Publications

(24) Mohammad S. Hossain, Cuong Q. Le, Ebenezer Joseph, Toan Q. Nguyen, Kayunta Johnson-Winters*, Frank W. Foss Jr.* “Convenient synthesis of FO and activity in F420-dependent NADP reductase” Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2015, Advance Article (DOI: 10.1039/C5OB00365B)

(23) Bishnu Subedi, Andra Carter, Siai Zhang, Frank W. Foss Jr., Bradley S. Pierce* “Steady-state kinetics and spectroscopic characterization of enzyme-tRNA interactions for the non-heme diiron tRNA-monooxygenase, MiaE” Biochemistry, 2015, 54, 363-376

(22) Andra Carter, Bishnu Subedi, Amanda M. Dark, Frank W. Foss Jr.,* Brad S. Pierce* “Development of nucleoside substrate surrogates for the characterization of the O2-dependent tRNA modifying MiaE by peroxide-shunt catalysis.” Biochemistry, 2013, 52, 6182-6196 (DOI: 10.1021/bi4000832)

(21) Jeremy S. Barnes, Frank W. Foss, Jr., Kevin A. Schug* “Thermally Accelerated Oxidative Degradation of Quercetin Using Continuous Flow Kinetic Electrospray-Ion Trap-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry” Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 2013, 24, 1513-1522 (DOI: 10.1007/s13361-013-0698-6)

(20) Samuel Yang, Evelyn Wang, John Gurak, Sumit Bhawal, Rajendrasing Deshmukh, W. M. Aruna B. Wijeratne, Brian Edwards, Frank W. Foss, Jr.,* Richard Timmons, Kevin A. Schug* “Affinity Mesh Screen Materials for Rapid Drug Discovery Using Transmission Mode Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry” Langmuir 2013, 29, 8046-8053 (DOI: 10.1021/la401125e)

(19) Shuai Chen, Mohammad S. Hossain, Frank W. Foss Jr.* “One-Pot Multi-Component Organocatalytic Syntheses of Pyridines and Benzothiazoles: Aromatic Oxidation by Bioinspired Aerobic Organocatalysis” ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2013, 1, 1045-1051 (DOI: 10.1021/sc4001109)

(18) Shuai Chen, Frank W. Foss Jr.* “Aerobic Organocatalytic Oxidation of Aryl Aldehydes: Flavin Catalyst Turnover by Hantzsch’s Ester” Organic Letters, 2012, 14, 5150-5153 (DOI: 10.1021/ol302479b)

(17) Jonathon M Bobbitt; Li Li; Doug D Carlton; Sumit Bhawal; Mahwish Yasin; Frank W
Foss Jr.; Stefanie Wernisch; Reinhard Pell; Wolfgang Lindner; Kevin A. Schug, Ph.D. “Diastereoselective Discrimination of Lysine-alanine-alanine Peptides by Zwitterionic Cinchona
Alkaloid-based Chiral Selectors using Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry” Journal of Chromatography A, 2012; 1269, 308-315

(16) Shuai Chen, Mohammad S. Hossain, Frank W. Foss Jr.* “Organocatalytic Dakin Oxidation by Nucleophilic Flavin Catalysts” Organic Letters 2012, 14, 2806-2809 (DOI: 10.1021/ol3010326).

(15) Xiaojia Huang, Frank W. Foss Jr., Purnendu K. Dasgupta “Multilayer chitosan-based open tubular capillary anion exchange column with integrated monolithic capillary suppressor” Analytica Chimica Acta 2011, 707, 210-217 (doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2011.09.028).
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(14) Severin Schneebeli, Maria Kamenetska, Frank Foss, Hector Vazquez, Rachid Skouta, Mark Hybertsen, Latha Venkataraman, Ronald Breslow “The Electrical Properties of Biphenylenes” Organic Letters 2010, 12, 4114-4117 (doi: 10.1021/ol1017036).

(13) Janet V. Cross*, Joshua M. Rady, Frank W. Foss Jr., Charles Lyons, Timothy L. Macdonald, and Dennis J. Templeton “Nutrient Isothiocyanates Covalently Modify and Inhibit the Inflammatory Cytokine Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF)” Biochemical Journal 2009, 423, 315-321 (doi:10.1042/BJ20091170).

