Bio

Edward J. Behrman received a B. S. from Yale in 1952 and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1957 working with R. Y. Stanier. After post-doctoral research with W. E. Knox (Harvard) and J. O. Edwards (Brown), he was appointed Assistant Professor at the Ohio State University in 1965. He retired in 2005 but still carries out research and teaches.

Research Overview

Synthesis and properties of biochemically important molecules. My research program is directed at the synthesis and detailed characterization via physical and chemical analyses of biochemically important molecules. These include sugars, nucleosides, nucleotides, and sugar nucleotides and other similar biomolecules. My laboratory employs mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance, IR, and other techniques to determine the properties of compounds that we have synthesized.

Publications

D. M. Behrman & E. J. Behrman, "A Little-Known Memoir by Emil Fischer", Bull. Hist. Chem., 50, 114-118, 2025.

D. M. Behrman & E. J. Behrman, “A Translation of Karl Elbs(1858-1933)-Chemiker”, Chem. Educ., 2024, 29, 132-136.

I.Hall, J. Joseph, & E. Behrman, Computational Insights into the Mechanism of the Boyland-Sims Oxidation.  Proc. W. Va. Acad. Sci., vol. 96, #1 (2024)

Computational Insights into the structure of transition states and intermediates for the Boyland-Sims oxidation.  I. Hall, A. L. Pumford, E. J. Behrman, and J. Joseph.  ACS CERM, Detroit, June,  2023. Abstract 200.

Sabag-Daigle et al., Identification of Small-Molecule Inhibitors of the Salmonella Fra-B Deglycase.  Microbiology Spectrum, 11(2) e04606-22 [2023].

Serendipitous Discovery of a Competitive Inhibitor of FraB, a Salmonella Deglycase and Drug Target.  P. Thirugnanasambantham, S. Kovalli, A. Cool, Y. Gao, A Sabag-Dagle, E. F. Boulanger, M. Mitton-Fry, A. DiCapua, E. J. Behrman, V. H. Wysocki, S. Lindert, B. M. M. Ahmer, & V. Gopalan.  Pathogens, 2022, 11, 1102 (11 pages).

D. M. Behrman & E. J. Behrman, Emil Fischer's Aus meinem Leben, an English translation, Springer Verlag, 2022.

B. Szkoda, A. Di Capua, J. Shaffer, E. J. Behrman, V. H. Wysocki, & V. Gopalan. Characterization of a Salmonella Transcription Factor-DNA Complex. J. Mol. Biol., 434(7) 167480 (2022).

E. J. Behrman, The Toxicity of Mercury, Bull. Hist. Chem, 46(2021)2-3.

E. J. Behrman & S. Parkin, Synthesis and Crystal Structures of 3,6-dihydroxy-picolinic acid and its labile intermediate, 3-hydroxypyridine-2-carboxylic acid-6-sulfate. Acta Cryst., E77(2021)623-628.

E. J. Behrman, The Elbs and Boyland-Sims Oxidations: A Literature Update. Mini.-Rev. Org. Chem., 18(2021) 621-625.

E. J. Behrman, Teaching Chemophobia. Chem. Ind., 85(1)(2021)11.

E. J. Behrman, A Note on Jack Hine, Bull. Hist. Chem., 45(2020)65

E. J. Behrman, D. M. Behrman, & M. Davis, Ueber Nitrohydroquinone, a Translation, Bull. Hist. Chem., 45(2020)80-83.

D. J. Kountz, E. J. Behrman, L. Zhang, & J. A. Krzycki, MtcB, a Member of the MttB Superfamily is a cobalamine-dependent carnitine demethylase. J. Biol. Chem., 295(2020)11971-11981.

E. J. Behrman, A. L. Hansen, C. Yuan, & S. Parkin. 4,4’-dimethyl-2,2’-dipyridyl-N,N’-tetramethylene dibromide, Acta Cryst. E76(2020)1467-1471.

E. J. Behrman, The Reaction of Peroxydisulfate with Phenols. Chem. Eng. J., 393(2020)124742.

J. Joseph, A. Pumford, C. M. Hadad, & E. J. Behrman, Computational Insights on the Structure of Transition States and Intermediates of the Boyland-Sims Oxidation Reaction. Abstracts, ACS Central Regional Meeting, May 2020.

