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2015
Mode of Action Study of Cationic Anthraquinone Analog: A New Class of Highly Potent Anti-cancer Agent, Jaya P. Shrestha, Yagya Prasad Subedi, Liaohai Chen, and Cheng-Wei Tom Chang; MedChemComm
In vitro antifungal synergy between amphiphilic aminoglycoside K20 and azoles against Candida species and Cryptococcus neoformans., Sanjib K. Shrestha, Michelle Grilley, Thomas Anderson, and Christine Dhiman; Medical Mycology
Selective Pressurized Liquid Extraction as a Sample-Preparation Technique for Persistent Organic Pollutants and Contaminants of Emerging Concern, Bikram Subedi, Lissette Aguilar, Eleanor M. Robinson, Kimberly J. Hageman, Erland Björklund, Rebecca J. Sheesley, and Sascha Usenko; Trends in Analytical Chemistry
Divergent and Facile Lewis Acid-Mediated Synthesis of N-Alkyl 2-aminomethylene-1,3-indanediones and 2-Alkylamino-1,4-Naphthoquinones, Qian Zhang and Cheng-Wei Tom Chang; Tetrahedron Letters
Three new fusidic acid derivatives and their antibacterial activity, Shuwei Zhang, Siyuan Wang, Qian Zhang, Cheng-Wei Tom Chang, and Jixun Zhan; Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
2014
Influence of Oligomerization State on the Structural Properties of Invasion Plasmid Antigen B (IpaB) from Shigella flexneri in the Presence and Absence of Phospholipid Membranes, P. R. Adam, Nicholas E. Dickenson, J. C. Greenwood, W. L. Pidking, and W. D. Picking; Proteins
Competition between Lone Pair-π, Halogen Bond, and Hydrogen Bond in Adducts of Water with Perhalogenated Alkenes C2ClnF4-n (n = 0-4), U. Adhikari and Steve Scheiner; Chem. Phys.
Effects of Charge and Substituent on the S∙∙∙N Chalcogen Bond, U. Adhikari and Steve Scheiner; J. Phys. Chem.
Do phenolic and carboxylic groups coexist at the tips of oxidized single-wall carbon nanotubes (o-SWNTs)?, U. Adhikari, Steve Scheiner, A. K. Roy, and T. Kar; Carbon
An Exploration of the Ozone Dimer Potential Energy Surface, L. M. Azofra, I. Alkorta, and Steve Scheiner; J. Chem. Phys.
Strongly Bound Noncovalent (SO3)n:H2CO Complexes (n = 1, 2), L. M. Azofra, I. Alkorta, and Steve Scheiner; Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.
Complexation of n SO2 Molecules (n=1,2,3) with Formaldehyde and Thioformaldehyde, L. M. Azofra and Steve Scheiner; J. Chem. Phys.
Complexes Containing CO2 and SO2. Mixed Dimers, Trimers and Tetramers, L. M. Azofra and Steve Scheiner; Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.
Substituent Effects in the Noncovalent Bonding of SO2 to Molecules containing a Carbonyl Group. The Dominating Role of the Chalcogen Bond, L. M. Azofra and Steve Scheiner; J. Phys. Chem.
