Research Articles

2024

• Duraisamy, D K.; Reddy, S. M. M.; Saveri, P.; Deshpande, A. P.; Shanmugam G.* A Unique Temperature-Induced Reverse Supramolecular Chirality-Assisted Gel-to-Gel Transition Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2024, 2400018 Click  

• Mukherjee, S.; Reddy, S. M. M.; Shanmugam, G.* Bio-Inspired Silkworm 3D Cocoon-like Hierarchical Self-assembled Material from π-conjugated Natural Aromatic Amino Acids. Soft Matter  2024, 20, 1834-1845  Click  

• Minisha, S.; Gopinath, A.; Mukherjee, S.; Srinivasan, P.; Madhan, B.; Shanmugam, G.* Impact of SiO2 Nanoparticles on the Structure and Property of Type I Collagen in Three Different Forms. Spectrochim. Acta A Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc. 2024,  305,  123520 Click 

• Srinivasan, P.; Rajagopal, V.; Shanmugam, G.; Madhan, B. Development of masked silica tanning system for sustainable leather production. Environ Sci Pollut Res  2024, 31,26567-26579 Click 

• Aarthy, M.; Hemalatha, T.; Suryalakshmi, P.; Vinoth, V.; Mercyjayapriya, J.; Shanmugam, G.; Ayyadurai, N. Biomimetic design of fibril-forming non-immunogenic collagen-like proteins for tissue engineering. Int J Biol Macromol 2024, 266, Part 1, 130999. Click 

2023

• Mukherjee, S.; Sundarapandian, A.; Ayyadurai, N.; Shanmugam, G.* Collagen Mimicry with a Short Collagen Model Peptide Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2023, 2300573 Click 

• Unnikrishnan, A. C.; Kanagasabai, B.; Shanmugam, G.* Structural Insights into the Amyloid Fibril Polymorphism Using an Isotope-edited Vibrational Circular Dichroism Study at the Amino Acid Residue Level J Phys Chem B  2023, 36, 7674-7684 Click 

• Augustine, G.; Sisila, V.; Indhu, M.; Gupta, D.; Tandel, D.; Harshan, K. H.; Shanmugam, G.; Padmapriya, P.; Sivasubramanian, S.; Kaveri, K.; Ramudu, K. N.; Ayyadurai, N. Redirecting the JAK-STAT signal blocks the SARS-CoV-2 replication J Med Virol 2023, 95, e28965  Click 

• Mukherjee, S.; Shanmugam, G.* A Novel Surfactant with Short Hydrophobic Head and Long Hydrophilic Tail Generates Vesicles with Unique Structural Feature. SMALL  2023, 2206906  Click 

• Unnikrishnan, A,C.; Thennarasu, A. S.; Saveri, P.; Pandurangan, S.; Deshpande, A. P.; Ayyadurai, N.; Shanmugam, G.* π-system Functionalization Transforms Amyloidogenic Peptide Fragment of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide into a Super Hydrogelator. Chem Asian J  2023, 18,  e202201235 Click 

• Janeena, A.; Jayaraman, N.; Shanmugam, G.; Easwaramoorthi, S.; Ayyadurai, N. Electrochemical Response of Redox Amino Acid Encoded Fluorescence Protein for Hydroxychloroquine Sensing. Appl Biochem Biotech. 2023, 195, 992-1013 Click 

• Vignesh, V.; Shanmugam, G* Removal and recovery of hazardous congo red from aqueous environment by selective natural amino acids in simple processes Process Biochem  2023, 127, 99-111. Click 

• Janeena, A.; Nagabalaji, V.; Suresh, P.; Ramudu, K. N.; Srinivasan, S. V.; Shanmugam, G.; Ayyadurai, N.  Engineering microbial cells with metal chelating hydroxylated unnatural amino acids for removable of synthetic pollutants from water. Chemosphere  2023, 311, 136756 Click 

2022

• Duraisamy, D K.; Sureshbhai, P. D.; Saveri, P.; Deshpande, A. P.; Shanmugam, G.* A “self-shrinking” supramolecular hydrogel with a 3D shape memory performance from an unnatural amino acid derivative Chem Commun 2022 58, 13377-13380 Click

