Representative Publications

Schisandrene, a Dibenzocyclooctadiene Lignan from Schisandra chinensis: Stucture-Antioxidant Relationships of Dibenzocyclooctadiene Lignans. Y.-W. Choi, S Takamatsu, S.I. Khan, P.V. Srinivas, D.Ferreira, J. Zhao and I.A. Khan, J. Nat. Prod., 2006, 69, 356-359.

Antiparasitic Activity of Some Xanthones and Biflavonoids from the Root Bark of Garcinia livingstonei. Z. H. Mbwambo, M. C. Kapingu, M. J. Moshi, F. Machumi, S. Apers, P. Cos, D. Ferreira, J. P. J. Marais, D. Vanden Berghe, L. Maes, A. Vlietinck, and L. Pieters, J. Nat. Prod., 2006, 69, 369-372.

Capisterones A and B, which Enhance Fluconazole Activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, from the Marine Green Alga Penicillus capitatus X-C. Li, M.R. Jacob, Y. Ding, A.K. Agrawal, T.J. Smillie, S.I. Khan, D.G. Nagle, D.Ferreira and A.M. Clark J. Nat Prod., 2006, 69, 542-546.

Newbouldiosides A-C, Phenylethanoid Glycosides from the Stem Bark of Newbouldia laevis. R. Gorman, M. Kaloga, D. Ferreira, J.P.J. Marais and H. Kolodziej, Phytochemistry, 2006, 67, 805-811.

Microbial Metabolism. Part 6. Metabolites of 3- and 7-Hydroxyflavones. W.H.M.W. Herath, J.R. Mikkel, A.R. Hale, D. Ferreira, and I.A. Khan, Chem. Pharm. Bull., 2006, 54, 320-324.

Structurally Unique Biflavonoids from Selaginella chrysocaulos and Selaginella bryopteris. R. Swamy, O. Kunert, W Schuhly, F. Bucar, D. Ferreira, V.S. Rani, B. R.Kumar, and A.V.N.A. Rao, Chemistry & Biodiversity, 2006, 3, 405-413.

Molecules of Interest: Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). D. Ferreira, Y- D. Zhou, and D.G. Nagle, Phytochemistry, 2006, 67, 1949-1855.

3-Benzyl-4-chromanones (Homoisoflavanones) from Bulbs of the Ethnomedicinal Geophyte Ledebouria revoluta (Hyacinthaceae). N. Moodley, N.R. Crouch, D. A. Mulholland, D.Slade, and D. Ferreira, South African Journal of Botany, 2006, 72, 517-520.

Podocarpaside, a Triterpenoid Possessing a New Backbone from Acatea podocarpa. Z.Ali, S.I. Khan, D. Ferreira, and I.A. Khan, Org. Lett., 2006, 8, 5529-5532.

Synthesis, Antifungal Activity, and Structure Activity Relationships of Coruscanone A Analogs. K. S. Babu, X-C. Li, M. R. Jacob, Q. Zhang, S. I. Khan, D. Ferreira, and A. M. Clark. J. Med. Chem., 2006, 49, 7877-7886.

Microbial Transformations. Part 7. Curcumin. W.H.M.W. Herath, D. Ferreira, and I.A. Khan, Nat. Prod. Res., Part A., 2007, 21, 444-450.

Flavan-3-ol-Phenylpropanoid Conjugates from Anemopaegma arvense and their Antioxidant Activities. N. Tabanca, R. S. Pawar, D. Ferreira, J. P. J. Marais, S.I. Khan, D. E. Wedge, and I.A. Khan, Planta Med., 2007, 73, 1107-1111.

9,19-Cyclolanostane Derivatives from the Roots of Actaea pachypoda. Z. Ali, S.I. Khan, R.S. Pawar, D. Ferreira, and I.A. Khan, J. Nat. Prod., 2007, 70, 107-110.

Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Anti-Tumor Studies of Polyphenol-Linoleates Derived from Natural Polyphenols. J. Mustafa, S.I. Khan, D. Ferreira, and I.A. Khan, Eur. J. of Lipid Sci. and Technology, 2007, 109, 552-559.

Antioxidant, Antimalaria, and Antimicrobial Activity of Ellagitannins and Phenolic Acids from Punica granatum. M.K. Reddy, S.K. Gupta, M.R. Jacob, S.I. Khan, and D. Ferreira, Planta Med. 2007, 73, 461-467.