Chalcogen Bonds in Complexes of SOXY (X, Y = F, Cl) with Nitrogen Bases, Luis Miguel Azofra, Ibon Alkorta, and Steve Scheiner; The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Characterization of Type III Secretion System Tip Proteins, Abram Bernard and Nicholas E. Dickenson; 2014 Hansen Life Sciences Retreat, Logan, UT
Fluorescence Polarization Provides Insights into the First Steps of Salmonella Type III Secretion System Tup Maturation, Abram Bernard, Shari Duarte, and Nicholas E. Dickenson; 2014 USU Office of Research and Graduate Studies Research Week ’14, Logan, UT
Probing the Effects of Lipid Phase Order on the Localization of Shigella Type III Secretion System Translocon Proteins in Artificial Membranes, R. Alan Burgess and Nicholas E. Dickenson; 2014 Hansen Life Sciences Retreat, Logan, UT
Probing the Effects of Lipid Phase Order on the Localizaion of Shigella Type Three Secretion System Translocon Proteins in Artificial Membranes, R. Alan Burgess, Jenna M. Hawley, and Nicholas E. Dickenson; 2014 USU Office of Research and Graduate Studies Research Week ’14, Logan, UT, April 7-11, 2014
Antifungal Amphiphilic Aminoglycosides, Cheng-Wei Tom Chang and Jon Y. Takemoto; MedChemComm
Less Cookbook and More Research! Synthetic Efforts Toward JBIR-94 and JBIR-125: a Student-Designed Research Project in a Sophomore Organic Chemistry Lab, Mike A. Christiansen, C. L. Crawford, and C. D. Mangum; The Chemical Educator
Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy: A New Tool for Exploring Biological Structure and Function, N. E. Dickenson, O. L. Mooren, E. S. Erickson, and R. D. Dunn
Purification and Characterization of Shigella Invasion Plasmid Antigen C (IpaC), Shari Duarte and Nicholas E. Dickenson; 2014 Hansen Life Sciences Retreat, Logan, UT
Effects of Shigella flexneri Infection on Major Vault Protein Expression and Localization in HeLa Cells, Jenna M. Hawley and Nisholas E. Dickenson; 2014 Hansen Life Sciences Retreat, Logan, UT
Manipulating Unconventional CH-based Hydrogen Bonding in a Methyltransferase via Unnatural Amino Acid Mutagenesis, S. Horowitz, U. Adhikari, L. Dirk, P. A. Del Rizzo, R. A. Mehl, R. L. Houtz, H. M. Al-Hashimi, Steve Scheiner, and R. C. Trievel; ACS Chemical Biology
Electrodeposited Nickel-Sulfide Films as Competent Hydrogen Evolution Catalysts in Neutral Water, N. Jiang, L. Bogoev, M. Popova, S. Gul, J. Yano, and Y. Sun; Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Interaction between Temozolomide and Water: Preferred Binding Sites, O. E. Kasende, A. Matondo, M. Muzomwe, J. T. Muya, and Steve Scheiner; Comp. Theor. Chem.
Cyclopamine: From Cyclops Lambs to Cancer Treatment, Stephen T. Lee, Kevin D. Welch, Kip E. Panter, Dale R. Gardner, Massoud Garrossian, and Cheng-Wei Tom Chang; Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry
Trace Elements and Metal Pollution in Aerosols at an Alpine Site, New Zealand: Sources, Concentrations, and Implications., Samuel K. Marx, Karen S. Lavin, Kimberly J. Hageman, Balz S. Kamber, Tadhg O'Loingsigh, and Grant H. McTainsh; Atmospheric Environment
Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer (Sulfonated Poly-ether-ether-ketone) Based Nanocomposite (h-boron nitride) Membrane for Hydrogen Storage, Naresh Muthu, S. Rajashabala, and R. Kannan; International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Quantitative structure activity relationship analysis of antibacterial cationic anthraquinone analogs using Hansch and Fujita models, Vincent P. N. Nziko, Marina Y. Fosso, and Cheng-Wei Tom Chang; Medicinal Chemistry Research
The Interplay Between Charge Transfer, Rehybridization, and Atomic Charges in the Internal Geometry of Subunits in Noncovalent Interactions, Steve Scheiner; International Journal of Quantum Chemistry