• Unnikrishnan, A. C.; Shanmugam, G.* Isotope-edited vibrational circular dichroism study reveals a flexible N-terminal structure of islet amyloid peptide (NFGAIL) in amyloid fibril form: A site-specific local structural analysis J Struct Biol  2022, 214, 107910 Click  

• Meganathan, I.; Pachaiyappan, M.; Aarthy, M.; Radhakrishnan, J.; Mukherjee, S.; Shanmugam, G.; You, J.; Ayyadurai, N. Recombinant and genetic code expanded collagen-like protein as a tailorable biomaterial. Mater. Horiz. 2022, 9, 2698-2721 Click 

• Meganathan, I.; Sundarapandian, A.; Shanmugam, G.;* Ayyadurai, N.* Three-dimensional tailor-made collagen-like protein hydrogels for tissue engineering applications Biomater Adv (erstwhile Mater Sci Eng C) 2022, 139, 212997 Click

• Sisila, V.; Janeena, A.; Suresh, P.; Pachaiyappan, M.; Jayaraman, N.; Shanmugam, E.; Shanmugam, G.;  Ramudu, K. N.; Ayyadurai, N. Protein‐based metal bio cleaner for detoxification of waste water. J Chemtech Biotech. 2022, 97, 2582-2592. Click

• Veettil, S. P.; Gopinath, A.; Madhan, B.; Shanmugam, G.*  A cyclodextrin-based macrocyclic oligosaccharide cavitand with a dual functionality limits the collagen fibrillogenesis: A possible carbohydrate-based therapeutic molecule for fibrotic diseases. Int J Biol Macromol 2022,  207, 222-231. Click

• Mukherjee, S.; Gopinath, A.; Madhan, B.; Shanmugam, G.*  Vibrational circular dichroism spectroscopy as a probe for the detection of collagen fibril and fibrillation in solution. Biosensors and Bioelectronics:X 2022, 10, 100108. Click

2021

• George, A.; Indhu, M.; Ashokraj, S.; Shanmugam, G.; Ganesan, P.; Kamini, N. R.; Ayyadurai, N. Genetically encoded dihydroxyphenylalanine coupled with tyrosinase for strain promoted labeling. Bioorg Med Chem 2021, 116460. Click

• Sonallya T.; Sruthi, L.; Deshpande, A. P.; Shanmugam, G* Tweaking of supramolecular hydrogel property of single and two-component gel systems by a bifunctional molecule. J Mol Liq 2021,  342, 116945.  Click

• Arokianathan, J.F.; Ramya, K. A.; Deshpande, A. P.; Leemarose, A.; Shanmugam, G* Supramolecular Organogel based on di-Fmoc functionalized unnatural amino acid: An attempt to make correlation between molecular structure and ambidextrous gelation. Colloids Surf. A Physicochem 2021, 618, 126430. Click

Selected as a COVER PAGE article in issue/vol 618, 2021

• Augustine, G.; Aarthy, M.;  Thiagarajan, H.; Selvaraj, S.; Kamini, N. R.; Shanmugam, G.; Ayyadurai, N. Self‐Assembly and Mechanical Properties of Engineered Protein-Based Multifunctional Nanofiber for Accelerated Wound Healing. Adv  Healthcare  Mater   2021, 10, 2001832. Click

2020

• Thankachan, S. N.; Ilamaran, M.; Ayyadurai, N.; Shanmugam, G.* Insights into the effect of artificial sweeteners on the structure, stability, and fibrillation of type I collagen. Int J Bio Macromol 2020, 164, 748-758. Click

• Ramya, K.A.; Reddy, S. M.M.; Shanmugam, G.; Deshpande, A. P. Fibrillar Network Dynamics during Oscillatory Rheology of Supramolecular Gels. Langmuir   2020,  36, 13342-13355 Click

