Selected Publications - Richard Laursen

"Identification of Yellow Dye Types in Pre-Columbian Andean Textiles," X. Zhang, R. Boytner, J.L. Cabrera and R. Laursen, Analytical Chemistry, 79, 1575-1582 (2007).

"Development of Mild Extraction Methods for the Analysis of Natural Dyes in Textiles of Historical Interest Using LC-Diode Array Detector-MS," X. Zhang and R.A. Laursen, Analytical Chemistry, 77, 2022-2025 (2005).

"Synthesis of photolabile 2-(2-nitrophenyl)propyloxycarbonyl protected amino caids," K.R. Bushnan, C. DeLisi and R.A. Laursen, Tetrahedron Letters, 44, 8585-8588 (2003).

"Zingiber cysteine proteinases," R.A. Laursen, in Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes, 2nd Ed. (A. Barrett, N. Rawlings, and F. Woessner, eds.), Elsevier Science, Oxford, UK (2003).

"Ubiquitin-activating Enzyme (E1) Isoforms in Lens Epithelial Cells: Origin of Translation, E2 Specificity and Cellular Localization Determed with Novel Site-specific Antibodies," F. Shang, G. Deng, M. Obin, C.C.N. Wu, X. Gong, D. Smith, R.A. Laursen, U.P. Andly, J.R. Reddan, and A. Taylor, Experimental Eye Research, 73, 827-835 (2001).

" The Adsorption of Biomolecules to Ice and Their Effects Upon Ice Growth Part I. Measuring Adsorption Orientations and Initial Results", C.A. Knight, A. Wierzbicki, R.A. Laursen and W. Zhang, Crystal Growth Design 1, 439-446 (2001).

"Solid Phase Precipitation and Extraction (SPPE): A New Separation Process Applied to the Isolation of Synthetic Peptides", A.G. Bonner, L.M. Udell, W.A. Creasey, S.R. Duly and R.A. Laursen, J. Peptide Res. 57, 48-58 (2001).

"Characterization of the Epitope Specificity of Antibodies Using Membrane-Bound Peptides", R.A. Laursen, and Z. Wang, in High-Throughput Organic Synthesis, I. Sucholeiki, Ed., Marcel Dekker, New York, 2001, pp. 121-126.

"Protease Substrate Specificity Mapping Using Membrane-Bound Peptides", R.A. Laursen, C. Zhu and Y. Duan, in High-Throughput Organic Synthesis, I. Sucholeiki, Ed., Marcel Dekker, New York, 2001, pp. 113-119.

"Amino acid sequence and glycan structures of cysteine proteases with proline specificity from ginger rhizome, Zingiber officinale", K.H. Choi and R.A. Laursen, Eur. J. Biochem. 267, 1516-1526 (2000)

"The 2.1-Å… Structure of a Cysteine Protease with Proline Specificity from Ginger Rhizome, Zingiber officinale", K.H. Choi, R.A. Laursen and K. Allen, Biochemistry 38, 11624-11633 (1999).

"Artificial Antifreeze Polypeptides: a-Helical Peptides with KAAK Motifs have Antifreeze and Ice Crystal Modifying Properties", W. Zhang and R.A. Laursen, FEBS Letters 455, 372-376 (1999).

"Protein Kinase C-Beta Activates Tyrosinase by Phosphorylating Serine Residues in its Cytoplasmic Domain", H.Y. Park, J.M. Perez, R.A. Laursen, M. Hara, and B.A. Gilchrest, J. Biol. Chem. 274, 16470-16478 (1999).

"Structure-Function Relationships in a Type I Antifreeze Polypeptide: The Role of Threonine Methyl and Hydroxyl Groups in Antifreeze Activity", W. Zhang and R.A. Laursen, J. Biol. Chem. 273, 34806-34812 (1998)

"Isolation and Characterization of a New Type of Antifreeze Protein from the Longhorn Sculpin, Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosis", G. Deng and R.A. Laursen, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1388, 305-314 (1998).

"Sequence of cDNA Encoding an Antifreeze Protein in the Longhorn Sculpin, Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosis", Z. Zhao, G. Deng, Q. Lui and R.A. Laursen, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1382, 177-180 (1998).

"Epitopic Characterization of the Human Wild-type and Mutant Ras Proteins Using Membrane-Bound Peptides", Z. Wang, W.P. Carney and R.A. Laursen, J. Peptide Res. 50, 483-492 (1997).

"Control of Calcite Crystal Morphology by a Peptide Designed to Bind to a Specific Surface", D. B. DeOliveira and R.A. Laursen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119, 10627-10631 (1997).

"Amino Acid Sequence of a New Type of Antifreeze Protein--from the Longhorn Sculpin, Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosis", G. Deng, D W. Andrews and R.A. Laursen, FEBS Letters 402, 17-20 (1997).

"Nonequilibrium Antifreeze Peptides and the Recrystallization of Ice", C.A. Knight, D. Wen and R.A. Laursen, Cryobiology 32, 23-34 (1995).

"Amino Acid Sequence of a Cooperative, Dimeric Myoglobin from the Gastropod Mollusc, Buccinum undatum L.", D. Wen and R.A. Laursen, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1208, 263-267 (1994).

"Enantioselective Adsorption of the D- and L-Forms of an d--helical Antifreeze Polypeptide to the {20-21} Planes of Ice", R.A. Laursen, D. Wen and C.A. Knight, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 116, 12057-12058 (1994).

"Purification and Characterization of Multiple Forms of the Pineapple Stem-derived Cysteine Proteinases Ananain and Comosain", A.D. Napper, S.P. Bennett, M. Borowski, M.B. Holdridge, M.J.C. Leonard, E.E. Rogers, Y. Duan, R.A. Laursen, B. Reinhold and S.L. Shames, Biochem. J. 301, 727-735 (1994)

"Mapping Protease Specificity Using Peptide Substrates Synthesized on Polypropylene Membranes", Y. Duan and R.A. Laursen, Anal. Biochem. 216, 431-438 (1994)

"Structure-Function Relationships in an Antifreeze Polypeptide: The Effect of Bulky Groups on Activity", D. Wen and R.A. Laursen, J. Biol. Chem. 268, 16401-16405 (1993).

"Structure-Function Relationships in an Antifreeze Polypeptide: The Role of Charged Amino Acids", D. Wen and R.A. Laursen, J. Biol. Chem. 268, 16396-16400 (1993).

"A D-Antifreeze Polypeptide Displays the Same Activity as its Natural L-Enantiomer", D. Wen and R.A. Laursen, FEBS Letters 317, 31-34 (1993).

"Multiple Peptide Synthesis on a Polypropylene Membrane for Rapid Screening of Bioactive Peptides", Z. Wang and R.A. Laursen, Peptide Res. 5, 275-280 (1992).

"A Mechanism for Binding of an Antifreeze Polypeptide to Ice", D. Wen and R.A. Laursen, Biophys. J. 63, 1659-1662 (1992).

"Structure-Function Relationships in an Antifreeze Polypeptide: the Role of Neutral, Polar Amino Acids", D. Wen and R.A. Laursen, J. Biol. Chem. 267, 141-2-14108 (1992).