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Peter M. Macdonald

Peter M. Macdonald

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Chemistry

D-Index
42
Citations
6751
World Ranking
17502
National Ranking
470

Overview

Peter M. Macdonald is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research contributions primarily span the fields of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. These areas encompass several specialized subfields, including Spectroscopy, Molecular Biology, Electrochemistry, and Bioengineering.

The scientist has authored publications focusing on advanced experimental and analytical methods. Their work involves topics such as Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications, DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection, Electrochemical Analysis and Applications, Analytical Chemistry and Sensors, and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter M. Macdonald include:

  • Phospholipid lateral diffusion in the presence of cationic peptides as measured via 31P CODEX NMR, 2023, published in Biophysical Chemistry
  • The molecular electrometer at 40, 2025, published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes

Throughout their research career, Peter M. Macdonald has collaborated with Angel Lai, who is a frequent co-author.

Their publication record shows contributions to journals such as Biophysical Chemistry and Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, indicating areas of focus in the biophysical chemistry and biomembranes research communities.

Best Publications

  • Phospholipid head groups as sensors of electric charge in membranes.

    Joachim Seelig;Peter M. MacDonald;Peter G. Scherer

  • From Sulfur−Amine Solutions to Metal Sulfide Nanocrystals: Peering into the Oleylamine−Sulfur Black Box

    Jordan W. Thomson;Kaz Nagashima;Peter M. Macdonald;Geoffrey A. Ozin

  • Relaxivity and magnetization transfer of white matter lipids at MR imaging: importance of cerebrosides and pH.

    W Kucharczyk;P M Macdonald;G J Stanisz;R M Henkelman

  • Effect of Surface Water and Base Catalysis on the Silanization of Silica by (Aminopropyl)alkoxysilanes Studied by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and 13C Cross-Polarization/Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

    Krishna M. R. Kallury;Peter M. Macdonald;Michael Thompson

  • Calcium binding to mixed phosphatidylglycerol-phosphatidylcholine bilayers as studied by deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance

    Peter M. Macdonald;Joachim Seelig

  • Synthesis, characterization, glass transition behavior, and the electronic structure of high-molecular-weight, symmetrically substituted poly(ferrocenylsilanes) with alkyl or aryl side groups

    Daniel A. Foucher;Ralf Ziembinski;Ben Zhong Tang;Peter M. Macdonald

  • Association of highly compact type II diabetes related islet amyloid polypeptide intermediate species at physiological temperature revealed by diffusion NMR spectroscopy.

    Ronald Soong;Jeffrey R. Brender;Peter M. Macdonald;Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy

  • Study of Interaction of Poly(ethylene imine) with Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate in Aqueous Solution by Light Scattering, Conductometry, NMR, and Microcalorimetry

    Mitchell A. Winnik;and Simon M. Bystryak;Christophe Chassenieux;Vladimir Strashko and

  • Synthesis, Characterization, and Rheological Behavior of Polyethylene Glycols End-Capped with Fluorocarbon Hydrophobes

    Bai Xu;Lin Li;Ahmad Yekta;Zahra Masoumi

  • Anion binding to neutral and positively charged lipid membranes.

    Peter M. Macdonald;Joachim Seelig

  • Binding of a neuropeptide, substance P, to neutral and negatively charged lipids.

    Anna Seelig;Peter M. Macdonald

  • Polymer-Stabilized Lanthanide Fluoride Nanoparticle Aggregates as Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography

    Evelyn Ning Man Cheung;Rohan D. A. Alvares;Wendy Oakden;Richa Chaudhary

  • Investigation of anion binding to neutral lipid membranes using 2H NMR.

    John R. Rydall;Peter M. Macdonald

  • Phospholipids and proteins in biological membranes. Deuterium NMR as a method to study structure, dynamics, and interactions

    Joachim Seelig;Peter M. Macdonald

  • Transition Metal Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization (ROP) of Silicon-Bridged [1]Ferrocenophanes: Facile Molecular Weight Control and the Remarkably Convenient Synthesis of Poly(ferrocenes) with Regioregular, Comb, Star, and Block Architectures

    Paloma Gómez-Elipe;Rui Resendes;and Peter M. Macdonald;Ian Manners

  • Site specific interaction of the polyphenol EGCG with the SEVI amyloid precursor peptide PAP(248-286).

    Nataliya Popovych;Jeffrey R. Brender;Ronald Soong;Subramanian Vivekanandan

  • Self-Diffusion Coefficients of Hydrophobic Ethoxylated Urethane Associating Polymers Using Pulsed-Gradient Spin-Echo Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

    Baihua Rao;Yoshimitsu Uemura;Lara Dyke;Peter M. Macdonald

  • Calcium binding to mixed cardiolipin-phosphatidylcholine bilayers as studied by deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance

    Peter M. Macdonald;Joachim Seelig

  • Response of phosphatidylcholine in the gel and liquid-crystalline states to membrane surface charges.

    Peter M. Macdonald;Johannes Leisen;Francesca M. Marassi

  • Solute Probe Diffusion in Aqueous Solutions of Poly(vinyl alcohol) As Studied by Pulsed-Gradient Spin-Echo NMR Spectroscopy

    J.-M. Petit;X. X. Zhu;P. M. Macdonald

  • Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties of High Molecular Weight Poly(methylated ferrocenylsilanes) and Their Charge Transfer Polymer Salts with Tetracyanoethylene

    John K. Pudelski;Daniel A. Foucher;Charles H. Honeyman;Peter M. MacDonald

  • Thermal Ring‐Opening Polymerization of Hydrocarbon‐Bridged [2]Ferrocenophanes: Synthesis and Properties of Poly(ferrocenylethylene)s and Their Charge‐Transfer Polymer Salts with Tetracyanoethylene

    James M. Nelson;Paul Nguyen;Ruth Petersen;Heiko Rengel

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian Manners
Ian Manners University of Victoria
Mitchell A. Winnik
Mitchell A. Winnik University of Toronto
Geoffrey A. Ozin
Geoffrey A. Ozin University of Toronto
John Katsaras
John Katsaras Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ronald N. McElhaney
Ronald N. McElhaney University of Alberta
Brian D. Sykes
Brian D. Sykes University of Alberta
Andreas Stein
Andreas Stein University of Minnesota
Galen D. Stucky
Galen D. Stucky University of California, Santa Barbara
Jeffrey R. Brender
Jeffrey R. Brender National Institutes of Health
X. X. Zhu
X. X. Zhu University of Montreal

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