SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Urucu, O.A., Garosi, B. and Musah, R.A. Efficient Phytoremediation of Methyl Red and Methylene Blue Dyes from Aqueous Solutions by Juncus effusus, ACS Omega (2025), 10, 2, 1943–1953. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.4c07468.

• Block, E., Cotelesage, J.J.H., Dikarev, E., Garosi, B., George, G.N., Musah, R.A., Vogt, L.I., Wei, Z. and Zhang, Y. Re-examination of the Claimed Isolation of Stable Noncyclic 1,2-Disulfoxides. (2024), 26, 45, 9619–9624. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c02849.

• Arathala, P. and Musah, R.A. Atmospheric Chemistry of Chloroprene Initiated by OH Radicals: Combined Ab Initio/DFT Calculations and Kinetics Analysis. J. Phys Chem A. (2024), 128, 41, 8983–8995. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c05428.

• Garosi, B., Chambers, M.I. and Musah, R.A. Utilizing Derivatizing Agents for the Differentiation of Cannabinoid Isomers in Complex Food Beverage and Personal-care Product Matrices by Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Talanta Open. (2024), 10, 100328. doi: 10.1016/j.talo.2024.100328.

• Ilango, A.K., Arathala, P., Musah, R.A. and Liang, Y. Experimental and Density Functional Theory Investigation of Surface-modified Biopolymer for Improved Adsorption of Mixtures of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Water. Water Res. (2024), 255, 121458. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121458.

• Arathala, P. and Musah, R.A. Theoretical Insights into the Gas-Phase Oxidation of 3-Methyl-2-butene-1-thiol by the OH Radical: Thermochemical and Kinetic Analysis. J Phys Chem A. (2024), 128, 2136-2149. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpca/3c07775.

• Arathala, P. and Musah, R.A. Atmospheric Degradation of Dimethyl Sulfone Mediated by ∙OH, ∙Cl and NO₃∙, and the C-Centered Dimethyl Sulfone Radical + ³O₂ Reaction: A Kinetics and Mechanistic Study. Atmos Environ. (2023), 315, 119990. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2023.119990.

• Coon, A.M., Setzen, G. and Musah, R.A. Mass Spectrometric Interrogation of Earwax: Toward the Detection of Ménière’s Disease. ACS Omega. (2023), 8, 27010-27023. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01943.

• Coon, A.M. and Musah, R.A. Investigation of Small-Molecule Constituents in Voacanga africana Seeds and Mapping of Their Spatial Distributions Using Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real-Time Imaging - Mass Spectrometry (LADI-MS). ACS Omega. (2023), 8, 27190-27205. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.3c02464.

• Osborne, A.M., Beyramysoltan, S. and Musah, R.A. Distinguishing Infested Flour from Uninfested Flour through Chemometric Processing of DART-HRMS Data - Revealing the Presence of Tribolium castaneum, the Red Flour Beetle. J Agric Food Chem. (2023), 71, 8613-8621. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c00685.

• Chambers, M.I., Garosi, B. and Musah, R.A. DART-MS Facilitated Quantification of Cannabinoids in Complex Edible Matrices─Focus on Chocolates and Gelatin-Based Fruit Candies. ACS Omega. (2023), 8, 14459-14469. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c08172.

• Arathala, P. and Musah, R.A. Quantum Chemical and Kinetic Study of the Gas-Phase Reactions of Methane Sulfonamide with Cl Atom and the Fate of ∙CH₂S(═O)₂NH₂ with ³O₂ in the Atmosphere. ACS Earth Space Chem. (2023), 7, 1049-1059. doi: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.3c00004.

• Chambers, M.I., Beyramysoltan, S., Garosi, B. and Musah, R.A. Combined Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometric and Chemometric Approach for the Differentiation of Hemp and Marijuana Varieties of Cannabis sativa. J Cannabis Res. (2023), 5. doi: 10.1186/s42238-023-00173-0.

• Chambers, M.I. and Musah, R.A. DART-HRMS Triage Approach Part 2 - Application of the Detection of Cannabinoids and Terpenes in Recreational Cannabis Products. Forensic Chem. (2023), 33, 100469. doi: 10.1016/j.forc.2023.100469.

• Chambers, M.I., Giffen-Lemieux, J.E. and Musah, R.A. Rapid Detection and Quantification of Hallucinogenic Salvinorin A in Commercial Salvia divinorum Products by DART-HRMS. ACS Omega. (2023), 8, 761-770. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c06106.

