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Lowell D. Kispert is affiliated with the University of Alabama in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on chemistry and medicine, with significant contributions in organic chemistry and biochemistry. Additional subfields include atomic and molecular physics, physical and theoretical chemistry, and molecular biology.

The research topics that Kispert has extensively covered include:

  • Free Radicals and Antioxidants
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Electron Spin Resonance Studies
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications

They have published research articles in various venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Applied Magnetic Resonance
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Antioxidants
  • Chemical Physics Letters

Selected recent papers by Kispert include:

  • "Antioxidant Activity in Supramolecular Carotenoid Complexes Favored by Nonpolar Environment and Disfavored by Hydrogen Bonding," 2020, Antioxidants
  • "The Endless World of Carotenoids-Structural, Chemical and Biological Aspects of Some Rare Carotenoids," 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Carotenoids: Importance in Daily Life-Insight Gained from EPR and ENDOR," 2021, Applied Magnetic Resonance
  • "The effect of polarity of environment on the antioxidant activity of carotenoids," 2020, Chemical Physics Letters
  • "EPR at 80: Carotenoid Radical Cation Detection," 2024, Applied Magnetic Resonance

Kispert has coauthored several publications with researchers such as:

  • A. Ligia Focsan
  • Yunlong Gao
  • Nikolay E. Polyakov

In addition to journal articles, Kispert has contributed to the field through book publications. One notable work published by World Scientific is Chemistry of Carotenoid Radicals and Complexes, released in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Direct measurement of the lowest excited singlet state lifetime of all-trans-β-carotene and related carotenoids

    Michael R. Wasielewski;Lowell D. Kispert

  • Single Two-Electron Transfers vs Successive One-Electron Transfers in Polyconjugated Systems Illustrated by the Electrochemical Oxidation and Reduction of Carotenoids

    Philippe Hapiot;Lowell D. Kispert;Valery V. Konovalov;Jean-Michel Savéant

  • Carotenoids as scavengers of free radicals in a Fenton reaction: antioxidants or pro-oxidants?

    Nikolai E. Polyakov;Tatyana V. Leshina;Tatyana A. Konovalova;Lowell D. Kispert

  • Carotenoid cation radicals: electrochemical, optical, and EPR study

    Janice L. Grant;Vincent J. Kramer;Ruisong. Ding;Lowell D. Kispert

  • Optical absorption spectra of dications of carotenoids

    J. A. Jeevarajan;C. C. Wei;and A. S. Jeevarajan;L. D. Kispert

  • Inclusion complexes of carotenoids with cyclodextrins: 1H NMR, EPR, and optical studies.

    Nikolai E Polyakov;Tatyana V Leshina;Tatyana A Konovalova;Elli O Hand

  • Photocurrent generated on a carotenoid-sensitized TiO2 nanocrystalline mesoporous electrode

    Frank G. Gao;Allen J. Bard;Lowell D. Kispert

  • Electrochemical properties of natural carotenoids

    Dezhong Liu;Yunlong Gao;Lowell D. Kispert

  • Generation of superoxide anion and most likely singlet oxygen in irradiated TiO2 nanoparticles modified by carotenoids

    Tatyana A. Konovalova;Jesse Lawrence;Lowell D. Kispert

  • Preparation and characterization of an air-tolerant 1,3-diphosphacyclobuten-4-yl radical.

    Shigekazu Ito;Manabu Kikuchi;Masaaki Yoshifuji;Anthony J. Arduengo

  • Reaction of carotenoids and ferric chloride: Equilibria, isomerization, and products

    Yunlong Gao and;Lowell D. Kispert

  • Temperature dependence of the lowest excited singlet‐state lifetime of all‐trans‐β‐carotene and fully deuterated all‐trans‐β‐carotene

    Michael R. Wasielewski;Douglas G. Johnson;Eric G. Bradford;Lowell D. Kispert

  • Carotenoids as antioxidants: spin trapping EPR andoptical study

    Nikolai E. Polyakov;Alexander I. Kruppa;Tatyana V. Leshina;Tatyana A. Konovalova

  • An EPR study of the reaction between poly(p‐phenylene sulfide) and electron‐acceptor dopants

    L. D. Kispert;L. A. Files;J. E. Frommer;L. W. Shacklette

  • GEOMETRICAL ISOMERIZATION OF CAROTENOIDS MEDIATED BY CATION RADICAL/DICATION FORMATION

    G. Gao;C. C. Wei;and A. S. Jeevarajan;L. D. Kispert

  • Free Radical Formation in Novel Carotenoid Metal Ion Complexes of Astaxanthin

    Nikolay E. Polyakov;A. Ligia Focsan;Michael K. Bowman;Lowell D. Kispert

  • Photochemical and Optical Properties of Water-Soluble Xanthophyll Antioxidants: Aggregation vs Complexation

    Nikolay E. Polyakov;Adam Magyar;Lowell D. Kispert

  • Simultaneous electrochemical and electron paramagnetic resonance studies of carotenoid cation radicals and dications

    Mazen Khaled;Andreas Hadjipetrou;Lowell D. Kispert;Robert D. Allendoerfer

  • Electrochemical oxidation of carotenoids containing donor/acceptor substituents

    J.A. Jeevarajan;L.D. Kispert

  • Antioxidant and redox properties of supramolecular complexes of carotenoids with β-glycyrrhizic acid

    N.E. Polyakov;T.V. Leshina;N.F. Salakhutdinov;T.A. Konovalova

  • Book Review: Time domain electron spin resonance. Edited by Larry Kevan and Robert N. Schwartz. Wiley-Interscience, New York, 1979. 414 pages. $32.50

    Lowell Kispert

  • Book Review: Theory and applications of electron spin resonance. By Walter Gordy. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. 625 pages. $39.95

    Lowell D Kispert

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael K. Bowman
Michael K. Bowman University of Alabama
Charles U. Pittman
Charles U. Pittman Mississippi State University
Michael R. Wasielewski
Michael R. Wasielewski Northwestern University
Balaraman Kalyanaraman
Balaraman Kalyanaraman Medical College of Wisconsin
David A. Dixon
David A. Dixon University of Alabama
Robert M. Metzger
Robert M. Metzger University of Alabama
Michael P. Cava
Michael P. Cava University of Alabama
Jerry L. Atwood
Jerry L. Atwood University of Missouri
James S. Hyde
James S. Hyde Medical College of Wisconsin
Ray H. Baughman
Ray H. Baughman The University of Texas at Dallas

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