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G. H. Neil Towers - Publications

Affiliations: 
Botany University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada 
Area:
medicinal phytochemistry, ethnopharmacology, photobiology, chemical ecology
Website:
http://botany.ubc.ca/people/neil-towers

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2007 Yi O, Jovel EM, Towers GH, Wahbe TR, Cho D. Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of native Rosa sp. from British Columbia, Canada. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 58: 178-89. PMID 17514536 DOI: 10.1080/09637480601121318  0.306
2007 Sackett TE, Towers GHN, Isman MB. Effects of furoquinoline alkaloids on the growth and feeding of two polyphagous lepidopterans Chemoecology. 17: 97-101. DOI: 10.1007/S00049-007-0367-Y  0.519
2005 Ming DS, Hillhouse BJ, Guns ES, Eberding A, Xie S, Vimalanathan S, Towers GH. Bioactive compounds from Rhodiola rosea (Crassulaceae). Phytotherapy Research : Ptr. 19: 740-3. PMID 16220564 DOI: 10.1002/Ptr.1597  0.351
2002 López A, Ming DS, Towers GH. Antifungal activity of benzoic acid derivatives from Piper lanceaefolium. Journal of Natural Products. 65: 62-4. PMID 11809068 DOI: 10.1021/Np010410G  0.371
2000 Hanawa F, Tahara S, Towers GHN. Antifungal nitro compounds from Skunk Cabbage (Lysichitum americanum) leaves treated with cupric chloride Phytochemistry. 53: 55-58. PMID 10656408 DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00443-4  0.345
1999 Dojillo-Mooney J, Page JE, Isman MB, Towers GHN. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 25: 1369-1382. DOI: 10.1023/A:1020982927255  0.492
1999 Dojillo-Mooney J, Page JE, Isman MB, Towers GHN. Tolerance to thiarubrines from Ambrosia chamissonis by the rare moth Lasionycta wyatti Journal of Chemical Ecology. 25: 1369-1382. DOI: 10.1023/A:1020982927255  0.314
1997 Singh S, McCallum J, Gruber MY, Towers GHN, Muir AD, Bohm BA, Koupai-Abyazani MR, Glass ADM. Biosynthesis of flavan-3-ols by leaf extracts of Onobrychis viciifolia Phytochemistry. 44: 425-432. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00415-3  0.553
1996 Malhotra B, Onyilagha JC, Bohm BA, Towers GHN, James D, Harborne JB, French CJ. Inhibition of tomato ringspot virus by flavonoids Phytochemistry. 43: 1271-1276. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(95)00522-6  0.513
1996 Huffman MA, Page JE, Sukhdeo MVK, Gotoh S, Kalunde MS, Chandrasiri T, Towers GHN. Leaf-swallowing by chimpanzees: A behavioral adaptation for the control of strongyle nematode infections International Journal of Primatology. 17: 475-503. DOI: 10.1007/Bf02735188  0.308
1995 Cohen PA, Towers GHN. The anthraquinones of Heterodermia obscurata Phytochemistry. 40: 911-915. DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(95)00407-X  0.304
1994 Gunning PJ, Jeffs LB, Isman MB, Towers G. Two limonoids from Chisocheton microcarpus Phytochemistry. 36: 1245-1248. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89645-4  0.552
1994 Xie Y, Isman M, Gunning P, MacKinnon S, Arnason J, Taylor D, Sanchez P, Hasbun C, Towers G. Biological activity of extracts of Trichilia species and the limonoid hirtin against lepidopteran larvae Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 22: 129-136. DOI: 10.1016/0305-1978(94)90003-5  0.521
1994 Satasook C, Isman M, Ishibashi F, Medbury S, Wiriyachitra P, Towers G. Insecticidal bioactivity of crude extracts of Aglaia species (meliaceae) Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 22: 121-127. DOI: 10.1016/0305-1978(94)90002-7  0.508
1994 Razal RA, Lewis NG, Towers GHN. Pico‐tag analysis of arogenic acid and related free amino acids from plant and fungal extracts Phytochemical Analysis. 5: 98-104. DOI: 10.1002/Pca.2800050303  0.368
