By Emeritus Professor David Black

Journal articles

Browne K; Chakraborty S; Chen R; Willcox MDP; Black DS; Walsh WR; Kumar N, 2020, 'A new era of antibiotics: The clinical potential of antimicrobial peptides', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21, pp. 1 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21197047

Yu TT; Kuppusamy R; Yasir M; Hassan MM; Alghalayini A; Gadde S; Deplazes E; Cranfield C; Willcox MDP; Black DS; Kumar N, 2020, 'Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of biphenylglyoxamide-based small molecular antimicrobial peptide mimics as antibacterial agents', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21, pp. 1 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21186789

Qu J; Bhadbhade M; Dobrowolski JC; Kumar N; Black DSC, 2020, 'Unusual rearrangements in activated indoles: Synthesis of indoloquinolines, dibenzonaphthyridines and indolobenzodiazepines', Tetrahedron, 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2020.131375

Sabir S; Subramoni S; Das T; Black DSC; Rice SA; Kumar N, 2020, 'Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Anthraniloyl-AMP Mimics as PQS Biosynthesis Inhibitors against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Resistance', Molecules, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules25133103

Qu J; Wenholz DS; Kumar N; Black DSC, 2020, 'Synthesis of 3-indolylimines from 3-acetamido-2-phenylindole', Tetrahedron, 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2020.131224

Bingul M; Kumar N; Black DSC, 2020, 'The Hemetsberger reaction: A new approach to the synthesis of novel dihydroindoloindole systems', Arkivoc, 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.24820/ARK.5550190.P011.187

Condie GC; Channon MF; Craig DC; Bhadbhade M; Kumar N; Black DS, 2020, 'Comparative reactivity of 5,7-dimethoxyindoles with aldehydes and ketones', ARKIVOC, pp. 117 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.24820/ark.5550190.p011.252

Alamgir M; Condie GC; Martinovic V; Wood J; Bhadbhade M; Kumar N; Black DSC, 2020, 'Reactivity of 4,6-dimethoxy activated benzimidazoles', Heterocycles, 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.3987/COM-20-14280

Alamgir M; Jiang H; Bhadbhade M; Kumar N; Black DSC, 2020, 'Synthesis and reactivity of dimethoxy activated benzothiazoles', Heterocycles, 100, pp. 1859 - 1882, http://dx.doi.org/10.3987/COM-20-14333

Alamgir M; Condie GC; Martinovic V; Wood J; Sholihin H; Bowyer PK; Kumar N; Black DSC, 2020, 'Synthesis of dimethoxy activated benzimidazoles and bisbenzimidazoles', Heterocycles, 100, pp. 1189 - 1217, http://dx.doi.org/10.3987/COM-20-14278

Bingul M; Arndt GM; Marshall GM; Cheung BB; Kumar N; Black DSC, 2020, 'Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of novel dihydropyranoindoles improving the anticancer effects of HDAC inhibitors', Molecules, 25, pp. 1377, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules25061377

Suryanti V; Zhang R; Aldilla V; Bhadbhade M; Kumar N; Black DS, 2019, 'Synthesis of bis-glyoxylamide peptidomimetics derived from bis-n-acetylisatins linked at C5 by a methylene or oxygen bridge', Molecules, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules24234343

Taunk A; Chen R; Iskander G; Ho KKK; Almohaywi B; Black DSC; Willcox MDP; Kumar N, 2019, 'The role of orientation of surface bound dihydropyrrol-2-ones (DHP) on biological activity', Molecules, 24, pp. 2676, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules24142676

Kuppusamy R; Willcox M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2019, 'Short cationic peptidomimetic antimicrobials', Antibiotics, 8, pp. 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics8020044

Hong KKC; Ho KKK; Bhadbhade M; Ball GE; Black DS; Kumar N, 2019, 'The Mosaic of Rottlerin: The Sequel', Journal of Natural Products, 82, pp. 1190 - 1199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00917

Almohaywi B; Yu TT; Iskander G; Chan DSH; Ho KKK; Rice S; Black DSC; Griffith R; Kumar N, 2019, 'Dihydropyrrolones as bacterial quorum sensing inhibitors', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 29, pp. 1054 - 1059, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2019.03.004

Dobrowolski JC; Nguyen DHT; Fraser BH; Bhadbhade M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2019, 'A General Synthesis of 7-Phenyl-7,13-dihydro-8 H -benzo[6,7]azepino[3,2- c ]quinolin-8-ones', Synlett, 30, pp. 567 - 572, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1612106

Dobrowolski JC; Nguyen DHT; Fraser BH; Bhadbhade M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2019, 'A General Synthesis of Benzoazepinoindoles-A New Class of Heterocycles', Synlett, 30, pp. 2081 - 2085, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1690700

