Book Chapters

Hicks MR; Orkey NU; Pisani MJ; Collins JG; Wheate NJ; Aldrich-Wright JR, 2016, 'Using spectroscopic techniques to examine drug-DNA interactions', in Methods for Studying Nucleic Acid/Drug Interactions, pp. 3 - 42

Smith JA; Keene FR; Li F; Collins JG, 2013, 'Noncovalent DNA Binding of Metal Complexes', in Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry II (Second Edition): From Elements to Applications, pp. 709 - 750, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097774-4.00329-6

Day AI; Collins JG, 2012, 'Cucurbituril Receptors and Drug Delivery', in Gale PA; Steed JW (ed.), Supramolecular Chemistry: From Molecules to Nanomaterials, edn. Original, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, UK, pp. 983 - 1000

Buck DP; Collins JG, 2011, 'NMR Studies of Metallointercalator-DNA Interactions', in Aldrich Wright JR (ed.), Metallointercalators - Synthesis and Techniques to Probe Their Interactions with Biomolecules, edn. 1st, Springer, New York, pp. 143 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99079-7

Buck DP; Collins JG, 2011, 'NMR Studies of Metallointercalator-DNA Interactions', in AldrichWright J (ed.), METALLOINTERCALATORS: SYNTHESIS AND TECHNIQUES TO PROBE THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH BIOMOLECULES, SPRINGER-VERLAG WIEN, pp. 143 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99079-7_6

Smith JA; Collins JG; Keene FR, 2009, 'Groove-binding ruthenium(II)complexes as probes of DNA recognition', in Hadjiliadis N; Sletten E (ed.), Metal Complex-DNA Interactions, edn. Original, Wiley, UK, pp. 319 - 346

Journal articles

Sundaraneedi M; Eichenberger RM; Al-Hallaf R; Yang D; Sotillo J; Rajan S; Wangchuk P; Giacomin PR; Keene FR; Loukas A, 2018, 'Polypyridylruthenium(II) complexes exert in vitro and in vivo nematocidal activity and show significant inhibition of parasite acetylcholinesterases', International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, vol. 8, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpddr.2017.11.005

Li X; Gorle AK; Sundaraneedi MK; Keene FR; Collins JG, 2018, 'Kinetically-inert polypyridylruthenium(II) complexes as therapeutic agents', Coordination Chemistry Reviews, vol. 375, pp. 134 - 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2017.11.011

Sun B; Southam HM; Butler JA; Poole RK; Burgun A; Tarzia A; Keene FR; Collins JG, 2018, 'Synthesis, isomerisation and biological properties of mononuclear ruthenium complexes containing the bis[4(4′-methyl-2,2′-bipyridyl)]-1,7-heptane ligand', Dalton Transactions, vol. 47, pp. 2422 - 2434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7dt04595f

Liu X; Sun B; Kell REM; Southam HM; Butler JA; Li X; Poole RK; Keene FR; Collins JG, 2018, 'The Antimicrobial Activity of Mononuclear Ruthenium(II) Complexes Containing the dppz Ligand', ChemPlusChem, vol. 83, pp. 643 - 650, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cplu.201800042

Sun B; Musgrave IF; Day AI; Heimann K; Keene FR; Collins JG, 2018, 'Eukaryotic cell toxicity and HSA binding of [Ru(Me 4 phen)(bb 7 )] ²⁺ and the effect of encapsulation in cucurbit[10]uril', Frontiers in Chemistry, vol. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2018.00595

Gorle AK; Bottomley AL; Harry EJ; Collins JG; Keene FR; Woodward CE, 2017, 'DNA condensation in live E. coli provides evidence for transertion', Molecular BioSystems, vol. 13, pp. 677 - 680, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6mb00753h

Konda SK; Maliki R; McGrath S; Parker BS; Robinson T; Spurling A; Cheong A; Lock P; Pigram PJ; Phillips DR, 2017, 'Encapsulation of Mitoxantrone within Cucurbit[8]uril Decreases Toxicity and Enhances Survival in a Mouse Model of Cancer', ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, vol. 8, pp. 538 - 542, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00090

Li F; Gorle AK; Ranson M; Vine KL; Kinobe R; Feterl M; Warner JM; Keene FR; Collins JG; Day AI, 2017, 'Probing the pharmacokinetics of cucurbit[7, 8 and 10]uril: And a dinuclear ruthenium antimicrobial complex encapsulated in cucurbit[10]uril', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, vol. 15, pp. 4172 - 4179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7ob00724h

Sundaraneedi MK; Tedla BA; Eichenberger RM; Becker L; Pickering D; Smout MJ; Rajan S; Wangchuk P; Keene FR; Loukas A, 2017, 'Polypyridylruthenium(II) complexes exert anti-schistosome activity and inhibit parasite acetylcholinesterases', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006134

Sundaraneedi MK; Ammit AJ; Tedla BA; Pearson MS; Loukas A; Keene FR; Collins JG, 2017, 'Tetranuclear Polypyridylruthenium(II) Complexes as Inhibitors and Down-Regulators of Phosphatase Enzymes', ChemistrySelect, vol. 2, pp. 10668 - 10672, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/slct.201702118

Konda SK; Kelso C; Pumuye PP; Medan J; Sleebs BE; Cutts SM; Phillips DR; Collins JG, 2016, 'Reversible and formaldehyde-mediated covalent binding of a bis-amino mitoxantrone analogue to DNA', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, vol. 14, pp. 4728 - 4738, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ob00561f

