Professor Mark Baird

Emeritus Professor

  1. Published

    Fractionation of cashew nut shell liquid

    Braganca, R. (Inventor) & Baird, M. (Inventor), 2011, Patent No. WO2011138608A2, 2 Mar 2011

    Research output: Patent

  2. Published

    CD1b-restricted GEM T cell responses are modulated by Mycobacterium tuberculosis mycolic acid meromycolate chains

    Chancellor, A., Tocheva, A. S., Cave-Ayland, C., Tezera, L., White, A., Al-Dulayymi, J., Bridgeman, J. S., Tews, I., Williams, S., Lissin, N. M., Tebruegge, M., Marshall, B., Sharpe, S., Elliott, T., Skylaris, C.-K., Essex, J. W., Baird, M., Gadola, S., Elkington, P. & Mansour, S., 19 Dec 2017, In: PNAS. 114, 51, p. E10956-E10964

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Strained Cyclononadienyne

    Clegg, W., Al-Dulayymi, A. & Baird, M., Dec 1996, In: Acta Crystallographica. 52, p. 3219-3222

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Synthesis and properties of methyl 5-(1' R,2 ' S)-(2-octadecylcycloprop-1-yl)pentanoate and other omega- 19 chiral cyclopropane fatty acids and esters related to mycobacterial mycolic acids

    Coxon, G. D., Al-Dulayymi, J., Morehouse, C., Brennan, P. J., Besra, G. S., Baird, M. S. & Minnikin, D. E., 1 Jan 2004, In: Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 127, 1, p. 35-46

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    The synthesis of (11R,12S)-lactobacillic acid and its enantionmer.

    Coxon, G. D., Al-Dulayymi, J., Baird, M. S., Knobl, S., Roberts, E. & Minnikin, D. E., 2 May 2003, In: Tetrahedron Asymmetry. 14, 9, p. 1211-1222

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    The synthesis of both enantiomers of lactobacillic acid and mycolic acid analogues.

    Coxon, G., Knobl, S., Roberts, E., Baird, M., Al Dulayymi, J., Besra, G., Brennan, P. & Minnikin, D., 3 Sept 1999, In: Tetrahedron Letters. 40, 36, p. 6689-6692 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Vibrational spectra and ab initio analysis of tert-butyl, trimethylsilyl, and trimethylgermyl derivatives of 3, 3-dimethyl cyclopropene - V. 3,3-Deimethyl-1-(trimethylgermyl)cyclopropene

    De Mare, G. R., Panchenko, Y. N., Abramenkov, A. V., Baird, M. S., Tverezovsky, V. V., Nizovtsev, A. V. & Bolesov, I. G., 1 Feb 2004, In: Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy. 60, 3, p. 519-526

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Vibrational spectra and ab initio analysis of tert-butyl, trimethylsilyl, and trimethylgermyl derivatives of 3,3-dimethylcyclopropene - III. 3,3-dimethyl-1-(trimethylsilyl)cyclopropene

    De Mare, G. R., Panchenko, Y. N., Abramenkov, A. V., Baird, M. S., Tverezovsky, V. V., Nizovtsev, A. V. & Bolesov, I. G., 1 Jul 2003, In: Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy. 59, 9, p. 2063-2072

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    The synthesis of single enantiomers of α-mycolic acids of M.tuberculosis with alternative cyclopropane stereochemistries

    Don Lawson, C., Maza-Iglesias, M., Sirhan, M. M., Al-Dulayymi, J. & Baird, M., 2017, In: SynOpen. 01, 01, p. 0103-0116 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    The Synthesis of Single Enantiomers of α-Mycolic Acids of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Related Organisms, with Alternative Cyclopropane Stereochemistries

    Don Lawson, C., Maza-Iglesias, M., Baird, M., Sirhan, M. & Al-Dulayymi, J., 31 May 2017, In: SynOpen.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    A biomimetic approach to the synthesis of a mycolic acid motif.