• Gunasekaran, D.; Thada, R.; Jeyakumar, G.F.S.; Manimegalai, N.P.; Shanmugam, G.; Sivagnanam, U.T.  Physicochemical characterization and self-assembly of human amniotic membrane and umbilical cord collagen: A comparative study.  Int J Bio Macromol   2020, 165, 2920-2933. Click

• Meganathan, I.; Sundrapandian, A.; Aarthy M.; Shanmugam, G.; Ponesakki, G.; Ramudu, N. R.; Niraikulam, A. Growth Factor Mimic 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine encoded bioartificial extracellular matrix-like protein promotes wound closure and angiogenesis. Biomater Sci    2020, 8, 6773-6785. Click        

• Visalatchi, M,;  Madhan, B.; Shanmugam, G.* N-Vanillylnonanamide, a natural product from capsicum oleoresin, as potential inhibitor of collagen fibrillation. Int J Bio Macromol 2020, 156, 1146-1152. Click

•  Arokianathan, J. F.; Ramya, K. A.; Janeena, A.; Deshpande, A. P.; Ayyadurai, N.;  Leemarose, A.; Shanmugam, G.* Supramolecular Gel Material based on Non-proteinogenic Amino Acid 2,3-L-Diaminopropionic Acid as Scaffold for Enhanced Cell Proliferation. Colloids Surf B: Biointerface 2020, 185, 110581. Click

2019

•  Augustine, G.; Raghavan, S.; NumbiRamudu, K.; Easwaramoorthi, S.; Shanmugam, G.; Murugaiyan, J. S.; Gunasekaran, K.; Govind, C.; Karunakaran, V,; Ayyadurai, N. Excited State Electronic Interconversion and Structural Transformation of Engineered Red Emitting Green Fluorescent Protein Mutant. J Phys Chem B 2019, 10, 2316-2324. Click

•  Meganathan, I.; Janeena, A.; Valappil, S.; Ramudu, K. N.; Shanmugam, G.; and Ayyadurai, N. Self-assembly and Higher Order Structure Forming Triple Helical Polyproline-II like Protein as a Novel Biomaterial for Cell Proliferation. Biomater Sci   2019,  7,  2191-2199. Click

• Pandurangan, S.; Meganathana, I.; Ragavan, S.; Ramudua, K. N.; Shanmugam, E.; Shanmugam, G.; Ayyadurai, N. Engineering of a skin-fiber-opening enzyme for sulfide-free leather beam house operation through xenobiology. Green Chem 2019,  21, 2070-2081. Click

• Murali, D. M.; Shanmugam, G.* Aromaticity of phenyl ring imports thermal stability to supramolecular hydrogels formed by Low Molecular Mass Compound. New J Chem 2019, 43, 12396-12409. Click

• Ramakrishnan, R.; Gimbun, J.; Ramakrishnan, P.; Ranganathan, B.; Reddy, S M M.; Shanmugam, G. Effect of Solution Properties and Operating Parameters on Needleless Electrospinning of Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Nanofibers Loaded with Bovine Serum Albumin. Curr Drug Delivery 2019, 16, 913-922

2018

• Jayamani, J.; Reddy, R. R.; Madhan, B.; Shanmugam, G.* Disintegration of collagen fibrils by Glucono-δ-lactone: An implied lead for disintegration of fibrosis. Int J Biol. Macromol 2018, 107, 175-185. Click

• Jayamani, J.; Naisini, A.; Madhan, B.; Shanmugam, G.* Ferulic acid, a natural phenolic compound, as a potential inhibitor for collagen fibril formation and its propagation associated with fibrosis. Int J Biol. Macromol  2018, 113, 277-284. Click

• Reddy, R.R.; Shanmugam, G.;* Madhan, B.; Phani Kumar, B. V. N. Selective binding and dynamics of imidazole alkyl sulfate ionic liquids with human serum albumin and collagen −A detailed NMR investigation. Phys Chem Chem Phys  2018, 20, 9256-9268. Click

• Reddy, S. M. M.; George, A.; Ayyadurai, N.; Shanmugam, G.* Biocytin based pH-stimuli responsive supramolecular multivariant hydrogelator for potential applications. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2018, 1, 1382–1388. Click