Increased Concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Alpine Streams During Annual Snowmelt: Investigating Effects of Sampling Method, Site Characteristics, and Meteorology., Pourya Shahpoury, Kimberly J. Hageman, Christoph D. Matthaei, Rovert E. Alumbaugh, and Michelle E. Cook; Environmental Science and Technology
Synthesis and anticancer structure activity relationship investigation of cationic anthraquinone analogs, Jaya P. Shrestha, Marina Y. Fosso, Jeremiah Bearss, and Cheng-Wei Tom Chang; European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Antifungal amphiphilic aminoglycoside K20: bioactivities and mechanism of action, Sanjib K. Shrestha, Cheng-Wei Tom Chang, Nicole Meissner, John Oblad, Jaya P. Shrestha, Kevin N. Sorensen, Michelle M. Grilley, and Jon Y. Takemoto; Frontiers in Microbiology
The Mtr4 Ratchet Helix and Arch Domain both Function to Promote RNA Unwinding, Lacy L. Taylor, Ryan N. Jackson, Megi Rexhepaj, Alejandra Klauer King, Lindsey K. Lott, Ambro van Hoof, and Sean J. Johnson; Nucleic Acids Research
Partitioning of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers to Dissolved Organic Matter Isolated From Arctic Surface Waters., Maya L. Wei-Haas, Kimberly J. Hageman, and Yu-Ping Chin; Environmental Science and Technology
Designed Supramolecular Filamentous Peptides: Balance of Nanostructure, Cytotoxicity and Antimicrobial Activity, Dawei Xu, Linhai Jiang, Anju Singh, Derek Dustin, Miao Yang, Ling Liu, Reidar Lund, Timothy J. Sellati, and He Dong; Chemical Communications
Using Fluorogenic Probes for the Investigation of Selective Biomass Degradation by Fungi, Qian Zhang, Xinrui Peng, Jon Y. Takemoto, and Cheng-Wei Tom Chang; Green Chemistry
Synthesis of bioactive 1-alkyl-1H-naphtho[2,3-d][1,2,3]triazole-4,9-diones and N-aryl-2-aminomethylene-1,3-indanediones using water as the solvent, Qian Zhang, Jaya P. Shrestha, and Cheng-Wei Tom Chang; Tetrahedron Letters
2013
The Magnitude and Mechanism of Charge Enhancement of CH∙∙O H-bonds, U. Adhikari and Steve Scheiner; J. Phys. Chem.
An Electrolysis Experiment for a Middle School Summer Science Camp, Mike A. Christiansen, Leslie Jessup, and Kevin D. Woodward; An Electrolysis Experiment for a Middle School Summer Science Camp
The N-terminus of IpaB Provides a Potential Anchor to the Shigella Type III Secretion Tip Complex Protein IpaD, Nicholas E. Dickenson, O. Arizmendi, M. Patil, W. D. PICKING, and W. L. PICKING; Biochemistry
Oligomeric States of the Shigella Translocator Protein IpaB Provide Structural Insights into Formation of the Type III Secretion Translocon, Nicholas E. Dickenson, S. Choudhari, P. R. Adam, R. M. Kramer, S. B. Joshi, C. R. Middaugh, W. L. Picking, and W. D. Picking; Protein Science
Testing Flow-Through Air Samplers for Use in Near-Field Vapour Drift Studies by Measuring Pyrimethanil in Air After Spraying., Trudyanne S. Geoghegan, Kimberly J. Hageman, and Andrew J. Hewitt; Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts
Changes in Physiological Responses of an Antarctic Fish, the Emerald Rock Cod (Trematomus Bernacchii), Following Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)., Ruma Ghosh, P. Mark Lokman, Miles D. Lamare, Victoria J. Metcalf, David J. Burritt, William Davidson, and Kimberly J. Hageman; Aquatic Toxicology
The Role of the Global Cryosphere on the Fate of Organic Contaminants., Amanda M. Grannas, Christian Bogdal, Kimberly J. Hageman, and Frank Wania; Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Conservation and Functional Importance of Carbon-Oxygen Hydrogen Bonding in AdoMet-dependent Methyltransferases, S. Horowitz, L. M. A. Dirk, J. D. Yesselman, J. S. Nimtz, U. Adhikari, R. A. Mehl, Steve Scheiner, R. L. Houtz, H. M. Al-Hashimi, and R. C. Trievel; J. Am. Chem. Soc.
