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Dr Donald Thomas

Manager

Ph.D. (Chemistry) The University of Western Australia, Australia

B.Sc. (Hons. Chemistry/Biochemistry) The University of Western Ontario, Canada

Research & Enterprise

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Fac

MWAC Facilities Supervised

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility

Spectroscopy Lab

Structural Biology Facility

Recombinant Products Facility

Molecular Surface Interactions Lab

Professional Associations:

Member of Royal Australian Chemical Institute;

Member of Australian and New Zealand Magnetic Resonance Society;

Phone

+61-2-9065-6115

E-mail

donald.thomas@unsw.edu.au

Location

Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre

Journal articles | 2023

2023, 'AMP-activated protein kinase activators have compound and concentration-specific effects on brain metabolism', Journal of Neurochemistry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jnc.15815

Journal articles | 2023

2023, 'Liquid metal enabled reformation of ethylene glycol', Chemical Engineering Journal, 460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.141840

Journal articles | 2023

2023, 'Molecular Recognition Patterns between Vitamin B12 and Proteins Explored through STD-NMR and In Silico Studies', Foods, 12, pp. 575 - 575, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods12030575

Journal articles | 2021

2021, 'Adhesive Droplets of Glowworm Snares (Keroplatidae: Arachnocampa spp.) Are a Complex Mix of Organic Compounds', FRONTIERS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING-SWITZERLAND, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmech.2021.661422

Journal articles | 2021

2021, 'Molecular dynamic simulations of diacridine binding to DNA: Indications that C6 diacridine can bisintercalate spanning two base pairs', Biopolymers, 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bip.23409

Journal articles | 2020

2020, 'Biochar-based fertilizer: Supercharging root membrane potential and biomass yield of rice', Science of the Total Environment, 713, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136431

Journal articles | 2020

2020, 'Brewing coffee? – Ultra-sonication has clear beneficial effects on the extraction of key volatile aroma components and triglycerides', Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.104796

Journal articles | 2020

2020, 'Structures and dynamics of DNA complexes of the desmethyl analog of the cytotoxin MLN944: Insights into activity when a methyl isn't futile', Journal of Molecular Recognition, 33, pp. e2843 - e2843, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmr.2843

Journal articles | 2019

2019, 'Application of low-field, 1H/13C high-field solution and solid state NMR for characterisation of oil fractions responsible for wettability change in sandstones', Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 56, pp. 77 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mri.2018.10.004

Journal articles | 2019

2019, 'Comparing photoswitching of acrylate or methacrylate polymers conjugated with donor-acceptor Stenhouse adducts', Polymer Chemistry, 10, pp. 6515 - 6522, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9py01345h

Journal articles | 2019

2019, 'Molecular Encapsulation of Eucalyptus staigeriana Essential Oil by Forming Inclusion Complexes with Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin', Food and Bioprocess Technology, 12, pp. 1264 - 1272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11947-019-02291-1

Journal articles | 2019

2019, 'On the Optimum Aging Time: Magnetic Resonance Study of Asphaltene Adsorption Dynamics in Sandstone Rock', Energy and Fuels, 33, pp. 8184 - 8201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b01609

Journal articles | 2019

2019, 'Tetraurea Macrocycles: Aggregation-Driven Binding of Chloride in Aqueous Solutions', Chem, 5, pp. 1210 - 1222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2019.02.023

Journal articles | 2018

2018, 'Discrete and Stereospecific Oligomers Prepared by Sequential and Alternating Single Unit Monomer Insertion', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140, pp. 13392 - 13406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b08386

Journal articles | 2017

Aboutanios E; Thomas DS; Hook JM; Cobas C, 2017, 'LocMAP: A new localization method for the parametric processing of high resolution NMR data', Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 282, pp. 62 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmr.2017.06.013

Journal articles | 2017

Achanta LB; Rowlands BD; Thomas DS; Housley GD; Rae CD, 2017, 'β-Hydroxybutyrate Boosts Mitochondrial and Neuronal Metabolism but is not Preferred Over Glucose Under Activated Conditions', Neurochemical Research, 42, pp. 1710 - 1723, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11064-017-2228-6

Journal articles | 2017

Wuest KN R; Lu H; Thomas DS; Goldmann AS; Stenzel MH; Barner-Kowollik C, 2017, 'Fluorescent Glyco Single-Chain Nanoparticle-Decorated Nanodiamonds', ACS Macro Letters, 6, pp. 1168 - 1174, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00659

Journal articles | 2017

Ye S; Aboutanios E; Thomas DS; Hook JM, 2017, 'Localised high resolution spectral estimator for resolving superimposed peaks in NMR signals', Signal Processing, 130, pp. 343 - 354, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sigpro.2016.07.024