1993 Koupai-Abyazani MR, McCallum J, Muir AD, Bohm BA, Towers GHN, Gruber MY. Developmental changes in the composition of proanthocyanidins from leaves of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.) as determined by HPLC analysis Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 41: 1066-1070. DOI: 10.1021/Jf00031A010  0.512
1993 Koupai-Abyazani MR, McCallum J, Muir AD, Lees GL, Bohm BA, Towers GHN, Gruber MY. Purification and characterization of a proanthocyanidin polymer from seed of alfalfa (Medicago sativa Cv. beaver) Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 41: 565-569. DOI: 10.1021/Jf00028A012  0.502
1993 Ishibashi F, Satasook C, Ismant MB, Towers GHN. Insecticidal 1H-cyclopentatetrahydro[b]benzofurans from Aglaia odorata Phytochemistry. 32: 307-310. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94986-0  0.338
1993 Koupai-Abyazani MR, Muir AD, Bohm BA, Towers GHN, Gruber MY. The proanthocyanidin polymers in some species of Onobrychis Phytochemistry. 34: 113-117. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)90791-X  0.537
1993 Champagne DE, Isman MB, Downum KR, Towers GHN. Insecticidal and growth-reducing activity of foliar extracts from Meliaceae Chemoecology. 4: 165-173. DOI: 10.1007/Bf01256552  0.578
1992 Page JE, Balza F, Nishida T, Towers GHN. Biologically active diterpenes from Aspilia mossambicensis, a chimpanzee medicinal plant. Phytochemistry. 31: 3437-3439. PMID 1368857 DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(92)83702-Z  0.37
1992 Tachibana S, Ohkubo K, Towers GHN. Cinnamic acid derivatives in cell walls of bamboo and bamboo grass Phytochemistry. 31: 3207-3209. DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(92)83476-F  0.33
1992 Janprasert J, Satasook C, Sukumalanand P, Champagne DE, Isman MB, Wiriyachitra P, Towers GHN. Rocaglamide, a natural benzofuran insecticide from Aglaia odorata Phytochemistry. 32: 67-69. DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(92)80108-Q  0.582
1992 Tachibana S, Ohkubo K, Towers GHN. 4,4′-Dihydroxytruxillic acid as a component of the cell walls of the bambooPhyllostachys edulis Phytochemistry. 31: 81-83. DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(91)83010-I  0.318
1991 McCallum JA, Taylor IE, Towers GH. Spectrophotometric assay and electrophoretic detection of trans-feruloyl esterase activity. Analytical Biochemistry. 196: 360-6. PMID 1776686 DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(91)90479-D  0.379
1990 Balza F, Towers GHN. Dithiacyclohexadiene chlorohydrins and related sulphur containing polyynes from Ambrosia chamissonis Phytochemistry. 29: 2901-2904. DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(90)87102-Z  0.307
1989 Balza F, Abramowski Z, Towers GHN, Wiriyachitra P. Identification of proanthocyanidin polymers as the piscicidal constituents of Mammea siamensis, Polygonum stagninum and Diospyros diepenhorstii Phytochemistry. 28: 1827-1830. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97868-3  0.35
1989 Balza F, Lopez I, Rodriguez E, Towers GHN. Dithiacyclohexadienes and thiophenes from Ambrosia chamissonis Phytochemistry. 28: 3523-3524. DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(89)80378-4  0.316
1988 Balza F, Crins WJ, Bohm BA, Towers GHN. Mass spectrometry in the differentiation of flavanones and dihydroflavonols Phytochemistry. 27: 2715-2717. DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(88)87049-3  0.456
1987 Yamamoto E, Lewis NG, Ohashi H, Towers G. 5-hydroxyferulic acid in Zea mays and Hordeum vulgare cell walls Phytochemistry. 26: 1915-1916. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81727-6  0.303
1987 Marchant YY, Towers GHN. Phylloplane fungi of hawaiian plants and their photosensitivity to polyacetylenes from Bidens species Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 15: 9-14. DOI: 10.1016/0305-1978(87)90074-3  0.346
