Ingrid J. Pickering

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2008 Publications

 

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R. S. Glass, M. J. Berry, E. Block, H. T. Boakye, B. A. Carlson, J. Gailer, G. N. George, V. N. Gladyshev, D. L. Hatfield, N. E. Jacobsen, S. Johnson, C. Kahakachchi, R. Kaminski, S. A. Manley, H. Mix, I. J. Pickering, E. J. Prenner, K. Saira, A. Skowronska, J. F. Tyson, P. C. Uden, Q. Wu, X.-M. Xu, R. Yamdagni, Y. Zhang,
“Insights into the Chemical Biology of Selenium”.    
Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements, 183(4),  924-930 (2008).

 Journal Abstract

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O. Yu. Gavel, S. A. Bursakov, G. Di Rocco, J. Trincão, A. S. Pereira, P. Tavares, I. J. Pickering, G. N. George, J. J. Calvete, J. Lampreia, J. J. G. Moura and I. Moura,
“A new type of metal-binding site in cobalt- and zinc-containing adenylate kinases isolated from sulfate- reducers D. gigas and D. desulfuricans ATCC 27774”,
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry,  102(5-6),  1380-1395 (2008).

J. Inorg. Biochem. Abstract (ScienceDirect)

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G. N. George, I. J. Pickering, C. J. Doonan, M. Korbas, S. P. Singh and R. Hoffmeyer,
“Inorganic Molecular Toxicology and Chelation Therapy of Heavy Metals and Metalloids”,
Ch. 5 in Advances in Molecular Toxicology, (James C. Fishbein, ed.) Vol. 2, pp. 125-155 (2008).

 

 

 

 

 

2007 Publications

 

(105)

Gnida, Eileen Yu Sneeden, John C. Whitin, Roger C. Prince, Ingrid J. Pickering, Małgorzata Korbas and Graham N. George,
“Sulfur X-ray absorption spectroscopy of living mammalian cells: an enabling tool for sulfur metabolomics - in situ observation of taurine uptake into MDCK cells”,
Biochemistry 46(51), 14735-14741 (2007)

 Biochemistry Abstract

(104)

 Vaughan, David E. W.; Pickering, Ingrid J.; George, Graham N.; Shallenberger, Jeffrey R.
"Synthesis and characterization of Zn-T-sites in mazzite."
Turning Points in Solid-State, Materials and Surface Science 258-270 (2008).

 

(103)

Ruwandi Andrahennadi, Mark Wayland and Ingrid J. Pickering,
“Speciation of Selenium in Stream Insects using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy”,
Environmental Science and Technology, 41(22), 7683-7687 (2007).

 ES&T Abstract

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R. C. Prince, J. Gailer, D. E. Gunson, R. J. Turner, G. N. George and I. J. Pickering,
“Strong Poison Revisited”,
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 101, 1891-1893 (2007).

J. Inorg. Biochem. Abstract (ScienceDirect)

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Dil Thavarajah, Albert Vandenberg, Graham N. George and Ingrid J. Pickering,
“The Chemical Form of Selenium in Naturally Selenium-Rich Lentils (Lens culinaris L.) from Saskatchewan”,
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 55(18), 7337-7341 (2007).

 JoFC Abstract

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G.N. George and I.J. Pickering
“X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy in Biology and Chemistry”
In Brilliant Light in Life and Materials Sciences (Tsakanov, V. & Wiedemann, H. eds.) Springer, Dordrecht, NL, (2007) pp 97-119.

 

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Bogdan F. Gh. Popescu, Ingrid J. Pickering, Graham N. George and Helen Nichol,
“The chemical form of mitochondrial iron in Friedreich's ataxia”,
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 101(6) 957-966 (2007).

J. Inorg. Biochem. Abstract (ScienceDirect)

(98)

Ingrid J. Pickering, and Graham N. George,
“X-ray absorption spectroscopy imaging of biological tissues”,
AIP Conference Proceedings, 882(X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS13)), 311-315 (2007).

 

(97)

James S. Kuwabara, Yuji Arai, Brent R. Topping, Ingrid J. Pickering, and Graham N. George,
“Mercury Speciation in Piscivorous Fish from Mining-Impacted Reservoirs”,
Environmental Science & Technology,  41(8), 2745-2749 (2007).