• Arathala, P. and Musah, R.A. Theoretical Study of the Atmospheric Chemistry of Methane Sulfonamide Initiated by OH Radicals and the CH₃S(O)₂N∙H + ³O₂ Reaction. J Phys Chem A. (2022), 126, 9447-9460. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c06432.

• Beyramysoltan, S., Chambers, M.I., Osborne, A.M., Ventura, M.I. and Musah, R.A. Introducing “DoPP”: A Graphical User-Friendly Application for the Rapid Species Identification of Psychoactive Plant Materials and Quantification of Psychoactive Small Molecules Using DART-MS Data. Anal Chem. (2022), 94, 16570-16578. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c01614.

• Arathala, P. and Musah, R.A. Thermochemistry and Kinetics of the Atmospheric Oxidation Reactions of Propanesulfinyl Chloride Initiated by OH Radicals: A Computational Approach. J Phys Chem A. (2022), 126, 4264-4276. doi:10.1021/acs/jpca.2c01203.

• Ventura, M.I., Beyramysoltan, S. and Musah, R.A. Revealing the Presence of Tryptamine New Psychoactive Substances using Fused “Neutral Loss” Spectra Derived from DART High-resolution Mass Spectra. Talanta. (2022), 246, 123417. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123417.

• Coon, A.M., Dane, A.J., Setzen, G., Cody, R.B. and Musah, R.A. Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatographic and Mass Spectrometric Characterization of Lipid-Rich Biological Matrices ─ Application to Human Cerumen (Earwax). ACS Omega. (2022), 7, 230-239. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.1c04535.

• Deklerck, V., Fowble, K.L., Coon, A.M., Espinoza, E.O., Beeckman, H. and Musah, R.A. Opportunities in Phytochemistry, Ecophysiology and Wood Research via Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time‐Imaging Mass Spectrometry. New Phytol. (2022), 234, 319-331. doi: 10.1111/nph.17893.

• Chambers, M.I. and Musah, R.A. DART-HRMS as a Triage Approach for the Rapid Analysis of Cannabinoid-infused Edible Matrices, Personal-care Products and Cannabis sativa Hemp Plant Material. Forensic Chem. (2022), 27, 100382. doi: 10.1016/j.forc.2021.100382.

• Appley, M.G., Chambers, M.I. and Musah, R.A. Quantification of Hordenine in a Complex Plant Matrix by Direct Analysis in Real Time - High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry: Application to the “Plant of Concern” Sceletium tortuosum. Drug Test Anal. (2022), 14, 604-612. doi: 10.1002/dta.3193.

• Hayes, J.M., Abdul-Rahman, N., Gerdes, M.J. and Musah, R.A. Coral Genus Differentiation Based on Direct Analysis in Real Time-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry-Derived Chemical Fingerprints. Anal Chem. (2021), 93, 15306-15314. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02519.

• Arathala, P. and Musah, R.A. Oxidation of Dipropyl Thiosulfinate Initiated by Cl Radicals in the Gas Phase: Implications for Atmospheric Chemistry. ACS Earth Space Chem. (2021), 5, 2878-2890. doi: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00246.

• Arathala, P. and Musah, R.A. Atmospheric Oxidation of Propanesulfinic Acid Initiated by OH Radicals: Reaction Mechanism, Energetics, Rate Coefficients, and Atmospheric Implications. ACS Earth Space Chem. (2021), 5, 1498-1510. doi: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00062.

• Beyramysoltan, S., Abdollahi, H. and Musah, R.A. Workflow for the Supervised Learning of Chemical Data: Efficient Data Reduction-Multivariate Curve Resolution (EDR-MCR). Anal Chem. (2021). 93, 5020-5027. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01427.

• Arathala, P. and Musah, R.A. Catalytic Effect of Water and Formic Acid on the Reaction of Carbonyl Sulfide with Dimethyl Amine Under Tropospheric Conditions. Phys Chem Chem Phys. (2021). 23, 8752-8766. doi: 10.1039/D1CP00180A.

• Chambers, M.I., Appley, M.G., Longo, C.M. and Musah, R.A. Detection and Quantification of Psychoactive N,N-Dimethyltryptamine in Ayahuasca Brews by Ambient Ionization High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry. ACS Omega. (2020), 5, 28547-28554. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.0c03196.