1985 Yamamoto E, Towers GHN. Cell Wall Bound Ferulic Acid in Barley Seedlings during Development and its Photoisomerization Journal of Plant Physiology. 117: 441-449. PMID 23195865 DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(85)80051-1  0.304
1985 Yoke Marchant Y, Turjman M, Flynn T, Balza F, Mitchell JC, Towers GH. Identification of psoralen, 8-methoxypsoralen, isopimpinellin, and 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin in Pelea anisata H. Mann. Contact Dermatitis. 12: 196-9. PMID 4017567 DOI: 10.1111/J.1600-0536.1985.Tb01105.X  0.322
1985 Sütfeld R, Balza F, Towers GHN. A benzofuran from Tagetes patula seedlings Phytochemistry. 24: 876-877. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84919-5  0.363
1985 Balza F, Muir AD, Towers GHN. 3′-Hydroxypsilotin, a minor phenolic glycoside from Psilotum nudum Phytochemistry. 24: 529-531. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80761-X  0.305
1984 Macre WD, Towers GHN. An ethnopharmacological examination ofVirola elongata bark: A South American arrow poison Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 12: 75-92. DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(84)90087-4  0.31
1984 Marchant YY, Ganders FR, Wat C, Towers GHN. Polyacetylenes in Hawaiian bidens Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 12: 167-178. DOI: 10.1016/0305-1978(84)90030-9  0.361
1981 Arnason T, Stein JR, Graham E, Wat C, Towers GHN, Lam J. Phototoxicity to selected marine and freshwater algae of polyacetylenes from species in the Asteraceae Botany. 59: 54-58. DOI: 10.1139/B81-009  0.319
1981 Phillips DW, Towers GHN. Bromophenols of Rhodomela larix: Chemotaxonomy of morphological forms Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 9: 1-3. DOI: 10.1016/0305-1978(81)90051-X  0.302
1981 Johns T, Towers GHN. Isothiocyanates and thioureas in enzyme hydrolysates of Tropaeolum tuberosum Phytochemistry. 20: 2687-2689. DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(81)85268-5  0.3
1980 Wat C, Johns T, Towers GHN. Phototoxic and antibiotic activities of plants of the asteraceae used in folk medicine Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2: 279-290. PMID 7412335 DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(80)81006-3  0.329
1978 Kutney JP, Ebizuka Y, Salisbury PJ, Watt CK, Towers GHN. An inducible hydrolase from Mortierella isabellina (basidiomycetes). The deacylation of (+)-usnic acid Phytochemistry. 17: 49-52. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89678-8  0.317
1977 Wat C, Towers GHN. Production of methylated phenolic acids by species of Lentinus (Basidiomycetes) Phytochemistry. 16: 290-291. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86811-9  0.316
1975 Chan GFQ, Towers GHN, Mitchell JC. Ultraviolet-mediated antibiotic activity of thiophene compounds of Tagetes Phytochemistry. 14: 2295-2296. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)91121-X  0.341
1975 Vance CP, Nambudiri AM, Wat C, Towers G. Isolation and properties of hydroxycinnamate: CoA ligase from Polyporus hispidus Phytochemistry. 14: 967-969. DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(75)85168-5  0.327
1975 Camm EL, Towers GHN, Mitchell JC. UV-mediated antibiotic activity of some compositae species Phytochemistry. 14: 2007-2011. DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(75)83114-1  0.372
1975 Wat C, Towers GHN. Phenolic O-methyltransferase from Lentinus lepideus (basidiomycete)☆ Phytochemistry. 14: 663-666. DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(75)83011-1  0.306
