Significant Publications

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Amos B. Smith, III

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Major Recent Publications on Total Synthesis

804. J. Ding, A. B. Smith, III, Total Synthesis of the Reported Structure of Neaumycin G, J. Am. Chem. Soc. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c06573. 2023
788. J. B. Cox, A. A. Kellum, Y. Zhang, B. Li, A. B. Smith. III. Total Synthesis of (-)-Bastimolide A. A Show Case for Type I Anion Relay Chemistry,  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202204884.

Important Publications on AIDS Research

800. C. Fritschi, S. Anang, Z. Gong, M. Mohammadi, J. Richard, C. Bourassa, K. Severino, H. Richter, D. Yang, H-C. Chen, T-J. Chiu, M. Seaman, N. Mandani, C. Abrams, A. Finzi, W.A. Hendrickson, J. Sodroski, A.B. Smith, III. Indoline CD4-mimetic Compounds Mediate Potent and Broad HIV-1 Inhibition and Sensitization to Antibody-dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity. PNAS. 2023, 120, 13, e2222073120.
801. S. Ding, W. D. Tolbert, H. Zhu, D. Lee, T. Higgins, X. Zhao, D. Nguyen, R. Sherburn, J. Richard, G.-G. Lepage, H. Medjahed, M. Mohammadi, C. Abrams, M. Pazgier, A. B. Smith III, A. Finzi, Piperidine CD4-Mimetic Compounds Expose Vulnerable Env Epitopes Sensitizing HIV-1-Infected Cells to ADCC. Viruses 2023, 15, 1185.
798. Richard, J. Provost, C Bourassa. N. Brassard, G. Goyette, H. Medjahed, G. Gendron-Lepage, F. Gaudette, H.-C. Chen, W.D. Tobert, A. B. Smith, III, M. Pazgier, M. Dube, A. Clark, W. Mothers, D. E. Kaufmann, A. Finzi. Temsavir Blocks HIV-1 Soluble gp120-Induced Immunomodulartory Activity, Cell Rep. Med.
661. J. Courter, N. Mandani, J. Sodroski, A. Schon, E. Freire, P. D. Kwong, W.A. Hendrickson, I.M. Chaiken, J.M. LaLonde, and A.B. Smith, III. Structure-Based Design, Synthesis and Validation of CD-4 Mimetic Small Molecule Inhibitors of HIV-1 Entry: Conversion of a Viral Entry Agonist to an Antagonist. Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, 47, 1228-1237
Major Accounts of Chemical Research Articles
759. Y. Deng, A. B. Smith, III. Evolution of the Anion Relay Chemistry: Construction of Architecturally Complex Natural Products. Acc. Chem. Re. 2020, 53(4), 988–1000.
600. A. B. Smith, III, A. K. Charnley and R. Hirschmann.  Pyrrolinone-Based Peptidomimetics.  “Let the Enzyme or Receptor be the Judge”. Acc. Chem. Res. 2011, 44, 180-193.
566. R. F. Hirschmann, K. C. Nicolaou, A. R. Angeles, J. S. Chen, and A. B. Smith, III.  The b-D-Glucose Scaffold as a b-Turn Mimetic.  Acc. Chem. Res. 2009, 42, 1511-1520.
538. A. B. Smith, III, R. J. Fox, and T. M. Razler. Evolution of the Petasis-Ferrier Union/Rearrangement Tactic: Construction of Architecturally Complex Natural Products Possessing the Ubiquitous cis-2,6-Substituted Tetrahydropyran Structural Element. Acc. Chem. Res. 2008, 41, 675-687.
464. A. B. Smith, III, and C. M. Adams. Evolution of Dithiane-Based Strategies for the Construction of Architecturally Complex Natural Products. Acc. of Chem. Res. 2004, 37, 365-377.
354. Smith, Amos B., III; Condon, Stephen M.; McCauley, John A. Total Synthesis of Immunosuppressants: Unified Strategies Exploiting Dithiane Couplings and s-Bond Olefin Constructions. Accounts of Chemical Research (1998), 31(1), 35-46.
213. J. E. Fischer, P. A. Heiney, and A. B. Smith, III, “Solid State Chemistry of Fullerene-Based Materials,” Acc. Chem. Res., 25, 112-118 (1992).
 
Total Synthesis / New Synthetic Methods
789. R. Bai, A. B. Smith, III, George R. Pettit, E. Hamel. The Interaction of Spongistatin 1 with Tubulin, Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 727 2022 109296.
773. Y. Deng, C-P. H. Yang, and A. B. Smith, III.  Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Peniciketals A and B: Two Architecturally Complex Spiroketals.  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021,143,1740-1744.
771. K. T. O’Brien, J. Nadraws and A. B. Smith, III. A New Difluoromethylene Lynchpin/Synthon.  Application in Conjunction with Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC) Permits Ready Access to Diverse Difluoromethylene Scaffolds. Org. Lett. 2021, 23,1521-1954.
769. Y. Chen, X. Zhang, F. Liu, G. He, J. Zhang, K. N. Houk, A. B. Smith, III, and Y. Liang. The Role of Cul in the Siloxane-Meditated Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Aryl Iodides with Aryl Lithium Reagents: A DFT Analysis. Chinese Chem Lett. 2020.
763. G. Sarikaki, N. Chistoforidou, N. Gaboriaud-Kolar, A. B. Smith, III, I. K. Kostakis, A-L. Skaltsounis. A Biomimetic Synthesis of Olecanthal, Oleacein and Their Analogues Starting from Oleuropein, A Major Compound of Olive Leaves. Journal of Natural Products. 2020.
759. Y. Deng, A. B. Smith, III. Evolution of the Anion Relay Chemistry: Construction of Architecturally Complex Natural Products. Accounts of Chemical Research. 2020, 53, 988-1000.
756. J. Chen, J. Park, S. M. Kirk, H-C. Chen, X. Li, D. J. Lippincott, B. Melillo, and A. B. Smith, III. Development of an Effective Scalable Enantioselective Synthesis of the HIV-1 Entry Inhibitor BNM-III-170 as the Bis-Trifluoroacetate Salt. Org. Process Res. Dev. 2019, 23, 2464-2469.
755. D. Deng, M. D. Nguyen, Y. Zou, K. N. Houk, A. B. Smith, III.  Generation of Dithianyl and Dioxolanyl Radicals Using Photoredox Catalysis: Application in the Total Synthesis of the Danshenspiroketallactones via Radical Relay Chemistry. Org. Lett2019, 21,1708-1712.
752. K. T. O’Brien and A. B. Smith, III. Merging Asymmetric [1,2]-Additions of Lithium Acetylides to Carbonyls with Type II Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC). Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 7655-7659.
750. Y. Zou, X.-S. Xue, Y. Deng, A. B. Smith, III, and K. N. Houk. Factors Controlling Reactivity in the Hydrogen Atom Transfer and Radical Addition Steps of A Radical Relay Cascade. Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 5894-5897.
742. Y. Zou, X. Li, Y. Yang, S. Berritt, J. Melvin, S. Gonzales, M. Spafford, and A. B. Smith, III. Total Synthesis of (–)-Nodulisporic Acids D, C and B: Evolution of a Synthetic Strategy. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140 (30), 9502-9511.
735. M. H. Nguyen, M. Imanishi, T. Kurogi, X. Wan, J. E. Ishmael, K. L. McPhail and A. B. Smith III. Synthetic Access to the Mandelide Family of Macrolides: Development of an Anion Relay Chemistry Strategy. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 4287-4306.