Mesobiliverdin IXα Enhances Rat Pancreatic Islet Yield and Function, Taihei Ito, Dong Chen, Cheng-Wei Tom Chang, Takashi Kenmochi, Tomonori Saito, Satoshi Suzuki, and Jon Y. Takemoto; Frontiers in Drug Metabolism and Transport
Stereoselective Potencies and Relative Toxicities of γ-Coniceine and N-Methylconiine Enantiomers, Stephen T. Lee, Benedict T. Green, Kevin D. Welch, Glenn T. Jordan, Qian Zhang, Kip E. Panter, David Hughes, Cheng-Wei Tom Chang, James A. Pfister, and Dale R. Gardner; Chemical Research in Toxicology
Three functional carbonic anhydrases in P. aeruginosa PAO1. Role in survival in ambient air. Microbiology, S. R. Lotlikar, S. B. Hnatusko, Nicholas E. Dickenson, S. P. Choudhari, W. L. Picking, and M. A. Patrauchan; Microbiology
Understanding the Combined Influence of Fine Sediment and Glyphosate Herbicide on Stream Periphyton Communities., Francis S. Magbanua, Colin R. Townsend, Kimberly J. Hageman, Katharina Lange, Gavin Lear, Gillian D. Lewis, and Christoph D. Matthaei; Water Research
Individual and Combined Effects of Fine Sediment and the Herbicide Glyphosate on Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Stream Ecosystem Function., Francis S. Magbanua, Colin R. Townsend, Kimberly J. Hageman, and Christoph D. Matthaei; Freshwater Biology
Characterization of a Novel Fusion Protein of IpaB and IpaD of Shigella and its Potential as a Pan-Shigella Vaccine, F. J. Martinez-Becerra, X. Chen, Nicholas E. Dickenson, S. P. Choudhari, K. Harrison, J. D. Clements, W. D. Picking, L. L. Van De Verg, R. I. Walker, and W. L. Picking; Infection and Immunity
Gene Transfer from Bacteria and Archaea Facilitated Evolution of an Extremophilic Eukaryote, G. Schönknecht, W. Chen, C. M. Ternes, G. G. Barbier, R. P. Shrestha, M. Stanke, A. Bräutigam, B. J. Baker, J. F. Banfield, R. M. Garavito, C. Benning, K. Carr, C. Wilerson, S. A. Rensing, D. Gagneul, Nicholas E. Dickenson, C. Oesterhelt, M. J. Lercher, and A. P.M. Weber; Science
Pressurized Liquid Extraction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons From Silicone Rubber Passive Samplers., Pourya Shahpoury and Kimberly J. Hageman; Journal of Chromatography A
Chlorinated Pesticides in Stream Sediments From Organic, Integrated and Conventional Farms., Pourya Shahpoury, Kimberly J. Hageman, Christoph D. Matthaei, and Francis S. Magbanua; Environmental Pollution
Safe and Easy Route for the Synthesis of 1,3-Dimethyl-1,2,3-triazolium Salt and Investigation of Its Anticancer Activities, Jaya P. Shrestha and Cheng-Wei Tom Chang; Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Membrane lipid-modulated mechanism of action and non-cytotoxicity of novel fungicide aminoglycoside FG08, Sanjib Shrestha, Michelle Grilley, Marina Y. Fosso, Cheng-Wei Tom Chang, and Jon Y. Takemoto; PLoS ONE
Investigation of Antibacterial Mode of Action for Traditional and Amphiphilic Aminoglycosides, Venkatareddy Udumula, Young Wan Ham, Marina Y. Fosso, Ka-Yee Chan, Ravi Rai, Jianjun Zhang, Jie Li, and Cheng-Wei Tom Chang; Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
2012
Binding Affects the Tertiary and Quaternary Structures of the Shigella Translocator Protein IpaB and its Chaperone IpgC, P. R. Adam, M. Patil, Nicholas E. Dickenson, M. L. Barta, S. Choudhari, B. V. Geisbrecht, W. L. Picking, and W. D. Picking; Biochemistry
Contributions of Various Noncovalent Bonds to the Interaction between an Amide and S-Containing Molecules, U. Adhikari and Steve Scheiner; ChemPhysChem
Effects of Carbon Chain Substituent on the P∙∙∙N Noncovalent Bond, U. Adhikari and Steve Scheiner; Chem. Phys. Lett.