E. J. Behrman, John O. Edwards, A half-century of peroxide chemistry; a translation. Chem. Educ., 25(2020)31-36.

E. J. Behrman, "A Curious Flaw in the OED", Notes & Queries, 66(2019)587.

J. W. Picking, E. J. Behrman, L. Zhang, & J. A. Krzycki, MtpB, a member of the MttB superfamily from the human intestinal acetogen Eubacterium limosum, catalyzes proline betaine demethylation. J. Biol. Chem., 294(2019)13697-13707.

S. R. Harvey et al., Relative Interfacial Cleavage Energetics of Protein Complexes Revealed by Surface Collisions. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. [US], 116(2019)8143-8148.

S. R. Parkin, W. H. Coldren, J. P. Fernandez, C. M. Hadad, & E. J. Behrman, Polymorphism, Crystal Packing, Twinning , and Molecular Conformations in 5'-Halo-5'-Deoxyguanosines and a Hydrate of the Pseudohalide Analogue,
5'-Azido-5'-Deoxyguanosine, Crystal Growth & Design, 18(2018)6995-7005.

E. J. Behrman, Laboratory Safety: A Contrary View, J. Chem. Health Safety, 25(5), 41(2018).

E. J. Behrman, Discussion of C. Liang & J.-H. Lei, Water Environ. Res., 90., p. 479(2018).

E. J. Behrman, Comment on Lominchar et al., Environ. Tech., 40(2019)132.

E. J. Behrman, Comment on Xie et al., J. Environ. Sci., 64, p. 352(2018).

E. J. Behrman, Comment on Jiang et al., Environ. Tech., 2018, vol. 40(2019)1769. 

E. J. Behrman, Peroxydisulfate in the Environmental Literature-A Brief Critique, J. Hazard. Mater., 365(2019)971.

S. Pal, J. Wu, & E. J. Behrman, Is water a suitable medium for the Amadori rearrangement?, Food Chem., 268, p. 451(2018).

J. Wu et al., Measurement of fructose-asparagine concentrations in human and animal foods. J. Agric. Food Chem., 66, 212-217(2018).

E. J. Behrman, Two Hours in the Library is Worth More than Six Months in the Laboratory, Chemosphere, 194, p. 42(2018). 

Salmonella Fra-E, an Asparaginase Homolog, Contributes to Fructose-Asparagine but not Asparagine Utilization. A. Sabag-Daigle, A. Sengupta, H. M. Blunk, P. K. Biswas, M. C. Cron, A. J. Bogard, E. J. Behrman, V. Gopalan, and B. M. M. Ahmer, J. Bacteriol., 199, e00330-17 (2017)

Characterization of a Salmonella Sugar Kinase Essential for Utilization of Fructose-Asparagine.  P. K. Biswas, E. J. Behrman, & V. Gopalan , Biochem. Cell Biol., 95, 304-309(2017).

Epitaxially Intergrown Conformational Polymorphs and a Mixed Water/Methanol Solvate of 5'-Deoxy-5'-Iodoguanosine. S. R. Parkin, K. J. Thorley, K. J. Gagnon, & E. J. Behrman,
Cryst. Growth Des., 16, 6343-6353(2016). 

A. L. Hansen & E. J. Behrman, Synthesis of 6-Phosphofructose Aspartic Acid and some Related Amadori Compounds, Carbohydr. Res., 431, 1-5(2016).

A. Sabag-Daigle et al., A metabolic intermediate of the fructose-asparagine pathway inhibits growth of a Salmonella mutant., Sci. Rep., 6, 28117; doi:10.1038/srep28117(2016)

Pyrotartaric Acid, Bull. Hist. Chem., 41, 74(2016).

Regarding “Don’t Mail Matches”.  E. J. Behrman, Chem 13 News, Feb. 2015, p.2.

Cooking and Trans Fats.  E. J. Behrman, Scientific American, July 2014. p. 8.  See also Consider the Source, C & EN, Feb. 3, 2014, p. 2.

UCL Chemistry Department 1828-1974.  E. J. Behrman, Bull. Hist. Chem., 39, 101 (2014).

Fructose-Asparagine is a Primary Nutrient during Growth of Salmonella in the Inflamed Intestine.   M. M. Ali, D. L. Newsome, J. F. Gonzalez, A. Sabag-Daigle, C. Stahl, B. Steidley, J. Dubena, J. L Dyszel, J. N. Smith, Y. Dieye, R. Arsenescu, P.N Boyaka, S. Krakowka, T. Romeo, E. J. Behrman, P. White, and B. M. M. Ahmer,   PLoS Pathogens, 10(6), 2014, e1004209.