    Driver, C. H., Balogun, M. O., Toschi, G., Verschoor, J. A., Baird, M. S. & Pilcher, L. A., 24 Feb 2010, In: Tetrahedron Letters. 51, 8, p. 1185-1186

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Isolation and characterisation of cellulose obtained by a two-stage treatment with organosolv and cyanamide activated hydrogen peroxide from wheat straw

    Fowler, P. A., Sun, R., Sun, X. F., Sun, R. C., Fowler, P. & Baird, M. S., 15 Mar 2004, In: Carbohydrate Polymers. 55, 4, p. 379-391

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Characteristics of degraded hemicellulosic polymers obtained from steam exploded wheat straw.

    Fowler, P. A., Sun, R., Sun, X. F., Xu, F., Sun, R. C., Geng, Z. C., Fowler, P. & Baird, M. S., 7 Apr 2005, In: Carbohydrate Polymers. 60, 1, p. 15-26

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Characteristics of degraded cellulose obtained from steam-exploded wheat straw.

    Fowler, P. A., Sun, R., Sun, X. F., Xu, F., Sun, R. C., Fowler, P. & Baird, M. S., 17 Jan 2005, In: Carbohydrate Research. 340, 1, p. 97-106

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Characteristics of degraded lignins obtained from steam exploded wheat straw.

    Fowler, P. A., Sun, R., Sun, X. F., Xu, F., Sun, R. C., Wang, Y. X., Fowler, P. & Baird, M. S., 1 Nov 2004, In: Polymer Degradation and Stability. 86, 2, p. 245-256

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Fractional and structural characterization of hemicelluloses from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and cocksfoot grass (Dactylis glomerata)

    Fowler, P. A., Sun, R., Xu, F., Geng, Z. C., Sun, J. X., Liu, C. F., Ren, J. L., Sun, R. C., Fowler, P. & Baird, M. S., 4 Sept 2006, In: Carbohydrate Research. 341, 12, p. 2073-2082

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Extraction and characterization of original lignin and hemicelluloses from wheat straw

    Fowler, P. A., Sun, R., Sun, X. F., Sun, R. C., Fowler, P. & Baird, M. S., 23 Feb 2005, In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 53, 4, p. 860-870

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Comparative study of water-soluble and alkali-soluble hemicelluloses from perennial ryegrass leaves (Lolium peree)

    Fowler, P. A., Sun, R., Xu, F., Sun, J. X., Geng, Z. C., Liu, C. F., Ren, J. L., Sun, R. C., Fowler, P. & Baird, M. S., 2 Jan 2007, In: Carbohydrate Polymers. 67, 1, p. 56-65

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Physicochemical characterisation of residual hemicelluloses isolated with cyanamide-activated hydrogen peroxide from organosolv pre-treated wheat straw.

    Fowler, P. A., Sun, R., Sun, X. F., Xu, F., Zhao, H., Sun, R. C., Fowler, P. & Baird, M. S., 1 Aug 2005, In: Bioresource technology . 96, 12, p. 1342-1349

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Inhomogeneities in the chemical structure of sugarcane bagasse lignin.

    Fowler, P. A., Sun, R., Sun, J. X., Sun, X. F., Sun, R. C., Fowler, P. & Baird, M. S., 5 Nov 2003, In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 51, 23, p. 6719-6725

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Oleic Acid Biosynthesis in Plasmodium falciparum: Characterization of the Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase and Investigation as a Potential Therapeutic Target.

    Gratraud, P., Huws, E., Falkard, B., Adjalley, S., Fidock, D. A., Berry, L., Jacobs, W. R., Baird, M. S., Vial, H. & Kremer, L., 3 Sept 2009, In: PLoS ONE. 4, 9, p. e6889

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Method and kit for detection of mycobacteria

    Gwenin, C. (Inventor) & Baird, M. (Inventor), 2016, Patent No. WO 2016/024118

    Research output: Patent

  23. Published

    Kit and method – Publication No. WO 2016/024116 A1

    Gwenin, C. (Inventor) & Baird, M. (Inventor), 2016, Patent No. WO 2016/024116 A1

    Research output: Patent

  24. Published

    Arabinose esters and combinations with cord factors – Publication No. WO 2017/025757

