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9015
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13183
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3468

Overview

Francis J. Schmitz is affiliated with the University of Oklahoma in the United States. Their primary research focus lies within the field of Chemistry, specifically Organic Chemistry. The main topics of their work involve oxidative organic chemistry reactions.

The scientist has contributed to research published in the journal New Biotechnology. A notable recent paper is titled "Application of a newly identified unspecific peroxygenase for selective hydroquinone synthesis," published in 2025.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Thomas Hilberath
  • Hugo Brasselet
  • Katja Koschorreck
  • Vlada B. Urlacher
  • Frank Hollmann

Francis J. Schmitz's work centers on practical and theoretical aspects of oxidative transformations in organic synthesis, aligning with the broader chemistry discipline and specializing in the specific area of oxidative organic chemistry reactions. Their contributions are represented in contemporary scientific literature through their association with recognized publication venues.

Best Publications

  • Okadaic acid, a cytotoxic polyether from two marine sponges of the genus Halichondria

    Kazuo Tachibana;Paul J. Scheuer;Yasumasa Tsukitani;Hiroyuki Kikuchi

  • Psammaplins from the Sponge Pseudoceratina purpurea: Inhibition of Both Histone Deacetylase and DNA Methyltransferase

    Ivette C Piña;Jeffrey T Gautschi;Gui-Yang-Sheng Wang;Miranda L Sanders

  • Minor and trace sterols in marine invertebrates. 26. Isolation and structure elucidation of nine new 5.alpha.,8.alpha.-epidoxy sterols from four marine organisms

    A. A. Leslie Gunatilaka;A. A. Leslie Gunatilaka;Yalamanchili Gopichand;Francis J. Schmitz;Carl Djerassi

  • Structure-activity relationship within a series of okadaic acid derivatives.

    Shinji Nishiwaki;Hirota Fujiki;Masami Suganuma;Hiroko Furuya-Suguri

  • Comparison of fascaplysin and related alkaloids: a study of structures, cytotoxicities, and sources.

    Nathaniel L Segraves;Sarah J Robinson;Daniel Garcia;Sadri A Said

  • Cyclic peptides from the ascidian Lissoclinum patella: conformational analysis of patellamide D by X-ray analysis and molecular modeling

    Francis J. Schmitz;Mohamad B. Ksebati;James S. Chang;J. L. Wang

  • Brominated tyrosine metabolites from an unidentified sponge

    Lili Arabshahi;Francis J. Schmitz

  • Amphimedine, new aromatic alkaloid from a pacific sponge, Amphimedon sp. Carbon connectivity determination from natural abundance carbon-13-carbon-13 coupling constants

    Francis J. Schmitz;Santosh K. Agarwal;Sarath P. Gunasekera;Paul G. Schmidt

  • Enzyme inhibitors: new and known polybrominated phenols and diphenyl ethers from four Indo-Pacific Dysidea sponges.

    Xiong Fu;Francis J. Schmitz;Meledath Govindan;Sayed A. Abbas

  • Tedanolide: a potent cytotoxic macrolide from the Caribbean sponge Tedania ignis

    Francis J. Schmitz;Sarath P. Gunasekera;Gopichand Yalamanchili;M. Bilayet Hossain

  • Cytotoxic aromatic alkaloids from the ascidian Amphicarpa meridiana and Leptoclinides sp.: meridine and 11-hydroxyascididemin

    Francis J. Schmitz;Forecita S. DeGuzman;M. Bilayet Hossain;Dick Van der Helm

  • Acanthifolicin, a new episulfide-containing polyether carboxylic acid from extracts of the marine sponge Pandaros acanthifolium

    Francis J. Schmitz;Ravi S. Prasad;Yalamanchili Gopichand;M. Bilayet Hossain

  • Marine natural products: halitoxin, toxic complex of several marine sponges of the genus Haliclona

    Francis J. Schmitz;Keith H. Hollenbeak;David C. Campbell

  • New cyclic peptides from the ascidian Lissoclinum patella.

    Xiong Fu;Trang Do;Francis J. Schmitz;Vladimir Andrusevich

  • Xesto- and halenaquinone derivatives from a sponge, Adocia sp., from Truk lagoon

    Francis J. Schmitz;Stephen J. Bloor

  • Marine natural products. Xenicin: a diterpenoid possessing a nine-membered ring from the soft coral, Xenia elongata

    D J Vanderah;P A Steudler;L S Ciereszko;F J Schmitz

  • Antitumor and Cytotoxic Compounds from Marine Organisms

    Francis J. Schmitz;Bruce F. Bowden;Stephen I. Toth

  • Arenarol and arenarone: sesquiterpenoids with rearranged drimane skeletons from the marine sponge Dysidea arenaria

    F. J. Schmitz;V. Lakshmi;D. R. Powell;D. Van Der Helm

  • Inhibition of protein phosphatases-1 and -2A with acanthifolicin. Comparison with diarrhetic shellfish toxins and identification of a region on okadaic acid important for phosphatase inhibition.

    Charles F.B. Holmes;Hue A. Luu;Francis J. Schmitz

  • Structures and cytotoxicities of fascaplysin and related alkaloids from two marine phyla—Fascaplysinopsis sponges and Didemnum tunicates

    Nathaniel L Segraves;Suzette Lopez;Tyler A Johnson;Sadri A Said

  • Marine Natural Products: Pyrrololactams from Several Sponges

    Francis J. Schmitz;Sarath P. Gunasekera;Vijai Lakshmi;L. M. V. Tillekeratne

  • Marine natural products: Deodactol, antineoplastic sesquiterpenoid from the sea hare aplysia dactylomela

    Keith H. Hollenbeak;Francis J. Schmitz;M.Bilayet Hossain;Dick van Der Helm

Frequent Co-Authors

Phillip Crews
Phillip Crews University of California, Santa Cruz
Carl Djerassi
Carl Djerassi Stanford University
Vitor F. Ferreira
Vitor F. Ferreira Fluminense Federal University
Charles F. B. Holmes
Charles F. B. Holmes University of Alberta
Guido Cimino
Guido Cimino National Research Council (CNR)
Marcel Jaspars
Marcel Jaspars University of Aberdeen
Takeshi Yasumoto
Takeshi Yasumoto Tohoku University
A. A. Leslie Gunatilaka
A. A. Leslie Gunatilaka University of Arizona
William H. Gerwick
William H. Gerwick University of California, San Diego
Xinhua Ji
Xinhua Ji National Institutes of Health

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