Pyrrolysine-Inspired Protein Cyclization.  M. M. Lee, T. Fekner, J. Lu, B. Heater, E. J. Behrman, L. Zhang, P.-H. Hsu, and M. K. Chan, ChemBioChem, 15, 1769-1772(2014).  

On the Mechanism of the Boyland-Sims Oxidation.  E. J. Behrman, Prog. React. Kinet. Mech.,39, 308-310 (2014).

Some Derivatives of 5-Hydroxy-2-Pyridone.  E. J. Behrman, J. Chem. Res., 121-122, (2014).

Iron(II)-dependent dioxygenase and N-formylamide deformylase catalyze the reactions from 5-hydroxy-2-pyridone to maleamate.  Y.Yao, H.Tang, H. Ren, H. Yu, L. Wang, W. Zhang, E. J. Behrman, and P. Xu, Sci. Rep., 3, 3235(2013).

A Nutrient Transporter is Crucial to the Fitness of Salmonella in the Inflamed Intestine.  M. M. Ali, D. L. Newsome, J. F. Gonzalez, A. Sabag-Daigle, C. Stahl, B. Steidley, J. Dubena, J. L. Dyszel, J. N. Smith, Y. Dieye,

S. Krakowka, T. Romeo, E. J. Behrman, P. White, and B. M. Ahmer, 4th ASM Conference on Salmonella, The Host and the Environment, Abstract 188D, Boston, October, 2013.

An Almost Forgotten Simplification in the Detection of Amino Acids on Chromatograms Using Ninhydrin.  E. J. Behrman, Chem 13 News, May 2013, p. 3.

Pioneering Women, EJ Behrman, Yale Alumni Magazine, Nov.-Dec. 2012, p. 6.

Channel-Forming Solvate Crystals and Iso-structural Solvent-free Powder of 5-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyridone.  S. R. Parkin & E. J. Behrman, Acta Cryst., C 67, o324-o328(2011).

A Comment on “Revision of Boyland-Sims Oxidation.”  E. J. Behrman, J. Phys. Chem. A, 115, 7863-7864 (2011).

Imperfect Peer Review.  E. J. Behrman and V. Gopalan, American Scientist,99, 99( 2011).

A Brief History of the Development of Our Knowledge of the Mechanisms of the Elbs and Boyland-Sims Oxidations.  E. J. Behrman, The Chemical Educator, 15, 392-393  (2010).

A Forgotten Book for Amateur String Players and Some Related Treasures.    E. J. Behrman, The Chamber Music Journal, 21(#1),6, 2010.

Channel-Forming Solvates of 2,5-Dihydroxy-6-chloropyridine and its Solvent-Free Tautomer, 5-Hydroxy-6-chloro-2-pyridone. S. R. Parkin & E. J. Behrman, Acta Cryst. (2009) C65, o529-o533.

Chemical Inflation, E. J. Behrman, Chemistry World, 6, 40(2009).

Synthesis of 4-Pyridone-3-Sulfate and an Improved Synthesis of 3-Hydroxy-4-Pyridone, E. J. Behrman, Chem. Cent. J., 3:1(2009).

N-Formylmaleamic Acid: An Intermediate in Nicotinic Acid Metabolism,  E. J. Behrman, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA, 105, E88(2008).

Why Publish?  E. J. Behrman, Academe, Sept.-Oct. 2008, p.5

Phosphoenolpyruvate: An End to Hand-Waving.  E. J. Behrman and V. Gopalan, Biochem. Mol. Biol. Educ., 36, 323-324 (2008).

An Improved Synthesis of Photo-Leucine.  Y. Ikeda and E. J. Behrman,  Synth. Commun., 38, 2276-2284(2008).

Synthesis of N-Formylmaleamic acid and Related Formylamides.  E. J. Behrman and E. L. Hillenbrand, J. Chem. Res., 170-172 (2008).

Improved Syntheses of 5-Hydroxy-2-Pyridones.   E. J. Behrman, Synth. Commun., 38, 1168-1175 (2008).  Erratum, ibid., 39, 3378 (2009).