• Arathala, P. and Musah, R.A. Computational Study Investigating the Atmospheric Oxidation Mechanism and Kinetics of Dipropyl Thiosulfinate Initiated by OH Radicals, and the Fate of Propanethiyl Radical. J Phys Chem A. (2020), 124, 8292-8304. doi: acs.jpca.0c05200.

• Longo, C.M. and Musah, R.A. MALDI-Mass Spectrometry Imaging for Touch Chemistry Biometric Analysis: Establishment of Exposure to Nitroaromatic Explosives Through Chemical Imaging of Latent Fingermarks. Forensic Chem. (2020), 20, 100269. doi: 10.1016/j.forc.2020.100269.

• Arathala, P., Katz, M., and Musah, R.A. Reaction Mechanism, Energetics, and Kinetics of the Water-assisted Thioformaldehyde + ∙OH Reaction and the Fate of its Product Radical Under Tropospheric Conditions. Phys Chem Chem Phys. (2020), 22, 10027-10042. doi: 10.1039/D0CP00570C.

• Beyramysoltan, S., Ventura, M.I., Rosati, J.Y., Giffen-Lemieux, J.E., and Musah, R.A. Identification of the Species Constituents of Maggot Populations Feeding on Decomposing Remains - Facilitation of the Determination of Post Mortem Interval and Time Since Tissue Infestation through Application of Machine Learning and Direct Analysis in Real Time-Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem. (2020), 92, 5439-5446. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00199.

• Giffen-Lemieux, J.E., Okuda, K., Rosati, J.Y., and Musah, R.A. Characterization of the Volatiles’ Profiles of the Eggs of Forensically Relevant Lucilia sericata and Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Blow Flies by SPME-Facilitated GC-MS. J Med Entomol. (2020), 57, 994-1005. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjaa018.

• Longo, C.M. and Musah, R.A. An Efficient Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometric Approach to Detection and Quantification of the Mescaline Content of Commonly Abused Cacti from the Echinopsis Genus. J Forensic Sci. (2020), 65, 61-66. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.14134.

• Appley, M.G., Beyramysoltan, S., and Musah, R.A. Random Forest Processing of Direct Analysis in Real-Time Mass Spectrometric Data Enables Species Identification of Psychoactive Plants from Their Headspace Chemical Signatures. ACS Omega. (2019), 4, 15636-15644. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.9b02145.

• Fowble, K.L. and Musah, R.A. Simultaneous Imaging of Latent Fingermarks and Detection of Analytes of Forensic Relevance by Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time Imaging-Mass Spectrometry (LADI-MS). Forensic Chem. (2019), 15, 100173. doi: 10.1016/j.forc.2019.100173.

• Chambers, M.I., Osborne, A.M. and Musah, R.A. Rapid Detection and Validated Quantification of Psychoactive Compounds in Complex Plant Matrices by Direct Analysis in Real Time-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry - Application to “Kava” Psychoactive Pepper Products. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. (2019), 33, 1915-1925. doi: 10.1002/rcm.8532.

• Arathala, P. and Musah, R.A. Theoretical Studies of the Gas-Phase Reactions of S-Methyl Methanesulfinothioate (Dimethyl Thiosulfinate) with OH and Cl Radicals: Reaction Mechanisms, Energetics and Kinetics. J Phys Chem A. (2019), 123, 8448-8459. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b02435.

• Beyramysoltan, S., Abdul-Rahman, N., and Musah, R.A. Call it a “Nightshade” - A Hierarchical Classification Approach to Identification of Hallucinogenic Solanaceae spp. Using DART-HRMS-derived Chemical Signatures. Talanta. (2019), 204, 739-746, doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.06.010.

• Fowble, K.L. and Musah, R.A. A Validated Method for the Quantification of Mitragynine in Sixteen Commercially Available Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) Products. Forensic Sci Int. (2019), 299, 195-202. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.04.009.

• He, T. and Musah, R.A. Multidimensional High-resolution NMR Structural Characterization of a Carborane Cluster Derivative: The Case of 2-Amino-3-(1,7-dicarba-closo-dodecaboranyl-1-thio)propanoic Acid. Polyhedron. (2019), 163, 171-177. doi: 10.1016/j.poly.2019.02.026.

• He, T. and Musah, R.A. Evaluation of the Potential of 2-Amino-3-(1,7-dicarba-closo-dodecaboranyl-1-thio)propanoic Acid as a Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Agent. ACS Omega. (2019), 4, 3820-3826. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.8b03407.