2017

• Jayamani, J.; Shanmugam, G.* Diameter of the vial plays a crucial role in the amyloid fibril formation: Role of interface area between hydrophilic-hydrophobic surfaces. Int J Biol. Macromol. 2017, 101, 290-298. Click

• Gopinath, A.; Shanmugam, G.;* Madhan, B.;* Rao, J. R. Differential behavior of native and denatured collagen in the presence of alcoholic solvents: A gateway to instant structural analysis. Int J Biol. Macromol.  2017, 102, 1156-1165. Click

• George A.; Krishna priya, G.; Ilamaran,; Kamini N.R.; Gowthaman, M.K.; Shanmugam, G.; Easwaramoorthi, S.; Ayyadurai, N. Accelerated strain-promoted oxidation controlled cyclooctyne−quinone cycloaddition for bioorthogonal labeling. Chemistry Select 2017, 2, 7117-7122. Click

• Reddy, S. M. M.; Pramod, D.; George, A.; Deshpande, A.P.; Ayyadurai, N.; Shanmugam, G.* A low molecular weight gelator composed of pyrene and fluorene moieties for effective charge transfer in supramolecular ambidextrous gel. Langmuir 2017, 33, 13504-13514. Click

2016

• Reddy, S. M. M.; Pramod, D.; Deshpande, A.P.; Shanmugam, G.* Hydrogelation induced by change in the hydrophobicity of amino acid side chain in Fmoc-functionalized amino acid: Significance of sulfur on hydrogelation. ChemPhysChem. 2016, 17, 2170-2180.

• Reddy, S. M. M.; Shanmugam, G.;* The Role of an Intramolecular Aromatic p-p Interactions on the Self-Assembly of Di-L-Phenylalanine Dipeptide driven by Intermolecular Interactions: Effect of Alanine Substitution. ChemPhysChem. 2016, 17, 2897-2907. 

• Masilamani, D.; Madhan, B.; Shanmugam, G.; Saravanan, P.; Narayan, B.  Extraction of collagen from raw trimming wastes of tannery: a waste to wealth approach. J Clean Prod. 2016, 113, 338-344.

• Priya, G. K.; Mohammed Abu, J. M.; George, A.; Aarthy, M.; Durai, A. S.; Kamini, N. R.; Gowthaman, M. K.; Aravindhan, R.; Ganesh, S.; Chandrasekar, R.; Ayyadurai, N. Next generation greener leather dyeing process through recombinant green fluorescent protein J Clean Prod. 2016, 126, 698-706.

• Lakshmi, S.S.; Geetha, K.; Gayathri, M.; Shanmugam, G. Synthesis, crystal structures, spectroscopic characterization and in vitro antidiabetic studies of new schiff base copper(II) complexes. J Chem Sci. 2016, 128, 1095-1102.

• Jayamani, J.; Shanmugam, G.* Gelatin as a Potential Inhibitor of Insulin Amyloid Fibril Formation. ChemistrySelect  2016, 1, 4463-4471.

• Kakkar, P.; Madhan, B.; Shanmugam, G. Transient structures of Keratins from Hoof and Horn influence their self-association and supramolecular assemblies. Int J Biol. Macromol. 2016, 93, 172-178. 

2015

• Reddy, S. M. M.; Shanmugam, G.;* Duraipondi, N.; Kiran, M. S.; Mandal, A. B. Additional Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) Moiety in di-Fmoc-functionalized L-Lysine induces ambidextrous gelation with significant advantages. Soft Matter 2015 11, 8126-8140.

• Reddy, S. M. M.; Shanmugam, G.;* Mandal, A.B. Cross-linked Fibrous Spherulites from a Low Molecular Weight Compound, Fmoc-functionalized phenolic amino acid. Soft Matter, 2015, 11, 4154-4157.

• Perumal, S.; Ramadass, S. K.; Gopinath, A.; Madhan, B.; Shanmugam, G.; Rajadas, J.; Mandal, A. B. Altering the Concentration of Silica Tunes the Functional Properties of Collagen-Silica Composite Scaffolds to Suit Various Clinical Requirements. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2015, 52, 131-138.

