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Dr Florence McCarthy BSc, PhD, MRPharmS, LIPharmS, MRSC

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Dr Florence McCarthy BSc, PhD, MRPharmS, LIPharmS, MRSC

 

Book Chapters

E.C. O’ Sullivan, C.M. Miller, F.M. Deane, F.O. McCarthy (2012) 'Emerging targets in the bioactivity of Ellipticines and derivatives' In: Studies in Natural Products Chemistry. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier Science Publishers. [Details]
 

Peer Reviewed Journals

F. M. Deane, E. C. O’Sullivan, A. R. Maguire, J. Gilbert, J. A. Sakoff, A. McCluskey and F. O. McCarthy (2013) 'Synthesis and evaluation of novel Ellipticines as potential anti-cancer agents'. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 11 (8):1334-1344. [DOI] [Details]
O'Callaghan Y, Kenny O, O'Connell NM, Maguire AR, McCarthy FO, O'Brien NM (2013) 'Synthesis and assessment of the relative toxicity of the oxidised derivatives of campesterol and dihydrobrassicasterol in U937 and HepG2 cells'. Biochimie, 95 (3):496-503. [DOI] [Details]
L. T. Pierce, M. M. Cahill, H. J. Winfield and F. O. McCarthy (2012) 'Synthesis and identification of novel indolo[2,3-a]pyrimido[5,4-c]carbazoles as a new class of anti-cancer agents'. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 56 :292-300. [DOI] [Details]
C. M. Miller, E. C. O’Sullivan, K. J. Devine and F. O. McCarthy (2012) 'Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Isoellipticine Derivatives and Salts'. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 10 (39):7912-7921. [DOI] [Details]
O. Kenny, Y. O'Callaghan, N. M. O'Connell, F. O. McCarthy, A. R. Maguire and N. M. O'Brien (2012) 'Oxidised Derivatives of Dihydrobrassicasterol: Cytotoxic and Apoptotic Potential in U937 and HepG2 cells'. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 60 (23):5952-5961. [DOI] [Details]
C. M. Miller and F. O. McCarthy (2012) 'Isolation, biological activity and synthesis of the natural product ellipticine and related pyridocarbazoles'. RSC Advances, 2 (24):8883-8918. [DOI] [Details]
N. M. O’Connell, Y. C. O’Callaghan, N. M. O’Brien, A. R. Maguire and F. O. McCarthy (2012) 'Synthetic routes to Campesterol and Dihydrobrassicasterol: a first reported synthesis of the key phytosterol Dihydrobrassicasterol'. Tetrahedron, 68 (25):4995-5004. [DOI] [Details]
F.O. McCarthy (2012) 'Is LCMS fast becoming an essential technique for pharmaceuticals'. European Pharmaceutical Review, 17 (1):54-59. Available Online [Details]
L. T. Pierce, M. M. Cahill and F. O. McCarthy (2011) 'Synthesis of novel 3,4-diaryl-5-aminopyrazoles as potential kinase inhibitors'. Tetrahedron, 67 (25):4601-4611. [DOI] [Details]
Deane, FM; Miller, CM; Maguire, AR; McCarthy, FO; (2011) 'Modifications to the Vilsmeier-Haack formylation of 1,4-dimethylcarbazole and its application to the synthesis of ellipticines'. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 48 (4):814-823. Available Online [DOI] [Details]
L. T. Pierce, M. M. Cahill and F. O. McCarthy; (2010) 'Design And Synthesis Of Novel 5,6-Bisindolylpyrimidin-4-Ones Structurally Related To Ruboxistaurin (LY333531)'. Tetrahedron, 66 (51):9754-9761. [DOI] [Details]
O'Callaghan, YC; Foley, DA; O'Connell, NM; McCarthy, FO; Maguire, AR; O'Brien, NM; (2010) 'Cytotoxic and Apoptotic Effects of the Oxidized Derivatives of Stigmasterol in the U937 Human Monocytic Cell Line'. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58 (19):10793-10798. [Details]