ES&T Abstract

 

 

 

 

2006 Publications

 

(96)

Ruth E. Hoffmeyer, Satya P. Singh, Christian J. Doonan, Ingrid J. Pickering, Graham N. George, Andrew R. S. Ross, Richard J. Hughes,
“More on Molecular Mimicry in Mercury Toxicology”,
Chemical Research in Toxicology, 19(9), 1118-1120 (2006).

Chem. Res. Toxicol. Abstract
(95) D. R Ellis, L. Gumaelius, E. Indriolo, I. J. Pickering, Jo Ann Banks and D. E. Salt,
“A Novel Arsenate Reductase from the Arsenic Hyperaccumulating Fern Pteris vittata”,
Plant Physiology, 141(4), 1544-1554 (2006).		 Plant Physiology Abstract
(94) Ingrid J. Pickering, Luke Gumaelius, Hugh H. Harris, Roger C. Prince, Gregory Hirsch, Jo Ann Banks, David E. Salt and Graham N. George, “Localizing the Biochemical Transformations of Arsenate in a Hyperaccumulating Fern”, Environmental Science & Technology,  40(16),  5010-5014 (2006). ES&T Abstract
(93) Ruth E. Hoffmeyer, Satya P. Singh, Christian J. Doonan, Andrew R. S. Ross, Richard J. Hughes, Ingrid J. Pickering, and Graham N. George, “Molecular Mimicry in Mercury Toxicology”, Chemical Research in Toxicology, 19(6), 753-759 (2006). Chem. Res. Toxicol. Abstract
(92) S. A. Manley, G. N.George, I. J. Pickering, R. S. Glass, E. J. Prenner, R. Yamdagni, Q. Wu and J. Gailer, “The Seleno Bis(S-glutathionyl) Arsinium Ion is Assembled in Erythrocyte Lysate”, Chemical Research in Toxicology, 19(4), 601-607 (2006). Chem. Res. Toxicol. Abstract

 

 

 

 

2005 Publications

 
(91)

B. Akabayov, C. J. Doonan, I. J. Pickering, G. N. George and I. Sagi, “Using softer X-ray absorption spectroscopy to probe biological systems”, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 12, 392-401 (2005).

 J. Synch. Rad. Abstract
(90) T. G. Sors, D. R. Ellis, Gun Nam Na, B. Lahner, S. Lee, T. Leustek, I. J. Pickering and D. E. Salt
“Analysis of sulfur and selenium assimilation in Astragalus plants with varying capacities to accumulate selenium”
The Plant Journal 42, 785–797 (2005).		 Plant J. Abstract
(89) T. W. Lane, M. A. Saito, G. N. George, I. J. Pickering, R. C. Prince and F. M. M. Morel
“Biochemistry: A cadmium enzyme from a marine diatom”
Nature 435(7038), 42 (2005).		 Nature Abstract

 

 

 

 

2004 Publications

 
(88) J. L. Freeman, M. W. Persans, K. Nieman, C. Albrecht, W. Peer, I. J. Pickering and D. E. Salt
“Increased glutathione biosynthesis plays a role in nickel tolerance in Thlaspi nickel hyperaccumulators”,
Plant Cell  16(8), 2176-2191 (2004).		 Plant Cell Abstract
(87) G. N. George, R. C. Prince, J. Gailer, G. A. Buttigieg, M. B. Denton, H. H. Harris and I. J. Pickering
"Mercury Binding to the Chelation Therapy Agents DMSA and DMPS and the Rational Design of Custom Chelators for Mercury",
Chemical Research in Toxicology, 17(8) 999-1006 (2004).		 DOI: 10.1021/tx049904e
(86) D. B. Vickerman, J. T. Trumble, G. N. George, I. J. Pickering and H. Nichol,
“Selenium Biotransformations in an Insect Ecosystem: Effects of Insects on Phytoremediation”,
Environmental Science and Technology, 38(13), 3581-3586 (2004). (Cover Article)
 Commentary: "Bugs Boost Phytoremediation" - Environmental Science and Technology, 38(13), 240A (2004)		 ES&T PDF
 Cover Picture
 Commentary
(85)

H. H. Harris, I. J. Pickering and G. N. George,

“More on mercury content in fish”,

Science (Washington, DC, United States), 303(5659), 764-766 (2004).

