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2024

• K. Benchoula, C. J. Serpell, A. Mediani, A. Albogami, N. M. Misnan, N. H. Ismail, I. S. Parhar, S. Ogawa, E. H. Wong, 1H NMR metabolomics insights into comparative diabesity in male and female zebrafish and the antidiabetic activity of DL-limonene, Sci. Rep., 2024, 14, 3823

2023

• T. T. P. Tran, N. T. Pham, N. X. Nguyen, C. V. Tran, L. V. Tran, L. T. Nguyen, D. T. Nguyen, N. T. N. Huynh, T. L. Nguyen, Y. T. H. Be, M. D. Garrett, C. J. Serpell, S. V. Tran, Comparison of organic and conventional production methods in accumulation of biomass and bioactive compounds in Centella asiatica (L.) urban, ChemRxiv, 2013, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-q9vvc
• A. Paul, M. Falsaperna, H. Lavender, M. D. Garrett, C. J. Serpell, Selection of Optimised Ligands by Fluorescence-Activated Bead Sorting, Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 9517-9525 (ChemRxiv preprint)
• B. Ahmad, E. P. Friar, M. S. Vohra, N. Khan, C. J. Serpell, M. D. Garrett, J. S. E. Loo, I. L. Fong, E. H. Wong, Hydroxylated polymethoxyflavones reduce the activity of pancreatic lipase, inhibit adipogenesis and enhance lipolysis in 3T3-L1 mouse embryonic fibroblast cells, Chem. Biol. Interact., 2023, 379, 110503
• B. Ahmad, E. P Friar, E. R. Taylor, M. S. Vohra, C. J. Serpell, M. D. Garrett, J. L. S. Eee, I. L. Fong, E. H. Wong, Anti-Pancreatic Lipase and Anti-Adipogenic Effects of 5, 7, 3’,4’,5’ -pentamethoxy and 6, 2’,4’-trimethoxy flavone – An In vitro Study, Eur. J. Pharmacol., 2023, 938,175445
• E. R. Taylor, A. Sato, P. G. Gudeangadi, D. M. Beal, J. A. Hopper, M. R. Reithofer, C. J. Serpell, Tuning dynamic DNA- and peptide-driven self-assembly in DNA-peptide conjugates, Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 196-202 (ChemRxiv preprint)

2022

• N. Appukutti, A. de Vries, P. G. Gudeangadi, B. R. Claringbold, M. D. Garrett, M. R. Reithofer, C. J. Serpell, Sequence-complementarity dependent co-assembly of phosphodiester-linked aromatic donor-acceptor trimers, Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 12200-12203 (ChemRxiv preprint)
• M. S. Vohra, K. Benchoula, C. J. Serpell, E. H. Wong, AgRP/NPY and POMC neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus and their Potential Role in Treatment of Obesity, Eur. J. Pharmacol., 2022, 174611
• L. Lutter, Y. Al-Hilaly, C. J. Serpell, M. F. Tuite, C. M. Wischik, L. C. Serpell, W.-F. Xue, Structural identification of individual helical amyloid filaments by integration of cryo-electron microscopy-derived maps in comparative morphometric atomic force microscopy image analysis, J. Mol. Biol., 2022, 434, 167466 (BioRxiv preprint)

2021

• L. T. Birchall, S. Shehata, C. J. Serpell, E. R. Clark, S. C. G. Biagini, Himic Anhydride: A Retro Diels–Alder Reaction for the Organic Laboratory and an Accompanying NMR Study, J. Chem. Ed., 2021, 98, 12, 4013–4016
• T. M. C. Warnock, S. Rajkumar, M. Fitzpatrick, C. J. Serpell, P. Dingwall, P. C. Knipe, Chiral, Sequence-Definable Foldamer-Derived Macrocycles, Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 15632-15636
• B. Ahmad, M. S. Vohra, M. A. Saleemi, C. J. Serpell, I. L. Fong, E. H. Wong, Brown/Beige adipose tissues and the emerging role of their secretory factors in improving metabolic health: The batokines, Biochimie, 2021, 184, 26-39
• C. J. Serpell, A. Y. Park, C. V. Robinson, P. D. Beer, Imidazolium-based catenane host for bromide recognition in aqueous media, Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 101-104