Li X; Heimann K; Dinh XT; Keene FR; Collins JG, 2016, 'Biological processing of dinuclear ruthenium complexes in eukaryotic cells', Molecular BioSystems, vol. 12, pp. 3032 - 3045, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6mb00431h

Li X; Heimann K; Li F; Warner JM; Richard Keene F; Grant Collins J, 2016, 'Dinuclear ruthenium(II) complexes containing one inert metal centre and one coordinatively-labile metal centre: Syntheses and biological activities', Dalton Transactions, vol. 45, pp. 4017 - 4029, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5dt04885k

Gorle AK; Li X; Primrose S; Li F; Feterl M; Kinobe RT; Heimann K; Warner JM; Richard Keene F; Grant Collins J, 2016, 'Oligonuclear polypyridylruthenium(II) complexes: Selectivity between bacteria and eukaryotic cells', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, vol. 71, pp. 1547 - 1555, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkw026

Konda SK; Kelso C; Medan J; Sleebs BE; Phillips DR; Cutts SM; Collins JG, 2016, 'Isolation and structural analysis of the covalent adduct formed between a bis-amino mitoxantrone analogue and DNA: a pathway to major–minor groove cross-linked adducts', Org. Biomol. Chem., vol. 14, pp. 10217 - 10221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6OB02100J

Weber DK; Sani M-A; Downton MT; Separovic F; Keene FR; Collins JG, 2016, 'Membrane Insertion of a Dinuclear Polypyridylruthenium(II) Complex Revealed by Solid-State NMR and Molecular Dynamics Simulation: Implications for Selective Antibacterial Activity', Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 138, pp. 15267 - 15277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b09996

Li X; Gorle AK; Ainsworth TD; Heimann K; Woodward CE; Grant Collins J; Richard Keene F, 2015, 'RNA and DNA binding of inert oligonuclear ruthenium(ii) complexes in live eukaryotic cells', Dalton Transactions, vol. 44, pp. 3594 - 3603, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4dt02575j

Li F; Collins JG; Keene FR, 2015, 'Ruthenium complexes as antimicrobial agents', Chem. Soc. Rev., vol. 44, pp. 2529 - 2542, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C4CS00343H

Gorle AK; Feterl M; Warner JM; Primrose S; Constantinoiu CC; Keene FR; Collins JG, 2015, 'Mononuclear Polypyridylruthenium(II) Complexes with High Membrane Permeability in Gram-Negative Bacteria-in particular Pseudomonas aeruginosa', Chemistry - A European Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201500385

Konda SK; Wang H; Cutts SM; Phillips DR; Collins JG, 2015, 'Binding of pixantrone to DNA at CpA dinucleotide sequences and bulge structures', Org. Biomol. Chem., vol. 13, pp. 5972 - 5982, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5OB00526D

Pandrala M; Sundaraneedi MK; Ammit AJ; Woodward CE; Wallace L; Keene FR; Collins JG, 2015, 'Differential Anticancer Activities of the Geometric Isomers of Dinuclear Iridium(III) Complexes', European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 2015, pp. 5694 - 5701, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201501069

Li F; Harry EJ; Bottomley AL; Edstein MD; Birrell GW; Woodward CE; Keene FR; Collins JG, 2014, 'Dinuclear ruthenium(ii) antimicrobial agents that selectively target polysomes in vivo', Chemical Science, vol. 5, pp. 685 - 693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3sc52166d

Gorle AK; Ammit AJ; Wallace L; Keene FR; Collins JG, 2014, 'Multinuclear ruthenium( ) complexes as anticancer agents', New Journal of Chemistry, vol. 38, pp. 4049 - 4059, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C4NJ00545G

Gorle AK; Feterl M; Warner JM; Wallace L; Keene FR; Collins JG, 2014, 'Tri- and tetra-nuclear polypyridyl ruthenium(ii) complexes as antimicrobial agents', Dalton Transactions, vol. 43, pp. 16713 - 16725, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4dt02139h

Upadhyay PJ; Zhou F; Collins G; Wheate NJ, 2014, 'TARGETED DELIVERY OF PLATINUM DRUGS TO TUMOURS USING CARRIER DNA-TETHERED APTAMERS', ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, vol. 10, pp. 42 - 43

Li F; Feterl M; Warner JM; Day AI; Keene FR; Collins JG, 2013, 'Protein binding by dinuclear polypyridyl ruthenium(ii) complexes and the effect of cucurbit[10]uril encapsulation', Dalton Transactions, vol. 42, pp. 8868 - 8877, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3dt50551k

Pandrala M; Li F; Feterl M; Mulyana Y; Warner JM; Wallace L; Keene FR; Collins JG, 2013, 'Chlorido-containing ruthenium(ii) and iridium(iii) complexes as antimicrobial agents', Dalton Transactions, vol. 42, pp. 4686 - 4694, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3dt32775b

Pandrala M; Li F; Wallace L; Steel PJ; Moore B; Autschbach J; Collins JG; Keene FR, 2013, 'Iridium(iii) Complexes Containing 1,10-Phenanthroline and Derivatives: Synthetic, Stereochemical, and Structural Studies, and their Antimicrobial Activity', Australian Journal of Chemistry, vol. 66, pp. 1065 - 1073, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH13264

Li F; Feterl M; Warner JM; Keene FR; Collins JG, 2013, 'Dinuclear polypyridylruthenium(II) complexes: flow cytometry studies of their accumulation in bacteria and the effect on the bacterial membrane', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, vol. 68, pp. 2825 - 2833, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkt279

