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Srinidhi Lokesh, Siththarththan Arunthavabalan, Ryan S. Stanton, Alon R. Agua, Michael C. Pirrung, Elie Y. Hajj, Edgard Hitti, and Yu Yang, “Investigation of 6PPD-quinone in Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Mixtures,” ACS Environ. Au 3, 336 (2023). https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsenvironau.3c00023

Vasudha Tandon, Rutarajsinh M. Vala, Albert Chen, Robert L. Sah, Hitendra M. Patel, Michael C. Pirrung , Sourav Banerjee, “Syrbactin-class Dual Constitutive- and Immuno-proteasome Inhibitor TIR-199 Impedes Myeloma-mediated Bone Degeneration in vivo.” Biosci. Rep. 42 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1042/BSR20212721

Cassandra Rauert, Nathan Charlton, Elvis D. Okoffo, Ryan S. Stanton, Alon R. Agua, Michael C. Pirrung, and Kevin V. Thomas, “Concentrations of Tire Additive Chemicals and Tire Road Wear Particles in an Australian Urban Tributary,” Env. Sci Technol., 56, 2421 (2022).  https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.est.1c07451

Joseph Monaghan, Angelina Jaeger, Alon R. Agua, Ryan S. Stanton, Michael Pirrung, Chris G. Gill, and Erik T. Krogh, “A Direct Mass Spectrometry Method for the Rapid Analysis of Ubiquitous Tire-derived Toxin N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine Quinone(6-PPDQ)),” Env. Sci. Technol. Lett., 8, 1051 (2022).  https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00794

Alon R. Agua, Philip J. Barr, Charles K. Marlowe, and Michael C. Pirrung, “Cannabichromene Racemization and Absolute Stereochemistry Based on a Cannabicyclol Analog,” J. Org. Chem., 86, 8036 (2021).  https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.joc.1c00451

Michael C. Pirrung, “Synthetic Access to Cannabidiol and Analogs As Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients,” J. Med. Chem., 63, 12131 (2020).  https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00095

Michael C. Pirrung, Andrew D. Carlson, Natalie De Howitt, and Jiayu Liao, “Synthesis and Bioluminescence of Thioluciferin,” Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 29, 126591 (2019).  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960894X19305190

Michael C. Pirrung and Nicole A. Bakas, “Homoserine and Threonine Peptide Assembly,” Synlett, 29, 238 (2018). dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1589123

Michael C. Pirrung, Allyson Dorsey, Natalie De Howitt, and Jiayu Liao, “beta-Deuterium Isotope Effect on Firefly Luciferase Bioluminescence,” Chem. Open., 6, 697 (2017). https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/open.201700136

Michael C. Pirrung and Ryan S. Schreihans, “Native Serine Peptide Assembly: Scope and Utility,” Eur. J. Org. Chem., 5633 (2016).  https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ejoc.201601148

Michael C. Pirrung, Fa Zhang, Sudhakar Ambadi, and Y. Gangadhara Rao, “Total Synthesis of the Fellutamides, Lipopeptide Proteasome Inhibitors. More Sustainable Peptide Bond Formation,” Org. Biomol. Chem., 14, 8367 (2016).  https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/ob/c6ob01233g

André S. Bachmann, John Opuku-Ansah, Tannya R. Ibarra-Rivera, Lisette P. Yco, Sudhakar Ambadi, Christopher C. Roberts, Chia-en A. Chang, and Michael C. Pirrung, “Syrbactin Structural Analog TIR-199 Blocks Proteasome Activity and Induces Tumor Cell Death,” J. Biol. Chem., 291, 8350 (2016).  https://www.jbc.org/content/291/16/8350.long

Michael C. Pirrung, Goutam Biswas, Natalie De Howitt, and Jiayu Liao, “Synthesis and Bioluminescence of Difluoroluciferin,” Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 24, 4881 (2014).  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960894X14008920

Michael C. Pirrung and Jenifer N. Nalbandian, “Catalyzed Claisen Rearrangements of O-Allyl Kojates,” Tetrahedron Lett., 54, 3752 (2013).  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040403913007508

Michael C. Pirrung, Fa Zhang, Sudhakar Ambadi, and Tannya R. Ibarra-Rivera, “Reactive Esters in Amide Ligation with b-Hydroxyamines,” Eur. J. Org. Chem., 4283 (2012).  https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ejoc.201200624

Tannya R. Ibarra-Rivera, John Opoku-Ansah, Sudhakar Ambadi, André S. Bachmann, and Michael C. Pirrung, “Synthesis and Cytotoxicity of Syringolin B-Based Proteasome Inhibitors,” Tetrahedron, 67, 9950 (2011).  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040402011013925

Michael C. Pirrung, Timothy M. Dore, Vipul S. Rana, and Yue Zhu, “Sensitized Two-photon Photochemical Deprotection,” Chem. Commun., 5313 (2010). https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2010/cc/c0cc00782j#!divAbstract

Michael C. Pirrung, Goutam Biswas, and Tannya R. Ibarra-Rivera, “Total Synthesis of Syringolin A and B,” Org. Lett., 12, 2402 (2010).  https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ol100761z