• Saravanan, M.; Jayamani, J.; Shanmugam, G.;* Madhan, B. High concentration of propanol does not significantly alter the triple helical structure of Type I collagen. Colloid & Poly. Sci. 2015, 293, 2655-2662.

• Reddy, R.R.; Phani Kumar, B. V. N.; Shanmugam, G.; Madhan, B.; Mandal, A. B. Molecular level insights on collagen-polyphenols interaction using spin-relaxation and saturation transfer difference NMR, J Phys Chem B 2015, 119, 14076-14085.

 2014

• Shanmugam, G.;* Reddy, S. M. M.; Madhan, B.; Rao, R. Method of addition of acetonitrile influences the structure and stability of collagen. Proc Biochem. 2014, 49, 210-216.

• Reddy, S. M. M.; Shanmugam, G.;* Mandal, A. B. 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol and 2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol solvents induce self-assembly with different surface morphology in an aromatic dipeptide, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2014, 12, 6181-6189. 

• Derewacz, D.; McNees, C.; Scalmani, G.; Covington, C.; Shanmugam, G.; Marnett, L.; Polavarapu, P.; Bachmann, B. Structure and Stereochemical Determination of Hypogeamicins from a Cave-derived Actinomycete. J. Nat. Prod. 2014, 77, 1759-1763.

• Jayamani, J.; Shanmugam, G.;* Gallic acid, one of the components in many green plant tissues, is a potential inhibitor for insulin amyloid fibril formation. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2014, 85, 352-358.

• Gopinath, A.; Reddy, S. M. M.; Madhan, B.;* Shanmguam, G.* Rao, J. R. Effect of aqueous ethanol on the triple helical structure of collagen. Eur. Biophys. J. 2014, 43, 643-652.

• Kakkar, P.; Madhan, B.; Shanmugam, G. Extraction and Characterization of Keratin from Bovine Hoof: A Potential Material for Biomedical Applications. Springer Plus. 2014, 3, 596.

• Jayamani, J.; Shanmugam, G.;* Azhagiya Singam, E. R. Inhibition of insulin amyloid fibril formation by ferulic acid, a natural compound found in many vegetables and fruits. RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 62326-62336. 

2013

• Shanmugam, G.; Polavarapu, P. L. Site-specific local structure of Aβ(25-35) peptide aggregates: Isotope-assisted vibrational circular dichroism study. Biochim. Biophys. Acta.-Proteins and Proteomics. 2013, 1834, 308-316. 

• Raja, S. T. K.; Thiruselvi, T.; Sailakshmi, G.; Ganesh, S.; Gnanamani, A. Rejoining of cut wounds by engineered gelatin–keratin glue. Biochim. Biophys. Acta.-General Subjects. 2013, 1830, 4030-4039

• Shanmugam, G.;* Reddy, S. M. M.; Natarajan, V.; Madhan, B. 2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol disrupts the triple helical structure and self-association of type I collagen. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 2013, 54, 155-159.

• Shanmugam, G.;a Minko, I. G.;a Banerjee, S.;a Christov, P.P.; Kozekov, I.D.; Rizzo, C. J.; Lloyd, R.S.; Egli, M.; Stone, M. P. Ring-Opening of the γ-OH-PdG Adduct Promotes Error-Free Bypass by the Sulfolobus solfataricus DNA polymerase Dpo4. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 2013, 26, 1348-1360. eequally contributed

2012

•   Shanmugam, G.; Polavarapu, P. L.; Láng, E.; Majer, Z. Conformational analysis of amyloid precursor protein fragment containing amino acids 667-676, and the effect of D-Asp and iso-Asp substitution at Asp672 residue. J. Struct. Biol. 2012, 177, 621-629.

• Shanmugam G*.; Chinnarul Selvi, C.; Mandal, A. B. Ethanol and acetonitrile induces conformational changes in porcine pepsin at alkaline denatured state. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 2012, 51, 590-596.