    Gwenin, C. (Inventor) & Baird, M. (Inventor), 2017, Patent No. WO 2017/025757

    Research output: Patent

  25. Published

    Sterculic Acid and Its Analogues Are Potent Inhibitors of Toxoplasma gondii

    Hao, P., Alaraj, I. Q. M., Al-Dulayymi, J. R., Baird, M., Liu, J. & Liu, Q., 2016, In: Korean Journal of Parasitology. 54, 2, p. 139-145 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Accumulation of 2-aminophenoxazin-3-one-7-carboxylate during growth of Pseudomonas putida TW3 on 4-nitro-substituted substrates requires 4-hydroxylaminobenzoate lyase (PnbB)

    Hughes, M., Baggs, M. J., Al-Dulayymi, J., Baird, M. & Williams, P. A., 1 Oct 2002, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 68, 10, p. 4965-4970

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Published

    A re-investigation of the mycolic acids of Mycobacterium avium

    Jones, A., Lee, O.Y.-C., Minnikin, D. E., Baird, M. S. & Al Dulayymi, J. R., Aug 2020, In: Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 230, 104928.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    New synthetic lipid antigens for rapid serological diagnosis of tuberculosis

    Jones, A., Pitts, M., Al-Dulayymi, J., Gibbons, J., Ramsay, A., Goletti, D., Gwenin, C. & Baird, M., 14 Aug 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 8, e0181414.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Elevated serum antibody responses to synthetic mycobacterial lipid antigens among UK farmers: an indication of exposure to environmental mycobacteria?

    Jones, A., Davies, C., Al-Dulayymi, J., Gwenin, C., Gibbons, J., Williams, P. & Baird, M., 1 Feb 2021, In: RSC Medicinal Chemistry. 12, 2, p. 213-221 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    The first synthesis of single enantiomers of ketomycolic acids.

    Koza, G. & Baird, M. S., 19 Mar 2007, In: Tetrahedron Letters. 48, 12, p. 2165-2169

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    The synthesis of single enantiomers of mycobacterial ketomycolic acids containing cis-cyclopropanes.

    Koza, G., Theunissen, C., Al-Dulayymi, J. & Baird, M. S., 5 Dec 2009, In: Tetrahedron. 65, 49, p. 10214-10229

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Published

    The synthesis of single enantiomers of trans-alkene-containing mycolic acids

    Koza, G., Schubert-Rowles, R., Theunissen, C., Al-Dulayymi, J. & Baird, M. S., 30 Dec 2009, In: Tetrahedron Letters. 50, 52, p. 7259-7262

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    The synthesis of methoxy and keto mycolic acids containing methyl-trans-cyclopropanes

    Koza, G., Muzael, M., Schubert-Rowles, R. R., Theunissen, C., Al-Dulayymi, J. & Baird, M. S., 29 Jul 2013, In: Tetrahedron. 69, 30, p. 6285-6296

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Synthetic epoxy-mycolic acids

    Kremawi, D. Z., Al-Dulayymi, J. R. & Baird, M. S., 7 Oct 2014, In: Tetrahedron. 70, 40, p. 7322-7335

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Physicochemical characterization of cellulose from perennial ryegrass leaves (Lolium perenne)

    Liu, C. F., Xu, F., Sun, J. X., Ren, J. L., Curling, S. F., Sun, R., Fowler, P. A. & Baird, M. S., 27 Nov 2006, In: Carbohydrate Research. 341, 16, p. 2677-2687

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Essentials in the use of mycolic acid biomarkers for tuberculosis detection: response to “High-throughput mass spectrometric analysis of 1400-year-old mycolic acids as biomarkers for ancient tuberculosis infection” by Mark et al., 2010

    Minnikin, D. E., Lee, O. Y., Pitts, M., Baird, M. S. & Besra, G. S., 1 Oct 2010, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 37, 10, p. 2407-2412

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Mycolyl arabino glycerols from synthetic mycolic acids

    Mohammed, M. O., Baird, M. S. & Al-Dulayymi, J., 16 Jan 2015, In: Tetrahedron Letters. 56, 23, p. 3268–3272

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Preparation of the tri-arabino di-mycolate fragment of mycobacterial arabinogalactan from defined synthetic mycolic acids

    Mohammed, M. O., Baird, M. & Al-Dulayymi, J. R., 2 Jan 2017, In: Carbohydrate Research. 437, January, p. 36-42

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Arabino mycolates from synthetic mycolic acids

