Michael Towrie

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1 Vibrationally quantum-state-specific reaction dynamics of H atom abstraction by CN radical in solution. Science 2011 1.66
2 Observation of excited-state proton transfer in green fluorescent protein using ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2005 1.41
3 Formation of the early photoproduct lumi-R of cyanobacterial phytochrome cph1 observed by ultrafast mid-infrared spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2007 1.31
4 Ultrafast and low barrier motions in the photoreactions of the green fluorescent protein. J Biol Chem 2005 1.23
5 Structural events in the photocycle of green fluorescent protein. J Phys Chem B 2005 1.10
6 ULTRA: A Unique Instrument for Time-Resolved Spectroscopy. Appl Spectrosc 2010 1.02
7 Monitoring the direct and indirect damage of DNA bases and polynucleotides by using time-resolved infrared spectroscopy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006 0.98
8 New members of the [Ru(diimine)(CN)(4)](2-) family: structural, electrochemical and photophysical properties. Dalton Trans 2005 0.97
9 Excited-state dynamics of structurally characterized [ReI(CO)3(phen)(HisX)]+ (X = 83, 109) Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurins in aqueous solution. J Am Chem Soc 2006 0.95
10 Mid-infrared picosecond pump-dump-probe and pump-repump-probe experiments to resolve a ground-state intermediate in cyanobacterial phytochrome Cph1. J Phys Chem B 2009 0.95
11 Photooxidation of guanine by a ruthenium dipyridophenazine complex intercalated in a double-stranded polynucleotide monitored directly by picosecond visible and infrared transient absorption spectroscopy. Chemistry 2008 0.93
12 Comparing molecular photofragmentation dynamics in the gas and liquid phases. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013 0.93
13 Ultrafast excited-state dynamics of rhenium(I) photosensitizers [Re(Cl)(CO)3(N,N)] and [Re(imidazole)(CO)3(N,N)]+: diimine effects. Inorg Chem 2011 0.92
14 Phototriggering electron flow through Re(I)-modified Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurins. Chemistry 2011 0.92
15 A combined theoretical and experimental study on the role of spin states in the chemistry of Fe(CO)5 photoproducts. J Am Chem Soc 2009 0.92
16 Kerr-gated time-resolved Raman spectroscopy of equine cortical bone tissue. J Biomed Opt 2005 0.90
17 Monitoring the effect of ultrafast deactivation of the electronic excited states of DNA bases and polynucleotides following 267 nm laser excitation using picosecond time-resolved infrared spectroscopy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2005 0.89
18 Unraveling the photochemistry of Fe(CO)5 in solution: observation of Fe(CO)3 and the conversion between 3Fe(CO)4 and 1Fe(CO)4(Solvent). J Am Chem Soc 2004 0.89
19 Infrared characterization of the guanine radical cation: finger printing DNA damage. J Phys Chem B 2010 0.87
20 Balance between ultrafast parallel reactions in the green fluorescent protein has a structural origin. Biophys J 2008 0.87
21 Photoexcitation of the blue light using FAD photoreceptor AppA results in ultrafast changes to the protein matrix. J Am Chem Soc 2011 0.87
22 Proteins in action: femtosecond to millisecond structural dynamics of a photoactive flavoprotein. J Am Chem Soc 2013 0.87
23 Relaxation dynamics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Re(I)(CO)3(alpha-diimine)(HisX)+ (X = 83, 107, 109, 124, 126)Cu(II) azurins. J Am Chem Soc 2009 0.86
24 Ultrafast infrared spectroscopy of an isotope-labeled photoactivatable flavoprotein. Biochemistry 2011 0.85
25 Tryptophan-accelerated electron flow across a protein-protein interface. J Am Chem Soc 2013 0.85
26 Ultrafast infrared spectral fingerprints of vitamin B12 and related cobalamins. J Phys Chem A 2012 0.85
