Publications
Lory Z. Santiago-Vázquez, Thomas B. Brück, Wolfram M. Brück, Angela P. Duque-Alarcón, Peter J. McCarth2 and Russell G. Kerr. The diversity of the bacterial communities associated with the azooxanthellate hexacoral Cirrhipahtes lutkeni. Journal of the International Society for Microbial Ecology, in press.
Lory Z. Santiago-Vázquez, Nealie C. Newberger, and Russell G. Kerr. Cryopreservation of the dinoflagellate symbiont of the octocoral Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae. Marine Biology, in press.
Thomas Brueck, Wolfram Brueck, Lory Z. Santiago-Vázquez, Peter McCarthy and Russell G. Kerr. Diversity of the bacterial communities associated with the azooxanthellate deep water octocorals Leptogorgia minimata, Iciligorgia schrammi and Swiftia exertia. Marine Biotechnology, 9, (2007).
Xing Dai, Zhongliang Wan, Russell G. Kerr, and Huw M. L. Davies. Synthetic and isolation studies related to the marine natural products (+)-elisabethadione and (+)-elisabethamine. J. Org. Chem. 72, 1895-2000 (2007).
Lory Z. Santiago-Vázquez, Llanie K. Ranzer, and Russell G. Kerr. Comparison of two total RNA extraction protocols using the marine gorgonian coral Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae and its symbiont Symbiodinium sp. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 9(5), (2006).
M. Isabel Nieto, Noemi Gonzalez, Jamie Rodriguez, Russell G. Kerr and Carlos Jimenez. New cytotoxic cembranolides: isolation, biogenetic studies and synthesis of analogues. Tetrahedron 62, 11747-11754 (2006).
Nealie Newberger, Llanie Ranzer, Jennifer Boehnlein and Russell Kerr. Induction of terpene biosynthesis in the dinoflagellate symbionts of the Caribbean gorgonian corals of the genera Pseudopterogorgia and Eunicea. Phytochem. 67, 2133-2139 (2006).
Russell G. Kerr, Amber Kohl and Tyrone Ferns. Elucidation of the biosynthetic origin of the anti-inflammatory pseudopterosins. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 33, 532-538 (2006).
Thomas Brueck and Russell Kerr. Purification and kinetic properties of elisabethatriene synthase from the coral Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae. Comp. Biochem. and Physiol. Part B 143, 269-278 (2006).
Tyrone Ferns and Russell Kerr. Oxidations of erogorgiaene in pseudopterosin biosynthesis. Tetrahedron 61, 12358-12365 (2005).
Jennifer Boehnlein, Lory Santiago-Vazquez and Russell Kerr. Diterpene biosynthesis by the dionflagellate symbiont of the Caribbean gorgognian Pseudopterogorgia bipinnata. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 303:105-111 (2005).
Tyrone Ferns and Russell Kerr. Identification of amphilectosins as key intermediates in pseudopterosin biosynthesis. J. Org. Chem. 70, 6152-6157 (2005).
Russell G. Kerr, Jennifer Boehnlein, Nealie Newberger and Llanie Ranzer. Concentrations of anti-inflammatory compounds increased in culture studies of coral, microalgae. Global Aquaculture Advocate, 70, (2004).
Jamie Frenz, Amber Kohl and Russell Kerr Kerr; Marine Natural Products as Therapeutic Agents – Part 2. Expert Opinion on Therpeutic Patents; 14, pp 17-33 (2004).
Amber Kohl and Russell Kerr. Identification and characterization of the pseudopterosin diterpene cyclase, elisabethatriene synthase, from the marine gorgonian, Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 424, 97-104 (2004).
Maysoon B. Saleh and Russell G. Kerr. Oxidation of Tyrosine Diketopiperazine to DOPA Diketopiperazine with Tyrosine Hydroxylase. J. Nat. Prod. 67, 1390-1391 (2004).
Amber Kohl and Russell Kerr. Pseudopterosin biosynthesis: Aromatization of the diterpene cyclase product, elisabethatriene. Marine Drugs, 1, 54-65 (2003).
Laura Mydlarz, Robert Jacobs, Jennifer Boehnlein and Russell Kerr. Evidence that the origin of pseudopterosinn biosynthesis resides in the dinoflagellate symbiont of Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae. Chemistry and Biology, 10, 1051-1056 (2003).
Amber Kohl and Russell Kerr A postulated biosynthetic origin of pseudopterosins and a proposed chemoenzymatic production method. J. Indust. Microbiol. 30, 495-499 (2003).