Journal articles | 2017

2017, 'Tuneable catechin functionalisation of carbohydrate polymers', Carbohydrate Polymers, 169, pp. 480 - 494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.04.032

Journal articles | 2017

2017, 'β-Hydroxybutyrate in the Brain: One Molecule, Multiple Mechanisms', Neurochemical Research, 42, pp. 35 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11064-016-2099-2

Journal articles | 2016

Butler BJ; Thomas DS; Hook JM; Harper JB, 2016, 'NMR spectroscopy to follow reaction progress in ionic liquids', Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 54, pp. 423 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrc.4161

Journal articles | 2016

Callari M; Thomas DS; Stenzel MH, 2016, 'The dual-role of Pt(iv) complexes as active drug and crosslinker for micelles based on β-cyclodextrin grafted polymer', Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 4, pp. 2114 - 2123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5tb02429c

Journal articles | 2016

Ganda S; Jiang Y; Thomas DS; Eliezar J; Stenzel MH, 2016, 'Biodegradable Glycopolymeric Micelles Obtained by RAFT-controlled Radical Ring-Opening Polymerization', Macromolecules, 49, pp. 4136 - 4146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00266

Journal articles | 2016

Kaakoush NO; Thomas DS; Ruzayqat MM; Lynch D; Leach ST; Lemberg DA; Day AS; Mitchell HM, 2016, 'Campylobacter concisus utilizes blood but not short chain fatty acids despite showing associations with firmicutes taxa', Microbiology (United Kingdom), 162, pp. 1388 - 1397, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.000328

Journal articles | 2016

2016, 'ChemInform Abstract: NMR Spectroscopy to Follow Reaction Progress in Ionic Liquids', ChemInform, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201632280

Journal articles | 2016

2016, 'Efficient functionalisation of dextran-aldehyde with catechin: potential applications in the treatment of cancer', Polymer Chemistry, 7, pp. 2542 - 2552, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6PY00228E

Journal articles | 2015

George SR D; Frith TD H; Thomas DS; Harper JB, 2015, 'Putting corannulene in its place. Reactivity studies comparing corannulene with other aromatic hydrocarbons', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 13, pp. 9035 - 9041, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ob01215e

Journal articles | 2015

Moniodis JJ; Thomas DS; Davies MS; Berners-Price SJ; Farrell NP, 2015, 'Competitive formation of DNA linkage isomers by a trinuclear platinum complex and the influence of pre-association', Dalton Transactions, 44, pp. 3583 - 3593, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4dt02942a

Journal articles | 2015

Rowlands BD; Lau CL; Ryall JG; Thomas DS; Klugmann M; Beart PM; Rae CD, 2015, 'Silent information regulator 1 modulator resveratrol increases brain lactate production and inhibits mitochondrial metabolism, whereas SRT1720 increases oxidative metabolism', Journal of Neuroscience Research, 93, pp. 1147 - 1156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jnr.23570

Journal articles | 2014

Serobian A; Thomas DS; Ball GE; Denny WA; Wakelin LP G, 2014, 'The solution structure of bis(phenazine-1-carboxamide)-DNA complexes: MLN 944 binding corrected and extended', Biopolymers, 101, pp. 1099 - 1113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bip.22513

Journal articles | 2014

2014, 'Stereoselective Fluorination Alters the Geometry of a Cyclic Peptide: Exploration of Backbone-Fluorinated Analogues of Unguisin A', Angewandte Chemie, 126, pp. 6290 - 6293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.201403071

Journal articles | 2014

2014, 'Stereoselective fluorination alters the geometry of a cyclic peptide: Exploration of backbone-fluorinated analogues of unguisin a', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 53, pp. 6176 - 6179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201403071

Journal articles | 2010

2010, 'Determination of the kinetic profile of a dinuclear platinum anticancer complex in the presence of sulfate: Introducing a new tool for the expedited analysis of 2D [1H,15N] HSQC NMR spectra', Inorganic Chemistry, 49, pp. 10815 - 10819, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic100576k

Journal articles | 2010

2010, 'Dynamics of water in agar gels studied using low and high resolution 1H NMR spectroscopy', International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 45, pp. 2502 - 2507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2010.02448.x

Journal articles | 2009

Cubo L; Quiroga AG; Zhang J; Thomas DS; Carnero A; Navarro-Ranninger C; Berners-Price SJ, 2009, 'Influence of amine ligands on the aquation and cytotoxicity of trans-diamine platinum(II) anticancer complexes', Dalton Transactions, pp. 3457 - 3466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b819301k

Journal articles | 2009

Cubo L; Thomas DS; Zhang J; Quiroga AG; Navarro-Ranninger C; Berners-Price SJ, 2009, '[¹H,¹⁵N] NMR studies of the aquation of cis-diamine platinum(II) complexes', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 362, pp. 1022 - 1026, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2008.03.117