Foley, DA; O'Callaghan, Y; O'Brien, NM; McCarthy, FO; Maguire, AR; (2010) 'Synthesis and characterisation of stigmasterol oxidation products'. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58 :1165-1173. [Details]
E. Ryan, F. O. McCarthy, A. R. Maguire and N. M. O'Brien. ; (2009) 'Phytosterol Oxidation Products: Their Formation, Occurrence, and Biological Effects'. Food Reviews International, 25 :157-174. [Details]
Pierce, Larry T; Cahill, Michael M; McCarthy, Florence O; (2009) 'Design and synthesis of novel indolocarbazole derivatives as anti-cancer agents'. Drugs of the Future, 34 (Suppl A):100-100. [Details]
Miller, C; Thompson, D; McCarthy, FO; (2009) 'Design and synthesis of novel ellipticine c-Kit Kinase inhibitors'. Drugs of the Future, 34 (Suppl A):102-102. [Details]
D. Thompson, C. Miller, F.O. McCarthy; (2008) 'Computer Simulations Reveal a Novel Nucleotide-type Binding Orientation for Ellipticine-based Anticancer c-kit Kinase Inhibitors'. Biochemistry, 47 :10333-10344. [Details]
R. L. Clark, F. M. Deane, N. G. Anthony, B. F. Johnston, F. O. McCarthy and S. P. Mackay. ; (2007) 'Exploring DNA topoisomerase I inhibition by the benzo[c]phenanthridines fagaronine and ethoxidine using steered molecular dynamics'. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 15 :4741-4752. [Details]
F. O. McCarthy, J. Chopra, A. Ford, S. A. Hogan, J. P. Kerry, N. O'Brien, E. Ryan and A. R. Maguire; (2005) 'Synthesis, isolation and characterisation of β-sitosterol and β-sitosterol oxide derivatives'. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 3 (16):3059-3065. [Details]
E. Ryan;J. Chopra;F. McCarthy;A. R. Maguire;N. M. O'Brien; (2005) 'Qualitative and quantitative comparison of the cytotoxic and apoptotic potential of phytosterol oxidation products with their corresponding cholesterol oxidation products'. British Journal of Nutrition, 94 :443-451. Available Online [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
Ryan, E., Chopra, J., McCarthy, F., Maguire, A.R. and O'Brien, N.M.; (2005) 'Qualitative and quantitative comparison of the cytotoxic and apoptotic potential of phytosterol oxidation products with their corresponding cholesterol oxidation products'. British Journal of Nutrition, 94 (*):443-451. [Details]
Ryan E., Galvin K., O’Connor T.P., McCarthy F.O., Maguire A.R. and O’Brien N.M.; (2005) 'Fatty acid profile, tocopherol, squalene and phytosterol content of brazil, pecan, pine, pistachio and cashew nuts'. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, * (*):*-*. [Details]
Ryan E., Galvin K., O'Connor T.P., McCarthy F.O., Maguire A.R. and O'Brien N.M.; (2005) 'Phytosterol, tocopherol and squalene content of five edible nuts (Brazil, Pecan, Pine, Pistachio, Cashew)'. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society, * (*):*-*. [Details]
F. O. McCarthy, D. Cairns, P. W. Groundwater and S. P. Mackay; (2002) 'Molecular modelling of novel ellipticine-amino acid inhibitors of topoisomerase I'. J. Pharm. Pharmacol, 54(Suppl) . [Details]
D. Cairns, F.O. McCarthy, P.W. Groundwater and S.P. Mackay; (2000) 'The design of novel ellipticine-amino acid topoisomerase I inhibitors'. Clinical Cancer Research, 6 . [Details]
W. Rhys-Williams, F. McCarthy, J. Baker, Y.F. Hung, M. Thomason, A. W. Lloyd and G. W. Hanlon; (1998) 'A mechanistic investigation into the microbial chiral inversion of 2-arylpropionic acids using deuterated derivatives of 2-phenylpropionic acid'. Enzyme Microb. Technol, 22 (4):281-287. [Details]