729. Y. Zou and A. B. Smith, III. Total Synthesis of Architecturally Complex Indole Terpenoids: Strategic and Tactical Evolution. J. Antibiotics. 2018, 71, 185-204.
725. Q. Liu, Y. Deng, and A. B. Smith III. Total Synthesis of (–)-Nahuoic Acid Ci (Bii). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 82, 1156-11071.
723. Y. Deng, Q. Liu and A. B. Smith, III. Oxidative [1,2]-Brook Rearrangements Exploiting Single-Electron Transfer: Photoredox-Catalyzed Alkylations and Arylations. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 9487-9490.
722. M. Nguyen. K. T. O’Brien and A. B. Smith, III. Design, Synthesis and Application of Polymer-Supported Silicon Transfer Agents for Cross-Coupling Reactions with Organolithium Reagents. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 11056-11071.
715. Q. Liu, Y. Chen, X. Zhang, K. N. Houk and A. B. Smith, III. Type II Anion Relay Chemistry: Conformational Constraints to Achieve Effective [1,5]-Vinyl Brook Rearrangements. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 8710-8717.
695. Q. Liu, C. An, K. TenDyke, H. Cheng, Y. Y. Shen, A. T. Hoye and A. B. Smith, III. Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Ircinastatin Analogues: Simplification of the Tetrahydropyran Core and C(11) Substituents. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 1930-1942.
693. M. H. Nguyen, M. Imanishi, T. Kurogi and A. B. Smith, III. Total Synthesis of (–)-Mandelalide A Exploiting Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC): Identification of a Type II ARC/CuCN Cross-Coupling Protocol. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016. 11, 3675-3678.
689. D. Martinez-Solorio, B. Melillo, L. Sanchez, Y. Liang, E. Lam, K. N. Houk and A. B. Smith, III. Design, Synthesis and Validation of an Effective, Reusable Silicon-Based Transfer Agent for Room-Temperature Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Aryl and HeteroAryl Chlorides with Readily Available Aryl Lithium Reagents. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 1836-1839.
688. M. Farrell, B. Melillo, and A. B. Smith, III. Type II Anion Relay Chemistry: Exploiting Bifunctional Weinreb Amide Linchpins for the One-Pot Synthesis of Differentiated 1,3-Diketones, Pyrans and Spiroketals. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 232-235.
683. Y. Ai, M. V. Kozytska, Y. Zou, A. S. Khartulyari and A. B. Smith, III. Total Synthesis of (–)-Enigmazole A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 15426-15429. (Also see: E. Carreira, M. Westphal, Synfacts 2016, 12, 0117.) https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/s-0035-1561117.pdf
681. A. M. Hunter and A. B. Smith, III. Editorial; Review of Supporting Information at Organic Letters. Org. Lett., 2015, 17, 2867-2869 (Not NIH Funded).
678. Y. Zou, J. E. Melvin, S. S. Gonzales and A. B. Smith, III. Total Synthesis of (–)-Nodulisporic Acid. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 7095-7098.
677. A. Sokolsky, M. Cattoen and A. B. Smith, III. Synthesis of a C(1)-C(23) Fragment for Spirastrellolide E: Development of a Mechanistic Rationale for Spiroketalization. Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 1898-1901.
671. A. Shvartsbart and A. B. Smith, III. The Daphniphyllum Alkaloids: Total Synthesis of (−)-Calyciphylline N. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 3510-3519.
670. A. Sokolsky, X. Wang and A. B. Smith, III. Spirastrellolide E: Synthesis of an advanced C(1)-C(24) southern hemisphere. Tet. Lett. 2015, 56, 3160-3164.
666. B. D. Williams and A. B. Smith, III. Total Synthesis of (+)-18-epi-Latrunculol A: Development of a Synthetic Route. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 9284-9296.
658. M. H. Nguyen and A. B. Smith, III. Recyclable Polystyrene-Supported Siloxane-Transfer Agent for Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions. Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 2070-2073.
655. M. Z. Chen, O. Gutierrez and A. B. Smith, III. Through-Bond/Through-Space Anion Relay Chemistry Exploiting Vinylepoxides as Bifunctional Linchpins. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 1279-1282.
654. A. Shvartsbart and A. B. Smith, III. Total Synthesis of (−)-Calyciphylline N. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 870-873.
649. M. H. Nguyen and A. B. Smith, III. Copper-Catalyzed Electrophillic Amination of Organolithium Compounds Mediated by Recoverable Siloxane Transfer Agents. Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 4872-4875.
647. B. D. Williams and A. B. Smith, III. Total Synthesis of (+)-18-epi-Latrunculol A. Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 4584-4587.
645. M. H. Nguyen and A. B. Smith, III. Polymer-Supported Siloxane Transfer Agents for Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions. Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 4258-4261.
641. D. Martinez-Solorio, A. T. Hoye, M. H. Nguyen, and A. B. Smith, III. The Design, Synthesis and Validation of Recoverable and Readily Reusable Siloxane Transfer Agents for Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions. Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 2454-2457.
640. B. Melillo and A. B. Smith, III. A Unified Synthetic Strategy to the Cryptocarya Family of Natural Products Exploiting Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC). Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 2282-2285.
639. C. An, J. A. Jurica, S. P. Walsh, A. T. Hoye and A. B. Smith, III. Total Synthesis of (+)-Irciniastatin A (aka Pysmberin) and (-)-Irciniastatin B. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 4278-4296.
633. G. L. Adams and A. B. Smith, III. Access to the Akuammiline Family of Alkaloids: Total Synthesis of (+)-Scholarisine A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 519-528.
627. A. Sokolsky and A. B. Smith, III. Validation of Diethoxy-phosphonate as an Effective Agent for Charge Transfer in Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC). Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 4470-4473.
626. C. An, A. T. Hoye and A. B. Smith, III. Total Synthesis of (−)-Irciniastatin B and Structural Confirmation via Chemical Conversion to (+)-Irciniastatin A (Psymberin). Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 4350-4353.
625. X. Wang, T. J. Paxton, N. Li and A. B. Smith, III. Spirastrellolide B: Construction of the C(26)-C(40) Northern Hemisphere and a Related [5,5,7]-Bis-Spiroketal Analogue. Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 3998-4001.
617. A. B. Smith, III, A. T. Hoye, D. Martinez-Solorio, W.-S. Kim and R. Tong. Unification of Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC) with the Takeda and Hiyama Cross-Coupling Reactions: Identification of an Effective Silicon-Based Transfer Agent. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012 134, 4533–4536.
616. G. L. Adams, P. J. Carroll and A. B. Smith, III. Total Synthesis of (+)-Scholarisine A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012 134, 4037-4040.
612. A. B. Smith, III, S. Dong, R. J. Fox, J. B. Brenneman, J. A. Vanecko and T. Maegawa. (+)-Sorangicin A; Evolution of a Viable Synthetic Strategy. Tetrahedron 2011, 67, 9809-9828.
610. A. B. Smith, III, O. Atasoylu, K. Sugawara, S. Horwitz. Design and Synthesis of (+)-Discodermolide-Paclitaxel Hybrids Leading to Enhanced Biological Activity. J. Med. Chem. 2011, 54, 6319-6327.
609. A. B. Smith, III, C. Risatti, O. Atasoylu, C. S. Bennett, J. Liu, H. Cheng, K. TenDyke, Q. Xu. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Diminutive Forms of (+)-Spongistatin I: Lessons Learned. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 14042-14053.
608. A. B. Smith, III, R. Tong, W.-S. Kim and W. A. Maio. Anion Relay Chemistry: Access to the Type II Reaction Manifold via a Fundamental Different Reaction Pathway Exploiting 1-Oxa-2-Silacyclopentanes and Related Congeners. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 8904-8907.