 Science PDF
(84) D. R. Ellis, T. G. Sors, D. G. Brunk, C. Albrecht, C. Orser, B. Lahner, K. V. Wood, H. H. Harris, I. J. Pickering and D. E. Salt,
“Production of Se-methylselenocysteine in transgenic plants expressing selenocysteine methyltransferase”,
BMC Plant Biology, 4:1 (2004).		 BMC Plant Biology PDF
(Open access)
(83) E. Yu Sneeden, H. H. Harris, I. J. Pickering, R. C. Prince, X. Li, E. Block and G. N. George,
"The Sulfur Chemistry of Shiitake Mushroom",
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126(2), 458-459 (2004).		 JACS PDF
(82) M. J. Maher, J. Santini, I. J. Pickering, R. C. Prince, J. M. Macy and G. N. George,
“X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Selenate Reductase”,
Inorganic Chemistry, 43(2), 402-404 (2004).		 Inorganic Chemistry PDF

 

 

 

 

2003 Publications

 

(81)

Y.-B. Kim, C. Garbisu, I. J. Pickering, R. C. Prince, G. N. George, M.-J. Cho, J. H. Wong and B. B. Buchanan,

"Thioredoxin h overexpressed in barley seeds enhances selenite resistance and uptake during germination and early seedling development",

Planta, 218(2), 186–191 (2003).

Planta PDF

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H. H. Harris, I. J. Pickering and G. N. George,

“Brevia: The chemical form of mercury in fish.”

Science (Washington, DC, United States), 301(5637), 1203 (2003).

Science PDF

Supplementary material

(79)

P. M. Neumann, M. P. De Souza, I. J. Pickering and N. Terry,

“Rapid microalgal metabolism of selenate to volatile dimethylselenide.

Plant, Cell and Environment, 26(6), 897-905, (2003).

Plant, Cell Environ. Abstract

(78)

H. Nichol, O. Gakh, H. A. O'Neill, I. J. Pickering, G. Isaya and G. N. George,

"The structure of yeast frataxin cores: An X-ray absorption spectroscopic study",

Biochemistry, 42(20), 5971-5976 (2003)

Biochemistry PDF

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I. J. Pickering, G. Hirsch, R. C. Prince, E. Y. Yu, D. E. Salt and G. N. George,

"Imaging of selenium in plants using tapered metal monocapillary optics",

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 10(3), 289-290 (2003)

JSR PDF

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International Union of Crystallography)

(76)

I. J. Pickering, C. Wright, B. Bubner, D. Ellis, M. W. Persans, E. Y. Yu, G. N. George, R. C. Prince and D. E. Salt, "Chemical form and distribution of selenium and sulfur in the selenium hyperaccumulator Astragalus bisulcatus",

Plant Physiology, 131(3), 1460-1467 (2003)

Plant Physiology PDF

(75)

G. N. George, I. J. Pickering, H. H. Harris, J. Gailer, D. Klein, J. Lichtmannegger, and K.-H. Summer,

“Tetrathiomolybdate causes formation of hepatic copper-molybdenum clusters in an animal model of Wilson’s disease.”

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125(7), 1704-1705 (2003)

JACS PDF

 

 

 

 

2002 Publications

 

(74)

Z.-Q. Lin, M. de Souza, I. J. Pickering and N. Terry,

"Evaluation of the Macroalga, Chara canescens, for the Remediation of Selenium-Contaminated Agricultural Drainage Water",

Journal of Environmental Quality, 31, 2104-2110 (2002)

JEQ PDF

(73)

J. Gailer, G. N. George, I. J. Pickering, R. C. Prince, H. S. Younis and J. J. Winzerling,

“Billiary excretion of [(GS)2AsSe]- after intravenous injection of rabbits with arsenite and selenate”,

Chemical Research in Toxicology, 15(11), 1466-1471 (2002)

Chem. Res. Tox. PDF

(72)

K. L. Hale, H. A. Tufan, I. J. Pickering, G. N. George, N, Terry, M. Pilon and E. A. H. Pilon-Smits,

"Anthocyanins Facilitate Tungsten Accumulation in Brassica",

Physiologia Plantarum, 116, 351-358 (2002)

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(71)

J. Gailer, G. N. George, H. H. Harris, I. J. Pickering, R. C. Prince, A. Somogyi, G. A. Buttigieg, R. S. Glass and M. B. Denton,

“Synthesis, purification and structural characterization of the dimethyldiselenoarsinate anion”,

