USD Chemistry and Biochemistry  
   
 
Selected Publications

“Solution Structure of a DNA Duplex Containing a Guanine-Difluorotluene Pair: A Wobble Pair Without Hydrogen Bonding?” Pfaff, D.A.; Clarke, K.M.; Parr, T.A.; Cole, J.M.; Geierstanger, B.H.; Tahmassebi, D.C.; Dwyer, T.J., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, DOI: 10.1021/ja7103608

“Balancing Teaching and Research in Obtaining a Faculty Position at a Predominantly Undergraduate Institution” Tahmassebi, D.; Williamson, ACS Chem. Biol., 2007, 2 (8), 521-524 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cb700155d

“Libraries of Composite Polyfluors Built from Fluorescent Deoxyribosides” Gao, J.; Strassler, C.; Tahmassebi, D.; Kool, E.T. J. Am. Chem. Soc (Communication). 2002 124(39) 11590-11591.

“A Highly Effective Nonpolar Isostere of Deoxyguanosine: Synthesis, Structure, Stacking, and Base Pairing” O’Neill, B.M.; Ratto, J.E.; Good, K.L.; Tahmassebi, D.C.; Helquist, S.A.; Morales, J.C.; Kool, E.T. J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 5869-5875.

“Factors Contributing to Aromatic Stacking in Water: Evaluation in the Context of DNA” Guckian, K. M.; Schweitzer, B. A.; Ren, R. X.-F.; Sheils, C. J.; Tahmassebi, D. C.; Kool, E. T. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 2213.

"Synthesis of a Three-Helix Bundle Protein by Reductive Amination:, Tahmassebi, D. C.; Sasaki, T. J. Org.Chem , 1998, 63, 728.

"Experimental Measurement of Aromatic Stacking Affinities in the Context of Duplex DNA", Guckian, K. M.; Schweitzer, B. A.; Ren, R. X-F.; Sheils, C. J.; Paris, P. L.; Tahmassebi, D. C.; Kool, E. T. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 8182.

"Synthesis of a New Trialdehyde Template for Molecular Imprinting", Tahmassebi, D. C.; Sasaki, T. J. Org. Chem. 1994, 59, 679.

"Self-Assembly Approach to Protein Design," Lieberman, M.; Tabet, M.; Tahmassebi, D.; Zhang, J.; Sasaki, T. Nanotechnology 1991, 2, 203-205.