- glycosides using b-glycosidase
ofSulfolobus solfataricus Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 12,
77-88, 1995
A. Gambacorta, A. Soriente, A. Trincone and G. Sodano
Biosynthesis of the heterocyst glycolipids in the cyanobacterium
Anabaena cylindrica Phytochemistry, 39, 771-774, 1995
A. Soriente, M. De Rosa, A. Trincone and G. Sodano Enzymatic
regio- and diastereoselective hydrolysis of peracetylated
glycerol- and erhythritol-b-glucosides Bioorganic and Medicinal
Chemistry Letters 5, 20, 2321-2324, 1995
M. Santin, F. Rosso, A. Sada, G. Peluso, R. Improta and A.
Trincone Enzymatic synthesis of 2-b-galactopyranosyloxy ethyl
methacrylate (GalEMA) by thermophilic archaea Sulfolobus
solfataricus Biotechnology Bioengineering, 49:2, 217-222, 1996
G. Peluso, A. Trincone, F. La Cara, F. Rosso, M.Rossi
Biotechnological application of enzymes from extremophilic
organisms: synthesis of modified monomers. In: "Polymers and
Other Advanced Materials: Emerging Technologies and Business
Opportunities", P.N. Prasad, J.E. Mark and T.J. Fai Eds.,
Plenum Press 1996, 551-557
Paolo Bovicelli
Researcher CNR
Centro di Studio per la Chimica delle Sostanze Organiche Naturali
Departement of Chemistry, University "
La Sapienza, P.le A. Moro, 2
00185 Rome, Italy
Research interests
Organic Chemistry, Natural Compounds: synthesis and
modification, Dimethyldioxirane Chemistry
Recent papers
P. Bovicelli, P. Lupattelli, D. Fracassi, E. Mincione,
Sapogenins and Dimethyldioxirane: a New Entry to Cholestanes
Functionalized at the Side Chain Tetrah. Lett., (1994), 35,
935-938.
P. Bovicelli, P. Lupattelli, E. Mincione, Regio and
Stereoselective Epoxidation of Steroidal 1,4-Diene-3-ones by
Dimethyldioxirane: A New Access to A-norsteroids and to a Class
of Estrogen Synthetase Inhibitors, J. Org. Chem., (1994), 59,
4304-4307.
P. Bovicelli, P. Lupattelli, A. Sanetti, Selective Oxidation
of Diols by H2O2/TS-1 System and DMD,
Tetrah. Lett.,(1994), 35, 8477-8481.
P. Bovicelli, P. Lupattelli, A. Sanetti, E. Mincione,
Efficient Desymmetrization of 1,2 and 1,3 Diols by
Dimethyldioxirane, Tetrah. Lett., (1995), 36, 3031-3034.
P. Bovicelli, P. Lupattelli, E. Mincione, New synthetic
methods for steroid hormones and vitamins via dioxiranes,
reagents with biomimetic features, La Chimica & l'Industria ,
(1995), 77, 298-301.
R. Ballini, F. Papa, P. Bovicelli " Selective Oxidation
of Nitrocompounds by Dimethyldioxirane Tetrah. Lett., (1996), 37,
3507-3511.
P. Bovicelli, A. Sanetti, P. Lupattelli, Fine Regioselective
Tuning in the Oxidation of sec,sec- Diols by Dimethyldioxirane,
Tetrahedron,(1996), 52 , 10969-10978.
Steve Atherton
Research Scientist
Center for Photoinduced Charge Transfer
Department of Chemistry
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14627-0216, USA
Research interests
Photochemistry, Photobiology, Radiation Chemistry
Recent papers
S.J. Atherton, J. Dillon, and E.R. Gaillard. A Pulse
Radiolysis Study of the Reactions of 3-Hydroxykynurenine and
Kynurenine with Oxidizing and Reducing Radicals. Biochim.
Biophys. Acta 1158:75-82 (1993).
Y.I. Kim, S.J. Atherton, E.S. Brigham, and T.E. Mallouk.
Sensitized Layered Metal Oxide Semiconductor Particles for
Photochemical Hydrogen Evolution from Nonsacrificial Electron
Donors. J. Phys. Chem. 97:11802-11810 (1993).