Li F; Weber DK; Morgan JL; Collins JG; Keene FR, 2012, 'An approach to therapeutic agents through selective targeting of destabilised nucleic acid duplex sequences', Dalton Transactions, vol. 41, pp. 6528 - 6535, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2dt12146h

Ching HYV; Buck DP; Bhadbhade M; Collins JG; Rendina LM, 2012, 'A ternary supramolecular system containing a boronated DNA- metallointercalator, β-cyclodextrin and the hexanucleotide d(GTCGAC) 2', Chemical Communications, vol. 48, pp. 880 - 882, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c1cc15552k

Li F; Feterl M; Mulyana Y; Warner JM; Collins JG; Keene FR, 2012, 'In vitro susceptibility and cellular uptake for a new class of antimicrobial agents: Dinuclear ruthenium(II) complexes', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, vol. 67, pp. 2686 - 2695, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dks291

Pisani MJ; Fromm PD; Mulyana Y; Clarke RJ; Körner H; Heimann K; Collins JG; Keene FR, 2011, 'Mechanism of cytotoxicity and cellular uptake of lipophilic inert dinuclear polypyridylruthenium(II) complexes', ChemMedChem, vol. 6, pp. 848 - 858, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.201100053

Li F; Mulyana Y; Feterl M; Warner JM; Collins JG; Keene FR, 2011, 'The antimicrobial activity of inert oligonuclear polypyridylruthenium(ii) complexes against pathogenic bacteria, including MRSA', Dalton Transactions, vol. 40, pp. 5032 - 5038, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c1dt10250h

Mulyana Y; Weber DK; Buck DP; Motti CA; Collins JG; Keene FR, 2011, 'Oligonuclear polypyridylruthenium(ii) complexes incorporating flexible polar and non-polar bridges: Synthesis, DNA-binding and cytotoxicity', Dalton Transactions, vol. 40, pp. 1510 - 1523, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c0dt01250e

Mulyana Y; Collins G; Keene R, 2011, 'Synthesis, nucleic acid binding and cytotoxicity of oligonuclear ruthenium complexes containing labile ligands', Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, vol. 71, pp. 371 - 379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10847-011-0036-1

Zhao Y; Pourgholami MH; Morris DL; Collins JG; Day AI, 2010, 'Enhanced cytotoxicity of benzimidazole carbamate derivatives and solubilisation by encapsulation in cucurbit[n]uril', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, vol. 8, pp. 3328 - 3337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c003732j

Pisani MJ; Zhao Y; Wallace L; Woodward CE; Keene FR; Day AI; Collins JG, 2010, 'Cucurbit[10]uril binding of dinuclear platinum(II) and ruthenium(II) complexes: Association/dissociation rates from seconds to hours', Dalton Transactions, vol. 39, pp. 2078 - 2086, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b921172a

Adnan N; Buck DP; Evison BJ; Cutts SM; Phillips DR; Collins JG, 2010, 'DNA binding by pixantrone', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, vol. 8, pp. 5359 - 5366, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c0ob00295j

Mansour OC; Evison BJ; Sleebs BE; Watson KG; Nudelman A; Rephaeli A; Buck DP; Collins JG; Bilardi RA; Phillips DR, 2010, 'New anthracenedione derivatives with improved biological activity by virtue of stable drug-DNA adduct formation', Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, vol. 53, pp. 6851 - 6866, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jm901894c

Pisani MJ; Weber DK; Heimann K; Collins JG; Keene FR, 2010, 'Selective mitochondrial accumulation of cytotoxic dinuclear polypyridyl ruthenium(II) complexes', Metallomics, vol. 2, pp. 393 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c004922k

Buck DP; Paul JA; Pisani MJ; Collins JG; Keene FR, 2010, 'Binding of a Flexibly-linked Dinuclear Ruthenium(II) Complex to Adenine-bulged DNA Duplexes', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, vol. 63, pp. 1365 - 1375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH10065

Zhao Y; Bali MS; Cullinane C; Day AI; Collins JG, 2009, 'Synthesis, cytotoxicity and cucurbituril binding of triamine linked dinuclear platinum complexes', Dalton Transactions, pp. 5190 - 5198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b905112k

Keene FR; Smith JA; Collins JG, 2009, 'Metal complexes as structure-selective binding agents for nucleic acids', Coordination Chemistry Reviews, vol. 253, pp. 2021 - 2035, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2009.01.004

Pisani MJ; Wheate NJ; Keene FR; Aldrich-Wright JR; Collins JG, 2009, 'Anionic PAMAM dendrimers as drug delivery vehicles for transition metal-based anticancer drugs', Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, vol. 103, pp. 373 - 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2008.11.014

Smith JA; Collins JG; Keene FR, 2009, 'Groove-Binding Ruthenium(II) Complexes as Probes of DNA Recognition', Metal Complex-DNA Interactions, pp. 317 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781444312089.ch11

Zhao Y; Buck DP; Morris DL; Pourgholami MH; Day AI; Collins JG, 2008, 'Solubilisation and cytotoxicity of albendazole encapsulated in cucurbit[n]uril', Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, vol. 6, pp. 4509 - 4515, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b813759e