605. A. B. Smith, III, H. Han and W.-S. Kim. Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of 2,4,6-trisubstituted Piperidines via Type II Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC). Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 3328-3331.
602. A. B. Smith, III, A.-M. Hogan, Z. Liu, T. M. Razler, R. M. Meis, B. I. Morinaka and T. F. Molinski. Phorboxazole Synthetic Studies: Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Phorboxazole A and Hemi-Phorboxazole A Related Analogues. Tetrahedron 2011, 67, 5069-5078. PMC3146768
601. A. B. Smith, III and W.-S. Kim. Diversity Oriented Synthesis Leads to a New Class of Bi-functional Linchpins Uniting Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC) with Benzyne Reactivity. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 2011, 108, 6787-6792. PMC3084103.
600. A. B. Smith, III, A. K. Charnley and R. Hirschmann. Pyrrolinone-Based Peptidomimetics. “Let the Enzyme or Receptor be the Judge”. Acc. Chem. Res. 2011, 44, 180-193.
581. A. B. Smith, III, C. A. Risatti, O. Atasoylu, C. S. Bennett, K. TenDyke and Q. Xu. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of EF- and ABEF- Analogs of (+)-Spongistatin 1. Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 1792-1795. PMC2853872.
580. O. Atasoylu, G. Furst, C. Risatti and A. B. Smith, III. The Solution Structure of (+)-Spongistatin 1 in DMSO. Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 1788-1791. PMC2856070.
563. A. B. Smith, III, S. Dong, J. B. Brenneman and R. J. Fox. Total Synthesis of (+)-Sorangicin A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 12109-12111. PMC2749982.
553. A. B. Smith, III, T. Bosanac, and K. Basu. Evolution of the Total Synthesis of (−)-Okilactomycin Exploiting a Tandem Oxy-Cope Rearrangement/Oxidation, a Petasis-Ferrier Union/Rearrangement, and Ring-Closing Metathesis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 2348-2358. PMC2697663.
547. A. B. Smith, III and W. M. Wuest. Evolution of Multi-Component Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC): Construction of Architecturally Complex Natural and Unnatural Products. Chem. Comm. 2008, 5883-5895. PMC2769507.
546. D. C. Beshore and A. B. Smith, III. The Lyconadins: Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Lyconadin A and (−)-Lyconadin B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 13778-13789. PMC2819465.
544. A. B. Smith, III, W. S. Kim and W. M. Wuest. Ortho-TMS Benzaldehyde: An Effective Linchpin for Type II Anion Relay Chemistry. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 7082-7086. PMC2756143.
528. A. B. Smith, III and D. Lee. Total Synthesis of (+)- Tedanolide. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 10957-10962.
514. A. B. Smith, III, M. Xian, and W.-S. Kim. The [1,5]-Brook Rearrangement: An Initial Application in Anion Relay Chemistry. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 12368-12369.
503. A. B. Smith, III and M. Xian. Anion Relay Chemistry: An Effective Tactic for Diversity Oriented Synthesis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 66-67.
490. G. Beauchamp, R. Keast, D. Morel, J. Lin, J. Pika, Q. Han, C.-H. Lee, A. B. Smith, III, and P. Breslin. Phytochemistry: Ibuprofen-like activity in extra-virgin olive oil. Nature 2005, 437, 45-46.
480. A. B. Smith, III, E. F. Mesaros, and E. A. Meyer. Total Synthesis of (–)-Kendomycin Exploiting a Petasis-Ferrier Rearrangement/Ring-Closing Olefin Metathesis Strategy. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 6948-6949.
468. A. B. Smith, III, C. M. Adams, S. A. Lodise-Barbosa, and A. P. Degnan. A unified approach to the tedanolides: total synthesis of (+)-13-deoxytedanolide. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2004, 101, 12042-12047.
464. A. B. Smith, III, and C. M. Adams. Evolution of Dithiane-Based Strategies for the Construction of Architecturally Complex Natural Products. Acc. of Chem. Res. 2004, 37, 365-377.
446. A. B. Smith, III, N. Kanoh, H. lshiyama, N. Minakawa, J. D. Rainier, R. A. Hark, Y. S. Cho, H. Cui, and W. M. Moser. Tremorgenic lndole Alkaloids. The Total Synthesis of (–) Penitrem D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 8228-8237.
439. Smith, Amos B.; Adams, Christopher M.; Barbosa, Stephanie A. Lodise; Degnan, Andrew P. Total Synthesis of (+)-13-Deoxytedanolide. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2003), 125(2), 350-351.
434. Smith, Amos B.; Safonov, Igor G.; Corbett, R. Michael. Total Syntheses of (+)-Zampanolide and (+)-Dactylolide Exploiting a Unified Strategy. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2002), 124(37), 11102-11113.
420. Smith, Amos B., III; Minbiole, Kevin P.; Verhoest, Patrick R.; Schelhaas, Michael. Total synthesis of (+)-phorboxazole A exploiting the Petasis-Ferrier rearrangement. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2001), 123(44), 10942-10953.
417. Smith, Amos B., III; Adams, Christopher M.; Kozmin, Sergey A.; Paone, Daniel V. Total Synthesis of (-)-Cylindrocyclophanes A and F Exploiting the Reversible Nature of the Olefin Cross Metathesis Reaction. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2001), 123(25), 5925-5937.
410. Smith, Amos B., III; Lin, Qiyan; Doughty, Victoria A.; Zhuang, Linghang; McBriar, Mark D.; Kerns, Jeffrey K.; Brook, Christopher S.; Murase, Noriaki; Nakayama, Kiyoshi. The spongistatins: architecturally complex natural products. Part two. Synthesis of the C(29-51) subunit, fragment assembly, and final elaboration to (+)-spongistatin 2. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition (2001), 40(1), 196-199.
403. Smith, Amos B., III; Kanoh, Naoki; Ishiyama, Haruaki; Hartz, Richard A. Total Synthesis of (-)-Penitrem D. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2000), 122(45), 11254-11255.
384. Smith, Amos B., III; Friestad, Gregory K.; Barbosa, Joseph; Bertounesque, Emmanuel; Duan, James J.-W.; Hull, Kenneth G.; Iwashima, Makoto; Qiu, Yuping; Spoors, P. Grant; Salvatore, Brian A. Total Synthesis of (+)-Calyculin A and (-)-Calyculin B: Cyanotetraene Construction, Asymmetric Synthesis of the C(26-37) Oxazole, Fragment Assembly, and Final Elaboration. Journal of the American Chemical Society (1999), 121(45), 10478-10486.
359. Smith, Amos B., III; Ott, Gregory R. Total Syntheses of (-)-Macrolactin A, (+)-Macrolactin E, and (-)-Macrolactinic Acid: An Exercise in Stille Cross-Coupling Chemistry. Journal of the American Chemical Society (1998), 120(16), 3935-3948.
354. Smith, Amos B., III; Condon, Stephen M.; McCauley, John A. Total Synthesis of Immunosuppressants: Unified Strategies Exploiting Dithiane Couplings and s-Bond Olefin Constructions. Accounts of Chemical Research (1998), 31(1), 35-46.
337. Smith, Amos B., III; Condon, Stephen M.; McCauley, John A.; Leazer, Johnnie L., Jr.; Leahy, James W.; Maleczka, Robert E. A Unified Total Synthesis of the Immunomodulators (-)-Rapamycin and (-)-27-Demethoxyrapamycin: Assembly of the Common C(1-20) Perimeter and Final Elaboration. Journal of the American Chemical Society (1997), 119(5), 962-973.
