Publications of Daniel Giddings Vassão

Giddings Vassão, D.; Kim, S.-J.; Milhollan, J. K.; Eichinger, D.; Davin, L. B.; Lewis, N. G.: A pinoresinol–lariciresinol reductase homologue from the creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) catalyzes the efficient in vitro conversion of p-coumaryl/coniferyl alcohol esters into the allylphenols chavicol/eugenol, but not the propenylphenols p-anol/isoeugenol. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 465 (1), pp. 209 - 218 (2007)

Giddings Vassão, D.; Gang, D. R.; Koeduka, T.; Jackson, B.; Pichersky, E.; Davin, L. B.; Lewis, N. G.: Chavicol formation in sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum): cleavage of an esterified C9 hydroxyl group with NAD(P)H-dependent reduction. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 4 (14), pp. 2733 - 2744 (2006)

Koeduka, T.; Fridman, E.; Gangt, D. R.; Giddings Vassão, D.; Jacksons, B. L.; Kish, C. M.; Orlova, I.; Spassova, S. M.; Lewis, N. G.; Noel, J. P. et al.; Baiga, T. J.; Dudareva, N.; Pichersky, a. E.: Eugenol and isoeugenol, characteristic aromatic constituents of spices, are biosynthesized via reduction of a coniferyl alcohol ester. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103 (26), pp. 10128 - 10133 (2006)

Yamaguchi, L. F.; G. Vassão, D.; Kato, M. J.; Mascio, P. D.: Biflavonoids from Brazilian pine Araucaria angustifolia as potentials protective agents against DNA damage and lipoperoxidation. Phytochemistry 66 (18), pp. 2238 - 2247 (2004)

Jeschke, V.; Gershenzon, J.; Giddings Vassão, D.: Insect detoxification of glucosinolates and their hydrolysis products. In: Advances in Botanical Research: Glucosinolates, Vol. 80, pp. 199 - 245 (Ed. Kopriva, S.). Academic Press, London, Oxford, Boston, New York und San Diego (2016)

Jeschke, V.; Gershenzon, J.; Giddings Vassão, D.: Metabolism of glucosinolates and their hydrolysis products in insect herbivores. In: Recent Advances Phytochemistry: The formation, structure and activity of phytochemicals, Vol. 45, pp. 163 - 194 (Ed. Jetter, R.). Springer International Publishing, Switzerland (2015)

G. Vassão, D.; Kim, K.-W.; Davin, L. B.; Lewis, N. G.: Lignans (neolignans) and allyl/propenyl phenols: Biogenesis, structural biology, and biological/human health considerations. In: Natural products structural diversity-I. Secondary metabolites: organization and biosynthesis, Vol. 1, pp. 815 - 928 (Eds. Mander, L.; Townsend, C. A.). Elsevier, Amsterdam [u.a.] (2010)

Patten, A. M.; G. Vassão, D.; Wolcott, M. P.; Davin, L. B.; Lewis, N. G.: Trees: A remarkable biochemical bounty. In: Comprehensive Natural Products II - Chemistry and Biology, Vol. 3, pp. 1173 - 1296 (Eds. Liu, H.-W. (.; Mander, L.). Elsevier, Oxford, UK (2010)

G. Vassão, D.; Davin, L. B.; Lewis, N. G.: Metabolic engineering of plant allyl/propenyl phenol and lignin pathways: Future potential for biofuels/bioenergy, polymer intermediates and specialty chemicals? In: Bioengineering and Molecular Biology of Plant Pathways, Vol. 1, pp. 385 - 428 (Eds. Bohnert, H. J.; Nguyen, H.; Lewis, N. G.). Elsevier, Oxford, UK (2008)

Lewis, N. G.; Davin, L. B.; Kim, S.-J.; Giddings Vassão, D.; Patten, A. M.; Eichinger, D.: Genes encoding chavicol/eugenol synthase from the creosote bush Larrea tridentata. US20100031398 (2008)