Buck DP; Abeysinghe PM; Cullinane C; Day AI; Collins JG; Harding MM, 2008, 'Inclusion complexes of the antitumour metallocenes Cp<inf>2</inf>MCl <inf>2</inf> (M = Mo, Ti) with cucurbit[n]urils', Dalton Transactions, pp. 2328 - 2334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b718322d

Buck DP; Spillane CB; Collins JG; Keene FR, 2008, 'Binding of a dinuclear ruthenium(II) complex to the TAR region of the HIV-AIDS viral RNA', Molecular BioSystems, vol. 4, pp. 851 - 854, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b803216e

Morgan JL; Spillane CB; Smith JA; Buck DP; Collins JG; Keene FR, 2007, 'Dinuclear ruthenium(ii) complexes with flexible bridges as non-duplex DNA binding agents', Dalton Transactions, pp. 4333 - 4342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b706747j

Kemp S; Wheate NJ; Wang S; Collins JG; Ralph SF; Day AI; Higgins VJ; Aldrich-Wright JR, 2007, 'Encapsulation of platinum(II)-based DNA intercalators within cucurbit[6,7,8]urils', Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 12, pp. 969 - 979, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00775-007-0269-z

Spillane CB; Smith JA; Buck DP; Collins JG; Keene FR, 2007, 'Dinuclear ruthenium(ii) complexes as potential probes for RNA bulge sites', Dalton Transactions, pp. 5290 - 5296, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b712065f

Kemp S; Wheate NJ; Buck DP; Nikac M; Collins JG; Aldrich-Wright JR, 2007, 'The effect of ancillary ligand chirality and phenanthroline functional group substitution on the cytotoxicity of platinum(II)-based metallointercalators', Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, vol. 101, pp. 1049 - 1058, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2007.04.009

Wheate NJ; Brodie CR; Collins JG; Kemp S; Aldrich-Wright JR, 2007, 'DNA intercalators in cancer therapy: Organic and inorganic drugs and their spectroscopic tools of analysis', Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, vol. 7, pp. 627 - 648, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955707780859413

Morgan JL; Buck DP; Turley AG; Collins JG; Keene FR, 2006, 'Selectivity at a three-base bulge site in the DNA binding of ΔΔ-[{Ru(phen) 2 } 2 (μ-dppm)] ⁴⁺ [dppm is 4,6-bis(2-pyridyl)pyrimidine; phen is 1,10-phenanthroline]', Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 11, pp. 824 - 834, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00775-006-0130-9

Smith JA; Morgan JL; Turley AG; Collins JG; Keene FR, 2006, 'meso-[{Ru(phen) 2 } 2 (-HAT)] ⁴⁺ : A high-affinity DNA hairpin probe {HAT = 1,4,5,8,9,12-hexaazatriphenylene; Phen = 1,10-phenanthroline}', Dalton Transactions, pp. 3179 - 3187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b601073c

Morgan JL; Buck DP; Turley AG; Collins JG; Keene FR, 2006, 'Meso-[{Ru(phen)2}2(μ-bpm)]⁴⁺: A high-affinity DNA bulge probe {bpm = 2,2′-bipyrimidine; Phen = 1,10-phenanthroline}', Inorganica Chimica Acta, vol. 359, pp. 888 - 898, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2005.06.036

Bali MS; Buck DP; Coe AJ; Day AI; Collins JG, 2006, 'Cucurbituril binding of trans-[{PtCl(NH<inf>3</inf>)<inf>2</inf>} <inf>2</inf>(-NH<inf>2</inf>(CH<inf>2</inf>)<inf>8</inf>NH<', Dalton Transactions, pp. 5337 - 5344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b609881a

Wheate NJ; Buck DP; Day AI; Collins JG, 2006, 'Cucurbit[n]uril binding of platinum anticancer complexes', Dalton Transactions, pp. 451 - 458, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b513197a

Jaramillo D; Buck DP; Collins JG; Fenton RR; Stootman FH; Wheate NJ; Aldrich-Wright JR, 2006, 'Synthesis, characterisation and biological activity of chiral platinum(II) complexes', European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, pp. 839 - 849, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.200500932

Spillane CB; Morgan JL; Fletcher NC; Collins JG; Keene FR, 2006, 'Inert benzothiazole functionalised ruthenium(II) complexes; potential DNA hairpin binding agents.', Dalton Trans, pp. 3122 - 3133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b516984d

Wheate NJ; Collins JG, 2005, 'Multi-nuclear platinum drugs: A new paradigm in chemotherapy', Current Medicinal Chemistry - Anti-Cancer Agents, vol. 5, pp. 267 - 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568011053765994

Smith JA; Collins JG; Patterson BT; Keene FR, 2004, 'Total enantioselectivity in the DNA binding of the dinuclear ruthenium(ii) complex [(Ru(Me2bpy)2)2(μ-bpm)]⁴⁺ (bpm = 2,2′-bipyrimidine; Me2bpy = 4', Journal of the Chemical Society. Dalton Transactions, vol. 4, pp. 1277 - 1283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b316197h

Wheate NJ; Day AI; Blanch RJ; Arnold AP; Cullinane C; Grant Collins J, 2004, 'Multi-nuclear platinum complexes encapsulated in cucurbit[n]uril as an approach to reduce toxicity in cancer treatment', Chemical Communications, vol. 4, pp. 1424 - 1425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b404358h

Brodie CR; Collins JG; Aldrich-Wright JR, 2004, 'DNA binding and biological activity of some platinum(II) intercalating compounds containing methyl-substituted 1,10-phenanthrolines', Dalton Transactions, pp. 1145 - 1152