323. Nagamitsu, Tohru; Sunazuka, Toshiaki; Tanaka, Haruo; Omura, Satoshi; Sprengeler, Paul A.; Smith, Amos B., III. Total Synthesis of (+)-Lactacystin. Journal of the American Chemical Society (1996), 118(15), 3584-90.
225. Smith, Amos B., III; Rano, Thomas A.; Chida, Noritaka; Sulikowski, Gary A.; Wood, John L. Total synthesis of the cytotoxic macrocycle (+)-hitachimycin. Journal of the American Chemical Society (1992), 114 (21), 8008-22.
216. Smith, Amos B., III; Leahy, James W.; Noda, Ichio; Remiszewski, Stacy W.; Liverton, Nigel J.; Zibuck, Regina. Total synthesis of the latrunculins. Journal of the American Chemical Society (1992), 114 (8), 2995-3007.
183. Smith, Amos B.,III; Hale, Karl J.; Vaccaro, Henry A.; Rivero, Ralph A. Phyllanthoside-phyllanthostatin synthetic studies. 9. Total syntheses of (-)-phyllanthostatin 1, (+)-phyllanthostatin 2, and (+)-phyllanthostatin 3. Journal of the American Chemical Society (1991), 113 (6), 2112-22.
118. Schow, Steven R.; Bloom, Jonathan D.; Thompson, Andrew S.; Winzenberg, Kevin N.; Smith, Amos B., III. Milbemycin-avermectin studies. 5. Total synthesis of milbemycin b3 and its C(12) epimer. Journal of the American Chemical Society (1986), 108 (10), 2662-74.

 

AIDS Research (2003-Present)
778. J. K. Rajashekar, J. Richard, J. Beloor, J. Prevost, S. P. Anand, L. Shan, D. Hemdler-Brandstetter, G. Gendron-Lepage, H. Medjahed, F. Gaudette, I. Ullah, A. Peric, D. E. Kaufmann, J. Sodroski, M. Pazgier, R. A. Flavell, J. Park, H.-C. Chen, A. B. Smith, III, A. Finzi, P. Kumar. Modulating the HIV-1 Envelope Glycoprotein Conformation to Decrease the HIV-1 Reservoir. Cell Host & Microbe 2021, 29, 1-13.
775. A. Gaffney A. Nangarlia, C. Ang, S. Gossert, A.A. Rashad, M. A. Hossain, C. F. Abrams. A. B. Smith, IIII, I Chaiken.  HIV-1 Env-Dependent Cell Killing by Bifunctional Small-Molecule/Peptide Conjugates. ACS Chem. Bio. 2021, 16, 193-204.
772. D. Vezina, S.Y. Gong, W. Tolbert, S. Ding, D. Nguyen, G. Gendron-Lepage, B. Melillo, A. B. Smith, III, M. Pazgier and A. Finzi, Stabilizing the HIV-1 Envelope Glycoprotein State 2A Conformation. J. Virol2021, 95, 5, e01620-20.
770. C. A. Jette, C. O. Barnes, S. M. Kirk, B. Melillo, A. B. Smith, III, P. J. Bjorkman. Cryo-EM structures of HIV-1 trimer bound to CD4-mimetics BNM-III-170 and M48U1 adopt a CD4-bound open conformation. Nat. Commun.2021, 12, 1950.
766. A. Laumaea, A. B. Smith, III, J. Sodroski, A. Finzi. Opening the HIV Envelope: Potential of CD4 Mimics as Multifunctional HIV Entry Inhibitors. Curr. Opin. HIV AIDS. 2020, 15, 300-308.
764. G. Beaudoin-Bussieres, J. Prevost, G. Gendron-Lepage, B. Melillo, J. Chen, A. B. Smith, III, M. Pazgier, and A. Finzi.  Elicitation of Cluster A and Co-Receptor Binding Site Antibodies are Reuired to Eliminate HIV-1 Infected Cells. Microorganisms 2020 8(5) 710 doi: 10.3390/microorganisms 8050710.
762. J. Prevost, W. D. Tolbert, H. Medjahed, R. T. Sherburn, N. Madani, D. Zoubchenok, G. Gendron-Lepage, A. E. Gaffney, M. C. Grenier, S. Kirk, N. Vergara, C. Han, B. T. Mann, A. L. Chenine, A. Ahmed, I. Chaiken, F. Kirchhoff, B. Hahn, H. Haim, C. Abrams, A. B. Smith, III, J. Sodroski, M. Pazgier, A. Finzi. The HIV-1 Env gp120 Inner Domain Shapes the Phe43 Cavity. mBio.asm.org. 2020, 11 (3), e00280-20.
761. M. Lu, X. Ma, N. Reichard, D. S. Terry, J. Arthos, A. B. Smith, III, J. G. Sodroski, S. C. Blanchard, W. Mothes. Shedding-Resistant HIV-1 Envelope Glycoproteins that Remain Responsive to Conformation-Prefering Ligands. J. Virol. 2020.
760. S. Zou, S. Zhang, A. Gaffney, H. Ding, M. Lu, J. R. Grover, M. Farrell, H. T. Nguyen, C. Zhao, S. Anang, M. Zhao, M. Mohammadi, M. C. Blanchard, C. Abrams, N. Madani, W. Mothes, J. C. Kappes, A. B. Smith, III, and J. Sodroski. Long-Acting BMS-378806 Analogues Stabilize the State-1 Confirmation of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) Envelope Glycoproteins. J. Virol. 2020, 94(10), e00148-20.
758. M. C.  Grenier, S. Ding, D. Vézina, J. Chapleau, W. Tolbert, M. Pazgier, A. Finzi, and A. B. Smith, III. Optimization of Small Molecules that Sensitize HIV-1 Infected Cells to Antibody Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity. Med. Chem. Lett. 2020, 11, 371-378.
756. J. Chen, J. Park, S. M. Kirk, H-C. Chen, X. Li, D. J. Lippincott, B. Melillo, and A. B. Smith, III. Development of an Effective Scalable Enantioselective Synthesis of the HIV-1 Entry Inhibitor BNM-III-170 as the Bis-Trifluoroacetate Salt. Org. Process Res. Dev. 2019, 23, 2464-2469.
755. D. Deng, M. D. Nguyen, Y. Zou, K. N. Houk, A. B. Smith, III.  Generation of Dithianyl and Dioxolanyl Radicals Using Photoredox Catalysis: Application in the Total Synthesis of the Danshenspiroketallactones via Radical Relay Chemistry. Org. Lett2019, 21,1708-1712.
754. A. Gaffney, A. Nangarlia, S. Gossert, A. A, Rashad, M. A. Hossain, C. F. Abrams, A. B. Smith, III, and I. Chaiken. Irreversible HIV-1 Inactivation Employing a Small-Molecule Dual-Action Virolytic Entry Inhibitor Strategy. ChemRxiv. 2019.
753. S. Ding, M. C. Grenier, W. D. Tolbert, D. Vézina, R. Sherburn, J. Richard, J. Prévost, J. Chapleau, G. Gendron-Lepage, H. Medjahed, C. Abrahms, J. Sodroski, M. Pazgier, A. B. Smith, III, and A. Finzi. A New Family of Small Molecule CD4-Mimetic Compounds Contact the Highly Conserved Aspartic Acid 368 of HIV-1 gp120 and Mediates ADCC. J. Virol. 2019, 93, e01325-19.