Athar Ata, Russell Kerr, Claudia Moya and Robert Jacobs. Identification of anti-inflammatory diterpenes from the marine gorgonian Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae. Tetrahedron. 59, 11389 (2003).
J. Cho, J. Choi, I Kong, S. Park, R. Kerr and Y. Hong. A procedure for axenic isolation of the marine microalgae Isochrysis galbana from heavily contaminated mass cultures. J. Appl. Phycol. 14, 385-390 (2002).
Noemí González, Jaime Rodríguez, Russell G. Kerr and Carlos Jiménez. Cyclobutenbriarein A, the First Diterpene with a Tricyclo[8.4.0.03,6]tetradec-4-ene Ring System from the Gorgonian Briareum asbestinium. J. Org. Chem. 67, 5117-5123, (2002).
Renee S. Thornton and Russell G. Kerr. Induction of Pseudopterosin Biosynthesis in the Gorgonian Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae. J. Chem. Ecol. 28, 2083-2090 (2002).
Jinghai Wen and Russell Kerr. Purification and Characterization of the Fatty Acid Synthase from Bugula neritina. Comp. Biochem. and Physiol. Part B, 128, 445-450 (2001).
Russell Kerr, Amber C. Kohl, Jennifer M. Boehnlein, “Bioactive Compounds from Bryozoans” in “Marine Biotechnolgy” Volume 6, Elsevier, 2001.
Russell Kerr; Biosynthesis of Marine Natural Products, in “Studies in Natural Product Chemistry”, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam; Vol. 21 pp 293-328 (2000).
Amber Coleman and Russell Kerr. Radioactivity-guided Isolation and Characterization of the Bicyclic Pseudopterosin Diterpene Cyclase Product from Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae. Tetrahedron, 56, 9569-9574 (2000).
Shanti Jeedigunta, Joann Krenisky and Russell Kerr. Diketopiperazines as advanced intermediates in the biosynthesis of ecteinascidins. Tetrahe dron 56, 3303-3307 (2000).
Athar Ata and Russell Kerr. Elisabethamine: a new diterpene alkaloid from Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae. Tetrahedron Letters 41, 5821-5825 (2000).
Samina Naz, Russell Kerr and Ramaswamy Narayanan. New antiproliferative epoxysterols from Pseudopterogorgia americana. Tetrahedron Letters 41, 6035-6040 (2000).
Athar Ata and Russell Kerr. Athar Ata and Russell Kerr. 12-Acetoxypseudopterolide: A New Diterpene from Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae. Heterocycles, 53, 717 (2000).
Amber C. Coleman, Laura Mydlarz and Russell Kerr. In Vivo and In Vitro Investigations into the Biosynthetic Relatedness of the Pseudopterosins. Organic Letters, 1, 2173-2175 (1999).
Paul Andrade, Robin Willoughby, Shirley Pomponi and Russell Kerr. Biosynthetic Studies of the Alkaloid, Stevensine, in a Cell Culture of the Marine Sponge Teichaxinella morchella. Tetrahedron Letters, 40, 4775-4778 (1999).
R.G. Kerr and S.S. Kerr; Marine Natural Products as Therapeutic Agents. Expert Opinion on Therpeutic Patents; 9, 1207-1222 (1999).
Russell Kerr, Richard Vicchiarelli and Stacey Kerr. Identification and biosynthetic origins of sterols in the marine bryozoan Bugula neritina. J. Nat. Prod. 62, 468-470, (1999).
Russell Kerr and Kathleen Kelly. An enzyme-based formaldehyde assay and its utility in a sponge sterol biosynthetic pathway. J. Nat. Prod. 62, 201-202, (1999).
Jens Knauer, Russell G.Kerr, David Lindley and Paul C. Southgate. Sterol Metabolism of Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Spat. Comp. Biochem. and Physiol.,119B, 81 - 84 (1998).
Russell Kerr, Cathy Foss, Shigeki Matsunaga and Nobohiro Fusetani. Isolation and structure elucidationof epipolasterol and 22,23 dihydroepipolasterol from the marine sponge Epipolasis sp. Comp. Biochem. and Physiol.,117B, 5651-563 (1997).
Russell Kerr and Lesbeth Rodriguez. A chemoenzymatic production of 9(11)-secosteroids using and enzyme preparation of the gorgonian Pseudopterogorgia americana. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology 33, 20A (1997).