2020

• B. Ahmad, E. P. Friar, M. S. Vohra, M. D. Garrett, C. J. Serpell, I. L. Fong, E. H Wong, Mechanisms of action for the anti-obesogenic activities of phytochemicals, Phytochemistry, 2020, 180, 112513
• L. D. Aubrey, B. J. F. Blakeman, L. Lutter, C. J. Serpell, M. Tuite, L. Serpell, W.-F. Xue, Quantification of amyloid fibril polymorphism by nano-morphometry reveals the individuality of filament assembly, Commun. Chem., 2020, 3, 125 (bioRxiv preprint)
• M. S. Vohra, B. Ahmad, C. J. Serpell, I. S. Parhar, E. H. Wong, Murine in vitro cellular models to better understand adipogenesis and its potential applications, Differentiation, 2020, 115, 62-84
• S. Shehata, C. J. Serpell, S. C. G. Biagini, Architecture-controlled release of ibuprofen from polymeric nanoparticles, Mater. Today Commun., 2020, 25, 101562 (ChemRxiv preprint)
• L. T. Birchall, S. Shehata, S. McCarthy, H. J. Shepherd, E. R. Clark, C. J. Serpell, S. C. G. Biagini, Supramolecular Behaviour and Fluorescence of Rhodamine-Functionalised ROMP Polymers, Polym. Chem., 2020, 11, 5279-5285 (ChemRxiv preprint)
• C. J. Serpell, J. Cookson, P. D. Beer, N‐Functionalised Imidazoles as Stabilisers for Metal Nanoparticles in Catalysis and Anion Binding, ChemistryOpen, 2020, 9, 683-690
• N. Appukutti, J. Jones, C. J. Serpell, Sequence Isomerism in Uniform Polyphosphoesters Programmes Self-Assembly and Folding, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 5307-5310 (ChemRxiv preprint)
• B. Ahmad, C. J. Serpell, I. L. Fong, E. H. Wong, Molecular Mechanisms of Adipogenesis: The Anti-Adipogenic Role of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase, Front. Mol. Biosci., 2020, 7, 76
• L. Lutter, C. J. Serpell, M. Tuite, L. Serpell, W.-F. Xue, Three-dimensional reconstruction of individual helical nano-filament structures from atomic force microscopy topographs, Biomol. Concepts, 2020, 11, 102–115 (bioRxiv preprint)
• S. J. Thomas, B. Balónová, J. Cinatl jr, M. Wass, C. J. Serpell, B. Blight, M. Michaelis, Thiourea and Guanidine Compounds and their Iridium Complexes in Drug-Resistant Cancer Cell Lines: Structure-Activity Relationships and Direct Luminescent Imaging, ChemMedChem, 2020, 15, 349-353 (ChemRxiv preprint)

2019

• L. Lutter, C. J. Serpell, M. F. Tuite, W.-F. Xue, The molecular lifecycle of amyloid – Mechanism of assembly, mesoscopic organisation, polymorphism, suprastructures, and biological consequences, Biochim. Biophys. Acta Proteins Proteom., 2019, 1867, 140257
• E. R. Taylor, S. Cavuoto, D. M. Beal, S. Caujolle, A. Podoleanu, C. J. Serpell, Can Gold Nanoparticles Aid Electrophoretic Detection of Sulphur in Biomolecules? Development of Gold-PAGE, J. Mat. Chem. B, 2019, 7, 5156-5160 (ChemRxiv preprint)
• B. Balónová, H. J. Shepherd, C. J. Serpell, B. A. Blight, Ir(III) as a Strategy for Preorganisation in H-Bonded Motifs, Supramol. Chem., 2019, 32, 1-12 (ChemRxiv preprint)
• A. Young, M. Sauer, G. M. D. M. Rubio, A. Sato, A. Foelske-Schmitz, C. J. Serpell, J. M. Chin, M. R. Reithofer, One-step synthesis and XPS investigations of chiral NHC-Au(0)/Au(I) nanoparticles, Nanoscale, 2019, 11, 8327-8333

2018

• G. De Bo, J. A. Kitchen, C. J. Serpell, Emerging investigators in the UK – editorial, Supramolecular Chem., 2018, 30, 731-731,
• M. S. Akkad, C. J. Serpell, Degradable Polymers and Nanoparticles Built from Salicylic Acid, Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2018, 39, 1800182
• N. Appukutti, C.J. Serpell,* High definition polyphosphoesters: between nucleic acids and plastics, Polym. Chem., 2018, 9, 2210-2226

2017

• A.J. Young, C.J. Serpell, J.M. Chin, M,R. Reithofer, Optically active histidin-2-ylidene stabilised gold nanoparticles, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 12426-12429
• B.G. Davis, C.J Serpell,* Nanotechnology and biotechnology: Two way traffic, Curr. Opin. Biotech., 2017, 46, iv
• C.J. Serpell, P.D. Beer, Anion Sensors, in Comprehensive Supramolecular Chemistry II (ed. J.L. Atwood), 2017, 351-385