751. C. Zhao, A. M. Princiotto, H. T. Nguyen, S. Zou, M. L. Zhao, S. Zhang, A. Herschhorn, M. Farrell, K. Pahil, B. Melillo, S. V. Sambasivarao, C. Abrams, A. B. Smith, III, N. Madani, and J. Sodroski. Strain-Dependent Activation and Inhibition of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) Entry by a Specific PF-68742 Stereoisomer. J. Virol. 2019, 93 (21), e01197-19.
749. M. Lu, X. Ma, L. R. Castillo-Menendez, J. Gorman, N. Alsahafi, U. Ermel, D. S. Terry, M. Chambers, D. Peng, B. Zhang, T. Zhou, N. Reichard, K. Wang, J. R. Grover, B. P. Carman, M. R. Gardner, I. Nikić-Spiegal, A. Sugawara, J. Arthos, E. A. Lemke, A. B. Smith III, M. Farzan, C. Abrams, J. B. Munro, A. B. McDermott, A. Finzi, P. D. Kwong, S. C. Blanchard, J. G. Sodroski, and W. Mothes. Associating HIV-1 Env Trimer Structured with Conformational States Defined by smFRET. Nature. 2019, 568, 415-419.
748. N. Alsahafi, N. Bakouche, M. Kazemi, J. Richard, S. Ding, S. Bhattacharyya, D. Das, S. P. Anand, J. Prévost, W. D. Tolbert, H. Lu, H. Medjahed, G. Gendron-Lepage, G. G. O. Delgado, S. Kirk, B. Melillo, W. Mothes, J. Sodroski, A. B. Smith, III, D. E. Kaufmann, X. Wu, M. Pazgier, I. Rouiller, A. Finzi, and J. B. Munro. An Asymmetric Opening of HIV-1 Env is Required for Anti-Cluster A Antibody Binding. Cell Host Microbe. 2019, 25, 578-587.
747. S. P. Anand, J. Prévost, S. Baril, J. Richard, H. Medjahed, J-P. Chapleau, W. D. Tolbert, S. Kirk, A. B. Smith, III, B. D. Wines, S. J. Kent, M. Hogarth, M. S. Parsons, M. Pazgier, A. Finzi. Two Families of Env Antibodies Efficiently Engage Fc-gamma Receptors and Eliminate HIV-1-Infected Cells. J. of Virol. 201993 (3), pii:e01823-18.
741. N. Alsahafi, S. P. Anand, L. Castillo-Menendez, M. M. Verly, H. Medjahed, J. Prévost, A. Herschhorn, A. Schön, B. Melillo, E. Freire, A. B. Smith, III, J. Sodroski, A. Finzi. SOSIP Changes Affect Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) Envelope Glycoprotein Conformation and CD4 Engagement. J. Viro. 2018.
738. 738. F. Moraca, D. Rinaldo, A. B. Smith, III, and C. F. Abrams. Specific Noncovalent Interactions Determine Optimal Structure of a Buried Ligand Moiety: QM/MM and Pure QM Modeling of Complexes of the Small-Molecule CD4 Mimetics and HIV-1 gp120. Chem. Med. Chem., 2018, 13, 627-633.
736. A. M. Princiotto, V. D. Vrbanac, B. Melillo, J. Park, A. M. Tager, A. B. Smith, III, J. Sodroski and N. Madani. A Small-Molecule CD4 Mimetic Compound Protects BLT-mice From Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. J. Inf. Disease. 2018, 218(3), 471-475.
732. B. Parajuli, K. Acharya, H. C. Bach, B. Parajuli, A. B. Smith, III, C. F. Abrams and I. Chaiken. Restricted HIV-1 Env Glycan Engagement by Lectin-Reengineered DAVEI Protein Chimera is Sufficient for Lytic Inactivation of the Virus. Biochem. J. 2018, 5, 931-957.
720. A. Herschhorn, C. Gu, F. Moraca, X. Ma, M. Farrell, A. B. Smith, III, M. Pancera, P. Kwong, A. Schon, E. Freire, C. Abrams, S. C. Blanchard, W. Mothes and J. G. Sodroski. The 20-21 of gp120 is a Regulatory Switch for HIV-1 Env Conformational Transitions. Nat. Commun. 2017. (doi:10.1038/S41467-017-01119w).
718. J. Richard, J. Prévost, B. Von Bredow, S. Ding, M. Coutu, N. Brassard, B. Melillo, F. Bibollet-Ruche, B. H. Hahn, D. E. Kaufmann, A. B. Smith, III, J. Sodroski, D. Sauter, F. Kirchhoff, K. Gee, S. J. Neil, D. T. Evans and A. Finzi. BST-2 Expression Modulates Small CD4 Mimetics Sensitization of HIV-1-infected Cells to ADCC. J. Virol. 2017, 91, e00219-17.
717. J. Johnson, Y. Zhai, N. Espy, H. Salimi, N. Espy, N. Eichelberger, O. DeLeon, Y. O’Malley, J. Courter, A. B. Smith, III, N. Madani, J. Sodroski and H. Haim. Induction of a Tier-1-like Phenotype in Diverse Tier-2 Isolates by Agents that Guide HIV-1 Env to Perturbation-sensitive, Non-native States. J. Virol. 2017, 91, e00174-17.
713. B. Pacheco, N. Alsahafi, O. Debbeche, S. Ding, J.-P. Chapleau, A. Herschhorn, N. Madani, A. Princiotto, C. Gu, X. Zeng, Y. Mao, A. B. Smith, III, J. Sodroski and A. Finzi. Residues in the gp41 Ectodomain Regulate HIV-1 Envelope Glycoprotein Conformational Transitions Induced by gp120-directed Inhibitors. J. Virol. 2017, 92, e-2219-16.
711. N. Madani, A. M. Princiotto, C. Zhao, F. Jahanbakhshsefidi, M. Mertens, A. Herschhorn, B. Melillo, A. B. Smith, III and J. Sodroski. Activation and Inactivation of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Envelope Glycoprotein Trimers by CD4-Mimetic Compounds. J. Virol. 2017, 91, e01880-16.
706. S. Ding, M. M. Verly, A. Princiotto, N. Brassard, B. Melillo, A. M. Moody, T. Bradley, D. Easterhoff, B. H. Hahn, D. E. Kaufmann, N. Madani, A. B. Smith, III, B. Haynes, J. Sodroski and A. Finzi. Small-Molecule CD4 Mimetics Sensitize HIV-1-infected Cells to Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity by Antibodies Elicited by Multiple Envelope Glycoprotein Immunogens in Nonhuman Primates. Aids Res. Hum. Retroviruses 2016, 33, 428-431.
705. T. Bradley, A. Trama, N. Tumba, E. Gray, X. Lu, N. Madani, F. Jahanbakhsh, A. Eaton, S.-M. Xia, R. Parks, K. E. Lloyd, L. L. Sutherland, R. M. Scearce, C. M. Bowman, S. Barnett, S. S. Abdool-Karim, S. Boyd, B. Melillo, A. B. Smith, III, J. Sodroski, T. B. Kepler, S. M. Alam, F. Gao, M. Bonsignori, H.-X. Liao, M. A. Moody, D. Montefiori, S. Santra, L. Morris and B. F. Haynes. Amino Acid Changes in the HIV-1 gp41 Membrane Proximal Region Control Virus Neutralization Sensitivity. E Bio Medicine 2016, 12, 196-207.