1974 Majak W, Towers GHN. Incorporation of 14CO2, 14C-phenylalanine and 14C-cinnamate into soluble and insoluble cinnamic derivatives in Mentha arvensis Phytochemistry. 13: 319. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)91345-1  0.346
1973 Majak W, Towers GHN. Methods for the isolation and purification of ethanol-insoluble, phenolic esters in Mentha arvensis Phytochemistry. 12: 1141-1147. DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(73)85030-7  0.346
1972 Mitchell JC, Dupuis G, Towers GH. Allergic contact dermatitis from pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum spp.). The roles of pyrethrosin, a sesquiterpene lactone, and of pyrethrin II. The British Journal of Dermatology. 86: 568-73. PMID 5045949 DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2133.1972.Tb05071.X  0.308
1970 Ellis BE, Towers GH. Biogenesis of rosmarinic acid in Mentha. The Biochemical Journal. 118: 291-7. PMID 5484678 DOI: 10.1042/Bj1180291  0.512
1970 Minamikawa T, Jayasankar NP, Bohm BA, Taylor IEP, Towers GHN. An inducible hydrolase from Aspergillus niger, acting on carbon-carbon bonds, for phlorrhizin and other C-acylated phenols. Biochemical Journal. 116: 889-897. PMID 5441377 DOI: 10.1042/Bj1160889  0.506
1970 Ellis BE, Towers GHN. Degradation of aromatic compounds by sterile plant tissues Phytochemistry. 9: 1457-1461. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85260-7  0.496
1969 Ellis BE, Towers GHN. The biogenesis of catechol in Gaultheria Phytochemistry. 8: 1415-1417. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85908-7  0.478
1964 el-Basyouni SZ, Chen D, Ibrahim R, Neish A, Towers G. The biosynthesis of hydroxybenzoic acids in higher plants Phytochemistry. 3: 485-492. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)88025-5  0.569
1962 IBRAHIM RK, TOWERS GH. Studies of hydrangenol in Hydrangea macrophylla Ser. II. Biosynthesis of hydrangenol from C14-labelled compounds. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology. 40: 449-53. PMID 14450513  0.524
1962 Bohm BA, Towers GHN. A STUDY OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS IN IMPATIENS Canadian Journal of Botany. 40: 677-683. DOI: 10.1139/B62-065  0.572
1962 IBRAHIM RK, TOWERS GHN, GIBBS RD. Syringic and sinapic acids as indicators of differences between major groups of vascular plants Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany. 58: 223-230. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1962.tb00895.x  0.552
1961 IBRAHIM RK, LAWSON SG, TOWERS GH. Formation of labeled sugars from L-tyrosine-C14 in some higher plants. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology. 39: 873-80. PMID 13717354  0.534
1961 Bohm BA, Ibrahim RK, Towers GHN. THE PARTIAL ELUCIDATION OF THE STRUCTURE OF A NEW COUMARIN FROM HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA SER. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology. 39: 1389-1395. DOI: 10.1139/o61-148  0.676
1960 IBRAHIM RK, TOWERS GH. The identification, by chromatography, of plant phenolic acids. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 87: 125-8. PMID 13852593  0.581
1960 IBRAHIM RK, TOWERS GH. Studies of hydrangenol in hydrangea macrophylla Ser. I. Isolation, identification, and biosynthesis from C 14-labelled compounds. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology. 38: 627-34. PMID 13852592  0.548
1954 Towers GHN, Thompson JF, Steward FC. The Detection of the Keto Acids of Plants. A Procedure Based on their Conversion to Amino Acids Journal of the American Chemical Society. 76: 2392-2396. DOI: 10.1021/JA01638A029  0.514
1954 Towers GHN, Steward FC. The Keto Acids of the Tulip (Tulipa gesneriana with Special Reference to the Keto Analog of γ-Methyleneglutamic Acid Journal of the American Chemical Society. 76: 1959-1961. DOI: 10.1021/JA01636A076  0.486
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