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45. Heba R. Alrefaey, Fayed A. K. Megahed, Kareem Abdelrahman, Asmaa M. Elsherbini, Al-Hassan Soliman Wadan, Nishal M. Egodawaththa, Nasri Nesnas, Ahmed A. El-Gendy “Superparamagnetic nanoparticles’ potential in hyperthermia therapy and targeted drug delivery systems” Biomed. Mater., 2026,21, 32009.
44. Dardan Klos, Marek Zatloukal, Jitka Vostálová, Alena Rajnochová Svobodová, Alena Ryšavá, Jiří Hanyk, Martin Hönig, Marek Rác, Bohumil Zálešák, Michal Dušek, Erika Samoľová, Nasri Nesnas, Miroslav Strnad, Lucie Plíhalová “Exploring the protective effects of soluble cytokinin salt p-topolin mesylate on skin through antioxidant activity” Results in Chemistry 2025, 18, 102870.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rechem.2025.102870
43. Jayasinghe, Rashmi N.; Padukkage Dona, Nawanjana T.; Lorensu, Visal C. Hewage; Egodawaththa, Nishal M.; Nesnas, Nasri, Gunaratna, Medha J.
Evaluation of In Silico and In Vitro Antidiabetic Properties of 4-(Hydroxysubstituted Arylidene)-2-Phenyloxazol-5(4H)-one Derivatives
ACS Omega 2025, 10, 8009.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c09061
42. Mohamed, Shaymaa A; Elsherbini, Asmaa M.; Alrefaey, Heba R.; Adelrahman, Kareem; Moustafa, Alshaimaa; Egodawaththa, Nishal M.; Crawford, Kaitlyn E., Nesnas, Nasri; Sabra, Sally A.
Gum Arabic: A Commodity with Versatile Formulations and Applications
Nanomaterials 2025, 15, 290
https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15040290
41. Egodawaththa, Nishal M.; Rajhel, Olivia; Ma, Jingxuan, Guruge, Charitha, Pabarue, Alec B.; Harris, Emily; Peverati, Roberto; Nesnas, Nasri
Highly efficient Ca2+ chelation activated by visible light
Org. Biomolec. Chem. 2024, 22 (35), 7194-7202.
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4OB00951G
40. Lorensu Hewage, Visal C.; Gunaratna, Medha J.; Egodawaththa, Nishal M.; Nesnas, Nasri
Synthesis and Anti-inflammatory Activities of 4-Arylidene-2-phenyloxazol-5(4H)-one Derivatives
Asian J. Chem. 2024, 36 (8), 1872-1880.
https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2024.31957
39. Ma, Jingxuan; Egodawaththa, Nishal M.; Guruge, Charitha; Valladares-Márquez, Oriana A.; Likes, Molly, Nesnas, Nasri
Blue and green light responsive caged glutamate
Photochem. Photobiol. A 2024, 447, 115183.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.115183
38. Shu, J.; Wang, K.; Sharma, V. K.; Xu, X., Nesnas, N.; Wang, H.
Efficient micropollutants degradation by ferrate (VI)-Ti/Zn LDH composite under visible light: Activation of ferrate (VI) and self-formation of Fe (III)-LDH heterojunction
Chem. Eng. J. 2023, 456, 141127.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.141127
37. Egodawaththa, N. M.; Knight, A. L.; Ma, J.; Knight, D. A.; Guisbert, E.; Nesnas, N.
Synthesis and Characterization of Ligand-Stabilized Silver Nanoparticles and Comparative Antibacterial Activity against coli
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 23, 15251.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232315251
36. Klos, D.; Dušek, M.; Samolová, E.; Zatloukal, M.; Nožková, V.; Nesnas, N.; Plačková, L.; Koprna, R.; Spíšek, Z., Vylíčilová, H.; Plíhal, O.; Doležal, K.; Voller, J.; Kadlecová, A.; Strnad, M.; Plíhalová, L.
