| Light-Activated Organic Molecular Motors and Their Applications V García-López*, D Liu*, JM Tour Chemical Reviews 120 (1), 79-124, 2020 | 209 | 2020 |
| Near Infrared Light Activates Molecular Nanomachines to Drill Into and Kill Cells D Liu, V García-López, RS Gunasekera, LG Nilewski, LB Alemany, ... ACS nano 13 (6), 6813-6823, 2019 | 68 | 2019 |
| Asymmetric Total synthesis of Lancifodilactone G acetate D Liu*, TW Sun*, KY Wang, Y Lu, SL Zhang, YH Li, YL Jiang, JH Chen, ... Journal of the American Chemical Society 139 (16), 5732-5735, 2017 | 68 | 2017 |
| Molecular Nanomachines Disrupt Bacterial Cell Wall Increasing Sensitivity of Extensively Drug Resistant Klebsiella pneumonia e to Meropenem T Galbadage, D Liu, LB Alemany, R Pal, JM Tour, RS Gunasekera, ... ACS nano 13 (12), 14377-14387, 2019 | 65 | 2019 |
| Light-activated molecular machines are fast-acting broad-spectrum antibacterials that target the membrane AK Santos, Ana L*, Liu, Dongdong*, Reed, AM Wyderka, A van Venrooy, ... Science Advances 8 (22), eabm2055, 2022 | 51 | 2022 |
| Visible Light-Activated Molecular Nanomachines Kill Pancreatic Cancer Cells OC Ayala*, D Liu*, Y Li, LB Alemany, R Pal, S Krishnan, JM Tour ACS applied materials & interfaces 12 (1), 410-417, 2019 | 39 | 2019 |
| Molecular nanomachines can destroy tissue or kill multicellular eukaryotes RS Gunasekera, T Galbadage, C Ayala-Orozco, D Liu, V García-López, ... ACS applied materials & interfaces 12 (12), 13657-13670, 2020 | 28 | 2020 |
| Asymmetric total synthesis of Lancifodilactone G Acetate. 2. Final phase and completion of the total synthesis KY Wang, D Liu, TW Sun, Y Lu, SL Zhang, YH Li, YX Han, HY Liu, C Peng, ... The Journal of organic chemistry 83 (13), 6907-6923, 2018 | 20 | 2018 |
| Molecular machines stimulate intercellular calcium waves and cause muscle contraction JL Beckham, AR van Venrooy, S Kim, G Li, B Li, G Duret, D Arnold, ... Nature Nanotechnology 18 (9), 1051-1059, 2023 | 17 | 2023 |
| Asymmetric total synthesis of Lancifodilactone G Acetate. 1. diastereoselective synthesis of CDEFGH ring system TW Sun, D Liu, KY Wang, BQ Tong, JX Xie, YL Jiang, Y Li, B Zhang, ... The Journal of organic chemistry 83 (13), 6893-6906, 2018 | 12 | 2018 |
| Visible‐Light‐Activated Molecular Machines Kill Fungi by Necrosis Following Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Calcium Overload AL Santos, JL Beckham, D Liu, G Li, A van Venrooy, A Oliver, GP Tegos, ... Advanced Science 10 (10), 2205781, 2023 | 11 | 2023 |
| Discovery of CMX990: A Potent SARS-CoV-2 3CL Protease Inhibitor Bearing a Novel Warhead Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 67 (4), 2369-2378, 2024 | 7 | 2024 |
| Chirality-specific unidirectional rotation of molecular motors on Cu (111) M Schied, D Prezzi, D Liu, S Kowarik, PA Jacobson, S Corni, JM Tour, ... ACS nano 17 (4), 3958-3965, 2023 | 7 | 2023 |
| Adsorption and Motion of Single Molecular Motors on TiO2(110) P Jacobson, D Prezzi, D Liu, M Schied, JM Tour, S Corni, A Calzolari, ... The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124 (45), 24776-24785, 2020 | 7 | 2020 |
| Inverted conformation stability of a motor molecule on a metal surface M Schied, D Prezzi, D Liu, P Jacobson, S Corni, JM Tour, L Grill The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 126 (21), 9034-9040, 2022 | 6 | 2022 |
| Nonlethal Molecular Nanomachines Potentiate Antibiotic Activity Against Gram-Negative Bacteria by Increasing Cell Permeability and Attenuating Efflux AL Santos, D Liu, A van Venrooy, JL Beckham, A Oliver, GP Tegos, ... ACS nano, 2024 | 3 | 2024 |
| CBL-B INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF SK Gangam, C Hardman, KV Lawson, MR Leleti, D Liu, AK Mailyan, ... US Patent App. 18/673,794, 2025 | | 2025 |
| Cbl-b Inhibitors and Methods of Use Thereof SK Gangam, C Hardman, KV Lawson, MR Leleti, D Liu, AK Mailyan, ... US Patent App. 18/654,773, 2024 | | 2024 |
| Cbl inhibition increases the response of cytotoxic T cells to sub-optimal stimulation and drives enhanced anti-tumor responses alone or in combination with PD-1 blockade L Yamashiro, S Marubayashi, R Rayaji, A Battsooj, K Mrouj, H Singh, ... Cancer Research 84 (6_Supplement), 4042-4042, 2024 | | 2024 |
| Microbicidal Mechanisms for Light-Activated Molecular Nanomachines in Mycobacterium smegmatis: A Model for Pathogenic Bacteria T Galbadage, D Liu, JM Tour, JD Cirillo, RS Gunasekera bioRxiv, 2024.10. 04.616754, 2024 | | 2024 |
James M. TourProfessor, Rice University, Department of Chemistry, Materials Science and NanoEngineering, andVerified email at rice.edu