Professor Mark Baird

Emeritus Professor

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Published

    Method and kit for detection of mycobacteria

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

    Research output: Patent

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. Published

    Fractionation of cashew nut shell liquid

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

    Research output: Patent

  30. Published

    Dehydrohalogenation of substituted diethyl halocyclopropane -1,1-dicarboxylates

    Boitsov, V. M., Kostikov, R. R., Molchanov, A. P., Stepakov, A. V. & Baird, M. S., 1 Dec 2004, In: Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 40, 12, p. 1760-1763

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Structure-function relationships of the antigenicity of mycolic acids in tuberculosis patients.

    Beukes, M., Lemmer, Y., Deysel, M., Al-Dulayymi, J., Baird, M. S., Koza, G., Maza Iglesias, M., Schubert-Rowles, R., Theunissen, C., Grooten, J., Toschi, G., Roberts, V. V., Pilcher, L., Van Wyngaardt, S., Mathebula, N., Balogun, M., Stoltz, A. C. & Verschoor, J., 1 Nov 2010, In: Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 163, 8, p. 800-808

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Structure-function relationships of the antigenicity of mycolic acids in tuberculosis patients (vol 163, pg 800, 2010)

    Beukes, M., Lemmer, Y., Deysel, M., Al Dulayymi, J. R., Baird, M. S., Koza, G., Iglesias, M. M., Rowles, R. R., Theunissen, C., Grooten, J., Toschi, G., Roberts, V. V., Pilcher, L., Van Wyngaardt, S., Mathebula, N., Balogun, M., Stoltz, A. C. & Verschoor, J. A., 1 Feb 2011, In: Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 164, 2, p. 175 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Cholesteroid nature of free mycolic acids from M. tuberculosis.

    Benadie, Y., Deysel, M., Siko, D. G., Roberts, V. V., Van Wyngaardt, S., Thanyani, S. T., Sekanka, G., Ten Bokum, A. M., Collett, L. A., Grooten, J., Baird, M. S. & Verschoor, J. A., 1 Apr 2008, In: Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 152, 2, p. 95-103

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Evaluation of a novel ELISA test using synthetic mycolic acid antigens for serodiagnosis of non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections

    Bashford, J., Flowers, W., Haworth, C., Ryan, J., Cervi, A., Dulayymi, J. R. A., Mason, P. S., Plank, A., Baird, M. & Floto, A., Mar 2023, In: Thorax. 78, 3, p. 309-312 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Thiol modified mycolic acids

    Balogun, M. O., Huws, E. H., Sirhan, M. M., Saleh, A. D., Al Dulayymi, J. R., Pilcher, L., Verschoor, J. A. & Baird, M. S., Jul 2013, In: Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 172-173, July-August, p. 40-57 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Arabinose esters and combinations with cord factors

    Baird, M. (Inventor), Gwenin, C. (Inventor), Al-Dulayymi, J. (Inventor) & Mohammed, M. O. (Inventor), 2017, Patent No. WO2017/025757

    Research output: Patent

  37. Published

    A new approach to cyclopropene fatty acids involving 1,2-deiodination

    Baird, M. & Grehan, B., 1993, In: Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1. 14, p. 1547-1548

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Method and compositions

    Baird, M. (Inventor), Al-Dulayymi, J. (Inventor), Grooten, J. (Inventor), Beken, S. V. (Inventor) & Maza-Iglesias, M. (Inventor), 2012, Patent No. 20120045478

    Research output: Patent

  39. Published

    Adjuvants for use in vaccination

    Baird, M. (Inventor), Al-Dulayymi, J. (Inventor), Theunissen, C. (Inventor), Koza, G. (Inventor), Beken, S. V. (Inventor) & Grooten, J. (Inventor), 2014, Patent No. 8728515

    Research output: Patent

  40. Published

    Compounds for Use in Therapy

    Baird, M. (Inventor), Al-Dulayymi, J. (Inventor), Theunissen, C. (Inventor), Koza, G. (Inventor), Beken, S. V. (Inventor) & Grooten, J. (Inventor), 2011, Patent No. 20110150981

    Research output: Patent

  41. Published

    Methods for pathogen detection and disease treatment

    Baird, M. (Inventor), Al-Dulayymi, J. (Inventor), Grooten, J. (Inventor), Beken, S. V. (Inventor) & Maza-Iglesias, M. (Inventor), 2015, Patent No. 9206213

    Research output: Patent

  42. Published

    Adjuvants for Use in Vaccination

    Baird, M. (Inventor), Al-Dulayymi, J. (Inventor), Theunissen, C. (Inventor), Koza, G. (Inventor), Beken, S. V. (Inventor) & Grooten, J. (Inventor), 2011, Patent No. 20110142916

    Research output: Patent

  43. Published

    Method and compositions

    Baird, M. (Inventor), Al-Dulayymi, J. (Inventor), Grooten, J. (Inventor), Beken, S. V. (Inventor) & Maza-Iglesias, M. (Inventor), 2014, Patent No. 20140178434

    Research output: Patent

  44. Published

    Compounds for use in therapy.

    Baird, M. S. (Inventor), Al-Dulayymi, J. (Inventor), Theunissen, C. (Inventor), Koza, G. (Inventor), Vander Beken, S. (Inventor) & Grooten, J. A. (Inventor), 29 Oct 2009, Patent No. WO/2009/130506

    Research output: Patent

  45. Published

    Preparation and reactions of some 2,2-difunctional 1,1-dibromocyclopropanes.

    Baird, M. S., Boitsov, V. M., Stepakov, A. V., Molchanov, A. P., Kopf, J., Rajaratnam, M. & Kostikov, R. R., 6 Aug 2007, In: Tetrahedron. 63, 32, p. 7717-7726

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Bromine-magnesium exchange in gem-dibromocyclopropanes using Grignard reagents

    Baird, M. S., Nizovtsev, A. V. & Bolesov, I. G., 18 Feb 2002, In: Tetrahedron. 58, 8, p. 1581-1593

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Composition and method.

    Baird, M. S. (Inventor) & Preskett, D. (Inventor), 2 Jul 2009, Patent No. WO/2009/081211

    Research output: Patent

  48. Published

    Stereocontrolled approaches to 2-(2-aminoalky)-1-hydroxycyclopropanes.

    Baird, M. S., Huber, F. A. & Clegg, W., 3 Dec 2001, In: Tetrahedron. 57, 49, p. 9849-9858

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Method of obtaining a solid component rich in a petroselinic compound.

    Baird, M. S. (Inventor) & Preskett, D. (Inventor), 2 Jul 2009, Patent No. WO/2009/081209

    Research output: Patent

  50. Published

    Methods and Compositions

    Baird, M. S. (Inventor), Al-Dulayymi, J. (Inventor), Grooten, J. A. (Inventor), Vander Beken, S. (Inventor) & Maza Iglesias, M. (Inventor), 5 Aug 2010, Patent No. WO/2010/086667

    Research output: Patent