• Polavarapu, P. L.; Donahue, E. A.; Hammer, K. C.; Raghavan, V.; Shanmugam, G.; Ibnusaud, I.; Nair, D. S.; Gopinath, C.; Habel, D. Chiroptical spectroscopy of natural products: Avoiding the aggregation effects for chiral carboxylic acids. J. Nat. Prod. 2012, 75, 1441-1450. 

2011

• Shanmugam, G.; Kozekov, I. D.; Guengerich, F. P.; Rizzo, C. J.; Stone, M. P. 1,N2-etheno-2’-deoxyguanosine adopts the syn conformation about the glycosyl bond when mismatched with deoxyadenosine. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 2011, 24, 1071-1079.

• Polavarapu, P. L.; Shanmugam, G. A comparison of mid-infrared fourier transform vibrational circular dichroism measurements with single and dual polarization modulations. Chirality 2011, 23, 801-807.

                           This article was published in the special issue of honoring Professor Carlo Rosini 

• Shanmugam, G.; Phambu, N.; Polavarapu, P. L. Unusual structural transition of antimicrobial VP1 peptide. Biophys. Chem. 2011, 155, 104-108. 

• Polavarapu, P. L.; Donahue, E.; Shanmugam, G.; Scalmani, G.; Hawkins, E. K.; Rizzo, C. J.; Ibnusaud, I. A single chiroptical spectroscopic method may not be able to establish the absolute configurations of diastereomers: Dimethylesters of Hibiscus acid and Garcinia acid. J. Phys. Chem. A 2011, 115, 5665-5673.

• Stone, M. P.; Huang, H.; Brown, K. L.; Shanmugam, G. Chemistry and structural biology of DNA damage and biological consequences. Chemistry & Biodiversity 2011, 8, 1571-1615.

• Shanmugam, G.; Polavarapu, P. L. Isotope-assisted vibrational circular dichroism investigations of amyloid b peptide fragment, Ab(16-22). J. Struct. Biol. 2011, 176, 212-219.

• Sulikowski, G.; Romaine, I.; Hempel, J.; Shanmugam, G.; Hori, H.; Igarashi, Y.; Polavarapu, P. L. Assignment and stereocontrol of Hibarimicin atropoisomers. Org. Letts. 2011, 13, 4538-4541.

2010

• Shanmugam, G.; Kozekov, I. D.; Guengerich, F. P.; Rizzo, C. J.; Stone, M. P. Structure of the 1,N2-etheno-2’-deoxyguanosine lesion in the 3¢-G(edG)T-5¢ sequence opposite a one-base deletion. Biochemistry. 2010, 49, 2615-2626.

                       This article was chosen to be highlighted on the journal’s home page.

• Christov, P. P.; Petrova, K. V.; Shanmugam, G.; Kozekov, I. D.; Kozekova, A.; Guengerich, F. P.; Stone, M. P.; Rizzo, C. J. Comparison of the in vitro replication of the 7-(2-oxoheptyl)-1,N2-etheno-2’-deoxyguanosine and 1,N2-etheno-2’-deoxyguanosine  lesions by Sulfolobus solfataricus P2 DNA polymerase IV (Dpo4). Chem. Res. Toxicol. 2010, 23, 1330-1341. 

 This article was chosen to be highlighted in this issue section of Chemical Research in Toxicology.

2009

• Shanmugam, G.; Polavarapu, P. L. Vibrational circular dichroism studies of thermal denaturation of collagen in the solution and film states. Chirality 2009, 21, 152-159.

This article was published in the special issue of honoring Professor Domenico Misiti

2008

• Shanmugam, G.; Kozekov, I. D.; Guengerich, F. P.; Rizzo, C. J.; Stone, M. P. Structure of the 1, N2-Ethenodeoxyguanosine adduct opposite cytosine in duplex DNA: Hoogsteen base pair at pH 5.2. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 2008, 21, 1795-1805. 

• Shanmugam, G.; Polavarapu, P. L. Concentration- and dehydration dependent structural transition in poly-L-lysine. J. Mol. Struct. 2008, 890, 144-149.

