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Antimicrobial Activity of Lipopeptide Biosurfactants Against Foodborne Pathogen and Food Spoilage Microorganisms and Their Cytotoxicity (2021)
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Kourmentza, K., Gromada, X., Michael, N., Degraeve, C., Vanier, G., Ravallec, R., Coutte, F., Karatzas, K. A., & Jauregi, P. (2021). Antimicrobial Activity of Lipopeptide Biosurfactants Against Foodborne Pathogen and Food Spoilage Microorganisms and Their Cytotoxicity. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, Article 561060. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.561060

Lipopeptide biosurfactants produced by Bacillus sp. were assessed regarding their antimicrobial activity against foodborne pathogenic and food spoilage microorganisms. Both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria were found not to be susceptible to... Read More about Antimicrobial Activity of Lipopeptide Biosurfactants Against Foodborne Pathogen and Food Spoilage Microorganisms and Their Cytotoxicity.

Dynamic pH responsivity of triazole-based self-immolative linkers (2020)
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Stevens, M. M., Roberts, D. A., Pilgrim, B. S., & Dell, T. N. (2020). Dynamic pH responsivity of triazole-based self-immolative linkers. Chemical Science, 11(14), 3713-3718. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sc00532k

Gating the release of chemical payloads in response to transient signals is an important feature of ‘smart’ delivery systems. Herein, we report a triazole-based self-immolative linker that can be reversibly paused or slowed and restarted throughout i... Read More about Dynamic pH responsivity of triazole-based self-immolative linkers.

Multivalent Crown Ether Receptors Enable Allosteric Regulation of Anion Exchange in an Fe4L6 Tetrahedron (2018)
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von Krbek, L. K. S., Roberts, D. A., Pilgrim, B. S., Schalley, C. A., & Nitschke, J. R. (2018). Multivalent Crown Ether Receptors Enable Allosteric Regulation of Anion Exchange in an Fe4L6 Tetrahedron. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 57(43), 14121-14124. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201808534

We report a strategy for regulating the rate of internally bound anion exchange within an Fe4L6 metal–organic tetrahedron through external coordination of tripodal tris(alkylammonium) cations. The cage features three flexible 18‐crown‐6 receptors at... Read More about Multivalent Crown Ether Receptors Enable Allosteric Regulation of Anion Exchange in an Fe4L6 Tetrahedron.

Covalent Post-assembly Modification Triggers Multiple Structural Transformations of a Tetrazine-Edged Fe4L6 Tetrahedron (2018)
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Roberts, D. A., Pilgrim, B. S., Sirvinskaite, G., Ronson, T. K., & Nitschke, J. R. (2018). Covalent Post-assembly Modification Triggers Multiple Structural Transformations of a Tetrazine-Edged Fe4L6 Tetrahedron. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140(30), 9616-9623. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b05082

Covalent post-assembly modification (PAM) reactions are useful synthetic tools for functionalizing and stabilizing self-assembled metal–organic complexes. Recently, PAM reactions have also been explored as stimuli for triggering supramolecular struct... Read More about Covalent Post-assembly Modification Triggers Multiple Structural Transformations of a Tetrazine-Edged Fe4L6 Tetrahedron.

Anaerobic radical enzymes for biotechnology (2018)
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Jäger, C. M., & Croft, A. K. (2018). Anaerobic radical enzymes for biotechnology. ChemBioEng Reviews, 5(3), 143-162. https://doi.org/10.1002/cben.201800003

Enzymes that proceed through radical intermediates have a rich chemistry that includes functionalisation of otherwise unreactive carbon atoms, carbon-skeleton rearrangements, aromatic reductions, and unusual eliminations. Especially under anaerobic c... Read More about Anaerobic radical enzymes for biotechnology.

Improved NOE fitting for flexible molecules based on molecular mechanics data – a case study with S-adenosylmethionine (2018)
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Bame, J., Hoeck, C., Carrington, M. J., Butts, C. P., Jäger, C. M., & Croft, A. K. (2018). Improved NOE fitting for flexible molecules based on molecular mechanics data – a case study with S-adenosylmethionine. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11(20), https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CP07265A

The use of molecular dynamics (MD) calculations to derive relative populations of conformers is highly sensitive to both timescale and parameterisation of the MD. Where these calculations are coupled with NOE data to determine the dynamics of a molec... Read More about Improved NOE fitting for flexible molecules based on molecular mechanics data – a case study with S-adenosylmethionine.

Pathway-Dependent Post-assembly Modification of an Anthracene-Edged MII4L6 Tetrahedron (2016)
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Ronson, T. K., Pilgrim, B. S., & Nitschke, J. R. (2016). Pathway-Dependent Post-assembly Modification of an Anthracene-Edged MII4L6 Tetrahedron. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(33), 10417-10420. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b06710

FeII4L6 tetrahedral cage 1 undergoes post-assembly modification (PAM) via a Diels–Alder cycloaddition of the anthracene panels of the cage with tetracyanoethylene (TCNE). The modified cage 2 possesses an enclosed cavity suitable for encapsulation of... Read More about Pathway-Dependent Post-assembly Modification of an Anthracene-Edged MII4L6 Tetrahedron.

Perfluorinated Ligands Induce Meridional Metal Stereochemistry to Generate M8L12, M10L15, and M12L18 Prisms (2016)
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Kieffer, M., Pilgrim, B. S., Ronson, T. K., Roberts, D. A., Aleksanyan, M., & Nitschke, J. R. (2016). Perfluorinated Ligands Induce Meridional Metal Stereochemistry to Generate M8L12, M10L15, and M12L18 Prisms. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(21), 6813-6821. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b02445

FeII4L6 tetrahedral cage 1 undergoes post-assembly modification (PAM) via a Diels–Alder cycloaddition of the anthracene panels of the cage with tetracyanoethylene (TCNE). The modified cage 2 possesses an enclosed cavity suitable for encapsulation of... Read More about Perfluorinated Ligands Induce Meridional Metal Stereochemistry to Generate M8L12, M10L15, and M12L18 Prisms.

Post-assembly Modification of Tetrazine-Edged FeII4L6 Tetrahedra (2015)
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Roberts, D. A., Pilgrim, B. S., Cooper, J. D., Ronson, T. K., Zarra, S., & Nitschke, J. R. (2015). Post-assembly Modification of Tetrazine-Edged FeII4L6 Tetrahedra. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137(32), 10068-10071. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b05080

Post-assembly modification (PAM) is a powerful tool for the modular functionalization of self-assembled structures. We report a new family of tetrazine-edged FeII4L6 tetrahedral cages, prepared using different aniline subcomponents, which undergo rap... Read More about Post-assembly Modification of Tetrazine-Edged FeII4L6 Tetrahedra.

Short and Efficient Syntheses of Protoberberine Alkaloids using Palladium-Catalyzed Enolate Arylation (2014)
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Gatland, A. E., Pilgrim, B. S., Procopiou, P. A., & Donohoe, T. J. (2014). Short and Efficient Syntheses of Protoberberine Alkaloids using Palladium-Catalyzed Enolate Arylation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 53(52), 14555-14558. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201409164

A concise synthesis of the biologically active alkaloid berberine is reported, and a versatile palladium‐catalyzed enolate arylation is used to form the isoquinoline core. The overall yield of 50 % is a large improvement over the single, previous syn... Read More about Short and Efficient Syntheses of Protoberberine Alkaloids using Palladium-Catalyzed Enolate Arylation.