Inorganic Chemistry, 41(21), 5426-5432 (2002)

Inorg. Chem. PDF

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I. V. Smirnov, F. W. Kotch, I. J. Pickering, J. T. Davis and R. H. Shafer,

“Pb EXAFS Studies on DNA Quadruplexes: Identification of Metal Ion Binding Site”,

Biochemistry, 41(40), 12133-12139 (2002)

Biochemisty PDF

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T. Conrans, C. Hemann, G. N. George, I. J. Pickering, R. C. Prince and R. Hille,

"The Active Site Structure of Arsenite Oxidase from Alcaligenes faecalis",

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124(38) 11276-11277 (2002)

JACS PDF

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G. N. George, I. J. Pickering, E. Y. Yu and R. C. Prince,

“X-ray absorption spectroscopy of bacterial sulfur globules”,

Microbiology, 148 2267-2268 (2002)

Microbiology PDF

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Z.-Q. Lin, V. Cervinka, I. J. Pickering, A. Zayed and N. Terry,

"Managing Selenium-Contaminated Agricultural Drainage Water by the Integrated On-Farm Drainage Management System: Role of Selenium Volatilization",

Water Research, 36(12), 3150-3160 (2002)

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K. R. Brown, G. L. Keller, I. J. Pickering, H. H. Harris, G. N. George, and D. R. Winge,

“Structures of the Cuprous-Thiolate Clusters of the Mac1 and Ace1 Transcriptional Activators”,

Biochemistry, 41(20), 6469-6476 (2002)

Biochemistry PDF

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J. Gailer, G. N. George, I. J. Pickering, G. A. Buttigieg, M. B. Denton and R. S. Glass,

"Synthesis, X-ray absorption spectroscopy and purification of the seleno-bis (S-glutathionyl) arsinium anion from selenide, arsenite and glutathione",

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 650(1-2), 108-113 (2002)

JOMC PDF

(64)

D. E. Salt, R. C. Prince, I. J. Pickering, “Chemical speciation of accumulated metals in plants: evidence from X-ray absorption spectroscopy.”

Microchemical Journal, 71(2-3), 255-259, (2002)

Not available

(63)

M. P. de Souza, I. J. Pickering, M. Walla and N. Terry,

"Selenium Assimilation and Volatilization from Selenocyanate-Treated Brassica juncea L. and Chara canescens",

Plant Physiology, 128(2), 625-633 (2002)

Plant Physiology PDF

 

(62)

T. L. Hanley, V. Luca, I. Pickering and R. F. Howe,

“Structure of Titania Sol-Gel Films: A Study by X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy”,

Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 106(6), 1153-1160 (2002)

J Phys Chem B PDF

 

 

 

 

2001 Publications

 

(61)

A. Lee, Z.-Q. Lin, I. J. Pickering and N. Terry,

"X-ray absorption spectroscopy study shows that the rapid selenium volatilizer, pickleweed (Salicornia bigelovii Torr.), reduces selenate to organic forms without the aid of microbes",

Planta, 213, 977-980 (2001)

Planta PDF

(60)

J. Gailer, G. N. George, I. J. Pickering, R. C. Prince, P. Kohlhepp, D. Zhang, F. A. Walker and J. J. Winzerling,

"Human Cytosolic Iron Regulatory Protein 1 Contains a Linear Iron-Sulfur Cluster",

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 123(41), 10121-10122 (2001)

JACS PDF

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M. P. de Souza, A. Amini, M. A. Dojka, I. J. Pickering, S. C. Dawson, N. R. Pace and N. Terry,

"Identification and characterization of bacteria in a selenium-contaminated hypersaline evaporation pond",

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 67(9), 3785-3794 (2001)

AEM PDF

(58)

K. L. Hale, S. P. McGrath, E. Lombi, S. M. Stack, N. Terry, I. J. Pickering, G. N. George and  E. A. H. Pilon-Smits,

"Molybdenum Sequestration in Brassica Species. A Role for Anthocyanins?",

Plant Physiology, 126, 1391-1402, (2001)

Plant Physiology PDF

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E. Y. Yu, I. J. Pickering, G. N. George and R. C. Prince,

"In situ observation of the generation of isothiocyanates from sinigrin in horseradish and wasabi",

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (General Subjects), 1527(3), 156-160, (2001)

BBA PDF

(56)