    Mohammed, M. O., Baird, M., Al-Dulayymi, J., Jones, A. & Gwenin, C., 2 Jun 2016, In: Tetrahedron. 72, 22, p. 2849-2857

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    A nine carbon homologating system for skip-conjugated polyenes

    Mustafa, H. H., Baird, M. S., Al-Dulayymi, J. R. & Tverezovskiy, V., Oct 2014, In: Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 183, p. 34-42

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Tandem rearrangements of a cyclic bis-allene

    Mustafa, H. H., Baird, M. S., Al-Dulayymi, J. R. & Tverezovskiy, V., 18 Feb 2014, In: Tetrahedron. 70, 7, p. 1502-1507

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Diastereomeric cyclic tris-allenes

    Mustafa, H., Baird, M., Al-Dulayymi, J. & Tverezovskiy, S., 28 Mar 2013, In: Chemical Communications. 2013, 25, p. 2497-2499

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  43. Published

    The synthesis of a major α′-mycolic acid of Mycobacterium smegmatis.

    Muzael, M., Koza, G., Al-Dulayymi, J. & Baird, M. S., 1 Sept 2010, In: Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 163, 7, p. 678-684

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Standardization of natural mycolic acid antigen composition and production for use in biomarker antibody detection to diagnose active tuberculosis

    Ndlanda, F. L., Ejoh, V., Stoltz, A. C., Naicker, B., Cromarty, A. D., van Wyngaardt, S., Khati, M., Rotherham, L. S., Lemmer, Y., Niebuhr, J., Baumeister, C. R., Al-Dulayymi, J., Swai, H., Baird, M. & Verschoor, J. A., Aug 2016, In: Journal of Immunological Methods. 435, p. 50-59 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Effective and selective mild catalytic hydrodehalogenation of halocyclopropanes: Preparative capabilities and mechanistic aspects

    Nizovtsev, A. V., Al-Dulayymi, J., Baird, M. S., Bolesov, I. G. & Tverezovsky, V. V., 1 Mar 2003, In: Kinetics and Catalysis. 44, 2, p. 151-164

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Unusual selectivity in the oxidative functionalization of gem-dibromocyclopropanes

    Nizovtsev, A. V., Baird, M. S. & Bolesov, I. G., 12 Apr 2004, In: Tetrahedron. 60, 16, p. 3717-3729

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Vibrational spectra and ab initio analysis of tert-butyl, trimethylsilyl, and trimethylgermyl derivatives of 3,3-dimethylcyclopropene - VI: Application of observed trends to stannyl derivatives

    Panchenko, Y. N., De Mare, G. R., Abramenkov, A. V., Baird, M. S., Tverezovsky, V. V., Nizovtsev, A. V. & Bolesov, I. G., 1 Sept 2004, In: Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy. 60, 11, p. 2511-2516

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Vibrational spectra and ab initio analysis of tert-butyl, trimethylsilyl, and timethylgermyl derivatives of 3,3-dimethylcyclopropene IV. 3,3-dimethyl-1,2-bis(trimethylgermyl)cyclopropene

    Panchenko, Y. N., De Mare, G. R., Abramenkov, A. V., Baird, M. S., Tverezovsky, V. V., Nizovtsev, A. V. & Bolesov, I. G., 1 Jun 2003, In: Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy. 59, 8, p. 1733-1744

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Vibrational spectra and ab initio analysis of tert-butyl, trimethylsilyl, and trimethylgermyl derivatives of 3,3-dimethylcyclopropene - II. 3,3-dimethyl-1,2-bis(trimelthylsilyl)cyclopropene

    Panchenko, Y. N., De Mare, G. R., Abramenkov, A. V., Baird, M. S., Tverezovsky, V. V., Nizovtsev, A. V. & Bolesov, I. G., 1 Jul 2003, In: Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy. 59, 9, p. 2087-2098

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Unique mechanism of action of the thiourea drug isoxyl on Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Phetsuksiri, B., Jackson, M., Scherman, H., McNeil, M., Besra, G. S., Baulard, A. R., Slayden, R. A., DeBarber, A. E., Barry, C. E., Baird, M. S., Crick, D. C. & Brennan, P. J., 26 Dec 2003, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278, 52, p. 53123-53130

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review