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Dr. Florecita S. de Guzman

Position: Professor

Education: Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, University of Oklahoma;

M.S. Agricultural Chemistry, UP Los Baños; 

B.S. Chemistry, UP Los Baños

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POST DOCTORAL TRAINING:

 Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

 

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION / RESEARCH INTEREST:

Natural products chemistry of marine organisms, fungi, microorganisms, plants, and nutraceuticals; organic spectroscopy

 

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS:

M. P. Mojica-Henshaw, A. D. Francisco, F. de Guzman, and X. T. Tigno. 2003. Possible immunomodulatory actions of Carica papaya seed extract. Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, 29(3-4):219-229.
X. T. Tigno, F. S. de Guzman and A. M. T. V. Flora. 2000. Phytochemical analysis and hemodynamic actions of Artemisia vulgaris L. Clinical Hemorheology abd Microcirculation, 23:167-175.
F. S. de Guzman, B. Carte, N. Troupe, D. J. Faulkner, M. K. Harper, G. P. Concepcion, G. C. Mangalindan, S. S. Matsumoto, L. R. Barrows, and C. M. Ireland. 1999. Neoamphimedine: A New Pyridoacridine Topoisomerase II Inhibitor which Catenates DNA. J. Org. Chem., 64(4):1400-1402.
F. S. de Guzman, B. R. Copp, C. L. Mayne, G. P. Concepcion, G. C. Mangalindan, L. R. Barrows, and C. M. Ireland. 1998. Bolinaquinone: A Novel Cytotoxic Sesquiterpene Hydroxyquinone from a Philippine Dysidea Sponge. J. Org. Chem., 63(22):8042-8044.
F. S. de Guzman, D. R. Bruss, J. M. Rippentrop, K. B. Gloer, J. B. Gloer, D. T. Wicklow and P. F. Dowd. 1994. Ochrindoles A-D: New Bis-Indolyl Benzenoids from the Sclerotia of Aspergillus ochraceus NRRL 3519. J. Nat. Prod., 57:634.
X. Xu, F. S. de Guzman, J. B. Gloer, and C. A. Shearer. 1992. Stachybotrins A and B: Novel Bioactive Metabolites from a Brackish Water Isolate of the Fungus Stachybotrys sp. J. Org. Chem., 57, 6700.
F. S. de Guzman, J. B. Gloer, Donald T. Wicklow, and Patrick F. Dowd. 1992. New Diketopiperazine Metabolites from the Sclerotia of Aspergillus ochraceus. J. Nat. Prod., 55, 931.
X. Fu, L. Zeng, J. Su, F. S. de Guzman, F. J. Schmitz, M. B. Hossain and D. van der Helm. 1991. A Novel Pyrrolactam Alkaloid from the South China Sea Sponge Phacellia fusca Schmidt. Chem. Res. Chin. Univ., 7(3):178.
F. J. Schmitz, F. S. de Guzman, M. B. Hossain, and D. V. van der Helm. 1991. Cytotoxic Aromatic Alkaloids from the Ascidian Amphicarpa meridiana and Leptoclinides sp.: Meridine and 11-Hydroxyascididemin. J. Org. Chem., 56, 804.
F. S. de Guzman and F. J. Schmitz. 1991. Naurol A and B, Novel Triterpene Alcohols from a Pacific Sponge. J. Org. Chem., 56, 55.
F. J. Schmitz, F. S. de Guzman, Y. H. Choi, M. B. Hossain, S. K. Rizvi and D. van der Helm. 1990. Biologically Active Compounds from Marine Organisms. Pure and Appl. Chem., 62, 1393.
F. S. de Guzman and F. J. Schmitz. 1990. Peroxy Aliphatic Esters from the Sponge Plakortis lita. J. Nat. Prod., 53, 926.
F. S. de Guzman and F. J. Schmitz. 1989. Chemistry of 2-Bromoleptoclinidinone, Structure Revision. Tetrahedron Lett., 30, 1069