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Sims, J.W.; Schmidt E.W . A thioesterase-like role for reductive domains in tetramic acid biosynthesis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, accepted. Link
2. Schmidt, E.W. Trading molecules and tracking targets in symbiotic interactions. Nat. Chem. Biol. 2008, in press. Link
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Donia, M.S.; Ravel, J.; Schmidt, E.W . A global assembly line for cyanobactins. Nat. Chem. Biol. 2008, 4, 341-3. Link
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Nelson, J.T.; Lee, J.-h.; Sims, J.W.; Schmidt, E.W.
Characterization of SafC, a catechol 4-O-methyltransferase involved in saframycin biosynthesis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2007, 73, 3575-3580 . Link
5. Donia, M.; Hathaway, B.J.; Sudek, S.; Haygood, M.G.; Rosovitz, M.J.; Ravel, J.; Schmidt, E.W. Natural combinatorial peptide libraries in cyanobacterial symbionts of marine ascidians. Nat. Chem. Biol. 2006,
2, 729-735. Link
6. Sudek, S.; Haygood, M.G.; Youssef, D.T.A.; Schmidt, E.W.
Structure of trichamide, a cyclic peptide from the bloom-forming bacterium Trichodesmium erythraeum , predicted from the genome sequence. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2006, 72, 4382-4387. Link
7. Schmidt, E.W. From chemical structure to environmental biosynthetic pathways: navigating marine invertebrate-bacteria associations. Trends Biotechnol. 2005, 23, 437-440. Download free pdf
8. Schmidt, E.W.; Nelson, J.T.; Rasko, D.A.; Sudek, S.; Eisen, J; Haygood, M.G.; Ravel, J. Patellamide A and C biosynthesis by a lantibiotic-like pathway in Prochloron didemni , the obligate cyanobacterial symbiont of Lissoclinum patella. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2005 , 102, 7315-7320. Download free pdf
9. Sims, J.W.; Fillmore, J.P.; Warner, D.D.; Schmidt, E.W. Equisetin biosynthesis in Fusarium heterosporum. Chem. Commun . 2005, 186-188. Link
10. Schmidt, E.W.; Sudek, S.; Haygood, M.G. Genetic evidence supports secondary metabolic diversity in Prochloron spp., the cyanobacterial symbiont of a tropical ascidian . J. Nat. Prod . 2004, 67, 1341-1345. Link
11. Schmidt, E.W.; Nelson, J.T.; Fillmore, J.P. Synthesis of tyrosine derivatives for saframycin MX1 biosynthetic studies. Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 3921-3924. Link
12. Schmidt, E.W.; Raventos-Suarez, C.; Bifano, M.; Menendez, A.T.; Fairchild, C.; Faulkner, D.J. Scleritodermin A, a cytotoxic peptide from the lithistid sponge, Scleritoderma nodosum. J. Nat. Prod . 2004, 67, 475-478. Link
13. Hitchman, T.S.; Schmidt, E.W.; Rarick, M.A.; Linz, J.E.; Townsend, C.A. Hexanoate synthase, a specialized type I fatty acid synthase in aflatoxin B1 biosynthesis. Bioorganic Chem . 2001, 29, 293-307.
14. Schmidt, E.W.; Obraztsova, A.Y.; Davidson, S.K.; Faulkner, D.J.; Haygood, M.G. The peptide-containing symbiont of the marine sponge Theonella swinhoei is a novel delta-proteobacterium, “ Candidatus Entotheonella palauensis.” Mar. Biol. 2000, 136, 969-977.
15. Haygood, M.G.; Schmidt, E.W.; Davidson, S.K.; Faulkner, D.J. Microbial symbionts of marine invertebrates: Opportunities for microbial biotechnology. In: Molecular Marine Microbiology, D. Bartlett, ed. Horizon Scientific Press, 2000.
16. Faulkner, D.J.; Harper, M.K.; Salomon, C.E.; and Schmidt, E.W. Symbiotic bacteria in sponges: Sources of bioactive compounds. In: Drugs from the Sea, N. Fusetani, ed, Karger, New York, 2000.
17. Haygood, M.G.; Schmidt, E.W.; Davidson, S.K.; Faulkner, D.J. Microbial Symbionts of Marine Invertebrates: Opportunities for Microbial Biotechnology. J. Mol. Microbiol. Biotechnol . 1999, 1, 33-34.
18. Faulkner, D.J.; Harper, M.K.; Salomon, C.E.; and Schmidt, E.W. Localization of bioactive metabolites in marine sponges. Proceedings, 5th International Sponge Symposium, Brisbane, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum . 1999, 44, 167-173.
19. Schmidt, E.W.; Faulkner, D.J. Microsclerodermins C-E, antifungal cyclic peptides from the lithistid sponges Theonella sp. and Microscleroderma sp. Tetrahedron 1998, 54, 3043-3056.
20. Schmidt, E.W.; Bewley, C.A.; Faulkner, D.J. Theopalauamide, a bicyclic glycopeptide from filamentous bacterial symbionts of the lithistid sponge Theonella swinhoei from Palau and Mozambique. J. Org. Chem . 1998, 63, 1254-1258.
21. Schmidt, E.W.; Harper, M.K.; Faulkner, D.J. Mozamides A and B, cyclic peptides from a Theonellid sponge from Mozambique . J. Nat. Prod. 1997, 60, 779-782.
22. Schmidt, E.W.; Faulkner, D.J. Absolute configuration of methyl (2Z,6R,8R,9E)-3,6-epoxy-4,6,8-triethyl-2,4,9-dodecatrienoate from the sponge Plakortis halichondrioides. Tetrahedron Lett . 1996, 37, 6681-6684.
23. Schmidt, E.W.; Faulkner, D.J. Palauolol, a new anti-inflammatory sesterterpene from the sponge Fascaplysinopsis sp. from Palau. Tetrahedron Lett . 1996, 37, 3951-3954.
24. Schmidt, E.W.; Harper, M.K.; Faulkner, D.J. Makaluvamines H-M and damirone C from the Pohnpeian sponge Zyzzya fuliginosa . J. Nat. Prod. 1995, 58, 1861-1867.