27 Direct observation of a hydrogen-bonded charge-transfer state of 4-dimethylaminobenzonitrile in methanol by time-resolved IR spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2003 0.85
28 Photon migration in Raman spectroscopy. Appl Spectrosc 2004 0.84
29 Protein motions are coupled to the reaction chemistry in coenzyme B12-dependent ethanolamine ammonia lyase. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012 0.84
30 Vibrational assignment of the ultrafast infrared spectrum of the photoactivatable flavoprotein AppA. J Phys Chem B 2012 0.83
31 Picosecond transient infrared study of the ultrafast deactivation processes of electronically excited B-DNA and Z-DNA forms of [poly(dG-dC)]2. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009 0.83
32 Excited state dynamics of a PtII diimine complex bearing a naphthalene-diimide electron acceptor. Inorg Chem 2008 0.83
33 Dinitrogen release from arylpentazole: a picosecond time-resolved infrared, spectroelectrochemical, and DFT computational study. J Phys Chem A 2013 0.82
34 Steady-state and pseudo-steady-state photocrystallographic studies on linkage isomers of [Ni(Et4dien)(η2-O,ON)(η1-NO2)]: identification of a new linkage isomer. Chemistry 2014 0.82
35 Studies of the S1 state in a prototypical molecular wire using picosecond time-resolved spectroscopies. Chem Commun (Camb) 2003 0.82
36 Ligand-to-diimine/metal-to-diimine charge-transfer excited states of [Re(NCS)(CO)3(alpha-diimine)] (alpha-diimine = 2,2'-bipyridine, di-iPr-N,N-1,4-diazabutadiene). A spectroscopic and computational study. J Phys Chem A 2005 0.82
37 A comparative picosecond transient infrared study of 1-methylcytosine and 5'-dCMP that sheds further light on the excited states of cytosine derivatives. J Am Chem Soc 2011 0.82
38 Structure and ultrafast dynamics of the charge-transfer excited state and redox activity of the ground state of mono- and binuclear platinum(II) diimine catecholate and bis-catecholate complexes: a transient absorption, TRIR, DFT, and electrochemical study. Inorg Chem 2010 0.82
39 Excited state structure and dynamics of the neutral and anionic flavin radical revealed by ultrafast transient mid-IR to visible spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2012 0.81
40 Ultrafast excited state dynamics of Pt(II) chromophores bearing multiple infrared absorbers. Inorg Chem 2008 0.81
41 Use of picosecond Kerr-gated Raman spectroscopy to suppress signals from both surface and deep layers in bladder and prostate tissue. J Biomed Opt 2005 0.81
42 Photophysics of threaded sp-carbon chains: the polyyne is a sink for singlet and triplet excitation. J Am Chem Soc 2014 0.81
43 Electron transfer dynamics and excited state branching in a charge-transfer platinum(II) donor-bridge-acceptor assembly. Dalton Trans 2014 0.80
44 Electron transfer quenching in light adapted and mutant forms of the AppA BLUF domain. Faraday Discuss 2015 0.79
45 Picosecond time-resolved infrared spectroscopic investigation of excited state dynamics in a PtII diimine chromophore. Chem Commun (Camb) 2002 0.79
46 BLUF domain function does not require a metastable radical intermediate state. J Am Chem Soc 2014 0.79
47 Ultrafast IR spectroscopy of the short-lived transients formed by UV excitation of cytosine derivatives. Chem Commun (Camb) 2007 0.79
48 Protein photochromism observed by ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2013 0.78
49 The early picosecond photophysics of Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes: a tale of two timescales. J Phys Chem A 2008 0.78
50 The effect of point mutation on the equilibrium structural fluctuations of ferric Myoglobin. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012 0.78
51 Charge photoinjection in intercalated and covalently bound [Re(CO)3(dppz)(py)]+-DNA constructs monitored by time-resolved visible and infrared spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2011 0.78
