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Short List of Research and Publications

Yanhui Meng, Ryan M. Van Wagoner, Ian Misner, Carmelo Tomas, and Jeffrey L. C. Wright. Structure and Biosynthesis of Amphidinol 17, a Hemolytic Compound from Amphidinium carterae. J. Nat Prods. In press (2009)

Rochfort, Simone J.; Moore, Stanley; Craft, Cheryl; Martin, Ned H.; Van Wagoner, Ryan M., Wright, Jeffrey L. C. Further Studies on the Chemistry of the Flustra Alkaloids from the Bryozoan Flustra foliaceae.  Journal of Natural Products72:1773-1781 (2009).

Satake, M., Campbell, A., Van Wagoner, R.M., Bourdelais, A.J., Jacocks, H., Baden, D.G., and Wright, J.L.C.  Brevisin: An aberrant polycyclic ether structure from the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis and its implications for polyether assembly.  J. Org. Chem. 74: 989-994 (2009).

Wright, Jeffrey L. C. Fish and shellfish toxins. Microbiology Handbook: Fish and Seafood Toxins. (Rhea Fernandes editor). 141-174 (2009).

Kuranaga, T., Shirai, T., Baden, D.G., Wright, J.L.C., Satake, M. and Tachibana, K.  Total synthesis and structural confirmation of Brevisamide, a new marine cyclic ether alkaloid from the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis.  Org. Letts. 11: 217-220 (2009).

Satake, Masayuki; Bourdelais, Andrea J.; Van Wagoner, Ryan M.; Baden, Daniel G.; Wright, Jeffrey L. C.  Brevisamide: an unprecedented monocyclic ether alkaloid from the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis that provides a potential model for ladder-frame initiation

Organic Letters10,3465-3468 (2008)

Meng, Y., Krzysiak, A.J., Durako, M.J., Kunzelman, J.I. and Wright, J.L.C.  Flavones and flavone glycosides from Halophila johnsonii.  Phytochem 69: 2603-2608 (2008).

Van Wagoner, R.M., Deeds, J.R., Satake, M., Ribeiro, A.A., Place A.R. and Wright, J.L.C.  Isolation and characterization of karlotoxin 1, a new amphipathic toxin from Karlodinium veneficum.  Tetrahedron Letters 49: 6457-6461 (2008).

Van Wagoner, R.M., Mantle, P.G. and Wright J.L.C.   Biosynthesis of scorpinone, a 2-azaanthraquinone from Amorosia littoralis, a fungus from marine sediment.  J. Nat. Prods. 71: 426-430 (2008).

Bouillon, R.-C., Kieber, R.J., Skrabal, S.A. and Wright J.L.C.  Photochemistry and identification of photodegradation products of the marine toxin domoic acid.  Mar. Chem. 110: 18-27 (2008).

Van Wagoner, R.M., Drummond, A.K. and Wright, J.L.C.  Biogenetic diversity of cyanobacterial metabolites.  Adv. Appl. Microbiol. 61: 89-217 (2007).

Mayer, K.M., Ford, J., MacPherson, G.R., Padgett, D., Volkmann-Kohlmeyer, B., Kohlmeyer, J., Murphy, C., Douglas, S.E., Wright, J.M. and Wright, J.L.C.  Exploring the diversity of marine-derived fungal polyketide synthases.  Can. J. Microbiol. 53: 291-302 (2007).

Lail, E.M., Skrabal, S.A., Kieber, R.J., Bouillon R.-C. and Wright, J.L.C.  The role of particles on the biogeochemical cycling of domoic acid and its isomers in natural water matrices.  Harmful Algae 6: 651-6557 (2007).

Bouillon, R.-C., Kneirim, T.L., Kieber,R.J., Skrabal, S.A and Wright, J.L.C.  Photodegradation of the algal toxin domoic acid in natural water matrices.   Limn. and Oceanog. 51: 321-330 (2006).

Wright, J.L.C. and Kralovec, J.  A nutritional supplement for lowering serum triglyceride and cholesterol levels.  U.S. 6998501 B1 20060214 (2006).

Bourdelais, A.J., Jacocks, H.M., Wright, J.L.C., Bigwarfe, P.M. Jr. and Baden, D.G.  A new polyether ladder compound produced by the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis.  J. Nat. Prod. 68: 2-6 (2005).

Kunzelman, J.L.,Durako, M.J., Kenworthy, W.J., Stapelton, A. and Wright, J.L.C.  Irradiance-induced changes in the photobiology of Halophila johnsonii.  Marine Biology 148: 241-250 (2005).

MacKenzie, S.E., Gurusamy, G.S., Piorko, A., Strongman,D.B., Hu, T. and Wright, J.L.C. Isolation of sterols from the marine fungus Corollospora lacera.   Can. J. Microbiol. 50: 1069-1072 (2004).

MacPherson, G. P., Burton, I. W., LeBlanc, P., Walter, J. A. and Wright, J. L. C. Studies of the biosynthesis of DTX-5a and DTX-5b by the dinoflagellate Prorocentrum maculosum; regiospecificity of the putative Bayer-Villagerase and insertion of a single amino acid in a polyketide chain. J. Org. Chem. 68: 1659-1664 (2003).