Journal articles | 2008

2008, 'Effects of geometric isomerism and anions on the kinetics and mechanism of the stepwise formation of long-range DNA interstrand cross-links by dinuclear platinum antitumor complexes.', Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 14, pp. 6391 - 6405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.200800408

Journal articles | 2006

Appoh FE; Thomas DS; Kraatz HB, 2006, 'Chirality and encapsulation properties of disubstituted ferrocene-peptide dendrimers', Macromolecules, 39, pp. 5629 - 5638, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma060525x

Journal articles | 2006

Khan MA K; Thomas DS; Kraatz HB, 2006, 'Reactions of 1-amino-n′-ferrocenemethylcarboxylate with electrophiles: A combined synthetic, electrochemical, and theoretical study', Inorganica Chimica Acta, 359, pp. 3339 - 3344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2006.04.038

Journal articles | 2005

Appoh FE; Thomas DS; Kraatz HB, 2005, 'Glutamic acid dendrimers attached to a central ferrocene core: Synthesis and properties', Macromolecules, 38, pp. 7562 - 7570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ma050531d

Journal articles | 2005

Miick SM; Jalali S; Dwyer BP; Havens J; Thomas D; Jimenez MA; Simpson MT; Zile B; Huss KL; Campbell RM, 2005, 'Development of a microplate-based, electrophoretic fluorescent protein kinase A assay: Comparison with filter-binding and fluorescence polarization assay formats', Journal of Biomolecular Screening, 10, pp. 329 - 338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087057104272909

Journal articles | 2005

Zhang J; Thomas DS; Davies MS; Berners-Price SJ; Farrell N, 2005, 'Effects of geometric isomerism in dinuclear platinum antitumor complexes on aquation reactions in the presence of perchlorate, acetate and phosphate', Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 10, pp. 652 - 666, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00775-005-0013-5

Journal articles | 2004

Hegmans A; Berners-Price SJ; Davies MS; Thomas DS; Humphreys AS; Farrell N, 2004, 'Long Range 1,4 and 1,6-Interstrand Cross-Links Formed by a Trinuclear Platinum Complex. Minor Groove Preassociation Affects Kinetics and Mechanism of Cross-Link Formation as Well as Adduct Structure', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126, pp. 2166 - 2180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja036105u

Journal articles | 2003

Berners-Price SJ; Davies MS; Cox JW; Thomas DS; Farrell N, 2003, 'Competitive reactions of interstrand and intrastrand DNA-Pt adducts: A dinuclear-platinum complex preferentially forms a 1,4 -interstrand cross-link rather than a 1,2 intrastrand cross-link on binding to a GG 14-mer duplex', Chemistry - A European Journal, 9, pp. 713 - 725, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.200390080

Journal articles | 2002

Davies MS; Thomas DS; Hegmans A; Berners-Price SJ; Farrell N, 2002, 'Kinetic and equilibria studies of the aquation of the trinuclear platinum phase II anticancer agent [{trans-PtCl(NH3)2}2{μ-trans-Pt(NH 3)2(NH2(CH2)6NH 2)2}]⁴⁺ (BBR3464)', Inorganic Chemistry, 41, pp. 1101 - 1109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic010851n

Journal articles | 2002

Yang JM; Bell J; Huang Y; Tirado M; Thomas D; Forster AH; Haigis RW; Swanson PD; Wallace RB; Martinsons B; Krihak M, 2002, 'An integrated, stacked microlaboratory for biological agent detection with DNA and immunoassays', Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 17, pp. 605 - 618, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0956-5663(02)00023-4

Journal articles | 2000

Stillman MJ; Thomas D; Trevithick C; Guo X; Siu M, 2000, 'Circular dichroism, kinetic and mass spectrometric studies of copper(I) and mercury(II) binding to metallothionein', Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 79, pp. 11 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0162-0134(99)00174-9
Conference Posters | 2022

2022, 'Molecular recognition patterns between vitamin B12 and different animal and plant based proteins explored through STD–NMR and docking tool', presented at AIFST CONFERENCE 2022, 24 July 2022

Conference Papers | 2017

Koshy P; Choi SK; Adabifiroozjaei E; Gupta S; Sorrell CC; Bucknall M; Thomas D; Rawal A; Jang DM, 2017, 'Effect of Polymer Blending on the Properties of Coal Tars Produced by Pyrolysis', in Zeng Q; Bandyopadhyay S (ed.), Proceedings of iCMEMS Conference 2017, Science, Technology and Management Crest Australia, Sydney, pp. 45 - 50, presented at 1st International Conference on Mineral Engineering and Materials Science (iCMEMS2017), Sydney, 20 November 2017 - 22 November 2017

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