52 Probing the reactivity of photoinitiators for free radical polymerization: time-resolved infrared spectroscopic study of benzoyl radicals. J Am Chem Soc 2002 0.78
53 Infrared spectroscopy of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotides in one and two dimensions. J Phys Chem B 2013 0.78
54 Solvent dependent photophysics of fac-[Re(CO)(3)(11,12-X(2)dppz)(py)](+)(X = H, F or Me). Photochem Photobiol Sci 2007 0.78
55 A study of the pH dependence of electronically excited guanosine compounds by picosecond time-resolved infrared spectroscopy. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2009 0.78
56 Revealing the photophysics of fac-[(dppz-12-NO2)Re(CO)3(4-Me2Npy)]+: a picosecond time-resolved IR study. Chem Commun (Camb) 2002 0.78
57 The photophysics of fac-[Re(CO)3(dppz)(py)]+ in CH3CN: a comparative picosecond flash photolysis, transient infrared, transient resonance Raman and density functional theoretical study. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2003 0.78
58 Luminescence and time-resolved infrared study of dyads containing (diimine)Ru(4,4'-diethylamido-2,2'-bipyridine)2 and (diimine)Ru(CN)4 moieties: solvent-induced reversal of the direction of photoinduced energy-transfer. Inorg Chem 2009 0.78
59 Direct observation of competitive ultrafast CO dissociation and relaxation of an MLCT excited state: picosecond time-resolved infrared spectroscopic study of [Cr(CO)(4)(2,2'-bipyridine)]. Inorg Chem 2002 0.78
60 Relationship between protein structural fluctuations and rebinding dynamics in ferric haem nitrosyls. Biochem J 2011 0.78
61 Probing the solvent dependent photophysics of fac-[Re(CO)3(dppz-X2)Cl] (dppz-X2 = 11,12-X2-dipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine); X = CH3, H, F, Cl, CF3). Inorg Chem 2008 0.78
62 Ultrafast IR spectroscopy of polymeric cytosine nucleic acids reveal the long-lived species is due to a localised state. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012 0.77
63 Study of picosecond processes of an intercalated dipyridophenazine Cr(III) complex bound to defined sequence DNAs using transient absorption and time-resolved infrared methods. Dalton Trans 2014 0.77
64 Vibrationally quantum-state-specific dynamics of the reactions of CN radicals with organic molecules in solution. J Chem Phys 2011 0.77
65 Photophysics of singlet and triplet intraligand excited states in [ReCl(CO)3(1-(2-pyridyl)-imidazo[1,5-α]pyridine)] complexes. J Am Chem Soc 2014 0.77
66 Excited-state relaxation dynamics of Re(I) tricarbonyl complexes with macrocyclic phenanthroline ligands studied by time-resolved IR spectroscopy. Dalton Trans 2009 0.77
67 Picosecond time-resolved infrared spectroscopic investigation into electron localisation in the excited states of Re(i) polypyridyl complexes with bridging ligands. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2005 0.77
68 Excited-state dynamics of fac-[ReI(L)(CO)3(phen)]+ and fac-[ReI(L)(CO)3(5-NO2-phen)]+ (L = imidazole, 4-ethylpyridine; phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) complexes. Inorg Chem 2004 0.77
69 Excited-state charge separation in the photochemical mechanism of the light-driven enzyme protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014 0.77
70 Probing intraligand and charge transfer excited states of fac-[Re(R)(CO)(3)(CO(2)Et-dppz)](+) (R = py, 4-Me(2)N-py; CO(2)Et-dppz = dipyrido[3,2a:2',3'c]phenazine-11-carboxylic ethyl ester) using time-resolved infrared spectroscopy. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2007 0.77
71 A structural and dynamic investigation of the inhibition of catalase by nitric oxide. Org Biomol Chem 2013 0.77
72 Picosecond infrared probing of the vibrational spectra of transients formed upon UV excitation of stacked G-tetrad structures. Chem Commun (Camb) 2007 0.77
73 Modulation of ligand-heme reactivity by binding pocket residues demonstrated in cytochrome c' over the femtosecond-second temporal range. FEBS J 2013 0.77