• He, T., Chittur, S.V., and Musah, R.A. Impact on Glioblastoma U87 Cell Gene Expression of a Carborane Cluster-bearing Amino Acid: Implications for Carborane Toxicity in Mammalian Cells. ACS Chem Neurosci. (2019), 10, 1524-1534. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00512.

• Fowble, K.L., Okuda, K., Cody, R.B., and Musah, R.A. Spatial Distributions of Furan and 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural in Unroasted and Roasted Coffea arabica Beans. Food Res Int. (2019), 119, 725-732. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2018.10.052.

• Coon, A.M., Beyramysoltan, S., and Musah, R.A. A Chemometric Strategy of Forensic Analysis of Condom Residues: Identification and Marker Profiling of Condom Brands from Direct Analysis in Real Time-High Resolution Mass Spectrometric Chemical Signatures. Talanta. (2019), 194, 563-575. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.09.101.

• He, T., Chambers, M.I., and Musah, R.A. Application of Direct Analysis in Real Time-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry to Investigations of Induced Plant Chemical Defense Mechanisms - Revelation of Negative Feedback Inhibition of an Alliinase. Anal Chem. (2018), 90, 12802-12809. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b03295.

• Fowble, K.L. and Musah, R.A. Utilizing Direct Analysis in Real Time-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry-derived Dark Matter Spectra to Classify and Identify Unknown Synthetic Cathinones. Methods Mol Biol. (2018), 1810, 217-225. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8579-1_19.

• Lesiak, A.D., Fowble, K.L., and Musah, R.A. A Rapid, High-throughput Validated Method for the Quantification of Atropine in Datura stramonium Seeds using Direct Analysis in Real Time-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (DART-HRMS). Methods Mol Biol. (2018), 1810, 207-215. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8579-1_18.

• Longo, C.M. and Musah, R.A. Detection of Diagnostic Plant-Derived Psychoactive Biomarkers in Fingerprints by MALDI-SpiralTOF-Mass Spectrometry Imaging. Methods Mol Biol. (2018), 1810, 125-132. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8579-1_12.

• Beyramysoltan, S., Giffen, J.E., Rosati, J.Y., and Musah, R.A. Direct Analysis in Real Time-Mass Spectrometry and Kohonen Artificial Neural Networks for Species Identification of Larva, Pupa and Adult Life Stages of Carrion Insects. Anal Chem. (2018), 90, 9206-9217. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01704.

• Fowble, K.L., Shepard, J.R.E., and Musah, R.A. Identification and Classification of Cathinone Unknowns by Statistical Analysis Processing of Direct Analysis in Real Time-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry-Derived “Neutral Loss” Spectra. Talanta (2018), 179, 546-553. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2017.11.020.

• He, T., Misuraca, J., and Musah, R.A. "Carboranyl-cysteine"—Synthesis, Structure, and Solvent-dependent Self-Prodassembly Behavior of a Novel a-Amino Acid. Sci Rep. (2017), 7, 16995. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-16926-w.

• Giffen, J.E., Rosati, J.Y., Longo, C.M., and Musah, R.A. Species Identification of Necrophagous Insect Eggs Based on Amino Acid Profile Differences Revealed by Direct Analysis in Real Time-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem. (2017), 89, 7719-7726. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01708.

• Fowble, K.L., Teramoto, K., Cody, R.B., Edwards, D., Guarrera, D., and Musah, R.A. Development of "Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time Imaging" Mass Spectrometry: Application to Spatial Distribution Mapping of Metabolites Along the Biosynthetic Cascade Leading to Synthesis of Atropine and Scopolamine in Plant Tissue. Anal Chem. (2017), 89, 3421-3429. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b04137.

• Kasper, S.H., Hart, R., Bergkvist, M., Musah, R.A., and Cady, N.C. Zein Nanocapsules as a Tool for Surface Passivation, Drug Delivery and Biofilm Prevention. AIMS Microbiology (2016), 2, 422-433. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2016.4.422.

• Giffen, J.E., Lesiak, A.D., Dane, A.J., Cody, R.B., and Musah, R.A. Rapid Species-level Identification of Salvias by Chemometric Processing of Ambient Ionisation Mass Spectrometry-derived Chemical Profiles. Phytochem Anal. (2016), 28, 16-26. doi: 10.1002/pca.2639.

