Publications

The Jordan-U.S. Research Team has published 5 manuscripts to date from research conducted during the planning grant. These are:

1. Alali, F. Q.; El-Elimat, T.; Li, C.; Qandil, A.; Alkofahi, A.; Tawaha, K.; Burgess, J. P.; Nakanishi, Y.; Kroll, D. J.; Navarro, H. A.; Falkinham, J. O., III; Wani, M. C. and Oberlies, N. H. (2005) New colchicinoids from a native Jordanian meadow saffron, Colchicum brachyphyllum: Isolation of the first naturally occurring dextrorotary colchicinoid. J. Nat. Prod. 68, 173-178.
   
   
2. Alali, F.; Tawaha, K.; El-Elimat, T.; Qassaymeh, R.; Li, C.; Burgess, J. P.; Nakanishi, Y.; Kroll, D. J.; Wani, M. C. and Oberlies, N. H. (2006) Phytochemical studies and cytotoxicity evaluations of Colchicum tunicatum Feinbr and Colchicum hierosolymitanum Feinbr (Colchicaceae): Two native Jordanian meadow saffrons. Nat. Prod. Res. 20, 558-566.
   
   
3. Alali, F.; Ma'aya'h, A. S.; Alkofahi, A.; Qandil, A.; Li, C.; Burgess, J. P.; Wani, M. C. and Oberlies, N. H. (2006) A new colchicinoid from Colchicum tauri, an unexplored meadow saffron native to Jordan. Nat. Prod. Comm. 1, 95-99.
   
   
4. Alali, F.; Tawaha, K.; El-Elimat, T.; Syouf, M.; El-Fayad, M.; Abulaila, K.; Nielsen, S. J.; Wheaton, W. D.; Falkinham III, J. O. and Oberlies, N. H. (2007) Antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of aqueous and methanolic extracts of Jordanian plants: an ICBG project. Nat. Prod. Res. 21, 1121-1131.
   
   
5. Oberlies, N. H.; Li, C.; McGivney, R. J.; Alali, F. Q.; Tanner, J. R. and Falkinham, J. O., III. (2008) Microbial-mediated release of bisphenol A from polycarbonate vessels. Lett. Appl. Microbiol., 46, 271-275.