Publications
Publications:
· “The Genetic Incorporation of a Distance Probe into Proteins in Escherichia coli” Tsao, M.-L.; Summerer, D.; Ryu, Y.; Schultz, P. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 4572-4573.
· “Selective Staudinger Modification of Proteins Containing p-Azidophenylalanine” Tsao, M.-L.; Tian, F.; Schultz, P. G. ChemBioChem 2005, 6, 2147-2149.
· “Photoenolization of 2-(2-methyl benzoyl) benzoic acid, methyl ester: Effect of E Photoenol Lifetime on the Photochemistry” Konosonoks, A.; Wright, P. J.; Tsao, M.-L.; Pika, J.; Novak, K.; Mandel, S. M.; Bauer, J. A.; Bohne, C.; Gudmundsdottir, A. D. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 2763-2770.
· “A Study of 2-azido-3,5-dichlorobiphenyl by Nano- and Picosecond Laser Flash Photolysis and Computational Methods” Gritsan, N. P.; Polshakov, D. A.; Tsao, M.-L.; Platz, M. S. Photochem. Photobiol. 2005, 4, 23-32.
· “A Phage Display System with Unnatural Amino Acids” Tian, F.; Tsao, M.-L.; Schultz, P. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 15962-15963.
· “Flash Photolysis of the Naphthyl Azides with UV-Vis and IR Detection of Intermediates” Tsao, M.-L.; Platz, M. S. J. Phys. Chem. A 2004, 108, 1169-1176.
· “The Rearrangements of Naphthylnitrenes: UV/Vis and IR Spectra of Azirines, Cyclic Ketenimines, and Cyclic Nitrile Ylides” Maltsev, A.; Bally, T.; Tsao, M.-L.; Platz, M. S.; Kuhn, A.; Vosswinkel, M.; Wentrup, C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 237-249.
· “A Laser Flash Photolysis and Computational Chemistry Study of 9-Anthrylnitrene” Tsao, M.-L.; Platz, M. S. J. Phys. Chem. A 2003, 107, 8879-8884.
· “Photochemistry of Ortho, Ortho' Dialkyl Phenyl Azides” Tsao, M.-L.; Platz, M. S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 12014-12025.
· “Study of the Chemistry of ortho- and para-Biphenylnitrenes by Laser Flash Photolysis and Time-Resolved IR Experiments and by B3LYP and CASPT2 Calculations” Tsao, M.-L.; Gritsan, N. P.; James, T. R.; Platz, M. S.; Hrovat, D. A.; Borden, W. T. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 9343-9358.
· “Computational Study of the Halogen Atom-Benzene Complexes” Tsao, M.-L.; Hadad, C. M.; Platz, M. S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 8390- 8399.
· “The Photochemistry of Riboflavin Tetraacetate and Nucleosides. A Study Using Density Functional Theory, Laser Flash Photolysis, Fluorescence, UV-Vis, and Time Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy” Martin, C. B.; Shi, X.; Tsao, M.-L.; Hadad, C. M.; Karweik, D.; Brooke, J.; Platz, M. S. J. Phys. Chem. B 2002, 106, 10263-10271.
· “The Reaction of Triplet Flavin with Indole. A Study of the Cascade of Reactive Intermediates using Density Functional Theory and Time Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy” Martin, C. B.; Tsao, M.-L.; Hadad, C. M.; Platz, M. S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 7226-7234.
· “A Computational Study of Cyclopropylnitrene” Tsao, M.-L.; Hadad, C. M.; Platz, M. S. Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 745-748.
· “Matrix and Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy of Chloro-p-nitrophenylcarbene and Related Species” Tsao, M.-L.; Zhu, Z.; Platz, M. S. J. Phys. Chem. A 2001, 105, 8413-8416.
· “Laser Flash Photolysis Studies of the Reaction of Arylhalocarbenes with Tetramethylethylene as a Function of Solvent” Celebi, S.; Tsao, M.-L.; Platz, M. S. J. Phys. Chem. A 2001, 105, 1158-1162.