Theoretical Calculation of Electronic Circular Dichroism of the Rotationally Restricted 3,8_-Biflavonoid Morelloflavone. Y. Ding, X.-C. Li, and D. Ferreira, J. Org. Chem., 2007, 72, 9010-9017.

Cytotoxic Diterpenoids from the Hybrid Soft Coral Sinularia maxima x Sinularia polydactyla. H. N. Kamel, D. Ferreira, L.F. Garcia-Fernandez, and M. Slattery, J. Nat. Prod., 2007, 70, 1223-1227.

Pomegranate Phenolics from the Peels, Arils, and Flowers are Antiatherogenic: Studies in Vivo in Atherosclerotic Apolipoprotein E-Deficient (E0) Mice and in Vitro in Cultured Macrophages and Lipoproteins. M. Aviram, N. Volkova, R. Coleman, M. Dreher, M. K. Reddy, D. Ferreira, and M. Rosenblat, J. Agric. & Food Chem., 2008, 56, 1148-1157.

A Pathogenic Fungi Diphenyl Ether Phytotoxin Targets Plant Enoyl (Acyl Carrier Protein) Reductase. F.E. Dayan, D. Ferreira, Y-H. Wang, I.A. Khan, and Z. Pan, Plant Physiology, 2008, 147, 1062-1071.

Microbial Metabolism. Part 9. Structure and Antioxidant Significance of the Metabolites of 5,7-Dihydroxyflavone (Chrysin) and 5- and 6-Hydroxyflavones. W. Herath, J.L. Michael, A.L. Hale, D. Ferreira, and I.A. Khan, Chem. & Pharm. Bull., 2008, 56, 418-422.

Synthesis of a Novel Class of Salvinorin A Analogs with Hemiacetalic Functionality. R.V. Bikbulatov, J. Stewart, W. Jin, F.Yan, B.L. Roth, D. Ferreira, and J.K. Zjawiony, Tetrahedron Lett., 2008, 49, 937-940.

The Co-Occurrence of the Rare Indazole-Type Alkaloids, Nigellidine and its 4-O-sulfite in the Seeds of Nigella sativa. Z.Ali, D. Ferreira, P.Carvalho, M.A. Avery, and I.A.Khan, J. Nat. Prod., 2008, 71, 1111-1112.

Enantiomeric Discorhabdin Alkaloids and Establishment of Their Absolute Configurations using Theoretical Calculations of Electronic Circular Dichroism Spectra. T. Grkovic, Y.Ding, X-C. Li, V.L. Webb, D. Ferreira, and B.R. Copp, J. Org. Chem., 2008, 73, 9133-9136

Sorocenols G and H, Anti-MRSA Oxygen Heterocyclic Diels-Alder-type Adducts from Sorocea muriculata Roots. S.A. Ross, R. Rodríguez-Guzmán, M.M. Radwan, M. Jacob, Y. Ding, X-C. Li, D. Ferreira, and S.P. Manly, J. Nat. Prod., 2008, 71, 1764-1767.

Beyond Polymaxenolide: Cembrane-Africanane Terpenoids from the Hybrid Soft Coral Sinularia maxima X S polydactyla. H. Kamel, X-C. Li, D. Ferreira, Y. Ding, M. Slattery, and F. Fronczek, J. Nat. Prod., 2009, 72, 900-905.

Theoretical Calculation of Electronic Circular Dichroism of a Hexahydroxydiphenoyl-Containing Flavanone Glycoside. Y. Ding, X-C. Li, and D.Ferreira, J. Nat. Prod., 2009, 72, 327-335.

Pregnane Glycosides from Hoodia gordonii. Y.J. Shukla, R.S. Pawar, Y. Ding, X-C. Li, D. Ferreira, and I.A. Khan, Phytochemistry, 2009, 70, 674-682.

Naturally Occuring and Synthetic Cannabinoids and their Potential Therapeutic Applications. A.M. Galal, D.Slade, W.Gul, A.T. El-Alfy, D. Ferreira, and M.A. ElSohly, Recent Patents Reviews on CNS Drug Discovery, 2009, 4, 112-136.