New Water-Soluble Cytokinin Derivatives and Their Beneficial Impact on Barley Yield and Photosynthesis
J. Agric. Food Chem. 2022, 70, 7288-7301.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c00981
35. El Kateb, M.; Trellu, C.; Oturan, N.; Bellakhal, N.; Nesnas, N.; Sharma, V. K.; Oturan, M. A.
Ferrate (VI) pre-treatment and subsequent electrochemical advanced oxidation processes: Recycling iron for enhancing oxidation of organic pollutants
Chem Eng. J. 2022, 431, 134177.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.134177
34. Wang, K.; Shu, J.; Sharma, V. K.; Liu, C., Xu, X.; Nesnas, N.; Wang, H.
Unveiling the mechanism of imidacloprid removal by ferrate (VI): Kinetics, role of oxidation and adsorption, reaction pathway and toxicity assessment
Sci. Total Environ. 2022, 805, 150383.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150383
33. Morgante, P.; Guruge, C.; Ouedraogo, Y. P.; Nesnas, N.; Peverati, R.
Competition Between Cyclization and Unusual Norrish Type I and Type II Nitro-Acyl Migration Pathways in the Photouncaging of 1-Acyl-7-nitroindoline Revealed by Computations
Scientific Reports, 2021, 11, 1396.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-79701-4
Preprint: ChemRxiv 2020/9/23
32. Zhang, X.; Feng, M.; Luo, C.; Nesnas, N.; Huang, C-H.; Sharma, V.K.
Effect of Metal Ions on Oxidation of Micropollutants by Ferrate(VI): Enhancing Role of FeIV Species
Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 55, 623-633.
doi:10.1021/acs.est.0c04674
31. Zeigler, E.W..; Brown, A.B.; Nesnas, N.; Chouinard, C.; Mehta, A.K.; Palmer, A.G.
β-Cyclodextrin encapsulation of synthetic AHLs: drug delivery implications and quorum-quenching exploits
ChemBioChem, 2020, 22 (7), 1292-1301.
https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202000773
30. Schuman, D. P.; Liu, W.-B.; Nesnas, N.; Stoltz, B. M.
Transition-Metal-Free Catalytic C–H Bond Silylation
Organosilicon Chemistry: Novel Approaches and Reactions Ed.: Hiyama, T.; Oestreich, M.
Wiley VCH, 2019, 7, 213-240.
DOI:10.1002/9783527814787.ch7
29. Zhu, M-H; Yu, C-L; Feng, Y-L; Usman, M.; Zhong, D.; Wang, X.; Nesnas, N.; Liu, W-B.
Detosylative (Deutero)alkylation of Indoles and Phenols with (Deutero)alkoxides
Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 7073-7077.
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.9b02639
28. Sun, X.; Feng, M.; Dong, S.; Qi, Y.; Sun, L.; Nesnas, N.; Sharma, V. K.
Removal of sulfachloropyridazine by ferrate(VI): Kinetics, reaction pathways, biodegradation, and toxicity evaluation. Chem. Eng. J. 2019, 372, 742-751.
DOI:10.1016/j.cej.2019.04.121
27. Ziegler, E; Brown, A.; Nesnas, N; Palmer, A. G.
Abiotic hydrolysis kinetics of N-acyl-L-homoserine lactones Natural silencing of bacterial quorum sensing signals. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 2019, 2850-2856. DOI:10.1002/ejoc.201900322
