Ruth E. Stark

Research Publications

• R. E. Stark, B. Yan, A. K. Ray, Z. Chen, X. Fang, and J. R. Garbow, "NMR Studies of Structure and Dynamics in Fruit Cuticle Polyesters" Solid State NMR, 16, 37-45 (2000).
• B. Yan and R. E. Stark, "Biosynthesis, Molecular Structure and Domain Architecture of Potato Suberin: A Solid-State 13C NMR Study Using 13C-Enriched Precursors," J. Agric. Food Chem., 48, 3298-3304 (2000).
• A. Round, B. Yan, R. Estephan, S. Dang, R. E. Stark, and J. D. Batteas, "The Influence of Water on the Nanomechanical Behavior of the Plant Biopolyester Cutin as Studied by AFM and Solid-State NMR," Biophys. J., 79, 2761-2767 (2000).
• X. Fang, F. Qiu, B. Yan, H. Wang, A. J. Mort, and R. E. Stark, "NMR Studies of Molecular Structure in Fruit Cuticle Polyesters," Phytochemistry, 57, 1035-1042 (2001).
• S.M. Sang, X. Cheng, N. Zhu, M. Wang, J.-w. Jhoo, R. E. Stark, V. Badmaev, G. Ghai, R. T. Rosen, and C.-T. Ho, "Iridoid Glycosides from the Leaves of Morinda citrifolia, J. Nat. Prod., 64, 799-800 (2001).
• H. Gaede and R. E. Stark, "NMR of a Phospholipid: Modules for Advanced Laboratory Courses," J. Chem. Educ., 78, 1248-1250 (2001).
• S.M. Sang, X. Cheng, N. Zhu, R.E. Stark, V. Badmaev, G. Ghai, R.T. Rosen, and C.-T. Ho, "Flavonol Glycosides and Novel Iridoid Glycoside from the Leaves of Morinda citrifolia," J. Agric. Food Chem., 49, 4478-4481 (2001).
• K.J. Glover, J.A.Whiles, G. Wu, N.-j. Yu, R. Deems, J.O. Struppe, R.E. Stark, E.A. Komives, and R.R. Vold, "Structural Evaluation of Phospholipid Bicelles for Solution-State Studies of Membrane-Associated Biomolecules," Biophys. J., 81, 2163-2171 (2001).
• S.M. Sang, M.-H. Pan, X. Cheng, N. Bai, R.E. Stark, R.T. Rosen, S.-Y. Lin-Shiau, J.-K. Lin, and C.-T. Ho, "Chemical Studies on Antioxidant Mechanism of Garcinol: Analysis of Radical Reaction Products of Garcinol and Their Antitumor Activities," Tetrahedron, 57, 9931-9938 (2001).
• J.-w. Jhoo, S.M. Sang, K. He, X. Cheng, N. Zhu, R.E. Stark, Q.Y. Zheng, R.T. Rosen, and C.-T. Ho, Characterization of the Triterpene Saponins of the Roots and Rhizomes of Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum Thalictroides), J. Agric. Food Chem. 49, 5969-5974 (2001).
• H. Wang, Y. He, C. D. Kroenke, S. Kodukula, J. Storch, A.G. Palmer, and R. E. Stark, "Titration and Exchange Studies of Liver Fatty Acid-Binding Protein with 13C-labeled Long-Chain Fatty Acids," Biochemistry, 41, 5453-5461 (2002).
• S. Sang, X. Cheng, H.-Y. Fu, D.-E. Shieh, N. Bai, K. Lapsley, R. E. Stark, R.T. Rosen and C.-T. Ho, "New type sesquiterpene lactone from almond hulls (Prunus amygdalus Batsch)," Tetrahedron Lett., 43, 2547-2549 (2002).
• J.W. Jhoo, M.C. Lin, S. Sang, X. Cheng, N. Zhu, R.E. Stark, and C.-T. Ho, "Characterization of 2-methyl-4-amino-5-(2-methyl-3-furylthiomethyl)pyrimidine from thermal degradation of thiamin." J. Agric. Food Chem. 50, 4055-4058 (2002).
• S. Sang, X. Cheng, R.E. Stark, R.T. Rosen, C.S. Yang, and C.-T. Ho, "Chemical studies on antioxidant mechanism of tea catechins: analysis of radical reaction products of catechin and epicatechin with 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl." Bioorg. Med. Chem 10, 2233-2237 (2002).
• S. Sang, S. Tian, X. Meng, R.E. Stark, R.T. Rosen, C.S. Yang, and C.-T. Ho, "Theadibenzotropolone A, a new type pigment from enzymatic oxidation of (-)-epicatechin and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate and characterized from black tea using LC/MS/MS," Tetrahedron Lett. 43, 7129-7133 (2002).
• W. Xu, Q. Luo, H. Wang, L.C. Francesconi, R.E. Stark and D.L. Akins, "A polyoxoanion occluded within modified MCM-41: spectroscopy and structure," J. Phys. Chem. B., 107, 497-501 (2003).
• S. Sang, G. Li, S. Tian, K. Lapsley, R. E. Stark, R. K. Pandey, R.T. Rosen, and C.-T. Ho, "An unusual diterpene glycoside from the nuts of almond (Prunus amygdalus Batsch)," Tetrahedron Lett., 44, 1199-1202 (2003).
• S. Tian, J. Garcia-Rivera, B. Yan, A. Casadevall and R.E. Stark, "Unlocking the molecular structure of fungal melanin," Biochemistry, published on the web June 19, 2003.