2016

• C.J Serpell, R.N Rutte, K. Geraki, E. Pach, M. Martincic, M. Kierkowicz, S. De Munari, K. Wals, R. Raj, B. Ballesteros, G. Tobias, D.C. Anthony, B.G. Davis, Carbon nanotubes allow capture of krypton, barium and lead for multichannel biological X-ray fluorescence imaging, Nature Commun., 2016, 7, 13118. Highlighted on Oxford Science Blog.
• C.J. Serpell,* K. Kostarelos,* B.G. Davis,* Can Carbon Nanotubes Deliver on their Promise in Biology? Harnessing Unique Properties for Unparalleled Applications, ACS Cent. Sci., 2016, 2, 190–200
• P. Chidchob, T.G.W. Edwardson, C.J. Serpell, H.F. Sleiman*, Synergy of Two Assembly Languages in DNA Nanostructures: Self-Assembly of Sequence-Defined Polymers on DNA Cages, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 4416–4425
• N. Avakyan, A.A. Greschner, F. Aldaye, C.J. Serpell, H.F. Sleiman, Reprogramming the assembly of unmodified DNA with a small molecule, Nature Chem., 2016, 8, 368–376 (2016)
• T. G.W. Edwardson, K.L. Lau, D. Bousmail, C.J. Serpell, H.F. Sleiman, Transfer of molecular recognition information from DNA nanostructures to gold nanoparticles, Nature Chem., 2016, 8, 162–170
• M.J. Langton, C.J. Serpell*, P.D. Beer*, Anion recognition in water: recent advances from a supramolecular and macromolecular perspective, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55,1974 –1987

2015

• K.J. Castor, K. L. Metera, U. M. Tefashe, C. J. Serpell, J. Mauzeroll, H. F. Sleiman, Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Imidazole Phenanthroline Complexes as Luminescent and Electrochemiluminescent G-Quadruplex DNA Binders, Inorg. Chem., 2015, 54, 6958–6967

2014

• C.J. Serpell, T. G. W. Edwardson, P. Chidchob, K. M. M. Carneiro, H. F. Sleiman, Precision Polymers and 3D DNA Nanostructures: Emergent Assemblies from New Parameter Space, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 15767-15774. JACS Spotlight article (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 16103-16103), highlighted in McGill News
• N.G. White, C. J. Serpell, P. D. Beer, A structural study of triazole and amide containing anion templated pseudorotaxanes, Cryst. Growth Des., 2014, 14, 3472−3479
• T. G. W. Edwardson, K. M. M. Carneiro, C. J. Serpell,* H. F. Sleiman,* An Efficient and Modular Route to Sequence-Defined Polymers Appended to DNA, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2014, 126, 4655–4659, designated Very Important Paper, and Cover Picture.
• C. J. Serpell, M. Barłóg, K. Basu, J. F. Fakhoury, H. S. Bazzi, H. F. Sleiman, Nucleobase Peptide Amphiphiles, Mater. Horiz., 2014, 1, 348 – 354

2013

• T. G. W. Edwardson, C. K. McLaughlin, K. M. M. Carneiro, C. J. Serpell, H. F. Sleiman, Site-Specific Positioning of Dendritic Alkyl Chains on DNA Cages Enables Their Geometry-Dependent Self-Assembly, Nature Chem., 2013, 5, 868-875, Highlighted internationally in the media >23 times, including Wired Magazine (UK), the National Monitor (USA), and Discovery Channel Magazine (Singapore), CSACS best paper award 2013
• C. J. Serpell,* P. D. Beer, Intermolecular Interactions in Bromo-, Methyl-, and Cyano-Imidazole Derivatives, Cryst. Growth Des., 2013, 13, 2866−2871
• A. Caballero, S. Bennett, C. J. Serpell, P. D. Beer, Iodo-imidazolium salts: halogen bonding in crystals and anion-templated pseudorotaxanes, CrystEngComm, 2013, 15, 3076–3081
• R. C. Knighton, M. R. Sambrook, J. C. Vincent, S. A. Smith, C. J. Serpell, J. Cookson, Paul D. Beer, Fluorogenic dansyl-ligated gold nanoparticles for the detection of sulphur mustard by displacement assay, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 2293-2295
• C. J. Serpell, J. Cookson, A. L. Thompson, C. M. Brown, Paul D. Beer, Haloaurate and halopalladate imidazolium salts: structures, properties, and use as precursors for catalytic metal nanoparticles, Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 1385

2012

• N. H. Evans, C. J. Serpell, K. E. Christensen, P. D. Beer, Amide and Urea Ferrocene Containing Macrocycles Capable of the Electrochemical Sensing of Anions, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem, 2012, 939–944
• N. H. Evans, H. Rahman, A. V. Leontiev, N. D. Greenham, G. A. Orlowski, Q. Zeng, R. M. J. Jacobs, C. J. Serpell, N. L. Kilah, J. J. Davis, P. D. Beer, Solution and Surface-Confined Chloride Anion Templated Redox-Active Catenanes, Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 1080
• A. J. McConnell, C. J. Serpell, P. D. Beer, Extending the Family of Heteroditopic Calix[4]diquinone Receptors for Cooperative AND Ion-Pair Recognition, New J. Chem., 2012, 36, 102-112.