74 Photophysical properties of platinum(II)-acetylide complexes: the effect of a strongly electron-accepting diimine ligand on excited-state structure. Inorg Chem 2008 0.77
75 Ultrafast intramolecular charge separation in a donor-acceptor assembly comprising bis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)molybdenum coordinated to an ene-1,2-dithiolate-naphthalenetetracarboxylicdiimide ligand. Inorg Chem 2012 0.76
76 A multifunctional light switch: DNA binding and cleavage properties of a heterobimetallic ruthenium-rhenium dipyridophenazine complex. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2007 0.76
77 Ultrafast charge separation in a photoreactive rhenium-appended porphyrin assembly monitored by picosecond transient infrared spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2006 0.76
78 Determination of the photolysis products of [FeFe]hydrogenase enzyme model systems using ultrafast multidimensional infrared spectroscopy. Inorg Chem 2010 0.76
79 Ultrafast transient mid IR to visible spectroscopy of fully reduced flavins. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011 0.76
80 Understanding the factors affecting the activation of alkane by Cp'Rh(CO)2 (Cp' = Cp or Cp*). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 0.75
81 Electrochemistry, chemical reactivity, and time-resolved infrared spectroscopy of donor-acceptor systems [(Q(x))Pt(pap(y))] (Q = substituted o-quinone or o-iminoquinone; pap = phenylazopyridine). Inorg Chem 2014 0.75
82 Ultrafast excited-state dynamics preceding a ligand trans-cis isomerization of fac-[Re(Cl)(CO)3(t-4-styrylpyridine)2] and fac-[Re(t-4-styrylpyridine)(CO)3(2,2'-bipyridine)]+. J Phys Chem A 2005 0.75
83 Picosecond time-resolved infrared study of 2-aminopurine ionisation in solution. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2007 0.75
84 Raman spectroscopy of street samples of cocaine obtained using Kerr gated fluorescence rejection. Analyst 2004 0.75
85 Femtosecond to microsecond photochemistry of a [FeFe]hydrogenase enzyme model compound. J Phys Chem B 2010 0.75
86 Dual charge-transfer in rhenium(I) thioether substituted hexaazanaphthalene complexes. Inorg Chem 2014 0.75
87 Ultrafast vibrational spectroscopic studies on the photoionization of the α-tocopherol analogue trolox C. J Phys Chem B 2014 0.75
88 Isotope effects on the picosecond time-resolved emission spectroscopy of tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium (II). J Am Chem Soc 2003 0.75
89 Ground- and excited-state infrared spectra of an azacrown-substituted [(bpy)Re(CO)3L]+ complex: structure and bonding in ground and excited states and effects of Ba2+ binding. J Phys Chem A 2008 0.75
90 Pt(II) mono-carbonyl complexes of a cyclometallating 2-(2'-thienyl)-(pyridinato-C,3N') ligand: nature and dynamics of the lowest excited state of the chloro- and thiolato-complexes. Dalton Trans 2005 0.75
91 Probing the excited states of d6 metal complexes containing the 2,2'-bipyrimidine ligand using time-resolved infrared spectroscopy. 1. Mononuclear and homodinuclear systems. Inorg Chem 2007 0.75
92 Tracking a Paternò-Büchi reaction in real time using transient electronic and vibrational spectroscopies. J Phys Chem A 2014 0.75
93 Investigating the vibrational dynamics of a 17e(-) metallocarbonyl intermediate using ultrafast two dimensional infrared spectroscopy. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2009 0.75
94 PtII diimine chromophores with perfluorinated thiolate ligands: nature and dynamics of the charge-transfer-to-diimine lowest excited state. Inorg Chem 2003 0.75
95 Ultrafast 2D-IR and optical Kerr effect spectroscopy reveal the impact of duplex melting on the structural dynamics of DNA. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017 0.75
96 Structural features of two distinct molecular complexes of copper(II) cationic porphyrin and deoxyribonucleotides. Biopolymers 2002 0.75
