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Austin, R. N., Luddy, K., Erickson, K ., Pender-Cudlip, M., Bertrand, E., Deng, D., Buzdygon, R.S. van Beilen, J B., Groves, J.T. " Cage escape competes with geminate recombination during alkane hydroxylation by the diiron oxygenase AlkB," Ange. Chemie - Int. Ed.  2008, 47, 5232-5234.

Chakrabarty, S., Austin, R. N.,  Deng, D.Y., Groves, J.T., Lipscomb, J.D., "Radical intermediates in monooxygenase reactions of Rieske dioxygenases," J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2008, 129,  3514.


Rozhkova-Novosad, EA; Chae, JC; Zylstra, GJ; Bertrand, EM; Alexander-Ozinskas, M; Deng, DY; Moe, LA; van Beilen, JB; Danahy, M; Groves, JT; Austin, R.N. "Profiling mechanisms of alkane hydroxylase activity in vivo using the diagnostic substrate norcarane," Chemistry & Biology, 2007, 14, 165-172.

Austin, R.N.; Deng, D.Y.; Jiang, Y.Y.; Luddy, K.; van Beilen, J.B.; de Montellano, P.R.O.; Groves, J.T. "The diagnostic substrate bicyclohexane reveals a radical mechanism for bacterial cytochrome P450 in whole cells" Angew. Chemie -Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 8192-8194.  

Bertrand, E; Sakai, R; Rozhkova-Novosad, E; Moe, L; Fox, BG; Groves, JT; Austin, RN "Reaction mechanisms of non-heme diiron hydroxylases characterized in whole cells" J. Inorg. Biochem. 2005, 99, 1998-2006.    

Moe, LA; Hu, ZB; Deng, DY; Austin, RN; Groves, JT; Fox, BG "Remarkable aliphatic hydroxylation by the diiron enzyme toluene 4-monooxygenase in reactions with radical or cation diagnostic probes norcarane, 1,1-dimethylcyclopropane, and 1,1-diethylcyclopropane" Biochem. 2004, 43, 15688-15701.

Austin, RN; Buzzi, K; Kim, E; Zylstra, GJ; Groves, JT. "Xylene monooxygenase, a membrane-spanning non-heme diiron enzyme that hydroxylates hydrocarbons via a substrate radical intermediate." J. Bio. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 8, 733-740.  

Kanan, MC; Kanan, SM; Austin, RN; Patterson, HH. "Photodecomposition of carbaryl in the presence of silver-doped zeolite Y and Suwannee River natural organic matter" Env. Sci. & Tech. 2003, 37, 2280-2285.   

Brazeau, BJ; Austin, RN; Tarr, C; Groves, JT; Lipscomb, JD. "Intermediate Q from soluble methane monooxygenase hydroxylates the mechanistic substrate probe norcarane: Evidence for a stepwise reaction," J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 11831-11837.     

Kanan, SA; Tripp, CP; Austin, RN; Patterson, HH "Photoluminescence and Raman spectroscopy as probes to investigate silver and gold dicyanide clusters doped in A-zeolite and their photoassisted degradation of carbaryl," J. Phys. Chem. B 2001, 105, 9441-9448.   

Groves, JT; Austin, RN; Chang, HK; Zylstra, GJ. "The non-heme diiron alkane monooxygenase of Pseudomonas oleovorans (AlkB) hydroxylates via a substrate radical intermediate." J. Inorg. Biochem. 2001 86, 54.    

Wenzel, TJ; Austin, RN. "Environmental chemistry in the undergraduate laboratory," Env. Sci. & Tech. 2001, 35, 15.

Austin, RN; Chang, HK; Zylstra, GJ; Groves, JT "The non-heme diiron alkane monooxygenase of Pseudomonas oleovorans (AlkB) hydroxylates via a substrate radical intermediate" J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 11747-11748.
   
Schunemann, V; Trautwein, AX; Rietjens, IMCM; Boersma, MG; Veeger, C; Mandon, D; Weiss, R; Bahl, K; Colapietro, C; Piech, M; Austin, RN "Characterization of iron(III) tetramesitylporphyrin and microperoxidase-8 incorporated into the molecular sieve MCM-41," Inorg. Chem. 1999, 38, 4901.

Schunemann, V; Trautwein, AX; Rietjens, IMCM; Boersma, MG; Veeger, C; Mandon, D; Weiss, R; Bahl, K; Colapietro, C; Danahy, M; Piech, M; Austin, R. N. "Incorporation and characterization of iron(III)tetramesityl porphyrin and microperoxidase-8 in the molecular sieve MCM-41"J. Inorg. Biochem. 1999, 74, 72. 