• Lesiak, A.D. and Musah, R.A. Application of Ambient Ionization High Resolution Mass Spectrometry to Determination of the Botanical Provenance of the Constituents of Psychoactive Drug Mixtures. Forensic Sci Int. (2016), 266, 271-280. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.06.009.

• Kasper, S.H., Bonocora, R.P., Wade, J.T., Musah, R.A., and Cady, N.C. Chemical Inhibition of Kynureninase Reduces Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum Sensing and Virulence Factor Expression. ACS Chem Biol. (2016), 11, 1106-1117. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.5b01082.

• Lesiak, A.D. and Musah, R.A. Rapid High-throughput Species Identification of Botanical Material Using Direct Analysis in Real Time High Resolution Mass Spectrometry. JoVE (2016), 116. doi: 10.3791/54197.

• Lesiak, A.D. and Musah, R.A. More Than Just Heat: Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Determination of the Species of Origin of Processed Commercial Products—Application to Psychoactive Pepper Supplements. Anal Methods (2016), 8, 1646-1658. doi: 10.1039/C5AY02570B.

• Lesiak, A.D., Cody, R.B., Ubukata, M., and Musah, R.A. Direct Analysis in Real Time High Resolution Mass Spectrometry as a Tool for Rapid Characterization of Mind-Altering Plant Materials and Revelation of Supplement Adulteration-the Case of Kanna. Forensic Sci Int. (2016), 260, 66-73. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.12.037. 

•  Musah, R.A., Lesiak, A.D., Maron, M., Cody, R.B., Edwards, D., Fowble, K.L., Dane, A.J., and Long, M. Mechanosensitivity Below Ground: Touch-Sensitive Smell-Producing Roots in the ‘Shy Plant’, Mimosa pudica L. Plant Physiol. (2016), 170, 1075-1089. doi:10.1104/pp.15.01705.

• Lesiak, A.D., Cody, R.B., Dane, A.J., and Musah, R.A. Plant Seed Species Identification from Chemical Fingerprints: A High-Throughput Application of Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem. (2015), 87, 8748-8757. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b01611.

• Musah, R.A., Espinoza, E.O., Cody, R.B., Lesiak, A.D., Christensen, E.D., Moore, H., Maleknia, S., and Drijfhout, F. A High Throughput Ambient Mass Spectrometric Approach to Species Identification and Classification from Metabolome Profiles. Sci Reports (2015), 5, 11520. doi: 10.1038/srep11520.

• Kasper, S., Samarian, D., Jadhav, A., Rickard, A., Musah, R., and Cady, N. S-Aryl-L-Cysteine Sulfoxides and Related Organosulfur Compounds Alter Oral Biofilm Development and AI-2 Based Cell-Cell Communication. J Appl Microbiol. (2014), 117, 1472-1486. doi: 10.1111/jam.12616.

• Lesiak, A.D., Cody, R.B., Dane, A.J., and Musah, R.A. Rapid Detection by Direct Analysis in Real Time-Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) of Psychoactive Plant Drugs of Abuse: The Case of Mitragyna speciosa aka “Kratom". Forensic Sci Int. (2014), 24, 210-218. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.07.005.

• Musah, R.A., Cody, R.B., Domin, M.A., Lesiak, A.D., Dane, A.J., and Shepard, J.R.E. DART-MS In-source Collision Induced Dissociation and High Mass Accuracy for New Psychoactive Substance Determinations. Forensic Sci Int. (2014), 244, 42-49. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.07.028. 

• Lesiak, A.D., Musah, R.A., Domin, M.A., and Shepard, J.R.E. DART-MS as a Preliminary Screening Method for “Herbal Incense”: Chemical Analysis of Synthetic Cannabinoids. J Forensic Sci. (2014), 59, 337–343. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.12354. 

• Lesiak, A.D., Musah, R.A., Cody, R.B., Domin, M.A., Dane, A.J., and Shepard, J.R.E. Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) of "Bath Salt" Cathinone Drug Mixtures. Analyst (2013), 138, 3424-3432. doi:10.1039/C3AN00360D.

• Musah, R.A., Domin, M.A., Cody, R.B., Lesiak, A.D., Dane, A.J., and Shepard, J.R.E. Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry with Collision-Induced Dissociation for Structural Analysis of Synthetic Cannabinoids. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. (2012), 26, 2335–2342. doi: 10.1002/rcm.6354.

