More research interests

One of the things I enjoy most about being a research professor is the opportunity to participate in tangential research projects. Often these projects are one-time collaborations where I learn about a new field and apply my expertise to help a fellow scientist. The projects are diverse; I have learned about termites, organic synthesis, Arabidopsis thaliana, microscopy, and polymer science. Here are some of the publications that have resulted from these experiences.

• A. C. Songok, P. Panta, W. T. Doerrler, M. A. Macnaughtan, and C. M. Taylor, Structural modification of the tripeptide KPV by reductive “glycoalkylation” of the lysine residue. PLoS ONE, 2018, 13(6), 1-14.
• C. E. Lane, O. Y. Goodwin, M. A. Macnaughtan, and M. G. Benton, Novel interpretations of in vitro polyhydroxyalkanoate polymerization phenomena. Polymer, 2016, 103, 196-205.
• H. Negulescu, Y. Guo, T. P. Garner, O. Y. Goodwin, G. Henderson, R. A. Laine, M. A. Macnaughtan, A Kazal-type serine protease inhibitor from the defense gland secretion of the subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, PLoS ONE, 2015, 10(5):e0125376.
• H. Negulescu, Y. Guo, T. P. Garner, O. Y. Goodwin, G. P. Henderson, R. A Laine, and M. A. Macnaughtan, NMR structure of a Kazal-type serine protease inhibitor from the subterranean termite defense gland of Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki soldiers, Protein Data Bank, 2015, PDB ID: 2N17.
• E. B. Fontenot, S. F. Ditusa, N. Kato, D. M. Olivier, R. Dale, W. Y. Lin, T. J. Chiou, M. A. Macnaughtan, and A. P. Smith, Increased phosphate transport of Arabidopsis thaliana Pht1;1 by site-directed mutagenesis of tyrosine 312 may be attributed to the disruption of homomeric interactions, Plant, Cell & Environment, 2015, 38, 2012-2022.
• S. Ghezal, M. S. Thomasson, I. Lefebvre-Tournier, C. Périgaud, M. A. Macnaughtan, and B. Roy, CDP-ethanolamine and CDP-choline: One-pot synthesis and ³¹P NMR study, Tetrahedron Letters, 2014, 55(38), 5306-5310.
• M. S. Thomasson and M. A. Macnaughtan, Review: Microscopy basics for the study of actin – actin-binding protein interactions, Analytical Biochemistry, 2013, 443(12), 156-165.
• I. Jancan and M. A. Macnaughtan, Acid dissociation constants of uridine-5′-diphosphate compounds determined by ³¹phosphorus nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and internal pH referencing, Analytica Chimica Acta, 2012, 749, 63-69.