Austin, RN; Gold, A; Jayaraj, K; Mandon, D; Weiss, R; Trautwein, AX; Schunemann, V; Terner, J. "Picket fence" porphyrins as models for compound I" FASEB Journal 1997 11, 269.          

Jayaraj, K; Gold, A; Austin, RN; Ball, LM; Terner, J; Mandon, D; Weiss, R; Fischer, J; DeCian, A; Bill, E; Muther, M; Schunemann, V; Trautwein, AX "Compound I and compound II analogues from porpholactones," Inorg. Chem. 1997, 4555-4566.      

Ayougou, K; Mandon, D; Fischer, J; Weiss, R; Muther, M; Schunemann, V; Trautwein, AX; Bill, E; Terner, J; Jayaraj, K; Gold, A; Austin, RN. "Molecular structure of the chloroiron(III) derivative of the meso-unsubstituted 2,7,12,17-tetramethyl-3,8,13,18-tetramesitylporphyrin and weak ferromagnetic exchange interactions in the A(1u) oxoiron(IV) porphyrin pi radical cation complex," Chem. A - Eur Journal 1996, 2, 1159-1163.
      
Rosser, PF; Ramachandran, P; Sangaiah, R; Austin, RN; Gold, A; Ball, LM "Role of O-acetyltransferase in activation of oxidised metabolites of the genotoxic environmental pollutant 1-nitropyrene," Mutation Research-Genetic Toxicology 1996, 369, 209-220.    

Jayaraj, K; Terner, J; Gold, A; Roberts, DA; Austin, RN; Mandon, D; Weiss, R; Bill, E; Muther, M; Trautwein, AX. "Influence of meso substituents on electronic states of (oxoferryl)porphyrin pi-cation radicals" Inorg. Chem. 1996, 35, 1632-1640.      

JAYARAJ, K; GOLD, A; AUSTIN, RN; MANDON, D; WEISS, R; TERNER, J; BILL, E; MUTHER, M; TRAUTWEIN, AX. "COMPOUND-I AND COMPOUND-II ANALOGS OF A CHLORIN," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 9079-9080.     

AUSTIN, RN; CLARK, TJ; DICKSON, TE; KILLIAN, CM; NILE, TA. :SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES OF NOVEL 4,5,6,7-TETRAHYDROINDENES AND SELECTED METAL-COMPLEXES" J. Organomet. Chem. 1995, 498, C31.   

AUSTIN, RN; CLARK, TJ; DICKSON, TE; KILLIAN, CM; NILE, TA; SCHABACKER, DJ; MCPHAIL, AT. "SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES OF NOVEL SUBSTITUTED 4,5,6,7-TETRAHYDROINDENES AND SELECTED METAL-COMPLEXES," J. Organomet. Chem. 1995, 491, 11-18. 

MUTHER, M; BILL, E; TRAUTWEIN, AX; MANDON, D; WEISS, R; GOLD, A; JAYARAJ, K; AUSTIN, RN. "SPIN COUPLING IN DISTORTED HIGH-VALENT FE(IV) PORPHYRIN RADICAL COMPLEXES" Hyperfine Interactions 1994, 91, 803-808.   

OCHSENBEIN, P; AYOUGOU, K; MANDON, D; FISCHER, J; WEISS, R; AUSTIN, RN; JAYARAJ, K; GOLD, A; TERNER, J; FAJER, J. "CONFORMATIONAL EFFECTS ON THE REDOX POTENTIALS OF TETRAARYLPORPHYRINS HALOGENATED AT THE BETA-PYRROLE POSITIONS," Angew. Chemie-Int. Ed. 1994, 33, 348-350. 

Mandon, D., Ochsenbein, P., Fischer J., Weiss, R., Jayaraj, K., Austin, R.N., Gold, A., White, P.S., Brigaud, O., Battioni, P., Mansuy, D. "BETA-HALOGENATED-PYRROLE PORPHYRINS - MOLECULAR-STRUCTURES OF 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-OCTABROMO-5,10,15,20 TETRAMESITYLPORPHYRIN, NICKEL(II) 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-OCTABROMO-5,10,15,20-TETRAMESITYLPORPHYRIN, AND NICKEL(II) 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-OCTABROMO-5,10,15,20-TETRAKIS(PENTAFLUOROPHENYL)PORPHYRIN" Inorg. Chem. 1992, 31, 2044-2049. 


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