703. J. Richard, B. Pacheco, N. Gohain, M. Veillette, S. Ding, N. Alsahafi, W. D. Tolbert, J. Prévost, J.-P. Chapleau, M. Coutu, M. Jia, N. Brassard, J. Park, J. R. Courter, B. Melillo, L. Martin, C. Tremblay, B. H. Hahn, D. E. Kaufmann, X. Wu, A. B. Smith, III, J. Sodroski, M. Pazgier and A. Finzi. Co-Receptor Binding Site Antibodies Enable CD4-Mimetics to Expose Conserved Anti-Cluster A ADCC Epitopes on HIV-1 Envelope Glycoproteins. E Bio Medicine 2016, 12, 208-218.
701. F. Moraca, K. Acharya, B. Melillo, A. B. Smith, III, I. Chaiken and C. F. Abrams. Computational Evaluation of HIV-1 gp120 Conformations of Soluble Trimeric gp140 Structures as Targets for De Novo Docking of First and Second Generation of Small-Molecule CD4 Mimetics. J. Chem. Inf. Model. 2016, 56, 2069-2079.
700. A. Hershhorn, X. Ma, C. Gu, D. Ventura, L. Castillo-Menendez, B. Melillo, D. S. Terry, A. B. Smith, III, S. Blanchard, J. B. Munro, W. Mothes, A. Finzi and J. Sodroski. Release of gp120 Restraints Leads to an Entry-Competent Intermediate State of the HIV-1 Envelope Glycoproteins. mBio. 2016, 7, 01598-16.
697. N. Madani, A. M. Princiotto, D. Easterhoff, T. Bradley, K. Luo, W. B. Williams, H.-X. Liao, M. A. Moody, G. E. Phad, N. V. Bernat, B. Melillo, A. B. Smith, III, G. B. K. Hedestam, B. Haynes and J. Sodroski. Antibodies Elicited by Multiple Envelope Glycoprotein Immunogens in Primates Neutralize Primary Human Immunodeficiency Viruses (HIV-1) Sensitized by CD4-Mimetic Compounds. J. Virol. 2016, 90, 5031-5046.
694. J. Richard, M. Veillette, S. Ding, D. Zoubchenok, N. Alsahafi, M. Coutu, N. Brassard, J. Park, J. R. Courter, B. Melillo, A. B. Smith, III, G. M. Shaw, B. H. Hahn, J. Sodroski, D. E. Kaufmann and A. Finzi. Small CD4 Mimetics Prevent HIV-1 Uninfected Bystander CD4+ T Cell Killing Mediated by Antibody-dependent Cell-mediated Cytotoxicity. E. Bio Medicine 2016, 3, 122-134.
691. B. Melillo, S. Liang, J. Park, A. Schon, J. R. Courter, J. M. LaLonde, D. J. Wendler, A. M. Princiotto, M. S. Seaman, E. Freire, J. Sodroski, N. Madani, W. A. Hendrickson and A. B. Smith, III. Small-Molecule CD4-Mimics: Structure-Based Optimization of HIV-1 Entry Inhibition. ACS Med Chem Lett 2016, 26, 330-334.
686. W. S. Lee, J. Richard, M. Lichtfuss, A. B. Smith, III, J. Park, J. R. Courter, B. N. Melillo, J. G. Sodroski, D. E. Kaufmann, A. Finzi, M. S. Parsons and S. J. Kent. Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity Against Reactivated HIV-1-Infected Cells. J. Virol. 2016. 2016, 90, 2021-2030.
684. B. Melillo, M. Z. Chen, R. Forestieri and A. B. Smith, III. An Effective Bifunctional Aldehyde Linchpin for Type II Anion Relay Chemistry: Development and Application to the Synthesis of a C16-C29 Fragment of Rhizopodin. Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 6242-6245.
673. J. Richard, M. Veillette, N. Brassard, S. S. Iyer, M. Roger, L. Martin, M. Pazgier, J.-P. Routy, A. B. Smith, III, J. Park, D. M. Jones, J. R. Courter, B. N. Melillo, D. E. Kaufmann, B. H. Hahn, S. Permar, B. F. Haynes, N. Madani, J. Sodroski and A. Finzi. CD4 Mimetics Sensitize HIV-1-Infected Cells to ADCC. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2015, 112, E2687-E2694. PMC4443331.
665. J. B. Munro, J. Gorman, X. Ma, J. Arthos, D. R. Burton, W. C. Koff, J. R. Courter, A. B. Smith, III, P. D. Kwong, S. C Blanchard and W. Mothes. Conformational Dynamics of Single HIV-1 Env Trimers on the Surface of Native Virions. Science 2014, 346, 759-763. PMC4304640.
661. J. R. Courter, N. Madani, J. Sodroski, A. Schon, E. Freire, P. D. Kwong, W. A. Hendrickson, I. M. Chaiken, J. M. LaLonde and A. B. Smith, III. Structure-Based Design, Synthesis and Validation of CD4-Mimetic Small Molecule Inhibitors of HIV-1 Entry: Conversion of a Viral Entry Agonist to an Antagonist. Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, 47, 1228-1237. PMC3993944.
659. N. Madani, A. M. Princiotto, A. Schön, J. LaLonde, Y. Feng, E. Freire, J. Parks, J. Courter, D. Jones, J. Robinson, H.-X. Liao, M. A. Moody, S. Permar, B. Haynes, A. B. Smith, III, R. Wyatt and J. Sodroski. CD4-Mimetic Small Molecules Sensitize Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) to Vaccine-Elicited Antibodies. J. Virol. 2014, 88, 6542-6555.
656. Y. D. Kwon, J. M. LaLonde, Y. Yang, M. A. Elban, A. Sugawara, J. R. Courter, D. M. Jones, A. B. Smith, III, A. K. Debnath and P.D. Kwong. Crystal Structures of HIV-1 gp120 Envelope Glycoprotein in Complex with NBD Analogues that Target the CD4 Binding Site. PLoS One. 2014, 9, e85940. PMC3904841.
644. T. Fricke, A. Brandariz-Nunez, X. Wang, A. B. Smith, III and F. Diaz-Griffero. Human Cytosolic Extracts Stabilize the HIV-1 Core. J. Virol. 2013, 87, 10587-10597. PMC3807412.
635. J. M. LaLonde, M. Le-Khac, D. M. Jones, J. R. Courter, J. Park, A. Schon, A. M. Princiotto, X. Wu, J. R. Mascola, E. Freire, J. Sodroski, N. Madani, W. A. Hendrickson and A. B. Smith, III. Structure-Based Optimization of a Small Molecule HIV-1 Entry Inhibitor Exploiting X-Ray and Thermodynamic Characterization. ACS Med. Chem. Lett. 2013, 4, 338-343. NIHMSID445081.
623. S. Kortagere, N. Madani, M. K. Mankowski, A. Schön, I. Zentner, G. Swaminathan, A. Princiotto, K. Anthony, A. Oza, L.-J. Sierra, S. R. Passic, X. Wang, D. M. Jones, E. Stavale, F. C. Krebs, J. Martínez-García, E. Freire, R. G. Ptak, J. Sodroski, S. Cocklin and A. B. Smith, III. Inhibiting Early-Stage Events in HIV-1 Replication by Small-Molecule Targeting of the HIV-1 Capsid. J. Virol. 2012, 86, 8472-8481.
620. J. M. LaLonde, Y. D. Kwon, D. M. Jones, A. W. Sun, J. R. Courter, T. Soeta, T. Kobayashi, A. M. Princiotto, X. Wu, J. Mascola, A. Schon, E. Freire, P. D. Kwong, J. Sodroski, N. Madani and A. B. Smith, III. Structure-Based Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Dual Hot Spot Small-Molecule HIV-1 Entry Inhibitors. J. Med. Chem. 2012, 55, 4382-4396. PMC3376652.
