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  • Young, K. J. H., Lokare, K. S., Leung, C. H., Cheng, M. J., Nielsen, R. J., Petasis, N. A., Goddard, W. A., Periana, R. A. Synthesis of osmium and ruthenium complexes bearing dimethyl (S,S)-2,2′-(pyridine-2,6-diyl)-bis-(4,5-dihydrooxazol-4-carboxylate) ligand and application to catalytic H/D exchange Journal of Molecular Catalysis A-Chemical  2011 339:17-23  DOI:10.1016/j.molcata.2011.01.029
  • Petasis, N. A., Akritopoulou-Zanze, I., Fokin, V. V., Bernasconi, G., Keledjian, R., Yang, R., Uddin, J., Nagulapalli, K. C., Serhan, C. N. Design, synthesis and bioactions of novel stable mimetics of lipoxins and aspirin-triggered lipoxins Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids  2005 73:301-321  DOI:10.1016/j.plefa.2005.05.020  PMID:16098719
  • Gewirtz, A. T., Fokin, V. V., Petasis, N. A., Serhan, C. N., Madara, J. L. LXA(4), aspirin-triggered 15-epi-LXA(4), and their analogs selectively downregulate PMN azurophilic degranulation American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology  1999 276:C988-C994  PMID:10199831
  • Levy, B. D., Fokin, V. V., Clark, J. M., Wakelam, M. J. O., Petasis, N. A., Serhan, C. N. Polyisoprenyl phosphate (PIPP) signaling regulates phospholipase D activity: a 'stop' signaling switch for aspirin-triggered lipoxin A(4) FASEB Journal  1999 13:903-911  PMID:10224233
  • Maddox, J. F., Colgan, S. P., Clish, C. B., Petasis, N. A., Fokin, V. V., Serhan, C. N. Lipoxin B(4) regulates human monocyte/neutrophil adherence and motility: design of stable lipoxin B(4) analogs with increased biologic activity FASEB Journal  1998 12:487-494  PMID:9535221
  • Maddox, J. F., Hachicha, M., Takano, T., Petasis, N. A., Fokin, V. V., Serhan, C. N. Lipoxin A(4) stable analogs are potent mimetics that stimulate human monocytes and THP-1 cells via a G-protein-linked lipoxin A(4) receptor Journal of Biological Chemistry  1997 272:6972-6978  PMID:9054386
  • Han, S. Y., Joullie, M. M., Fokin, V. V., Petasis, N. A. Spectroscopic, crystallographic and computational studies of the formation and isomerization of cyclic acetals and ketals of pentonolactones Tetrahedron-Asymmetry  1994 5:2535-2562  DOI:10.1016/s0957-4166(00)80400-0
  • Nicolaou, K. C., Ramphal, J. Y., Petasis, N. A., Serhan, C. N. Lipoxins and related eicosanoids - biosynthesis, biological properties, and chemical synthesis Angewandte Chemie-International Edition  1991 30:1100-1116  DOI:10.1002/anie.199111001
  • Smith, J. B., Roth, D. M., Lefer, A. M., Petasis, N. A., Nicolaou, K. C. Modulation of leukotriene synthesis and actions by synthetic derivatives of arachidonic-acid Prostaglandins  1985 29:765-771  DOI:10.1016/0090-6980(85)90136-4  PMID:4011927
  • Nicolaou, K. C., Petasis, N. A., Claremon, D. A. N-phenylselenophthalimide (npsp) - a valuable selenenylating agent Tetrahedron  1985 41:4835-4841  DOI:10.1016/s0040-4020(01)96722-5
  • Koshishara, Y., Murota, S. I., Petasis, N. A., Nicolaou, K. C. Selective-inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase by 5,6-methanoleukotriene-a4, a stable analog of leukotriene a4 FEBS Letters  1982 143:13-16  DOI:10.1016/0014-5793(82)80262-7  PMID:6811315
  • Nicolaou, K. C., Petasis, N. A., Zipkin, R. E., Uenishi, J. The endiandric acid cascade - electrocyclizations in organic-synthesis .1. Stepwise, stereocontrolled total synthesis of endiandric acid-a and acid-b Journal of the American Chemical Society  1982 104:5555-5557  DOI:10.1021/ja00384a077
  • Nicolaou, K. C., Petasis, N. A., Uenishi, J., Zipkin, R. E. The endiandric acid cascade - electrocyclizations in organic-synthesis .2. Stepwise, stereocontrolled total synthesis of endiandric acids-c-acid-g Journal of the American Chemical Society  1982 104:5557-5558  DOI:10.1021/ja00384a078
  • Nicolaou, K. C., Zipkin, R. E., Petasis, N. A. The endiandric acid cascade - electrocyclizations in organic-synthesis .3. Biomimetic approach to endiandric acids-a-acid-g - synthesis of precursors Journal of the American Chemical Society  1982 104:5558-5560  DOI:10.1021/ja00384a079
  • Nicolaou, K. C., Petasis, N. A., Zipkin, R. E. The endiandric acid cascade - electrocyclizations in organic-synthesis .4. Biomimetic approach to endiandric acids-a-acid-g - total synthesis and thermal studies Journal of the American Chemical Society  1982 104:5560-5562  DOI:10.1021/ja00384a080
  • Nicolaou, K. C., Petasis, N. A., Seitz, S. P. 5,6-methanoleukotriene A(4). A stable and biologically active analogue of leukotriene A(4) Journal of the Chemical Society-Chemical Communications  1981 1195-1196  DOI:10.1039/c39810001195