Other Journals

Fiona M. Deane, Charlotte M. Miller, Anita R. Maguire, Florence O. McCarthy (2011) 'ChemInform Abstract: Modifications to the Vilsmeier—Haack Formylation of 1,4-Dimethylcarbazole and Its Application to the Synthesis of Ellipticines' Cheminform 42 (51) . [DOI] [Details]

Conference Publications

Elaine C. O'Sullivan, Charlotte M. Miller, Ken Devine and Florence O. McCarthy. ; (2011) Synthesis and evaluation of novel Ellipticine derivatives as anti-cancer agents XXth Conference of the Groupement des Pharmacochimistes de l'Arc Atlantique [Details]
Michael M. Cahill, Larry T. Pierce, Hannah J. Winfield, Florence O. McCarthy; (2011) Anticancer activity of novel azaindole derivatives related to the bisindolemaleimides XXth Conference of the Groupement des Pharmacochimistes de l'Arc Atlantique [Details]
Hannah J. Winfield, Michael M. Cahill, Larry T. Pierce, Florence O. McCarthy; (2011) Synthesis of novel functionalised imidazoles as potential anticancer agents XXth Conference of the Groupement des Pharmacochimistes de l'Arc Atlantique [Details]
Kieran Greaney and Florence O. McCarthy; (2011) Synthesis of Novel Quinoxalines as Potential HIV Integrase Inhibitors (Bio)Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences (BPS) Conference Dublin City University, Dublin, , 11-JAN-11 - 11-JAN-11 [Details]
Greaney, Kieran; McCarthy, Florence O; (2010) Synthesis of Novel Quinoxalines as Potential HIV Integrase Inhibitors XIXth European Conference of GP2A Groupement des Pharmacochimistes de l'Arc Atlantique Rouen, France, , 01-SEP-10 - 02-SEP-10 , pp.27-27 [Details]
Cahill, Michael M; Pierce, Larry T; Devine, Ken J; McCarthy, Florence O; (2010) Synthetic Studies towards Novel Azaindolocarbazoles XIXth European Conference of GP2A Groupement des Pharmacochimistes de l'Arc Atlantique Rouen, France, , 01-SEP-10 - 02-SEP-10 , pp.36-36 [Details]
C. Miller, D. Thompson and F. O. McCarthy; (2009) Design and synthesis of novel ellipticine c-Kit kinase inhibitors XVIIIth European Conference of GP2A Groupement des Pharmacochimistes de l'Arc Atlantique Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, , 03-SEP-09 - 04-SEP-09 , pp.35-35 [Details]
L. T. Pierce, M. M. Cahill and F. O. McCarthy; (2009) Design and synthesis of novel indolocarbazole derivatives as anticancer agents XVIIIth European Conference of GP2A Groupement des Pharmacochimistes de l'Arc Atlantique Trinity College Dublin, , 03-SEP-09 - 04-SEP-09 , pp.48-48 [Details]
Larry T. Pierce, Michael M. Cahill, Florence O. McCarthy ; (2008) Design, synthesis and development of novel indolocarbazole derivatives as potential anti-cancer agents XVIIth European conference of GP2A Caen, France, , 28-MAY-08 - 30-MAY-08 [Details]
N. O' Connell, F. O. McCarthy, A. R. Maguire, N. O' Brien ; (2008) A novel route to individual phytosterols XVIIth European conference of GP2A Caen, France, , 28-MAY-08 - 30-MAY-08 [Details]
F.O. McCarthy; (2007) Novel Ellipticines in Cancer research XVIèmes Rencontres Europeennes du Groupment des Pharmacochimistes de L'Arc Atlantique (GP2A) Bordeaux, France, , 06-SEP-07 - 07-SEP-07 [Details]
F.O. McCarthy; (2006) Explaining the dual mechanism of DNA topoisomerase I inhibition by the benzo[c]phenanthridines fagaronine and ethoxidine by molecular modeling XVth European conference of GP2A University of Bath, UK, , 07-SEP-06 - 08-SEP-06 [Details]
F. M. Deane, F. O. McCarthy, A. R. Maguire, H. Major and S. Preece; (2006) Synthesis and evaluation of ellipticine derivatives as potential anti-cancer agents XVth European conference of GP2A Bath, UK, , 07-SEP-06 - 08-SEP-06 [Details]
E. Ryan, K. Galvin, T.P. O'Connor, F.O. McCarthy, A. R. Maguire and N. M. O¿Brien; (2005) Phytosterol, tocopherol and squalene content of five edible nuts (Brazil, pecan, pine, pistachio, cashew) , pp.41-41 [Details]
F.O. McCarthy, D. Cairns, P.W. Groundwater and S.P. Mackay; (2002) Molecular modelling of novel ellipticine-amino acid inhibitors of topoisomerase I British Pharmaceutical Conference Manchester, UK, , 23-SEP-02 - 25-SEP-02 [Details]
D. Cairns, F.O. McCarthy, P.W. Groundwater and S.P. Mackay ; (2000) The design of novel ellipticine-amino acid topoisomerase I inhibitors EORTC Amsterdam, , 07-NOV-00 - 10-NOV-00 [Details]
                                                                                                                                                                 
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