26. Guruge, C; Rfaish, S. Y.; Byrd, C.; Yang, S.; Starrett, A. K.; Guisbert, E.; Nesnas, N.
Caged Proline in Photoinitiated Organocatalysis. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 5236-5244. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b00220
25. Feng, M.; Baum, J. C.; Nesnas, N.; Lee, Y.; Huang, C-H.; Sharma, V. K. Oxidation of Sulfonamide Antibiotics of Six-membered Heterocyclic Moiety by Ferrate(VI): Kinetics and Mechanistic Insight into SO2 Extrusion. Environ. Sci. Technolog. 2019, 53, 2695-2704. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06535
24. Navidi, M.; Yadav, S.; Struts, A. V.; Brown, M. F.; Nesnas, N. Synthesis of 9-CD3-9-cis-Retinal Cofactor of Isorhodopsin. Tetrahedron Lett. 2018, 58, 4521-4524. DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2018.11.034
23. Chen, J.; Xu, X.; Zeng, X.; Feng, M.; Qu, R.; Wang, Z.; Nesnas, N.; Sharma, V. K. Ferrate(VI) oxidation of polychlorinated diphenyl sulfides: Kinetics, degradation, and oxidized products. Waters Research 2018, 143, 1-9. DOI:10.1016/j.watres.2018.06.023.
22. Guruge, C.; Ouedraogo, Y. P.; Comitz, R. L.; Ma, J.; Losonczy, A.; Nesnas, N. Improved Synthesis of Caged Glutamate and Caging Each Functional Group. ACS Chem. Neurosci. 2018, 9, 2713-2721. DOI:10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00152
21. Proni, G.; Cohen, P.; Huggins, L.-A.; Nesnas, N. Comparative analysis of condom lubricants on pre & post-coital vaginal swabs using AccuTOF-DART. Forensic Sci. Intl. 2017, 280, 87-94. DOI:10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.09.005
20. Liu, W.-B.; Schuman, D. P.; Yang, Y.-F.; Toutov, A. A.; Liang, Y.; Klare, H. F. T.; Nesnas, N.; Oestreich, M.; Blackmond, D. G.; Virgil, S. C.; Banerjee, S.; Zare, R. N.; Grubbs, R. H.; Houk, K. N.; Stoltz, B. M. KOt-Bu-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative C-H Silylation of Heteroaromatics: A Combined Experimental and Computational Mechanistic Study. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139 (20), 6867–6879. DOI:10.1021/jacs.6b13031
19. Comitz, R. L.; Ouedraogo, Y. P.; Nesnas, N. Unambiguous evaluation of the relative photolysis rates of nitro indolinyl protecting groups critical for brain network studies. Anal. Chem. Res. 2015, 3, 20-25. DOI:10.1016/j.ancr.2014.11.001 
18. Ouedraogo, Y. P.; Huang, L.; Torrente, M. P.; Proni, G.; Chadwick, E.; Wehmschulte, R. J.; Nesnas, N. A Direct Stereoselective Preparation of a Fish Pheromone and Application of the Zinc Porphyrin Tweezer Chiroptical Protocol in Its Stereochemical Assignment. Chirality 2013, 25, 575-581. DOI:10.1002/chir.22186
17. Sharma, V. K.; Sohn, M.; Anquandah, G. A. K.; Nesnas, N. Kinetics of the oxidation of sucralose and related carbohydrates by ferrate(VI). Chemosphere 2012, 87, 644-648. DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.01.019
16. Kpegba, K.; Agbonon, A.; Petrovic, A. G.; Amouzou, E.; Gbeassor, M.; Proni, G.; Nesnas, N. Epiafzelechin from the root bark of Cassia sieberiana: detection by DART mass spectrometry, spectroscopic characterization, and antioxidant properties. J. Nat. Prod. 2011, 74, 455-459. DOI:10.1021/np100090e
15. Sharma, V. K.; Anquandah, G. A. K.; Nesnas, N. Kinetics of the oxidation of endocrine disruptor nonylphenol by ferrate(VI). Environ. Chem. Lett. 2009, 7, 115-119. DOI:10.1007/s10311-008-0143-4
14. Sharma, V. K.; Noorhasan, N. N.; Mishra, S. K.; Nesnas, N. Ferrate(VI) oxidation of recalcitrant compounds: removal of biological resistant organic molecules by ferrate(VI). ACS Symp. Ser. 2008, 985, 339-349. DOI:10.1021/bk-2008-0985.ch020
13. Kpegba, K.; Spadaro, T.; Cody, R. B.; Nesnas, N.; Olson, J. A. Analysis of Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold Surfaces Using Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry. Anal. Chem. 2007, 79, 5479-5483. DOI:10.1021/ac062276g
12. Tewari, B. B.; Shekar, S.; Huang, L.; Gorrell, C. E.; Murphy, T. P.; Warren, K.; Nesnas, N.; Wehmschulte, R. J. Aluminumoxyhydride: Improved Synthesis and Application as a Selective Reducing Agent. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 8807-8811. DOI:10.1021/ic061276w 
11. Sharma, V. K.; Noorhasan-Smith, N.; Mishra, S. K.; Nesnas, N. Ferrate(VI) oxidation of recalcitrant organic compounds. Prepr. Ext. Abstr. ACS Natl. Meet., Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Environ. Chem. 2006, 46, 611-615.