J.E. Roberts, S.J. Atherton, E.R. Gaillard and J. Dillon. A ge
Related Changes in the Human Lens as Monitored by Detection of
Porphyrin Excited States. Photochem. Photobiol. 62:339-341
(1995).
E.R. Gaillard, S.J. Atherton, G. Eldred, and J. Dillon.
Photophysical Studies on Human Retinal Lipofuscin. Photochem.
Photobiol. 61:448-453 (1995).
S.J. Atherton and P.C. Beaumont. Photoinduced Electron
Transfer Reactions between Copper Ions and Ethidium Bromide in
Polynucleotides. J. Phys. Chem. 99:12025-12029 (1995).
Miguel Angel Miranda
Full Professor of Organic Chemistry
Departamento de Quimica, Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica
UPV-CSIC, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Recent papers
1. A. Corma, V. Fornes, H. Garcia, M. A. Miranda, J. Primo, M.
J. Sabater, "Photoinduced electron transfer within zeolite
cavities: cis stilbene isomerization photosensitized by
2,4,6-triphenylpyrylium cation imprisoned inside zeolite Y",
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 116, 2276 (1994).
2. M. A. Miranda, H. Garcia, "2,4,6-Triphenylpyrylium
tetrafluoroborate as an electron transfer photosensitizer",
Chem. Rev. 94, 1063 (1994).
3. F. Bosca, M. A. Miranda, G. Carganico, D. Mauleon, "
Photochemical and photobiological properties of ketoprofen
associated with the benzophenone chromophore", Photochem.
Photobiol. 60, 96 (1994).
4. J. T. Banks, H. Garcia, M. A. Miranda, J. Perez-Prieto, J.
C. Scaiano, "Laser flash, laser drop and preparative
photochemistry of 1,5-diiodo-1,5-diphenylpentane. Detection of a
hypervalent iodine radical intermediate", J. Am. Chem. Soc.
117, 5049 (1995).
5. W. Adam, A. Corma, M.A. Miranda, M. J. Sabater, C. Sahin,
"Photochemical (PET) and chemical (CET) electron transfer
reactions of 2,3-diazabicyclo(2.2.1)hept-2-enes (azoalkanes) and
bicyclo(2.1.0)pentanes (housanes) in solution and in zeolite
cavities", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 118, 2380 (1996).
Maurizio D'Auria
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry,
University of Basilicata
Via N. Sauro 85, 85100 Potenza
Italy
Research Interests
Organic Chemistry, Photochemistry, Synthesis of Natural
Products, Synthesis of new Sensitizers for Photodynamic
Applications, Photobiology.
Recent Publications
Herrnreiter, M.; Kagan, J.; Chen, X.; Lau, K. Y.; D'Auria, M.;
Vantaggi, A. "Phototoxicity of (1H-Indenyl)thiophenes",
Photochem. Photobiol., 1993, 58, 49.
D'Auria, M. "Photochemical Coupling between Indene and
Nitroarenes", Tetrahedron Lett., 1994, 35, 633.
Elisei, F.; Latterini, L.; Aloisi, G. G.; D'Auria, M.
"Photoinduced Substitution Reactions in Halothiophene
Derivatives. Steady State and Laser Flash Photolytic
Studies.", J. Phys. Chem., 1995, 99, 5365.
D'Auria, M. "Applications of the Photochemical Reaction
of Iodoheterocyclic Derivatives with Aromatic Compounds in the
Synthesis of new Singlet Oxygen Sensitizers", J. Photochem.
Photobiol., A: Chem., 1995, 91, 187.
D'Auria, M.; Ferri, T. "Photocoupling between
Haloheterocyclic Derivatives and Arylalkene and Arylalkynes:
Instruments to Predict Reactivity", J. Org. Chem., 1995, 60,
8360.
D'Auria, M.; Esposito, V.; Mauriello, G. "Photochemical
Reactivity of Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Nitroderivatives in the
Presence of Arylalkenes", Tetrahedron, 1996, 52, 14253
D'Auria, M.; De Luca, E.; Esposito, V.; Mauriello, G.;
Racioppi, R. "Photochemical Synthesis of Dipyrrylmethane
Derivatives", Tetrahedron, 1997, 53, 1157
Maurizio's CV
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