Cycloabiesesquinone A, a New Class of Sesquiterpenoid from Abies delavayi. X-W. Yang, X-C. Li, Y-H. Shen, Y-Q. Ding, S-M. Li, D. Ferreira, N. Wang, and W-D. Zhang, Chem. Commun., 2009, 3771-3733

Salvinorins J from Salvia divinorum: Mutarotation in the Neoclerodane System. L. Kutrzeba, D. Ferreira, and J.K. Zjawiony, J. Nat. Prod., 2009, 72, 1361-1363

Scuteflorins A and B, Dihydropyranocoumarins from Scutellaria lateriflora. J. Li, Y. Ding, X-C. Li, D. Ferreira, S.I. Khan, T. Smillie, and I. A. Khan, J. Nat. Prod., 2009, 72, 983-987.

Reversal of Fluconazole Resistance by Sulfated Sterols from a Marine Sponge Topsentia sp. 1. J.A. DiGirolamo, X-C. Li, M.R. Jacob, P. Carvalo, A.M. Clark, and D. Ferreira, J. Nat. Prod., 2009, ms np-2009-00177m.

Anti-Infective Pyrroloiminoquinone Alkaloids from a Deep-Water Alaskan Sponge of the Genus Latrunculia. M-K. Na, Y. Ding, B. Wang, R.F. Schinazi, M. Kelly, R. Stone, X-C. Li, D. Ferreira, and M.T. Hamann, J. Nat. Prod., 2009, np-2009-00281r

Antioxidant Activity of the Dihydrochalcones, Aspalathin and Nothofagin, and Their Corresponding Flavones in Relation to Other Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) Flavonoids, EGCG, and Trolox. P.W. Snyman, E. Joubert, D. Ferreira, Y. Ding, X-C. Li, W.C.A. Gelderblom, and I.R. Green, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2009, ms jf-2009-01417k.

Scalarane Sesterterpenoids: Semisynthesis and Biological Activity. H. Kamel, J. Rimoldi, F. Fronczek, D. Ferreira, M. Slattery, and Y. Kim, J. Nat. Prod., 2009, np-2009-00326a.

The Effect of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Ellagitannins on the Growth of Human Gut Bacteria. D. Bialonska, S. Kasimsetty, K. Schrader, and D. Ferreira, J. Agric. & Food Chem., 2009, jf-2009-01931b.

Peer-Reviewed Chapters in Scholarly Books

The Stereochemistry of Flavonoids. J.P.J. Marais, B. Deavours, R. A. Dixon and D. Ferreira, in The Science of Flavonoids, E. Grotewold (Ed.), Springer Science, New York, 2006, pp. 1-46.

Flavans and Proanthocyanidins. D. Ferreira, D. Slade and J.P.J. Marais in Flavonoids: in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Applications, O Andersen, K.R Markham (Eds), CRC Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, 2006, pp. 553-616.

Bi-, Tri-, Tetra-, Penta- and Hexaflavonoids. D. Ferreira, D. Slade and J.P.J. Marais in Flavonoids: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Application, O Andersen, K.R Markham (Eds), CRC Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, 2006, pp. 1101-1128.

Proanthocyanidins: Chemistry and Biology. D. Ferreira, J.P.J. Marais, C.Coleman, and D.Slade, Comprehensive Natural Products Chemistry II, 2009, Chapter 6.15, in the press

Editorials

Tannins and Related Polyphenols: Fascinating Natural Products with Diverse Implications for Biological Systems, Ecology, Industrial Applications and Health Protection. D. Ferreira, G. Gross, H. Kolodziej and T. Yoshida, Phytochemistry Editorial (4th Tannin Conference), 2005, 66, 1969-1971.

The 2006 Annual Meeting of the Phytochemical Society of North America: Special Issue of Phytochemistry, Phytochemistry Pioneer Awards and the 2006 Meeting Scientific Highlights - Editorial. C.L. Cantrell, D.D. Cook, F.E. Dayan, and D. Ferreira, Phytochemistry Editorial, 2007, 68, 1826-1829.

Tannins and Related Polyphenols: Perspectives on Their Chemistry, Biology, Ecological Effects, and Human Health Protection. D. Ferreira, G.G. Gross, A.E. Hagermann, H. Kolodziejk, and T. Yoshida, Phytochemistry Editorial, 2008 (5th Tannin Conference), 69, 3006-3008.

Helen A. Stafford - 2008 Recipient of the PSNA Phytochemistry Pioneer Award. D. Ferreira and F. Loewes, Phytochemistry Editorial, 2008, 69, 3009-3011