• Xiao, Y.; Guo, M.; Zhang, P.; Shanmugam, G.; Polavarapu, P. L. Hutson, M. S. Wavelength-dependent conformational changes in collagen after mid-IR laser ablation of cornea. Biophys. J. 2008, 94, 1359-1366.

2007

• Shanmugam G.; Goodenough, A. K.; Kozekov, I. D.; Guengerich, F. P.; Rizzo, C. J.; Stone, M. P. Structure of the 1, N2-Etheno-2¢-deoxyguanosine adduct in duplex DNA at pH 8.6. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 2007, 20, 1601-1611.

2006

• Shanmugam, G.; Polavarapu, P. L. The structure of intact glycoprotein from vibrational circular dichroism.  PROTEINS: Structure, Function, Bioinformatics 2006, 63, 768-776.

2005

• Mahalakshmi, R.; Shanmugam, G.; Polavarapu, P. L.; Balaram, P. Circular dichroism of designed peptide Helices and b-Hairpins: Analysis of Trp- and Tyr-Rich peptides. ChemBioChem 2005, 6, 2152-2158.

• Shanmugam, G.; Polavarapu, P. L.; Hallgas, B.; Majer, Z. Effect of D-amino acids at ASP23 and SER26 residues on the conformational preference of Ab20-29 peptides. Biochim. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2005, 335, 712-722.

• Shanmugam, G.; Polavarapu, P. L.; Kendall, A.; Stubbs, G. J. Structures of plant viruses from vibrational circular dichroism. J. Gen. Virology 2005, 86, 2371-2377.

• Shanmugam, G.; Polavarapu, P. L. Film techniques for vibrational circular dichroism measurements. Appl. Specs. 2005, 59, 673-681.

• Shanmugam, G.; Polavarapu, P. L.; Gopinath, D.; Jayakumar, R. The structure of antimicrobial Pexiganan peptide in solution probed by Fourier transform infrared absorption, vibrational and electronic circular dichroism spectroscopy. Biopolymers (Peptide Science) 2005, 80, 636-642.

2004

• Shanmugam, G.; Polavarapu, P. L. Structure of Ab(25-35) peptide in different environments. Biophys. J. 2004, 87, 622-630.

• Shanmugam, G.; Polavarapu, P. L. Vibrational circular dichroism spectra of protein films: Thermal denaturation of bovine serum albumin. Biophys. Chem. 2004, 111, 73-77.

• Shanmugam, G.; Polavarapu, P. L. Vibrational circular dichroism of protein films.        J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 10292-10295.

• Shanmugam, G.; Jayakumar, R. Structural analysis of amyloid b peptide fragment (25-35) in different microenvironments. Biopolymers (Peptide Science) 2004, 76, 421-434.

2003

• Ganesh, S.; Prakash, S.; Jayakumar, R. Spectroscopic investigation on Gel-forming b-sheet assemblage of peptide derivatives. Biopolymers 2003, 70, 346-354.

• Ganesh, S.; Jayakumar, R. Structural transitions involved in a novel amyloid-like b-sheet assemblage of tripeptide derivatives. Biopolymers 2003, 70, 336-345.

• Ganesh, S.; Jayakumar, R. Monolayer formation of short helical turn forming peptide derivatives at the air-water and air-solid interfaces. Chem. Phys. Lett. 2003, 380, 681-688.

• Ganesh, S.; Jayakumar, R. Circular dichroism and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic studies on self-assembly of tetrapeptide derivative in solution and solvated film. J. Pep. Res. 2003, 61, 122-128.

2002

• Ganesh, S.; Jayakumar, R. Role of N-t-Boc group in helix initiation in a novel tetrapeptide. J. Pep. Res. 2002, 59, 249-256.

2000

• Indra, D.; Ganesh, S.; Ramalingam, K.; Asokan, C.; Jayakumar, R. Immunological significance of metal induced conformational changes in the mitogenic AchatininH binding to carbohydrate ligands. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C. 2000, 127, 177-183.