• Musah, R.A., Domin, M.A., Walling, M.A., and Shepard, J.R.E. Rapid Identification of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Herbal Samples via Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. (2012), 26, 1109–1114. doi: 10.1002/rcm.6205.

• Musah, R.A., Vuong A.L., Henck C., and Shepard J.R. Detection of the Spermicide Nonoxynol-9 via GC-MS. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. (2012), 23, 996-999. doi: 10.1007/s13361-012-0353-7.

• Musah, R.A., Cody, R.B., Dane, A.J., Vuong, A.L., and Shepard, J.R. Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry for Analysis of Sexual Assault Evidence. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. (2012), 26, 1039-1046. doi: 10.1002/rcm.6198.

• Cady, N.C., McKean, K.A., Behnke, J., Kubec, R., Mosier, A.P., Kasper, S.H., & ... Musah, R.A. Inhibition of Biofilm Formation, Quorum Sensing and Infection in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Natural Products-Inspired Organosulfur Compounds. Plos ONE (2012), 7, 1-12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038492.

• He, Q., Kubec, R., Jadhav, A.P., and Musah, R.A. First Insights into the Mode of Action of a "Lachrymatory Factor Synthase" - Implications for the Mechanism of Lachrymator Formation in Petiveria alliacea, Allium cepa and Nectaroscordum Species. Phytochemistry (2011), 72, 1939-46. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2011.07.013.

• Kubec, R., Cody, R.B., Dane, A.J., Musah, R.A., Schraml, J., Vattekkatte, A., et al. Applications of Direct Analysis in Real Time−Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) in Allium Chemistry. (Z)-Butanethial S-Oxide and 1-Butenyl Thiosulfinates and Their S-(E)-1-Butenylcysteine S-Oxide Precursor from Allium siculum. J Agr Food Chem. (2010), 58, 1121-1128. doi: 10.1021/jf903733e.

• Musah, R.A., He, Q., Kubec, R., and Jadhav, A. Studies of a Novel Cysteine Sulfoxide Lyase from Petiveria alliacea: The First Heteromeric Alliinase. Plant Physiol. (2009), 151, 1304-1316. doi: 10.1104/pp.109.142430. 

• Musah, R.A., He, Q., and Kubec, R. Discovery and Characterization of a Novel Lachrymatory Factor Synthase in Petiveria alliacea and Its Influence on Alliinase-Mediated Formation of Biologically Active Organosulfur Compounds. Plant Physiol. (2009), 151, 1294-1303. doi: 10.1104/pp.109.142539.

• Kubec, R. and Musah, R.A. γ-Glutamyl dipeptides in Petiveria alliacea. Phytochemistry (2005), 66, 2494-2497. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.06.029.

• Kubec, R., Hrbáčová, M., Musah, R.A., and Velíšek, J. Allium Discoloration: Precursors Involved in Onion Pinking and Garlic Greening. J Agr Food Chem. (2004), 52, 5089-5094. doi: 10.1021/jf0497455.

• Musah, R.A. The HIV-1 Nucleocapsid Zinc Finger Protein as a Target of Antiretroviral Therapy. Curr Top Med Chem. (2004), 4, 1605-1622. doi: 10.2174/1568026043387331.

• Kubec, R., Kim, S., and Musah, R.A. The Lachrymatory Principle of Petiveria alliacea. Phytochemistry (2003), 63, 37-40, doi: 10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00759-8.

• Kubec, R., Velı́šek, J., and Musah, R.A. The Amino Acid Precursors and Odor Formation in Society Garlic (Tulbaghia violacea Harv.). Phytochemistry (2002), 60, 21-25. doi: 10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00065-1.

• Kubec, R. and Musah, R.A. Cysteine Sulfoxide Derivatives in Petiveria alliacea. Phytochemistry (2001), 58, 981-985. doi: 10.1016/S0031-9422(01)00304-1.

PATENTS

• Asare-Okai, P.N., Grigoryants, V.M., and Musah, R.A. (2014). Electrophoresis Controllers and Methods for Controlling Electrophoresis Process. WO 2014058462 A1 20140417.

• Musah, R.A., (2013). Chimeric RNA Aptamers Containing a Stem Loop Segment of a Retroviral ψ Packaging Element of a Virus are Resistant to Nucleocapsid Degradation. WO 2013040577 A1 20130321.