Grant Collins J; Wheate NJ, 2004, 'Potential adenine and minor groove binding platinum complexes', Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, vol. 98, pp. 1578 - 1584, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2004.04.021

Wheate NJ; Evison BJ; Herlt AJ; Phillips DR; Collins JG, 2003, 'DNA binding of the anti-cancer platinum complex trans-[(Pt(NH3)2Cl)2μ-dpzm]²⁺', Journal of the Chemical Society. Dalton Transactions, vol. 3, pp. 3486 - 3492, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b306417d

Wheate NJ; Collins JG, 2003, 'Multi-nuclear platinum complexes as anti-cancer drugs', Coordination Chemistry Reviews, vol. 241, pp. 133 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0010-8545(03)00050-X

St Quintin TD; Ralph Leslie D; Grant Collins J, 2003, 'Hydrolysis of sesquimustards', Australian Journal of Chemistry, vol. 56, pp. 309 - 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH02181

Freasier B; Collins G; Newitt P, 2003, 'A Web-Based Interactive Homework Quiz and Tutorial Package to Motivate Undergraduate Chemistry Students and Improve Learning', Journal of Chemical Education, vol. 80, pp. 1344 - 1347

Patterson BT; Collins JG; Foley FM; Keene FR, 2002, '. Dinuclear Ruthenium(II) Complexes As Probes for DNA Bulge Sites', Journal of the Royal Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 4343 - 4350

Greguric A; Greguric ID; Hambley TW; Aldrich-Wright JR; Collins JG, 2002, 'Minor groove intercalation of Δ-[Ru(Me2phen)2dppz]²⁺ to the hexanucleotide d(GTCGAC)2', Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 849 - 855

Patterson BT; Collins JG; Foley FM; Keene FR, 2002, 'Dinuclear ruthenium(II) complexes as probes for DNA bulge sites', Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 4343 - 4350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b208047h

Foley FM; Keene FR; Collins JG, 2001, 'The DNA binding of the ??-, ??- and ??-stereoisomers of [{Ru(Me2bpy)2}2(µ-bpm)]4+', Journal of the Chemical Society - Dalton Transactions, pp. 2968 - 2974

Wheate NJ; Broomhead JA; Collins JG; Day AI, 2001, 'Thermal rearrangement of n-substituted pyrazoles to 4, 4′-dipyrazolylmethane and 1, 1, 2-(4, 4′, 4″-tripyrazolyl)ethane', Australian Journal of Chemistry, vol. 54, pp. 141 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH00151

Wheate NJ; Cullinane C; Webster LK; Collins JG, 2001, 'Synthesis, cytotoxicity, cell uptake and DNA interstrand cross-linking of 4,4′-dipyrazolylmethane-linked multinuclear platinum anti-cancer complexes', Anti-Cancer Drug Design, vol. 16, pp. 91 - 98

Wheate NJ; Cutts SM; Phillips DR; Aldrich-Wright JR; Grant Collins J, 2001, 'The binding of [(en)Pt(μ-dpzm)2Pt(en)]⁴⁺ to G/C-rich regions of DNA', Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, vol. 84, pp. 119 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0162-0134(00)00206-3

MacLeod JK; Flanigan IL; Williams JF; Grant Collins J, 2001, 'Mass spectrometric studies of the path of carbon in photosynthesis: Positional isotopic analysis of ¹³C-labelled C4 to C7 sugar phosphates', Journal of Mass Spectrometry, vol. 36, pp. 500 - 508, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jms.147

Wheate NJ; Collins JG, 2001, 'DNA minor groove binding by multi-nuclear platinum anti-cancer complexes', JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY, vol. 86, pp. 478 - 478

Foley FM; Keene FR; Collins JG, 2001, 'The DNA binding of the Delta Delta-, Delta Lambda- and Lambda Lambda-stereoisomers of [{Ru(Me(2)bpy)(2)}(2)(mu-bpm)](4+)', JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-DALTON TRANSACTIONS, pp. 2968 - 2974, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b103368a

Collins JG; Rixon RM; Aldrich-Wright JR, 2000, 'Interaction of [Pt(en)(phen)]²⁺ and [Pt(en)(phi)]²⁺ with the hexanucleotide d(GTCGAC)2: Evidence for minor groove binding', Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 39, pp. 4377 - 4379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic991488b

Wheate NJ; Collins JG, 2000, 'A ¹H NMR study of the oligonucleotide binding of [(en)Pt(μ-dpzm)2Pt(en)]Cl4', Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, vol. 78, pp. 313 - 320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0162-0134(00)00059-3

Wheate NJ; Webster LK; Brodie CR; Collins JG, 2000, 'Synthesis, DNA binding and cytotoxicity of isohelical DNA groove binding platinum complexes', Anti-Cancer Drug Design, vol. 15, pp. 313 - 322

Collins JG; Aldrich-Wright JR; Greguric I; Pellegrini P, 1999, 'Binding of the Delta- and Lambda-Enantiomers of [Ru(dmphen)subscript 2 dpq]superscript 2+ to the Hexanucleotide d(GTCGAC)subscript 2', Inorganic Chemistry, pp. 5502 - 5509

Collins JG; Aldrich-Wright JR; Greguric ID; Pellegrini PA, 1999, 'Binding of the Delta- and Lambda-enantiomers of [Ru(dmphen)(2)dpq](2+) to the hexanucleotide d(GTCGAC)(2)', INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, vol. 38, pp. 5502 - 5509, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic990092x