613. A. Herschhorn, A. Finzi, D. Jones, J. R. Courter, A. Sugawara, A. B. Smith, III and J. Sodroski. An Inducible Cell-cell Fusion System with Integrated Ability to Measure the Efficiency and Specificity of HIV-1 Entry Inhibitors. PLoS 2011, 6, e26731.
606. H. Haim, B. Strack, A. Kassa, N. Madani, L. Wang. J. Courter, A. Princiotto, K. McGee, B. Pacheco, M. S. Seeman, A. B. Smith, III and J. Sodroski. Contribution of Intrinsic Reactivity of the HIV-1 Envelope Glycoprotein to CD4-Independent Infection and Global Inhibitor Sensitivity. PLoS Pathogen 2011, 7, e1002101. PMC3121797.
603. S. A. Kuriakose, I. J. Zentner, A. Schön, K. McFadden, M. Umashankara, S. Rajagopal, M. Contarino, C. Duffy, J. Courter, D. Jones, M.-Y. Zhang, J. M. Gershoni, S. Cocklin, D. S. Dimitrov, A. B. Smith, III, E. Freire, I. M. Chaiken. Conformational and Structural Features of HIV-1 gp120 Underlying its Dual Antagonism by the Cross-Reactive Neutralizing Antibody, m18. Biochemistry 2011, 50, 2756-2768. PMC3088361.
596. A. Schön, N. Madani, A. B. Smith, III, J. M. LaLonde and E. Freire. Some Binding-RelatedDrug Properties are Dependent on Thermodynamic Signature. Chem. Biol. Drug Des. 2011, 77, 161-165. PMC3079564.
595. J. M. LaLonde, M. Elban, J. Courter, A. Sugawara, T. Soeta, N. Madani, A. M. Princiotto, Y. D. Kwon, P. D. Kwong, A. Schön, E. Freire, J. Sodroski and A. B. Smith, III. Design, Synthesis and biological evaluation of small molecule inhibitors of CD4-gp120 binding based on virtual screening. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2011, 19, 91-101. PMC3049263.
579. H.-S. Lee, M. Contarino, M. Umashankara, A. Schoen, E. Freire, A. B. Smith, III, I. M. Chaiken, M. Irwin and L. S. Penn. Use of the quartz crystal microbalance to monitor ligand-induced conformational rearrangements in HIV-1 envelope protein gp120. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2010, 396, 1143-1152. PMC2903444.
573. A. Kassa, N. Madani, A. Schön, H. Haim, A. Finzi, S. Xiang, L. Wang, A. Princiotto, M. Pancera, J. Courter, E. Freire, P.D. Kwong, A.B. Smith, III and J. Sodroski. Transitions to and from the CD4-bound Conformation are Modulated by a Single-Residue Change in the HIV-1 gp120 Inner Domain. J. Virol. 2009, 83, 8364-8378. PMC2738180.
555. H. Haim, Z. Si, N. Madani, L. Wang, J.R. Courter, A. Princiotto, A. Kassa, M. DeGrace, K. McGee-Estrada, M. Mefford, D. Gabuzda, A.B. Smith, III and J. Sodroski. Soluble CD4 and CD4-mimetic compounds inhibit HIV-1 infection by induction of a short-lived activated state. PLoS Pathogens. USA. 2009, 5(4): e1000360. PMC2655723.
542. H. Gopi, M. Umashankara, V. Pirrone, J. LaLonde, N. Madani, F. Tuzer, S. Baxter, I. Zentner, S. Cocklin, N. Jawanda, S. R. Miller, A. Schön, J. C. Kelin, E. Freire, F. C. Krebs, A. B. Smith, III, J. Sodroski and I. Chaiken. Structural Determinants for Affinity Enhancement of a Dual Antagonist Peptide Entry Inhibitor of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1. J. Med. Chem. 2008, 51, 2638-2647. PMC2921370.
530. H. Xie, D. Ng, S. Savinov, B. Dey, P. D. Kwong, R. Wyatt, A. B. Smith, III, and W. A. Hendrickson. Structure-activity Relationship in the Binding of Chemically Derivatized CD4 to HIV gp120. J. Med. Chem. 2007, 50, 4898-4908.
515. A. Schön, J. C. Klein, N. Madani, D. Ng, A. B. Smith, III, J. Sodroski, and E. Freire. Binding Thermodynamics of a Small Molecular Weight CD4 Mimetic to NIV-1 gp120. Biochemistry. 2006, 45, 10973-10980.
460. Z. Si, N. Madani, J. M. Cox, J. J. Chruma, J. C. Klein, A. Schoen, N. Phan, L. Wang, A. C. Biorn, S. Cocklin, I. Chaiken, E. Freire, A. B. Smith, III, and J. G. Sodroski. Small-molecule inhibitors of HIV-1 entry block receptor-induced conformational changes in the viral envelope glycoproteins. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2004,101, 5036-5041.
442. P. V. Murphy, J. L. O’Brien, L. J. Gorey-Feret, and A. B. Smith, Ill. Synthesis of novel HIV-1 protease inhibitors based on carbohydrate scaffolds. Tetrahedron 2003, 59, 2259-2271.

 

Bioorganic Chemistry / Medicinal Chemistry
598. K. R. Brunden, Y. Yao, J. Potuzak, N. I. Ferrer, C. Ballatore, M. James, A.-M. L. Hogan, J. Q. Trojanowski, A. B. Smith, III and V. M.-Y. Lee. The Characterization of Microtubule-Stabilizing Drugs as Possible Therapeutic Agents for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Tauopathies. Pharmacological Research. 2011, 63, 341-351. PMC3042036.
594. C. P. des Gachons, K. Uchida, B. Bryant, A. Shima, J. B. Sperry, L. Dankulich-Nagrudny, M. Tominaga, A. B. Smith, III, G. K. Beauchamp and P. A. S. Breslin. Unusual pungency from extra-virgin olive oil is due to restricted spatial expression of oleocanthal’s receptor. J. Neurosci. 2011, 31, 999-1009. PMC3073417.
593. C. Ballatore, K. R. Brunden, J. Q. Trojanowski, V. M-Y. Lee, A. B. Smith, III and D. Huryn. Modulation of Protein-Protein Interactions as a Therapeutic Strategy for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Tauopathies. Curr. Top. Med. Chem. 2011, 11, 317-330. PMC3069499
590. K. R. Brunden, B. Zhang, J. Carroll, Y. Yao, J. S. Potuzak, A.-M. Hogan, M. Iba, M. J. James, S. X. Xie, C. Ballatore, A. B. Smith, III, V. M.-Y. Lee, and J. Q. Trojanowski. Epothilone D Improves Microtubule Density, Axonal Integrity and Cognition in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Tauopathy. J. Neurosci. 2010, 30, 13861-13866. PMC2958430.
585. C. Ballatore, K. R. Brunden, F. Piscitelli, M. James, A. Crowe, M. Yao, J. Q. Trojanowski, V. M.-Y. Lee and A. B. Smith, III. Discovery of a Brain-Penetrant and Orally Bioavailable Aminothienopyridazine Inhibitor of Tau Aggregation. J. Med. Chem. 2010, 53, 3739-3747. PMC2872922.
566. R. F. Hirschmann, K. C. Nicolaou, A. R. Angeles, J. S. Chen, and A. B. Smith, III. The β-D-Glucose Scaffold as a β-Turn Mimetic. Acc. Chem. Res. 2009, 42, 1511-1520.