2011

• N. H. Evans, C. J. Serpell, N. G. White, P. D. Beer, A 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-Pentaphenylferrocene Stoppered Rotaxane Capable of Electrochemical Anion Recognition, Chem. Eur. J., 2011, 17, 12347–12354
• N. H. Evans, E. S. H. Allinson, M. D. Lankshear, K.-Y. Ng, A. R. Cowley, C. J. Serpell, S. M. Santos, P. J. Costa, V. Félix, P. D. Beer, Anion templated assembly of [2]catenanes capable of chloride anion recognition in aqueous solvent media, RSC Adv., 2011, 1, 995-1003
• G. T. Spence, C. J. Serpell, J. Sardinha, P. J. Costa, V. Félix, P. D. Beer, Investigating the Imidazolium-Anion Interaction through the Anion Templated Construction of Interpenetrated and Interlocked Assemblies, Chem. Eur. J., 2011, 17, 12955–12966
• N. H. Evans, C. J. Serpell, P. D. Beer, A redox-active [3]rotaxane capable of binding and electrochemically sensing chloride and sulfate anions, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 8775-8777
• N. H. Evans, C. J. Serpell, P. D. Beer, A [2]Catenane Displaying Pirouetting Motion Triggered by Debenzylation and Locked by Chloride Anion Recognition, Chem. Eur. J., 2011, 17, 7734-7738
• C. J. Serpell,* O. Thomas, T. D. W. Claridge, R. Chall, A. L. Thompson, P. D. Beer, Dimeric Self-Association of an Isophthalamide Macrocycle in Solution and the Solid State, CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 4586-4591
• N. H. Evans, C. J. Serpell, P. D. Beer, A meta-Xylenediamide Macrocycle Containing Rotaxane Anion Host System Constructed by a New Synthetic Clipping Methodology, New J. Chem., 2011, 35, 2047-2053, highlighted ‘Hot Article’
• C. J. Serpell, R. Chall, A. L. Thompson, P. D. Beer, Chloride Anion Triggered Motion in a Bis-Imidazolium Rotaxane, Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 12052-12055
• A. V. Leontiev, C. J. Serpell, N. G. White, P. D. Beer, Cation-induced molecular motion of spring-like [2]catenanes, Chem. Sci., 2011, 2, 922-927, in top 10 most accessed articles for March 2011
• C. J. Serpell, J. Cookson, D. Ozkaya, P. D. Beer, Core@Shell Bimetallic Nanoparticle Synthesis via Anion Coordination, Nature Chem., 2011, 3, 478-483.
• N. H. Evans, C. J. Serpell, P. D. Beer, Chloride Anion Templated Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Handcuff Catenane, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2011, 50, 2507-2510, highlighted in SynFacts, 2011, 491
• L. M. Hancock, L. C. Gilday, N. L. Kilah, C. J. Serpell, P. D. Beer, A new synthetic route to chloride selective [2]catenanes, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 1725-1727

2010

• L. M. Hancock, L. C. Gilday, S. Carvalho, P. J. Costa, V. Félix, C. J. Serpell, N. L. Kilah, P. D. Beer, Rotaxanes Capable of Recognizing Chloride in Aqueous Media, Chem. Eur. J., 2010, 16, 13082-13094
• C. J. Serpell, J. Cookson, A. L. Thompson, P. D. Beer, A Dual-Functional Tetrakis-Imidazolium Macrocycle for Supramolecular Assembly, Chem. Sci., 2010, 2, 494-500
• N. L. Kilah, M. D. Wise, C. J. Serpell, A. L. Thompson, N. G. White, K. E. Christensen, P. D. Beer, Enhancement of Anion Recognition Exhibited by a Halogen-Bonding Rotaxane System, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132, 11893-11895
• C. J. Serpell, N. L. Kilah, P. J. Costa, V. Félix, P. D. Beer, Halogen Bond Anion Templated Assembly of an Imidazolium Pseudorotaxane, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2010, 49, 5322-5326
• A. J. McConnell, C. J. Serpell, A. L. Thompson, D. R. Allan, P. D. Beer, Calix[4]arene-Based Rotaxane Host Systems for Anion Recognition, Chem. Eur. J., 2010, 16, 1256-1264

2009

• J. Cookson, E. A. L. Evans, J. P. Maher, C. J. Serpell, R. L. Paul, A. R. Cowley, M. G. B. Drew, P. D. Beer, Metal-directed assembly of large dinuclear copper(II) dithiocarbamate macrocyclic complexes, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2009, 363, 1195-1203
• K. M. Mullen, J. Mercurio, C. J. Serpell, P. D. Beer, Exploiting the 1,2,3-Triazolium Motif in Anion-Templated Formation of a Bromide-Selective Rotaxane Host Assembly, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2009, 48, 26, 4781-4784