10. Sharma, V. K.; Mishra, S. K.; Nesnas, N. Oxidation of Sulfonamide Antimicrobials by Ferrate(VI) [FeVIO42-]. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2006, 40, 7222-7227. DOI:10.1021/es060351z
9. Matsuda, H.; Zhang, S.; Holmes, A. E.; Krane, S.; Itagaki, Y.; Nakanishi, K.; Nesnas, N. Synthesis of an 11-cis-locked biotinylated retinoid for sequestering 11-cis-retinoid binding proteins. Can. J. Chem. 2006, 84, 1363-1370. DOI:10.1139/v06-092
8. Kpegba, K.; Murtha, M.; Nesnas, N. Cyclodextrin retinylidene: A biomimetic kinetic trap model for rhodopsin. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2006, 16, 1523-1526. DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.12.052
7. Zemelman, B. V.; Nesnas, N.; Lee, G. A.; Miesenbock, G. Photochemical gating of heterologous ion channels: Remote control over genetically designated populations of neurons. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2003, 100, 1352-1357. DOI:10.1073/pnas.242738899
6. Jahng, W. J.; David, C.; Nesnas, N.; Nakanishi, K.; Rando, R. R. A Cleavable Affinity Biotinylating Agent Reveals a Retinoid Binding Role for RPE65. Biochemistry 2003, 42, 6159-6168. DOI:10.1021/bi034002i
5. Nesnas, N.; Rando, R. R.; Nakanishi, K. Synthesis of biotinylated retinoids for cross-linking and isolation of retinol binding proteins. Tetrahedron 2002, 58, 6577-6584. DOI:10.1016/s0040-4020(02)00667-1
4. Kurtan, T.; Nesnas, N.; Li, Y.-Q.; Huang, X.; Nakanishi, K.; Berova, N. Chiral Recognition by CD-Sensitive Dimeric Zinc Porphyrin Host. 1. Chiroptical Protocol for Absolute Configurational Assignments of Monoalcohols and Primary Monoamines. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 5962-5973. DOI:10.1021/ja010249w 
3. Kurtan, T.; Nesnas, N.; Koehn, F. E.; Li, Y.-Q.; Nakanishi, K.; Berova, N. Chiral Recognition by CD-Sensitive Dimeric Zinc Porphyrin Host. 2. Structural Studies of Host-Guest Complexes with Chiral Alcohol and Monoamine Conjugates. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 5974-5982. DOI:10.1021/ja010250v 
2. Nesnas, N.; Lou, J.; Breslow, R. The binding of cocaine to cyclodextrins. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2000, 10, 1931-1933. DOI:10.1016/s0960-894x(00)00371-1 
1. Breslow, R.; Nesnas, N. Burst kinetics and turnover in an esterase mimic. Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 3335-3338. DOI:10.1016/s0040-4039(99)00460-8