Aldrich-Wright JR; Greguric I; Lau C; Pellegrini P; Collins JG, 1998, 'Transition metal complexes as probes for DNA', Recent Res. Devel. in Inorganic Chem., vol. 1, pp. 13 - 37

Collins JG; Sleeman AD; Aldrich-Wright JR; Greguric I; Hambley TW, 1998, 'A 1H NMR study of the DNA binding of ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes', Inorganic Chemistry, pp. 3133 - 3141

Collins JG; Sleeman AD; Aldrich-Wright JR; Greguric I; Hambley TW, 1998, 'A ¹H NMR Study of the DNA Binding of Ruthenium(H) Polypyridyl Complexes', Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 37, pp. 3133 - 3141

Greguric I; AldrichWright JR; Collins JG, 1997, 'A H-1 NMR study of the binding of Delta-[Ru(phen)(2)DPQ](2+) to the hexanucleotide d(GTCGAC)(2). Evidence for intercalation from the minor groove', JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, vol. 119, pp. 3621 - 3622, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja962395l

Fry JV; Collins JG, 1997, 'NMR study of the sequence-specific binding of the Delta-tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) cation with d(TCGGGATCCCGA)(2)', INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, vol. 36, pp. 2919 - +, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic960937u

Watt TA; Tong C; Arnold AP; Collins JG, 1996, 'The selective B-A conformational transition of the central dinucleotide (CpG) segment of d(CAATCCGGATTG) 2 induced by Δ-Co(en) 3³⁺', Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International, vol. 38, pp. 383 - 391

Franklin CA; Fry JV; Grant Collins J, 1996, 'NMR Evidence for Sequence-Specific DNA Minor Groove Binding by Bis(ethylenediamme)platinum(II)', Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 35, pp. 7541 - 7545

Svensson B; Woodward CE; Arnold AP; Collins JG; Lafitani J, 1995, 'Monte Carlo simulations of the interaction between the dodecanucleotide d(CAATCCGGATTG)2 and tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) cations', Journal of Physical Chemistry, vol. 99, pp. 10412 - 10416, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/j100025a050

Flanigan IL; Collins JG; Graham KL; Macleod JK; Williams JF, 1995, 'Assignment of the ¹ H NMR resonances of D‐glycero‐D‐ido‐ and D‐glycero‐D‐altro‐octulose mono‐ and bisphosphates', Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, vol. 33, pp. 231 - 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrc.1260330314

Watt TA; Collins JG; Arnold AP, 1994, '¹ H NMR Study of the Enantioselective Binding of the Tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) Cation with the Dodecanucleotide d(CAATCCGGATTG) 2', Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 33, pp. 609 - 610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic00081a032

Grant Collins J; Shields TP; Barton JK, 1994, '¹H-NMR of Rh(NH3)4phi³⁺Bound to d(TGGCCA)2: Classical Intercalation by a Nonclassical Octahedral Metallointercalator', Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 116, pp. 9840 - 9846, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja00101a004

Barr KE; Russell RA; Warrener RN; Collins JG, 1993, 'A ¹⁹ F NMR study of the interaction of 3-fluoro-4-demethoxydaunomycin with the hexanucleotide d(TCCGGA) 2', FEBS Letters, vol. 322, pp. 173 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(93)81562-E

FLANIGAN I; COLLINS JG; ARORA KK; MacLEOD JK; WILLIAMS JF, 1993, 'Exchange reactions catalyzed by group‐transferring enzymes oppose the quantitation and the unravelling of the identity of the pentose pathway', European Journal of Biochemistry, vol. 213, pp. 477 - 485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1993.tb17784.x

Irvine RW; Flanigan IL; MacLeod JK; Collins JG; Williams JF, 1992, 'Mass spectrometric studies of the path of carbon in photosynthesis: Positional isotopic analysis of ¹³ C‐labelled 2‐octulose phosphates', Organic Mass Spectrometry, vol. 27, pp. 1052 - 1060, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oms.1210271015

Hammer BC; Russell RA; Warrener RN; Collins JG, 1991, 'Monitoring anthracycline binding to nucleotides by two dimensional cosy NMR experiments', Biochemistry International, vol. 24, pp. 1075 - 1084

Arnold AP; Stanley DM; Collins JG, 1991, 'Zn²⁺-induced deprotonation of a peptide nitrogen in angiotensin I', FEBS Letters, vol. 289, pp. 96 - 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(91)80916-Q

HAMMER BC; RUSSELL RA; WARRENER RN; COLLINS JG, 1990, 'A ¹⁹ F‐NMR study of 3‐fluoro‐4‐demethoxydaunomycin intercalation complexes with the hexanucleotide d(CTGCAG) 2', European Journal of Biochemistry, vol. 191, pp. 307 - 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1990.tb19124.x

CARVER JA; COLLINS JG, 1990, 'NMR identification of a partial helical conformation for bombesin in solution', European Journal of Biochemistry, vol. 187, pp. 645 - 650, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1990.tb15348.x

Butler RN; Arora KK; Collins JG; Flanigan I; Lawson MJ; Roberts-Thomson IC; Williams JF, 1990, 'Pentose phosphate pathway in rat colonic epithelium.', Biochem Int, vol. 22, pp. 249 - 260

Hammer BC; Russell RA; Warrener RN; Collins JG, 1989, 'Effects of solute conditions on the relative affinities of the oligonucleotides d(G-C)5 and d(A-T)5 for the anthracycline drug 2-fluoro-4-demethoxydaunomycin', FEBS Letters, vol. 244, pp. 227 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(89)81198-6