First Steps in Growth of a Polypeptide Toward β-Sheet Structure, U. Adhikari and Steve Scheiner; J. Phys. Chem.
Preferred Configurations of Peptide-Peptide Interactions, U. Adhikari and Steve Scheiner; J. Phys. Chem.
Sensitivity of Pnicogen, Chalcogen, Halogen and H-Bonds to Angular Distortions, U. Adhikari and Steve Scheiner; Chem. Phys. Lett.
Substituent Effects on Cl∙∙∙N, S∙∙∙N, and P∙∙∙N Noncovalent Bonds, U. Adhikari and Steve Scheiner; J. Phys. Chem.
A 3‐dimensional time‐resolved photothermal deflection “Mirage” method, N. G.C. Astrath, L. C. Malacarne, G. V.B. Lukasievicz, H. S. Bernabe, J. H. Rohling, M. L. Baesso, J. Shen, and Stephen E. Bialkowski; Applied Physics Letters
The Crystal Structures of Coiled-Coil Domains from Type Three Secretion System First Translocator Proteins Reveal Homology to Pore-Forming Toxins, M. L. Barta, Nicholas E. Dickenson, M. Patil, W. D. Picking, W. L. Picking, and B. V. Geisbrecht; Journal of Molecular Biology
The molecular details of WPD-loopmovement differ in the protein-tyrosine phosphatases YopH and PTP1B, Tiago A.S. Brandão, Alvan C. Hengge, and Sean J. Johnson; Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Theoretical study on relationship between structure of mercapto-triazole derivatives and inhibition performance, S. Chen, Steve Scheiner, T. Kar, and U. Adhikari; Int. J. Electrochem. Sci.
BOTPPI, a New Wittig Salt Used in the Synthesis of 12-(S)-Hydroxy-Eicosatetraenoic Acid [12-(S)-HETE], Michael A. Christiansen and Merritt B. Andrus; Tetrahedron Lett.
An Improved Screening Tool for Predicting Volatilization of Pesticides Applied to Soils., Cleo L. Davie-Martin, Kimberly J. Hageman, and Yu-Ping Chin; Environmental Science and Technology
FRET as a Tool for Dissecting Molecular Interactions within the Bacterial Type III Secretion Needle Tip Complex, Nicholas E. Dickenson and W. D. Picking; International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Ultrastructural Analysis of IpaD at the Tip of the Nascent MxiH Type III Secretion Apparatus of Shigella flexneri, C. R. Epler, Nicholas E. Dickenson, E. Bullitt, and W. L. Picking; Journal of Molecular Biology
Library Synthesis and Antibacterial Investigation of Cationic Anthraquinone Analogs, Marina Y. Fosso, Ka-Yee Chan, Rylee Gregory, and Cheng-Wei Tom Chang; ACS Combinatorial Science
Chemical Synthesis of N-Aryl Glycosides, Marina Y. Fosso, Vincent P. N. Nziko, and Cheng-Wei Tom Chang; Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry
Can a C-H∙∙∙O interaction be a determinant of conformation?, C. R. Jones, P. K. Baruah, A. L. Thompson, Steve Scheiner, and M. D. Smith; J. Am. Chem. Soc.
Reliability of Approximate Methods to Study Tip-Functionalized Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes, Tapas Kar and Steve Scheiner; J. Phys. Chem.
Site Preferences of Carboxyl Groups on the Periphery of Graphene and their Characteristic IR Spectra, Tapas Kar, Steve Scheiner, U. Adhikari, and Ajit K. Roy; J. Phys. Chem.
Unusual Low-Vibrational C=O Mode of COOH Can Distinguish between Carboxylated Zigzag and Armchair Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes, Tapas Kar, Steve Scheiner, Ajit K. Roy, and Holger F. Bettinger; J. Phys. Chem.
