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Overview

William T. Self is affiliated with the University of Central Florida in the United States. Their research primarily contributes to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their recent scientific output includes studies focused on the bacterial pathogen Clostridioides difficile and related microbial and biochemical processes. Notable publications include:

  • "<scp>d</scp> -Proline Reductase Underlies Proline-Dependent Growth of Clostridioides difficile" (2022, Journal of Bacteriology)
  • "Exploring the selenium-over-sulfur substrate specificity and kinetics of a bacterial selenocysteine lyase" (2021, Biochimie)
  • "Clostridioides difficile exploits xanthine and uric acid as nutrients by utilizing a selenium-dependent catabolic pathway" (2024, Microbiology Spectrum)
  • "Inhibition of selenoprotein synthesis is not the mechanism by which auranofin inhibits growth of Clostridioides difficile" (2023, Scientific Reports)
  • "Evaluation of Derivatives of (+)-Puupehenone against Clostridioides difficile and Other Gram-Positive Bacteria" (2022, ACS Omega)

Their research topics extend across a range of scientific areas with particular emphasis on:

  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders
  • Selenium in Biological Systems
  • Folate and B Vitamins Research
  • Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare

Main subfields within their work include Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Rheumatology, and Pharmacology.

William T. Self collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Michael A. Johnstone, Samantha J. Nelson, Christine O'Leary, Matthew A. Holman, and Alexander D. Landgraf. The collaboration with Michael A. Johnstone is the most prominent, spanning multiple publications.

Scientific findings by William T. Self have been published in venues such as the Journal of Bacteriology, Microbiology Spectrum, Biochimie, Scientific Reports, and ACS Omega.

Best Publications

  • Nanoceria exhibit redox state-dependent catalase mimetic activity

    Talib Pirmohamed;Janet M. Dowding;Sanjay Singh;Brian Wasserman

  • Superoxide dismutase mimetic properties exhibited by vacancy engineered ceria nanoparticles

    Cassandra Korsvik;Swanand Patil;Sudipta Seal;William T. Self

  • Protein adsorption and cellular uptake of cerium oxide nanoparticles as a function of zeta potential

    Swanand Patil;Amanda Sandberg;Eric Heckert;William Self

  • The role of cerium redox state in the SOD mimetic activity of nanoceria

    Eric G. Heckert;Ajay S. Karakoti;Sudipta Seal;William T. Self

  • Cerium oxide nanoparticles: applications and prospects in nanomedicine

    Soumen Das;Janet M Dowding;Kathryn E Klump;James F McGinnis

  • Redox-active radical scavenging nanomaterials

    Ajay Karakoti;Sanjay Singh;Janet M. Dowding;Sudipta Seal

  • How leadership matters: The effects of leaders' alignment on strategy implementation

    Charles A. O'Reilly;David F. Caldwell;Jennifer A. Chatman;Margaret Lapiz

  • Nanoceria as Antioxidant: Synthesis and Biomedical Applications.

    A. S. Karakoti;N. A. Monteiro-Riviere;R. Aggarwal;J. P. Davis

  • Catalytic Properties and Biomedical Applications of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles

    Carl D. Walkey;Soumen C. Das;Sudipta Seal;Joseph S. Erlichman

  • A phosphate-dependent shift in redox state of cerium oxide nanoparticles and its effects on catalytic properties

    Sanjay Singh;Talib Dosani;Ajay S. Karakoti;Amit Kumar

  • Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles: A Brief Review of Their Synthesis Methods and Biomedical Applications.

    Atul Dhall;William Self

  • PEGylated Nanoceria as Radical Scavenger with Tunable Redox Chemistry

    Ajay S. Karakoti;Sanjay Singh;Amit Kumar;Maura Malinska

  • Fenton-like reaction catalyzed by the rare earth inner transition metal cerium.

    Eric G. Heckert;Sudipta Seal;William T. Self

  • Bio-distribution and in vivo antioxidant effects of cerium oxide nanoparticles in mice

    Suzanne Marie Hirst;Ajay Karakoti;Sanjay Singh;William Self

  • The induction of angiogenesis by cerium oxide nanoparticles through the modulation of oxygen in intracellular environments.

    Soumen Das;Sanjay Singh;Janet M. Dowding;Saji Oommen

  • Cerium oxide nanoparticles scavenge nitric oxide radical (˙NO)

    Janet M. Dowding;Talib Dosani;Amit Kumar;Sudipta Seal

  • Oxygenated Functional Group Density on Graphene Oxide: Its Effect on Cell Toxicity

    Soumen Das;Sanjay Singh;Sanjay Singh;Virendra Singh;Daeha Joung

  • Cellular Interaction and Toxicity Depend on Physicochemical Properties and Surface Modification of Redox-Active Nanomaterials

    Janet M. Dowding;Soumen Das;Amit Kumar;Talib Dosani

  • Cerium oxide nanoparticles protect against Aβ-induced mitochondrial fragmentation and neuronal cell death

    J M Dowding;W Song;K Bossy;A Karakoti

  • Exposure to Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials Provokes Inflammation of an in Vitro Human Immune Construct

    Brian C. Schanen;Ajay S. Karakoti;Sudipta Seal;Donald R. Drake

Frequent Co-Authors

Sudipta Seal
Sudipta Seal University of Central Florida
Ajay S. Karakoti
Ajay S. Karakoti Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Ella Bossy-Wetzel
Ella Bossy-Wetzel University of Central Florida
Artëm E. Masunov
Artëm E. Masunov University of Central Florida
Mark H. Ellisman
Mark H. Ellisman University of California, San Diego
Keelnatham T. Shanmugam
Keelnatham T. Shanmugam University of Florida
Thomas K. Wood
Thomas K. Wood Pennsylvania State University
Donald R. Baer
Donald R. Baer Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Roger J. Narayan
Roger J. Narayan North Carolina State University
Talat S. Rahman
Talat S. Rahman University of Central Florida

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