(12) Frank W. Foss Jr., Thomas P. Mathews, Yugesh Kharel, Perry C. Kennedy, Ashley H. Snyder, Michael D. Davis, Kevin R. Lynch, Timothy L. Macdonald “Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Sphingosine Kinase Substrates as Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor Prodrugs” Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 2009, 17, 6123-6136 (doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2009.04.015).

(11) Ronald Breslow, Frank W. Foss Jr., “Charge Transport in Nanoscale Aromatic and Antiaromatic Systems” Special Issue: Conductivity of single molecules and supramolecular architectures Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 2008, 20, 37, 374104 (doi:10.1088/0953-8984/20/37/374104).

(10) Huanyu Zhao, Frank W. Foss Jr., Ronald Breslow “Artificial Enzymes with Thiazolium and Imidazolium Coenzyme Mimics” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2008, 130, 12590-12591 (doi:10.1021/ja804577q).

(9) Qin Sun, Ran Zhu, Frank W. Foss Jr., Timothy L. Macdonald “In Vitro Metabolism of a Model Cyclopropylamine to Reactive Intermediate: Insights into Trovafloxacin-Induced Hepatotoxicity” Chemical Research in Toxicology 2008, 21, 711-719; advance online publication, February 26th, 2008 (doi:10.1021/tx7003085).

Advertised by Chem. Res. Toxicol. as one of five non-CYP450 metabolism studies from 2008.

(8) Guy Cinamon, Marcus A. Zachariah, Olivia M. Lam, Frank W. Foss Jr., Jason G. Cyster “Follicular Shuttling of Marginal Zone B Cells Facilitates Antigen Transport” Nature Immunology 2008, 9, 54-62 (doi:10.1038/ni1542) advance online publication, 25 November 2007.

Highlight by Georg Kraal “Antigens Take the Shuttle” Nature Immunology 2008, 9, 11-12.

(7) Qin Sun, Ran Zhu, Frank W. Foss Jr., Timothy L. Macdonald “Synthesis and Chemical Oxidation of a Model Cyclopropylamine: Identification of a Reactive Intermediate and Implication of Responsible Enzymes for Hepatotoxicity of Trovafloxacin” Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2007, 17, 6682-6686 (doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.10.070).

(6) Jordan R. Quinn, Frank W. Foss Jr., Latha Venkataraman, Ronald Breslow “Oxidation Potentials Correlate with Conductivities of Aromatic Molecular Wires” Journal of American Chemical Society 2007, 129, 12376-12377 (doi:10.1021/ja0745097).

(5) Jordan R. Quinn, Frank W. Foss Jr., Latha Venkataraman, Mark S. Hybertsen, Ronald Breslow “Single-Molecule Junction Conductance through Diaminoacenes” Journal of American Chemical Society 2007, 129, 6714-6715 (doi:10.1021/ja0715804).

(4) Janet V. Cross, Frank W. Foss Jr., Joshua M. Rady, Timothy L. Macdonald, Dennis J. Templeton “The Isothiocyanate Class of Dietary Chemopreventives Inhibits the Catalytic Activity of the MEKK1 Protein Kinase by Covalent Modification of the ATP Binding Domain” BMC Cancer 2007, 7:183 (doi:10.1186/1471-2407-7-183).

(3) Frank W. Foss Jr., Ashley H. Snyder, Michael D. Davis, Michael Rouse, Mark D. Okusa, Kevin R. Lynch, Timothy L. Macdonald “Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of gamma-aminophosphonates as Potent, Subtype-Selective Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor Agonists and Antagonists” Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2007, 15, 663-677 (doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2006.10.060).

Top 50 cited BMC papers 2004-2008; and Recommended by Hugh Rosen: Faculty of 1000 Biology, 2 Feb 2007 http://www.f1000biology.com/article/id/1064759/evaluation.

(2) Alaa S. Awad, Hong Ye, Liping Huang, Frank W. Foss Jr., Li Li, Timothy L. Macdonald, Kevin R. Lynch, Mark D. Okusa “Selective Sphingosine 1-Phosphate (S1P1) Receptor Activation Reduces Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Mouse Kidney” American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology 2006, 290, F1516 – F1524 (doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00311.20050363-6127/06).

(1) Frank W. Foss Jr., Jeremy J. Clemens, Michael D. Davis, Ashley H. Snyder, Molly A. Zigler, Kevin R. Lynch, Timothy L. Macdonald “Synthesis, Stability and Implications of Phosphothioate Agonists of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptors” Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2005, 15, 4470-4474 (doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.07.057).