· “Ring-Expansion Reaction of Cyano-Substituted Singlet Phenyl Nitrenes: Theoretical Predictions and Kinetic Results from Laser Flash Photolysis and Chemical Trapping Experiments” Gritsan, N. P.; Likhotvorik, I.; Tsao, M.-L.; Celebi, N.; Platz, M. S.; Karney, W. L.; Kemnitz, C. R.; Borden, W. T. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 1425-1433.
· “Studies on the Solvolytic Reactivity of Tertiary Chloroalkanes in Hexafluoro-2-propanol by Ab Initio and Force Field Calculations” Liu, K.-T.; Tsao, M.-L. J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 9552-9554.
· “Solvolysis of Benzylic Chlorides with Extended Charge Delocalization. a-tert-Butyl(2-naphthyl)methyl, 9-Fluorenyl and Monosubstituted Benzhydryl Chlorides” Liu, K.-T.; Lin, Y.-S.; Tsao, M.-L. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 1998, 11, 223-229.
· “B-Strain and Solvolytic Reactivity Revisited. Nucleophilic Solvent Participation and Abnormal Rate Ratios for Tertiary Chloroalkanes” Liu, K.-T.; Hou, S.-J.; Tsao, M.-L. J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 1360-2.
· “Solvolysis of 9-Aryl-9-chlorofluorenes Revisited. Solvent and Substituent Effects” Liu, K.-T.; Lin, Y.-S.; Tsao, M.-L. Org. React. (Tartu), 1997, 31, 59-66.
· “Solvolysis of tert-Butyl(2-nahthyl)methyl and Some Benzhydryl Bromides. A New Y Scale for Benzylic Bromides with Extended Charge Delocalisation” Liu, K.-T.; Chin, C.-P.; Lin, Y.-S.; Tsao, M.-L. J. Chem. Research (S), 1997, 18-19.
· “Variation of Coplanarity between Aryl Ring and Cationic Center at TransitionState. Agreement of Results of Solvolytic Study with ab initio Calculations” Liu, K.-T.; Tsao, M.-L.; Chao, I. Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 4173-4176.
· “Solvolyses of Monosubstituted Benzhydryl Bromides. Nucleophilic Solvent Intervention and Dependence of Solvation on the Extent of Charge Delocalization in Cationic Transition States” Liu, K.-T.; Chin, C.-P.; Lin, Y.-S.; Tsao, M.-L. Tetrahedron Lett. 1995, 36, 6919-6922.
· “Electronic and Steric Effects on the Solvation at the TransitionState in the Solvolysis of Some Tertiary Benzylic Chlorides” Liu, K.-T.; Chen, P.-S.; Chiu, P.-F.; Tsao, M.-L. Tetrahedron Lett. 1992, 33, 6499-6502.
· “Correlation of Solvolytic Reactivities of 1,1,1-Trifluoro-2-phenyl-2-propyl, 1-tert-Butyl-1-phenylmethyl, and Some Related Tosylates” Liu, K. T.; Yang, J. S.; Chang, S. M.; Lin, Y. S.; Sheu, H. C.; Tsao, M. L. J. Org. Chem. 1992, 57, 3041-3046.
Patents:
· “Incorporation of Unnatural Reactive Amino Acids into Phage Display Libraries Using Orthogonal Mutant Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases for Post-translational Modification” Tsao, M.-L.; Tian, F.; Schultz, P. G. PCT Int. Appl. 2007.
· “Orthogonal Translation Components for the in vivo Incorporation of Unnatural Amino Acids” Schultz, P.; Alfonta, L.; Chittuluru, J. R.; Deiters, A.; Groff, D.; Summerer, D.; Tsao, M.-L.; Wang, J.; Wu, N.; Xie, J.; Zeng, H. PCT Int. Appl. 2006.