Contributions of Long-Range and Regional Atmospheric Transport on Pesticide Concentrations Along a Transect Crossing a Mountain Divide., Karen S. Lavin and Kimberly J. Hageman; Environmental Science and Technology
Selective Pressurized Liquid Extraction of Halogenated Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls Form Pine Needles., Karen S. Lavin and Kimberly J. Hageman; Journal of Chromatography A
Development of a monoclonal antibody-based ELISA for the hedgehog inhibitors cyclopamine and cyclopamine-KAAD, Stephen T. Lee, Kip E. Panter, Dale R. Gardner, Benedict T. Green, Kevin D. Welch, Jianjun Zhang, and Cheng-Wei Tom Chang; Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
A Theoretical and Experimental Study of Time‐Resolved Thermal Mirror with Non‐Absorbing HeatCoupling Fluids, Gustavo V.B. Lukasievicz, Luis C. Malacarne, Nelson G.C. Astrath, Vitor S. Zanuto, Leandro S. Herculano, and Stephen E. Bialkowski; Applied Spectroscopy
Detailed Comparison of the Pnicogen Bond with Chalcogen, Halogen and Hydrogen Bonds, Steve Scheiner; Int. J. Quantum Chem.
Evaluation of DFT Methods to Study Reactions of Benzene with OH Radical, Steve Scheiner; Int. J. Quantum Chem.
Extrapolation to the Complete Basis Set Limit for Binding Energies of Noncovalent Interactions, Steve Scheiner; Comput. Theor. Chem.
Introduction to Radicals Issue, Steve Scheiner; Int. J. Quantum Chem.
Sensitivity of Noncovalent Bonds to Intermolecular Separation: Hydrogen, Halogen, Chalcogen, and Pnicogen Bonds, Steve Scheiner; Cryst. Eng. Comm.
The Pnicogen Bond: Its Relation to Hydrogen, Halogen, and Other Noncovalent Bonds, Steve Scheiner; Acc. Chem. Res.
2011
Comparison of P∙∙∙D (D=P,N) with Other Noncovalent Bonds in Molecular Aggregates, U. Adhikari and Steve Scheiner; J. Chem. Phys.
The S∙∙∙N Noncovalent Interaction: Comparison with Hydrogen and Halogen Bonds, U. Adhikari and Steve Scheiner; Chem. Phys. Lett.
Definition of the Hydrogen Bond: An Account, E. Arunan, G. R. Desiraju, R. A. Klein, J. Sadlej, Steve Scheliner, I. Alkorta, D. C. Clary, R. H. Crabtree, J. J. Dannenberg, P. Hobza, H. G. Kjaergaard, A. C. Legon, B. Mennucci, and D. J. Nesbitt; Pure and Applied Chemistry
Definition of the Hydrogen Bond, IUPAC Recommendations, E. Arunan, G. R. Desiraju, R. A. Klein, J. Sadlej, Steve Scheliner, I. Alkorta, D. C. Clary, R. H. Crabtree, J. J. Dannenberg, P. Hobza, H. G. Kjaergaard, A. C. Legon, B. Mennucci, and D. J. Nesbitt; Pure and Applied Chemistry
Distribution of Trace Metals in a Ling (Genypterus Blacodes) Fish Fillet., Shailini Ashoka, Barrie M. Peake, Graeme Bremner, and Kimberly J. Hageman; Food Chemistry
Identification of the Bile Salt Binding Site on IpaD from Shigella flexneri and the Influence of Ligand Binding on IpaD Structure, M. L. Barta, M. Guragain, P. R. Adam, Nicholas E. Dickenson, B. V. Geisbrecht, W. L. Picking, and W. D. Picking; Proteins
Mode of Action Investigation for the Antibacterial Cationic Anthraquinone Analogs, Ka-Yee Chan, Jianjun Zhang, and Cheng-Wei Tom Chang; Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
A Compact Pulsed Infrared Laser Excited Photothermal Deflection Spectrometer, Oluwatosin O. Dada and Stephen E. Bialkowski; Applied Spectroscopy
Conformational Changes in IpaD from Shigella flexneri Upon Binding Bile Salts Provide Insight into the Second Step of Type III Secretion, Nicholas E. Dickenson, L. Zhang, C. R. Epler, P. R. Adam, W. L. Picking, and W. D. Picking; Biochemistry