I. J. Pickering, G. N. George, E. Y. Yu, D. C. Brune, C. Tuschak, J. Overmann, J. T. Beatty and R. C. Prince,

"Analysis of sulfur biochemistry of sulfur bacteria using X-ray absorption spectroscopy",

Biochemistry, 40(27), 8138 -8145, (2001)

Biochemistry PDF

(55)

M. J. Grossman, M. K. Lee, R. C. Prince, V. Minak-Bernero, G. N. George and I. J. Pickering,

"Deep Desulfurization of Extensively Hydrodesulfurized Middle Distillate Oil by Rhodococcus sp. Strain ECRD-1,

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 67(4), 1949-1952 (2001)

AEM PDF

 

 

 

 

2000 Publications

 

(54)

L. A. Polette, J. L. Gardea-Torresdey, R. R. Chianelli, G. N. George, I. J. Pickering and J. Arenas,

"XAS and microscopy studies of the uptake and bio-transformation of copper in Larrea tridentata (creosote bush)",

Microchemical Journal, 65(3), 227-236 (2000)

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(53)

H.-M. Christen, K. S. Harshavardhan, M. F. Chisholm, E. D. Specht, J. D. Budai, D. P. Norton, L. A. Boatner and I. J. Pickering,

"The effect of size, strain, and long-range interactions on ferroelectric phase transitions in KTaO3/KNbO3 superlattices studied by X-ray, EXAFS, and dielectric measurements",

Electroceramics, 4(2/3), 279-287 (2000)

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(52)

J. Gailer, G. N. George, I. J. Pickering, S. Madden, R. C. Prince, E. Y. Yu, M. B. Denton, H. S. Younis and H. V. Aposhian,

"Structural Basis of the Antagonism between Inorganic Mercury and Selenium in Mammals",

Chemical Research in Toxicology, 13(11), 1135-1142 (2000). (Cover article.)

Chem. Res. Tox. PDF

(51)

V. Van Fleet-Stalder, T. G. Chasteen, I. J. Pickering, G. N. George and R. C. Prince,

"The fate of selenate and selenite metabolized by Rhodobacter sphaeroides",

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 66(11), 4849-4853 (2000)

AEM PDF

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E. H. Cox, G. L. McLendon, F. M. M. Morel, R. C. Prince, I. J. Pickering and G. N. George,

"The active site structure of Thalassiosira weissflogii Carbonic Anhydrase 1",

Biochemistry, 39(40), 12128-12130 (2000)

Biochemistry PDF

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I. J. Pickering, R. C. Prince, D. E. Salt and G. N. George,

"Quantitative, Chemically Specific Imaging of Selenium Transformation in Plants",

Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 97, 10717-10722 (2000)

PNAS PDF

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G. N. George, I. J. Pickering, E. Y. Yu, R. C. Prince, S. A. Bursakov, O. Y. Gavel, I. Moura and  J. J. G. Moura,

"A Novel Protein-Bound Copper-Molybdenum Cluster",

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 122(34), 8321-8322 (2000)

JACS PDF

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J. Gailer, G. N. George, I. J. Pickering, R. C. Prince, S. C. Ringwald, J. E. Pemberton, R. S. Glass, H. S. Younis, D. W. DeYoung and H. V. Aposhian,

"A Metabolic Link Between Arsenite and Selenite: The Seleno-bis(S-glutathionyl) Arsinium Ion",

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 122, 4637-4639 (2000)

JACS PDF

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U. Krämer, I. J. Pickering, R. C. Prince, I. Raskin and D. E. Salt,

"Subcellular Localization and Speciation of Nickel in Hyperaccumulator and Non-Accumulator Thlaspi Species",

Plant Physiology, 122, 1343-1353 (2000)

Plant Physiology PDF

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I. J. Pickering, R. C. Prince, M. J. George, R. D. Smith, G. N. George and D. E. Salt,

"Reduction and Coordination of Arsenic in Indian Mustard",

Plant Physiology, 122, 1171-1177 (2000)

Plant Physiology PDF

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J. A. Gupta, S. P. Watkins, E. D. Crozier, J. C. Woicik, D. A. Harrison, D. T. Jiang, I. J. Pickering and B. A. Karlin,

"Layer perfection in ultrathin InAs quantum wells in GaAs(001)",

Physical Review B, 61(3), 2073-2084 (2000)

Phys Rev B PDF

 

 

 

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