HAMMER BC; RUSSELL RA; WARRENER RN; COLLINS JG, 1989, 'A ¹⁹ F‐NMR study of 2‐fluoro‐4‐demethoxydaunomycin intercalation complexes with the decanucleotides d(G‐C) 5 and d(A‐T) 5', European Journal of Biochemistry, vol. 178, pp. 683 - 688, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1989.tb14498.x

BARTLETT MRE; COLLINS JG; FLANIGAN I; MACLEOD JK; WILLIAMS JF, 1989, 'CO2 LABELING OF OCTULOSE BISPHOSPHATES DURING PHOTOSYNTHESIS - AN NMR-STUDY USING INTACT SPINACH LEAVES', BIOCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL, vol. 18, pp. 35 - 46

Collins JG, 1988, 'Assignment of the non-exchangeable proton resonances and solution conformation of the dodecanucleotide-d(CAATCCGGATTG).', Biochemistry international, vol. 16, pp. 819 - 828

Arora KK; Colons JG; Macleod JK; Williams JF, 1988, 'Rapid methods for the high yield synthesis of carbon-13 enriched intermediates of the pentose-phosphate pathway', Biological Chemistry Hoppe-Seyler, vol. 369, pp. 549 - 558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bchm3.1988.369.2.549

Barrow KD; Collins JG; Leight DA; Rogers PL; Warr RG, 1984, 'Sorbitol production by Zymomonas mobilis', Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, vol. 20, pp. 225 - 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00250630

Barrow KD; Collins JG; Norton RS, 1984, '³¹P nuclear magnetic resonance studies of the fermentation of glucose to ethanol by Zymomonas mobilis', Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 259, pp. 5711 - 5716

BARROW KD; COLLINS JG; LEIGH D; ROGERS PL; SMITH GM; WARR RG, 1984, 'ANALYSIS OF THE ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS FERMENTATION BY C-13 NMR-SPECTROSCOPY', PROCEEDINGS OF THE AUSTRALIAN BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY, vol. 16, pp. 57 - 57

BARROW KD; COLLINS JG; ROGERS PL; SMITH GM, 1984, 'THE EFFECT OF ETHANOL ON THE MEMBRANE AND METABOLISM OF A GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIUM ZYMONONAS-MOBILIS', PROCEEDINGS OF THE AUSTRALIAN BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY, vol. 16, pp. 7 - 7

Barrow KD; Collins JG; Norton RS; Rogers PL; Smith GM, 1984, '31P nuclear magnetic resonance studies of the fermentation of glucose to ethanol by Zymomonas mobilis.', J Biol Chem, vol. 259, pp. 5711 - 5716

BARROW KD; COLLINS JG; ROGERS PL; SMITH GM, 1984, 'The structure of a novel polysaccharide isolated from Zymomonas mobilis determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy', European Journal of Biochemistry, vol. 145, pp. 173 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1984.tb08537.x

Bradbury JH; Collins JG; Pyliotis NA, 1984, 'Digestibility of proteins of the histological components of cooked and raw rice.', Br J Nutr, vol. 52, pp. 507 - 513

Barrow KD; Collins JG; Rogers PL; Smith GM, 1983, 'Lipid composition of an ethanol-tolerant strain of Zymomonas mobilis', Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/Lipids and Lipid Metabolism, vol. 753, pp. 324 - 330, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0005-2760(83)90055-3

White MD; Collins JG; Denborough MA, 1983, 'The effect of dantrolene on skeletal-muscle sarcoplasmic-reticulum function in malignant hyperpyrexia in pigs.', Biochem J, vol. 212, pp. 399 - 405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bj2120399

Bradbury JH; Collins JG; Jenkins GA; Trifonoff E; Messer M, 1983, '13C-N.m.r. study of the structures of two branched oligosaccharides from marsupial milk.', Carbohydr Res, vol. 122, pp. 327 - 331

BRADBURY JH; COLLINS JG, 1982, 'LIPIDS OF THE MAJOR HISTOLOGICAL COMPONENTS OF RICE STUDIED BY C-13 NUCLEAR MAGNETIC-RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY', CEREAL CHEMISTRY, vol. 59, pp. 159 - 162

Messer M; Trifonoff E, 1982, 'Structure of a branched tetrasaccharide from marsupial milk.', Carbohydr Res, vol. 102, pp. 316 - 320

BRADBURY JH; COLLINS JG; DIVAKAR S; FOSTER JR; GALLOWAY GJ; HAMMER B; RAMESH V, 1981, 'NMR-STUDIES USING PARAMAGNETIC BROADENING PROBES IN BIOCHEMISTRY', INDIAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOPHYSICS, vol. 18, pp. 26 - 27

Collins JG; Bradbury JH; Trifonoff E; Messer M, 1981, 'Structures of four new oligosaccharides from marsupial milk, determined mainly by 13C-n.m.r. spectroscopy.', Carbohydr Res, vol. 92, pp. 136 - 140

BRADBURY JH; COLLINS JG; PYLIOTIS NA, 1980, 'METHODS OF SEPARATION OF THE MAJOR HISTOLOGICAL COMPONENTS OF RICE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THEIR PROTEINS BY AMINO-ACID-ANALYSIS', CEREAL CHEMISTRY, vol. 57, pp. 133 - 137