557. W. Li, J. Sperry, A. Crowe, I. V. J. Murphy, P. H. Axelsen, A. B. Smith, III, J. Q. Trojanowski, V. M. Y. Lee. Inhibition of Tau Fibrillization by Oleocanthal via Reaction with the Amino Groups of Tau. J. Neurochem. 2009, 110, 1339-1351. PMC2758489.
541. M. P. Beavers, M. C. Myers, P. P. Shah, J. E. Purvis, S. L. Diamond, B. S. Cooperman, D. M. Huryn, and A. B. Smith, III. Molecular Docking of Cathepsin L Inhibitors in the Binding Site of Papain. J. Chem. Inf. Model 2008, 48, 1464-1472. PMC2923042.
516. S. Xian, C. Kenesky, P. V Rucker, A. B. Smith, III, G. A. Orr, and S. B. Horwitz. A Photoaffinity Analogue of Discodermolide Specifically Labels a Peptide in β-Tubulin. Biochemistry. 2006, 45, 11762-11775.
510. S. Foister, L. L. Taylor, J.-J. Feng, W.-L. Chen, A. Lin, F.-C. Cheng, A. B. Smith, III, and R. F. Hirschmann. Design and Synthesis of a Potent Cystine-Free Cyclic Hexapeptide Agonist at the Human Urotensin Receptor. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 1799-1802.
495. A. B. Smith, III, Q. Han, P. A. S. Breslin, and G. K. Beauchamp. Synthesis and Assignment of Absolute Conformation of (–)-Oleocanthal: A Potent, Naturally Occurring Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Oxidant Agent Derived from Extra Virgin Olive Oils. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 5075-5078.
490. G. Beauchamp, R. Keast, D. Morel, J. Lin, J. Pika, Q. Han, C.-H. Lee, A. B. Smith, III, and P. Breslin. Phytochemistry: Ibuprofen-like activity in extra-virgin olive oil. Nature 2005, 437, 45-46.
484. A. B. Smith, III, R. J. Fox, and J. A. Vanecko. (+)-Sorangicin A Synthetic Studies. Construction of the C(1-15) and C(16-29) Subtargets. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 3099-3102.
444. A. B. Smith, III, L.-D. Cantin, A. Pasternak, L. Guise-Zawacki, W. Yao, A. Charnleyl J. Barbosa, P. A. Sprengeler, R. Hirschmann, S. Munshi, D. B. Olsen, W. A. Schleif and L. C. Kuo. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Monopyrrolinone-Based HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors. J. Med. Chem. 2003, 46, 1831-1844.
419. Martello, L. A.; LaMarche, M. J.; He, L.; Beauchamp, T. J.; Smith, A. B.; Horwitz, S. B. The relationship between Taxol and (+)-discodermolide: synthetic analogs and modeling studies. Chemistry & Biology (2001), 8(9), 843-855.
402. Smith, Amos B., III; Wang, Wenyong; Sprengeler, Paul A.; Hirschmann, Ralph. Design, Synthesis, and Solution Structure of a Pyrrolinone-Based b-Turn Peptidomimetic. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2000), 122(44), 11037-11038.
379. Smith, Amos B., III; Benowitz, Andrew B.; Sprengeler, Paul A.; Barbosa, Joseph; Guzman, Mark C.; Hirschmann, Ralph; Schweiger, Edwin J.; Bolin, David R.; Nagy, Zoltan; Campbell, Robert M.; Cox, Donald C.; Olson, Gary L. Design and Synthesis of a Competent Pyrrolinone-Peptide Hybrid Ligand for the Class II Major Histocompatibility Complex Protein HLA-DR1. Journal of the American Chemical Society (1999), 121(40), 9286-9298.
341. Smith, Amos B., III; Hirschmann, Ralph; Pasternak, Alexander; Yao, Wenquing; Sprengeler, Paul A.; Holloway, M. Katharine; Kuo, Lawrence C.; Chen, Zhongguo; Darke, Paul L.; Schleif, William A. An Orally Bioavailable Pyrrolinone Inhibitor of HIV-1 Protease: Computational Analysis and X-ray Crystal Structure of the Enzyme Complex. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (1997), 40(16), 2440-2444.
105. Smith, Amos B., III; Belcher, Anne M.; Epple, Gisela; Jurs, Peter C.; Lavine, Barry. Computerized pattern recognition: a new technique for the analysis of chemical communication. Science (Washington, DC, United States) (1985), 228 (4696), 175-7.

 

 
Biophysics / Materials Science
584. M. J. Tucker, J. R. Courter, J. Chen, A. B. Smith, III and R. M. Hochstrasser. Tetrazine phototriggers: Probes for protein dynamics. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 3612-3616. PMC2903731.
558. S. Bagchi, A. K. Charnley, A. B. Smith, III and R. M. Hochstrasser. Equilibrium exchange processes of the aqueous Tryptophan dipeptide. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2009, 113, 8412-8417. PMC2929808.
469. J. Tang, E. Mei, J. Kaplan, C. Green, W. F. DeGrado, A. B. Smith III and R. M. Hochstrasser. 1. Probing Structural Dynamics of Individual Calmodulin: Peptide Complexes in Hydrogel by Single Molecule Confocal Microscopy. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2004, 108, 15910-15918.
466. C. Fang, J. Wang, Y. S. Kim, A. K. Charnley, W. Barber-Armstrong, A. B. Smith, III, S. M. Decatur, and R. M. Hochstrasser. Two-Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy of lsotopomers of an Alanine-rich α Helix. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2004, 108, 10415-10427.
454. C. Fang, J. Wang, A. K. Charnley, W. Barber-Armstrong, A. B. Smith, III, S. M. Decatur, and R. M. Hochstrasser. Two-dimensional infrared measurements of the coupling of amide modes of an α-helix. Chem. Phys. Lett. 2003, 382, 586-592.
361. Khong, Anthony; Jimenez-Vazquez, Hugo A.; Saunders, Martin; Cross, R. James; Laskin, Julia; Peres, Tikva; Lifshitz, Chava; Strongin, Rob; Smith, Amos B., III. An NMR Study of He2 Inside C70. Journal of the American Chemical Society (1998), 120(25), 6380-6383.
301. Smith, Amos B., III; Strongin, Robert M.; Brard, Laurent; Furst, George T.; Romanow, William J.; Owens, Kevin G.; Goldschmidt, Robert J.; King, Richard C. Synthesis of Prototypical Fullerene Cyclopropanes and Annulenes. Isomer Differentiation via NMR and UV Spectroscopy. Journal of the American Chemical Society (1995), 117(20), 5492-502.
213. J. E. Fischer, P. A. Heiney, and A. B. Smith, III, “Solid State Chemistry of Fullerene-Based Materials,” Acc. Chem. Res., 25, 112-118 (1992).
155. M. Lee, J. N. Haseltine, A. B. Smith, III, and R. M. Hochstrasser. lsomerization Processes of Electronically Excited Stilbene and Diphenylbutadiene in Liquids: Are They One-Dimensional? J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1989, 111, 5044-5051.
145. V. L. Windisch, A. B. Smith, III, and R. M. Hochstrasser. Unimolecular Photodissociation of s-Tetrazine and Derivatives. J. Phys. Chem. 1988, 92, 5366-5370.
041. B. Dellinger, M. A. Paczkowski, R. M. Hochstrasser, and A. B. Smith, III. Observation of Transient Intermediates in the Photochemical Decomposition of Substituted s-Tetrazines. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1978, 100, 3242-3243.
031. B. Dellinger, D. S. King, R. M. Hochstrasser, and A. B. Smith, III. Laser Induced Isotope Enrichment in a Rare Gas Matrix. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1977, 99, 3197-3198.