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Overview

John H. Bowie is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia. Their research spans several interconnected scientific domains, particularly focusing on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, immunology, microbiology, and agricultural and biological sciences.

Their main research areas include protein hydrolysis and bioactive peptides, antimicrobial peptides and their activities, and the utilization and effects of insects. These topics reflect an interdisciplinary approach combining molecular and microbiological techniques with applications in biological sciences.

John H. Bowie's recent published work includes studies on antioxidant activities and peptide design. Two notable papers are:

  • Antioxidant activities of major tryptophyllin L peptides: A joint investigation of Gaussian-based 3D-QSAR and radical scavenging experiments, published in 2021 in the Journal of Peptide Science
  • Virtual screening and rational design of antioxidant peptides based on tryptophyllin L structures isolated from the Litoria rubella frog, published in 2021 in the Journal of Peptide Science

The Journal of Peptide Science is a frequent venue for their publications, with multiple papers appearing in this journal. This suggests a specialized focus on peptide-related research within their broader biological and biochemical interests.

John H. Bowie has collaborated with several researchers repeatedly, indicating ongoing partnerships across multiple studies. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Thi Thanh Nha Tran
  • Dinh Phien Tran
  • Van Cuong Nguyen
  • Tran Thi Dieu Thuan
  • Thị Thu Thủy Bùi

These collaborations suggest a network of connections in peptide science and related molecular biology fields, supporting sustained research output and knowledge exchange.

Their scientific contributions are positioned at the intersection of molecular biology and microbiology, specifically exploring molecular mechanisms behind peptide functions and their antimicrobial properties. The integration of insect science within their subfields hints at biological source investigations and possible bioactive compound derivation.

Best Publications

  • A novel method for the release and collection of dermal, glandular secretions from the skin of frogs.

    Michael J. Tyler;David J.M. Stone;John H. Bowie

  • The antibiotic and anticancer active aurein peptides from the Australian Bell Frogs Litoria aurea and Litoria raniformis the solution structure of aurein 1.2.

    Tomas Rozek;Kate L. Wegener;John H. Bowie;Ian N. Olver

  • Direct visualization of membrane leakage induced by the antibiotic peptides: maculatin, citropin, and aurein.

    Ernesto E. Ambroggio;Frances Separovic;John H. Bowie;Gerardo D. Fidelio

  • Host-defence peptides of Australian anurans: structure, mechanism of action and evolutionary significance.

    Margit A. Apponyi;Tara L. Pukala;Craig S. Brinkworth;Vita M. Maselli

  • Collision-induced fragmentations of the (M-H)- parent anions of underivatized peptides: an aid to structure determination and some unusual negative ion cleavages.

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  • Antimicrobial Peptides from Amphibian Skin Potently Inhibit Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Transfer of Virus from Dendritic Cells to T Cells

    Scott E. VanCompernolle;R. Jeffery Taylor;Kyra Oswald-Richter;Jiyang Jiang

  • The fragmentations of even‐electron organic negative ions

    John H. Bowie

  • THE FORMATION AND FRAGMENTATION OF NEGATIVE IONS DERIVED FROM ORGANIC MOLECULES

    J. H. Bowie

  • Interaction of antimicrobial peptides from Australian amphibians with lipid membranes.

    Isabelle Marcotte;Kate L. Wegener;Yuen-Han Lam;Brian C.S. Chia

  • The Solution Structure and Activity of Caerin 1.1, an Antimicrobial Peptide from the Australian Green Tree Frog, Litoria Splendida

    Herbert Wong;John H. Bowie;John A. Carver

  • Gas phase acidities of the α amino acids

    Richard A.J. O'Hair;John H. Bowie;Scott Gronert

  • QCM-D fingerprinting of membrane-active peptides.

    George A. McCubbin;Slavica Praporski;Stefania Piantavigna;Daniel Knappe

  • Production of acrylic acid through nickel-mediated coupling of ethylene and carbon dioxide - A DFT study

    David C. Graham;Cassandra Mitchell;Michael I. Bruce;Gregory F. Metha

  • Studies in mass spectrometry—XV : Mass spectra of sulphoxides and sulphones. The formation of CC and CO bonds upon electron impact☆

    J.H. Bowie;D.H. Williams;S.-O. Lawesson;J.Ø. Madsen

  • Fragmentations of (M-H)- anions of underivatised peptides. Part 2: Characteristic cleavages of Ser and Cys and of disulfides and other post-translational modifications, together with some unusual internal processes.

    Daniel Bilusich;John. H. Bowie

  • Ethylenedione : An intrinsically short-lived molecule

    D. Schroder;C. Heinemann;H. Schwarz;J. N. Harvey

  • Carbanion rearrangements. Collision-induced dissociations of the enolate ion of heptan-4-one

    Michael B. Stringer;John H. Bowie;John L. Holmes

  • Maculatin 1.1, an anti-microbial peptide from the Australian tree frog, Litoria genimaculata solution structure and biological activity.

    Brian C. S. Chia;John A. Carver;Terrence D. Mulhern;John H. Bowie

  • Host defence peptides from the skin glands of the Australian Blue Mountains tree-frog Litoria citropa

    Kate L. Wegener;Paul A. Wabnitz;John A. Carver;John H. Bowie

  • Effect of antimicrobial peptides from Australian tree frogs on anionic phospholipid membranes

    Johh D Gehman;Fiona Luc;Kristopher Norman Hall;Tzong-Hsien Lee

  • Surface behaviour and peptide–lipid interactions of the antibiotic peptides, Maculatin and Citropin

    Ernesto E Ambroggio;Frances Separovic;John Bowie;Gerardo D Fidelio

  • Some Notes on the Palladium-Silicon System.

    Anna Nylund;J. Ø. Madsen;Gustav Schroll;J. H. Bowie

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl Djerassi
Carl Djerassi Stanford University
Ruth Records
Ruth Records Stanford University
Stephen J. Blanksby
Stephen J. Blanksby Queensland University of Technology
Edward Bunnenberg
Edward Bunnenberg Stanford University
John C. Wallace
John C. Wallace University of Wisconsin–Madison
Richard A. J. O'Hair
Richard A. J. O'Hair University of Melbourne
John A. Carver
John A. Carver Australian National University
Mark J. Raftery
Mark J. Raftery University of New South Wales
Frances Separovic
Frances Separovic University of Melbourne
Helmut Schwarz
Helmut Schwarz Technical University of Berlin

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