97 Combined experimental and theoretical investigation into C-H activation of cyclic alkanes by Cp'Rh(CO)2 (Cp' = η5-C5H5 or η5-C5Me5). Dalton Trans 2011 0.75
98 Dynamics of photodissociation of XeF2 in organic solvents. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014 0.75
99 Facile photoinduced charge separation through a cyanoacetylide bridge in a heterobimetallic Fe(II)-Re(I) complex. Chem Commun (Camb) 2008 0.75
100 Redox control of light-induced charge separation in a transition metal cluster: photochemistry of a methyl viologen-substituted [Os3(CO)10(alpha-diimine)] cluster. Inorg Chem 2005 0.75
101 Rhenium-to-benzoylpyridine and rhenium-to-bipyridine MLCT excited states of fac-[Re(Cl)(4-benzoylpyridine)(2)(CO)(3)] and fac-[Re(4-benzoylpyridine)(CO)(3)(bpy)](+): a time-resolved spectroscopic and spectroelectrochemical study. Inorg Chem 2004 0.75
102 Dynamics of ground and excited state vibrational relaxation and energy transfer in transition metal carbonyls. J Phys Chem B 2014 0.75
103 Electronic structure and excited states of rhenium(I) amido and phosphido carbonyl-bipyridine complexes studied by picosecond time-resolved IR spectroscopy and DFT calculations. Inorg Chem 2006 0.75
104 The effect on structural and solvent water molecules of substrate binding to ferric horseradish peroxidase. Faraday Discuss 2015 0.75
105 Vibrational energy transfer dynamics in ruthenium polypyridine transition metal complexes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014 0.75
106 Excited states of nitro-polypyridine metal complexes and their ultrafast decay. Time-resolved IR Absorption, spectroelectrochemistry, and TD-DFT calculations of fac-[Re(Cl)(CO)3(5-nitro-1,10-phenanthroline)]. J Phys Chem A 2005 0.75
107 The influence of loops on the binding of the [Ru(phen)dppz] light-switch compound to i-motif DNA structures revealed by time-resolved spectroscopy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020 0.75
108 UV-induced isomerization dynamics of N-methyl-2-pyridone in solution. J Phys Chem A 2014 0.75
109 Picosecond time-resolved infrared spectroscopy of rhodium and iridium azides. Dalton Trans 2014 0.75
110 Photophysical studies of CdTe quantum dots in the presence of a zinc cationic porphyrin. Dalton Trans 2012 0.75
111 Long-lived excited states in i-motif DNA studied by picosecond time-resolved IR spectroscopy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014 0.75
112 Photoelectron spectroscopy of S1 toluene: II. Intramolecular dynamics of selected vibrational levels in S1 toluene studied by nanosecond and picosecond time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopies. J Chem Phys 2005 0.75
113 Ultrafast Wiggling and Jiggling: Ir2(1,8-diisocyanomenthane)4(2). J Phys Chem A 2017 0.75
114 Ultrafast photoinduced charge transport in Pt(II) donor-acceptor assembly bearing naphthalimide electron acceptor and phenothiazine electron donor. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014 0.75
115 Low-lying excited states and primary photoproducts of [Os3(CO)10(s-cis-L)] (L=cyclohexa-1,3-diene, buta-1,3-diene)] clusters studied by picosecond time-resolved UV/Vis and IR spectroscopy and by density functional theory. Chemistry 2004 0.75
116 Photoinduced energy transfer in a conformationally flexible Re(I)/Ru(II) dyad probed by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy: effects of conformation and spatial localization of excited states. Inorg Chem 2008 0.75
117 Efficient quenching of TGA-capped CdTe quantum dot emission by a surface-coordinated europium(III) cyclen complex. Inorg Chem 2013 0.75
118 First direct observation of a CO-bridged primary photoproduct of [Ru3(CO)12] by picosecond time-resolved IR spectroscopy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2002 0.75
119 Waveguide-enhanced 2D-IR spectroscopy in the gas phase. Opt Lett 2013 0.75