Wenholz DS; Bhadbhade M; Kandemir H; Ho J; Kumar N; Black DS, 2019, 'Substituent effects in solid-state assembly of activated benzotriazoles', CrystEngComm, 21, pp. 835 - 842, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8ce01757c

Jumina J; Wenholz DS; Kumar N; Black DS, 2019, 'Synthesis of a Variety of Activated Pyrrolo[3,2,1- ij ]quinolines', Synthesis (Germany), 51, pp. 1989 - 1994, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1612280

Yee EMH; Cirillo G; Brandl MB; Black DSC; Vittorio O; Kumar N, 2019, 'Synthesis of dextran–phenoxodiol and evaluation of its physical stability and biological activity', Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00183

Qu J; Bhadbhade M; Kumar N; Black DSC, 2018, 'Unusual formation of novel highly substituted N-(3-indolyl)-imidazoles', Tetrahedron, 74, pp. 7438 - 7441, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2018.11.007

Beyer RL; Kandemir H; Bhadbhade M; Sengul IF; Leu CW; Wenholz D; Kumar N; Black DSC, 2018, 'Synthesis of dipyrrolo[2,3-a:1′,2′,3′-fg]acridin-12(1H)-ones', Tetrahedron Letters, 59, pp. 4483 - 4486, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2018.11.011

Taunk A; Chen R; Iskander G; Ho KKK; Black DSC; Willcox MDP; Kumar N, 2018, 'Dual-Action Biomaterial Surfaces with Quorum Sensing Inhibitor and Nitric Oxide to Reduce Bacterial Colonization', ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 4, pp. 4174 - 4182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b00816

Almohaywi B; Iskander G; Yu TT; Bhadbhade M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2018, 'Copper-mediated Chan-Evans-Lam N-arylation of 5-methylene-4-aryl-1,5-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-2-one derivatives', Tetrahedron Letters, 59, pp. 811 - 814, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2018.01.039

Biswas NN; Iskander GM; Mielczarek M; Yu TT; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2018, 'Alkyne-Substituted Fimbrolide Analogues as Novel Bacterial Quorum-Sensing Inhibitors', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 71, pp. 708 - 715, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH18194

Almohaywi B; Taunk A; Wenholz DS; Nizalapur S; Biswas NN; Ho KKK; Rice SA; Iskander G; Black DSC; Griffith R; Kumar N, 2018, 'Design and synthesis of lactams derived from mucochloric and mucobromic acids as pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing inhibitors', Molecules, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules23051106

Kuppusamy R; Yasir M; Berry T; Cranfield CG; Nizalapur S; Yee E; Kimyon O; Taunk A; Ho KKK; Cornell B; Manefield M; Willcox M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2018, 'Design and synthesis of short amphiphilic cationic peptidomimetics based on biphenyl backbone as antibacterial agents', European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 143, pp. 1702 - 1722, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.10.066

Aldilla VR; Martin AD; Nizalapur S; Marjo CE; Rich AM; Ho KKK; Ittner LM; Black DSC; Thordarson P; Kumar N, 2018, 'Glyoxylamide-based self-assembly hydrogels for sustained ciprofloxacin delivery', Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 6, pp. 6089 - 6098, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8TB01290C

Kuppusamy R; Yasir M; Yee E; Willcox M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2018, 'Guanidine functionalized anthranilamides as effective antibacterials with biofilm disruption activity', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 16, pp. 5871 - 5888, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8ob01699b

Suryanti V; Bhadbhade M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2017, 'N-acetylglyoxylic amide bearing a nitrophenyl group as anion receptors: NMR and X-ray investigations on anion binding and selectivity', Journal of Molecular Structure, 1146, pp. 571 - 576, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2017.05.133

Dobrowolski JC; Fraser BH; Bhadbhade M; Black DS; Kumar N, 2017, 'Efficient Access to Chromeno[4,3- b ]quinolines Related to Dependensin', Synlett, 28, pp. 1979 - 1983, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1589087

将樹 北; 修 大; 薫 山; 英夫 木; 大輔 上; Black DS, 2017, '30 有毒哺乳動物カモノハシ由来の神経毒に関する生物有機化学的研究(口頭発表の部)', , pp. 175 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.24496/tennenyuki.52.0_175

Deodhar M; Black DS; Kumar N, 2017, 'P-479 SYNTHESIS OF DIMERIC FLAVONOIDS RELATED TO DEPENDENSIN AND ITS ANALOGUES', , pp. _p - 479_, http://dx.doi.org/10.24496/intnaturalprod.2006.0__p-479_