Russell Kerr, Lesbeth Rodriguez and Jaelle Kellman. A chemoenzymatic synthesis of 9(11)-secosteroids using an enzyme extract of the marine gorgonian Pseudopterogorgia americana., Tetrahedron Letters. 37, 8301 (1996).
Russell Kerr, Joseph Lawry and Kim Gush. In vitro biosynthetic studies of the bryostatins, anti-cancer agents from the marine bryozoan Bugula neritina., Tetrahedron Letters. 37, 8305 (1996).
Xueshu Zhang, Ruiwen Zhang, Hui Zhao, Hongying Cai, Kimberly Gush, Russell Kerr, George Pettit and Andrew Kraft. Preclinical Pharmacology of the Natural Product Anticancer Agent Bryostatin 1, an Activator of Protein Kinase C. Cancer Research 56, 802 (1996).
Russell Kerr and Neil Miranda. Biosynthetic studies of ecteinascidins in the marine tunicate Ecteinascidia turbinata. J. Nat. Prod. 58, 1618 (1995).
Russell Kerr, Kathleen Kelly and Aaron Schulman. A novel biosynthetic route to pregnanes in the marine sponge Amphimedon compressa. J. Nat. Prod. 58, 1077 (1995).
Russell Kerr and Zhengjian Chen. In vivo and in vitro biosynthesis of saponins in Sea Cucumbers (Holothuroidea). J. Nat. Prod. 58, 172 (1995).
Russell Kerr and Michelle Kelly-Borges. Biochemical and morphological heterogeneity in the Caribbean sponge Xestospongia muta. Sponges in Time and Space, Proc. Int. Porifera Congress, 4th 65-73 (1994).
Russell Kerr, S.L. Kerr, Jane Formont, Martin Riddle and Peter Murphy. Chemotaxonomic relationships within, and comparisons between, the orders Haplosclerida and Petrosida (Porifera: Demospongiae) using sterol complements. Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 22, 735 - 52 (1994).
R.G. Kerr and P. Southgate; Isolation of gorgosterol from symbiont-free giant clam eggs and larvae. Comp. Biochem. and Physiol 104B, 707 (1993).
B.J. Baker and R.G. Kerr; Biosynthesis of Marine Sterols. in "Topics in Current Chemistry" 167, 1-31 (1993).
R.G. Kerr and B.J. Baker; Marine Sterols - A Review. Nat. Prod. Rep. 8, 465 (1992).
R.G. Kerr, S.L. Kerr, S. Malik and C. Djerassi; Biosynthetic Studies of Marine Lipids 38. Mechanism and Scope of Sterol Side Chain Dealkylation in Sponges; Evidence for Concurrent Alkylation and Dealkylation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 114, 299 (1992).
R.G. Kerr, S.L. Kerr and C. Djerassi; Biosynthetic Studies of Marine Lipids 26. Elucidation of the Biosynthesis of Mutasterol, a Sponge Sterol with a Quaternary Carbon in its Side Chain. J. Org. Chem. 56, 63 (1991).
R.G. Kerr, S.L. Kerr, G.R. Pettit, D.L. Herald, T.L. Groy and C. Djerassi; Sterols of Marine Invertebrates 63. Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Sutinasterol, the Major Sterol of the Marine Sponge Xestospongia sp. J. Org. Chem. 56, 58 (1991).
R.G. Kerr, B.J. Baker, S.L. Kerr and C. Djerassi; Biosynthetic Studies of Marine Lipids 29. Demonstration of Sterol Side Chain Dealkylation Using Cell-Free Extracts of Marine Sponges. Tetrahedron Lett. 31, 5425 (1990).
R.G. Kerr, I.L. Stoilov, J.E. Thompson and C. Djerassi; Biosynthetic Studies of Marine Lipids 16. De Novo Sterol Biosynthesis in Sponges. Incorporation and Transformation of Cycloartenol and Lanosterol into Unconventional Sterols of Marine and Freshwater Sponges. Tetrahedron 45, 1893 (1989).
S. Malik, R.G. Kerr and C. Djerassi; Biosynthetic Studies of Marine Lipids 19. Dealkylation of the Sterol Side Chain in Sponges. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 110, 6895 (1988).
M.L. Cordeiro, R.G. Kerr and C. Djerassi; Biosynthetic Studies of Marine Lipids 15. Conversion of Parkeol (Lanost-9(11),24-dien-3b-ol) to 14a-methylcholest-9(11)-en-3b-ol in the Sea Cucumber Holothuria arenicola. Tetrahedron Lett. 2159 (1988).