BRADBURY JH; COLLINS JG; PYLIOTIS NA, 1980, 'AMINO-ACID ANALYSES OF THE PROTEINS OF THE MAJOR HISTOLOGICAL COMPONENTS OF A HIGH-PROTEIN RICE', CEREAL CHEMISTRY, vol. 57, pp. 343 - 346

BRADBURY JH; COLLINS JG; DIVAKAR S; GALLOWAY G; FOSTER JR; HAMMER B, 1980, 'NMR-STUDIES USING PARAMAGNETIC BROADENING PROBES IN BIOCHEMISTRY', PROCEEDINGS OF THE AUSTRALIAN BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY, vol. 13, pp. 22 - 22

Messer M; Trifonoff E; Stern W; Collins JG; Bradbury JH, 1980, 'Structure of a marsupial-mild trisaccharide.', Carbohydr Res, vol. 83, pp. 327 - 334

COLLINS JG; BRADBURY JH, 1979, 'STRUCTURAL-ANALYSIS OF OLIGOSACCHARIDES BY NMR-SPECTROSCOPY', PROCEEDINGS OF THE AUSTRALIAN BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY, vol. 12, pp. 62 - 62

Conference Papers

Weber DK; Sani M-A; Downton MT; Collins JG; Separovic F; Keene FR, 2017, 'Membrane Insertion of a Dinuclear Ruthenium Complex and Implications for Antibacterial Activity', in BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, CELL PRESS, San Francisco, CA, pp. 380A - 380A, presented at 58th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical-Society, San Francisco, CA, 15 - 19 February 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2016.11.2067

Gorle A; Li F; Day A; Collins G; Keene R, 2014, 'The effect of Cucurbituril encapsulation on the antimicrobial properties of ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes.', in JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, SPRINGER, Grenoble, FRANCE, pp. S581 - S581, presented at 16th International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry (ICBIC), Grenoble, FRANCE, 22 - 26 July 2013

Collins JG; Foley FM; Keene FR; Patterson BT; Richards D, (ed.), 2003, 'Dinuclear Ruthenium Complexes as Sequence- and Structure-Selective Binding Agents for DNA', in IC-03, IC-03 Conference of the Inorganic Chemistry Division Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Melbourne, pp. 206 - 206, presented at IC-03 Conference of the Inorganic Chemistry Division Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Melbourne, 02 - 06 February 2003

Collins JG, (eds.), 2003, 'Potential Adenine and Minor Groove Binding Platinum Complexes', in 9th International Symposium on Platinum Coordination Compounds in Cancer Chemotherapy, 9th International Symposium on Platinum Coordination Compounds in Cancer Chemotherapy, New York, pp. 31 - 34, presented at 9th International Symposium on Platinum Coordination Compounds in Cancer Chemotherapy, New York, 08 - 11 October 2003

Jaramillo D; Collins JG; Junk P; Aldrich-Wright JR, 2003, 'The structure-activity relationship of chiral square-planar platinum(II) metallointercalators', in JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, CAIMS, AUSTRALIA, pp. 159 - 159, presented at 11th International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry, CAIMS, AUSTRALIA, 19 - 23 July 2003, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0162-0134(03)80660-8

Wheate NJ; Collins JG, 2001, 'DNA minor groove binding by multi-nuclear platinum anti-cancer complexes', in Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, Elsevier Science Inc, Florence, Italy, pp. 1, presented at 10th International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry, Florence, Italy, 01 August 2001

Greguric A; Aldrich-Wright JR; Collins JG, 2000, 'The minor groove binding preference of delta -[Ru(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline) (dipyrido[3,2-a:2`,3`-c]phenazine)]', in 11th RACI National Conference, Physical Chemistry Division, 11th RACI National Conference, Physical Chemistry Division, ANU, Canberra, pp. PT68, presented at 11th RACI National Conference, Physical Chemistry Division, ANU, Canberra, 06 - 11 February 2000

Wheate NJ; Collins JG, 2000, 'Preassociation of dinuclear platinum complexes with DNA', in 11th RACI National Conference, Physical Chemistry Division, 11th RACI National Conference, Physical Chemistry Division, ANU, Canberra, pp. PT18, presented at 11th RACI National Conference, Physical Chemistry Division, ANU, Canberra, 06 - 11 February 2000

Kuchel PW; Berthon HA; Bubb WA; Bulliman BT; Collins JG, 1990, 'Computer simulation of the pentose-phosphate pathway and associated metabolism used in conjunction with NMR experimental data from human erythrocytes.', in Biomed Biochim Acta, Germany, pp. 757 - 770, presented at , Germany

Theses / Dissertations

Konda SK, 2016, Interaction of Anthracenedione Compounds with DNA, thesis, UNSW, UNSW Canberra

Li X, 2015, Dinuclear Polypyridylruthenium(II) Complexes containing a Chlorido Ligand as Antimicrobial Agents, thesis, UNSW, UNSW Canberra

Gorle AK, 2015, Polypyridylruthenium(II) complexes as therapeutic agents, thesis, UNSW, UNSW Canberra

Pandrala M, 2014, Polypyridyl Iridium(III) Complexes as Therapeutic Agents, thesis, UNSW, UNSW Canberra

Li F, Inert Dinuclear Polypyridylruthenium (II) complexes as antimicrobial agents, thesis, UNSW

Conference Abstracts

Sun B; Keene R; Collins G, New class of mononuclear ruthenium complexes as antimicrobial agents