Yee EMH; Hook JM; Bhadbhade MM; Vittorio O; Kuchel RP; Brandl MB; Tilley RD; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2017, 'Preparation, characterization and in vitro biological evaluation of (1:2) phenoxodiol-β-cyclodextrin complex', Carbohydrate Polymers, 165, pp. 444 - 454, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.02.081

Yu TT; Nizalapur S; Ho KKK; Yee E; Berry T; Cranfield CG; Willcox M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2017, 'Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of N-Sulfonylphenyl glyoxamide-Based Antimicrobial Peptide Mimics as Novel Antimicrobial Agents', ChemistrySelect, 2, pp. 3452 - 3461, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/slct.201700336

Nizalapur S; Kimyon O; Yee E; Ho K; Berry T; Manefield M; Cranfield CG; Willcox M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2017, 'Amphipathic guanidine-embedded glyoxamide-based peptidomimetics as novel antibacterial agents and biofilm disruptors', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 15, pp. 2033 - 2051, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7OB00053G

Aldilla VR; Nizalapur S; Martin A; Marjo CE; Rich A; Yee E; Suwannakot P; Black DS; Thordarson P; Kumar N, 2017, 'Design, synthesis, and characterisation of glyoxylamide-based short peptides as self-assembled gels', New Journal of Chemistry, 41, pp. 13462 - 13471, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7nj02248d

Dobrowolski JC; Somphol K; Santoso M; Duong H; Gardner CR; Kumar N; Black DSC, 2017, 'Methanal extrusion in ipso-substitution reactions of hydroxymethylindoles', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 70, pp. 1188 - 1195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH17257

Wenholz DS; Zeng M; Ma C; Mielczarek M; Yang X; Bhadbhade M; Black DSC; Lewis PJ; Griffith R; Kumar N, 2017, 'Small molecule inhibitors of bacterial transcription complex formation', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 27, pp. 4302 - 4308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.08.036

Nizalapur S; Kimyon O; Yee E; Bhadbhade MM; Manefield M; Willcox M; Black DS; Kumar N, 2017, 'Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel acyclic and cyclic glyoxamide based derivatives as bacterial quorum sensing and biofilm inhibitors', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 15, pp. 5743 - 5755, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7ob01011g

Biswas NN; Yu TT; Kimyon Ö; Nizalapur S; Gardner CR; Manefield M; Griffith R; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2017, 'Synthesis of antimicrobial glucosamides as bacterial quorum sensing mechanism inhibitors', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 25, pp. 1183 - 1194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2016.12.024

Kandemir H; Sengul IF; Kumar N; Black DSC, 2017, 'Synthesis of imine and amine-linked macrocycles containing tris-indoles', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 70, pp. 1196 - 1201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH17264

Yee EMH; Brandl MB; Black DSC; Vittorio O; Kumar N, 2017, 'Synthesis of isoflavene-thiosemicarbazone hybrids and evaluation of their anti-tumor activity', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 27, pp. 2454 - 2458, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.04.002

Bingul M; Tan O; Gardner CR; Sutton SK; Arndt GM; Marshall GM; Cheung BB; Kumar N; Black DSC; Arndt G, 2016, 'Synthesis, characterization and anti-cancer activity of hydrazide derivatives incorporating a quinoline moiety', Molecules, 21, pp. 916, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules21070916

Kandemir H; Sengul IF; Kumar N; Black DSC, 2016, 'Synthesis of a 7-(aminomethyl)indole and related bis-indole derivatives', Arkivoc, 2016, pp. 288 - 295, http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/ark.5550190.p009.587

Nizalapur S; Ho KKK; Kimyon Ö; Yee E; Berry T; Manefield M; Cranfield CG; Willcox M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2016, 'Synthesis and biological evaluation of N-naphthoyl-phenylglyoxamide-based small molecular antimicrobial peptide mimics as novel antimicrobial agents and biofilm inhibitors', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 14, pp. 3623 - 3637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ob00298f

Thach O; Mielczarek M; Ma C; Kutty SK; Yang X; Black DSC; Griffith R; Lewis PJ; Kumar N, 2016, 'From indole to pyrrole, furan, thiophene and pyridine: Search for novel small molecule inhibitors of bacterial transcription initiation complex formation', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 24, pp. 1171 - 1182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2016.01.040

Biswas NN; Kutty SK; Iskander GM; Mielczarek M; Bhadbhade MM; Gardner CR; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2016, 'Synthesis of brominated novel N-heterocycles: New scaffolds for antimicrobial discovery', Tetrahedron, 72, pp. 539 - 546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2015.12.018

Bingul M; Kumar N; Black DS, 2016, 'Synthesis and reactions of new 2-hydroxymethyldimethoxyindoles', Tetrahedron, 72, pp. 234 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2015.11.038

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