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Irosha N. Nawarathne
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Professor and Director of Undergraduate Research
Faculty Researcher
6 h-index
11 pubs
123 cited
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Biomedical Subjects
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Biography and Research Information
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Irosha N. Nawarathne's research focuses on the biocatalytic modification of taxoids to create precursors for next-generation paclitaxel drugs. This work involves regioselective exchange of benzoyl groups, contributing to the development of new cancer therapeutics. Nawarathne has also investigated the analysis of rice bran oil to compare fatty acid compositions in different rice lines and explored methods for generating single-stranded DNA circles. Their publications cover diverse areas including organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and molecular biology techniques. Nawarathne holds an h-index of 6 with 123 citations across 11 publications. They have collaborated with researchers from institutions including the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas State University.
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- h-index: 6
- Publications: 11
- Citations: 123
Selected Publications
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Late-Stage Functionalization of the Rifamycin Core via Click Chemistry Toward New Antibacterial Derivatives (2026)
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Cover Feature: Biocatalytic and Regioselective Exchange of 2‐<i>O</i>‐Benzoyl for 2‐<i>O</i>‐(<i>m</i>‐Substituted)Benzoyl Groups to Make Precursors of Next‐Generation Paclitaxel Drugs (ChemCatChem 9/2024) (2024)
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Biocatalytic and Regioselective Exchange of 2‐<i>O</i>‐Benzoyl for 2‐<i>O</i>‐(<i>m</i>‐Substituted)Benzoyl Groups to Make Precursors of Next‐Generation Paclitaxel Drugs (2024)
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Correction to “Alkenes, Brought to You in Familiar Faces” (2022)
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Alkenes, Brought to You in Familiar Faces (2022)
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Facile analysis of rice bran oil to compare free unsaturated fatty acid compositions of parental and hybrid rice lines (2022)
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Generating single-stranded DNA circles with minimal resources (2021)
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CoA recycling by a benzoate coenzyme A ligase in cascade reactions with aroyltransferases to biocatalyze paclitaxel analogs (2020)
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Introducing Diversity through an Organic Approach (2019)
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X-ray Crystal Structures of the <i>Escherichia coli</i> RNA Polymerase in Complex with Benzoxazinorifamycins (2013)
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Point Mutations (Q19P and N23K) Increase the Operational Solubility of a 2α-<i>O</i>-Benzoyltransferase that Conveys Various Acyl Groups from CoA to a Taxane Acceptor (2010)
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An <i>N</i>-Aroyltransferase of the BAHD Superfamily Has Broad Aroyl CoA Specificity <i>in Vitro</i> with Analogues of <i>N</i>-Dearoylpaclitaxel (2009)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Aimen Al‐Hilfi
Michigan State University (US)
2 shared publications
- Biocatalytic and Regioselective Exchange of 2‐<i>O</i>‐Benzoyl for 2‐<i>O</i>‐(<i>m</i>‐Substituted)Benzoyl Groups to Make Precursors of Next‐Generation Paclitaxel Drugs
- Cover Feature: Biocatalytic and Regioselective Exchange of 2‐<i>O</i>‐Benzoyl for 2‐<i>O</i>‐(<i>m</i>‐Substituted)Benzoyl Groups to Make Precursors of Next‐Generation Paclitaxel Drugs (ChemCatChem 9/2024)
Zhen Li
Michigan State University (US)
2 shared publications
- Biocatalytic and Regioselective Exchange of 2‐<i>O</i>‐Benzoyl for 2‐<i>O</i>‐(<i>m</i>‐Substituted)Benzoyl Groups to Make Precursors of Next‐Generation Paclitaxel Drugs
- Cover Feature: Biocatalytic and Regioselective Exchange of 2‐<i>O</i>‐Benzoyl for 2‐<i>O</i>‐(<i>m</i>‐Substituted)Benzoyl Groups to Make Precursors of Next‐Generation Paclitaxel Drugs (ChemCatChem 9/2024)
Kenneth M. Merz
Michigan State University (US)
2 shared publications
- Biocatalytic and Regioselective Exchange of 2‐<i>O</i>‐Benzoyl for 2‐<i>O</i>‐(<i>m</i>‐Substituted)Benzoyl Groups to Make Precursors of Next‐Generation Paclitaxel Drugs
- Cover Feature: Biocatalytic and Regioselective Exchange of 2‐<i>O</i>‐Benzoyl for 2‐<i>O</i>‐(<i>m</i>‐Substituted)Benzoyl Groups to Make Precursors of Next‐Generation Paclitaxel Drugs (ChemCatChem 9/2024)
Kevin D. Walker
Michigan State University (US)
2 shared publications
- Biocatalytic and Regioselective Exchange of 2‐<i>O</i>‐Benzoyl for 2‐<i>O</i>‐(<i>m</i>‐Substituted)Benzoyl Groups to Make Precursors of Next‐Generation Paclitaxel Drugs
- Cover Feature: Biocatalytic and Regioselective Exchange of 2‐<i>O</i>‐Benzoyl for 2‐<i>O</i>‐(<i>m</i>‐Substituted)Benzoyl Groups to Make Precursors of Next‐Generation Paclitaxel Drugs (ChemCatChem 9/2024)
Amanda Ford
Lyon College (US)
1 shared publication
- Generating single-stranded DNA circles with minimal resources
LaShawna Miller
Lyon College (US)
1 shared publication
- Generating single-stranded DNA circles with minimal resources
Jordan Trant
Lyon College (US)
1 shared publication
- Generating single-stranded DNA circles with minimal resources
McKinley Fox
Lyon College (US)
1 shared publication
- Facile analysis of rice bran oil to compare free unsaturated fatty acid compositions of parental and hybrid rice lines
Kaleb Newcomb
Lyon College (US)
1 shared publication
- Facile analysis of rice bran oil to compare free unsaturated fatty acid compositions of parental and hybrid rice lines
Cássia Oliveira
University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (US)
1 shared publication
- Facile analysis of rice bran oil to compare free unsaturated fatty acid compositions of parental and hybrid rice lines
Ehsan Shakiba
University of Arkansas System
1 shared publication
In database
- Facile analysis of rice bran oil to compare free unsaturated fatty acid compositions of parental and hybrid rice lines
Lola Beeser
Lyon College (US)
1 shared publication
- Late-Stage Functionalization of the Rifamycin Core via Click Chemistry Toward New Antibacterial Derivatives
Daniel Armstrong
Lyon College (US)
1 shared publication
- Late-Stage Functionalization of the Rifamycin Core via Click Chemistry Toward New Antibacterial Derivatives
Marissa S. Fullerton
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Late-Stage Functionalization of the Rifamycin Core via Click Chemistry Toward New Antibacterial Derivatives
Isabella Beasley
Lyon College (US)
1 shared publication
- Late-Stage Functionalization of the Rifamycin Core via Click Chemistry Toward New Antibacterial Derivatives
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