Studies on the Mechanism of Inhibition of Bacterial Ribonuclease P by Aminoglycoside Derivatives.  S. A. Kawamoto, C. G. Sudhahar, C. L. Hatfield, J. Sun, E. J. Behrman, and V. Gopalan,  Nucleic Acids Res., 36, 697-704 (2008).

Failure of Montmorillonite K10 or Silica Gel to Promote the Conversion of Phenols to Quinones by Several Oxidants. E. J. Behrman,  J. Braz. Chem. Soc. , 18, 1461(2007).

How Cheap is Cheap?  E. J. Behrman, Chem. World, Sept. 2007, p.40.

The Anomeric Specificity of Enzymes Which Act On Sugars.  E. J. Behrman and Venkat Gopalan, J. Chem. Educ., 84, 1608(2007)..

A Comment on "A Novel and Simple Solvent Free Method for Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution of Inactive Aryl Halides".  E. J. Behrman, Synth. Commun.,  37, 1455-1456(2007).

The Elbs and Boyland-Sims Peroxydisulfate Oxidations. E. J. Behrman, Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2:22 (2006).

A Review of "JBC Classics and Reflections",  E. J. Behrman,  Bull. Hist. Chem.   31, 87-88 (2006)

Housman in Paris.  E. J. Behrman. ANQ, 19(3), 30-32 (2006).  Correction, ANQ, 19(4), 77(2006).

Equilibrium Constants and Water Activity, E. J. Behrman, J. Chem. Educ. 83 ,  1290 (2006).

A Comment on the Solid State Oxidation of Phenols to Quinones by Peroxydisulfate.  E. J. Behrman,   J. Chem. Res. , 412 (2006).

Borodin, E. J. Behrman, J. Chem. Educ., 83, 1138 (2006)

2-Methoxy-3-Nitrophenol.  D. M. Behrman, E. J. Behrman, and S. Parkin, Acta Cryst., E62, o3119-o3121 (2006).

Plus-Minus.  E. J. Behrman, Chemistry World, 3, 30(2006).

Cholesterol and Plants, E. J. Behrman and V. Gopalan, J. Chem. Educ., 82, 1791-1793(2005).

Testing Prayer, E. J. Behrman, Skeptic, 11:4, 15 (2005).

Karl Elbs, 1858-1933.  E. J. Behrman, Bull. Hist. Chem., 30, 19-22(2005).

Music and Chemistry.  E. J. Behrman.  J. Chem. Educ., 82, 37(2005).

Evidence from Biochemical Pathways in Favor of Unfinished Evolution Rather Than Intelligent Design.  E. J. Behrman, G. A. Marzluf, and R. Bentley.  J. Chem. Educ. 81, 1051-1052(2004).

5-Hydroxyorotic acid and Orotic Acid 5-sulfate.  E. J. Behrman.  J. Chem. Res.(S), 702-703(2003), published March 2004.

Choice of Citrus Fruit.  E. J. Behrman and C. F. Behrman, J. Chem. Educ., 81, 196(2004).

The First Metal Complex of 5-hydroxyorotic acid: dimethylammonium bis(N,N-dimethylformamide) bis(5-hydroxyorotato(2-)gallate(III).  G. S. Papaefstathiou, S. Manessi, C.P. Raptopoulou, E. J. Behrman, and T. F. Zafiropoulos.  Inorg. Chem. Commun., 7, 69-72(2004).

A Quantitative Study of the Reaction Between Anhydrides and Formamidine Acetate.  E. J. Behrman and S. Buchholz.   35th Central Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 2003, 329.

The Chemistry of (Benzoylmonoperoxy)potassium sulfate.  E. J. Behrman, 35th Central Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 2003, 325.

Karl Elbs, 1858-1933.  E. J. Behrman, D. Behrman, and M. Davis.   35th Central Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society.  Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 2003, 272.

Elucidating the Mechanism of Inhibition of Bacterial RNase P by Aminoglycoside Derivatives.  S. Kawamoto, C. Hatfield, E. Behrman, and V. Gopalan.  35th Central Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society.  Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 2003, 116.

Synthesis of 2,5- and 2,6-Dinitrofluorobenzenes and Related Hydroquinones.  E. J. Behrman and S. Chen.  Org. Prep. Proc. Int., 35, 422-425(2003).

Synthesis of Dinitrophenol Ortho-phosphates and Sulfates from Sanger's Reagent and the Corresponding Peroxymonoanion.  E. J. Behrman and S. Chen.  224th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Boston, MA, Aug. 2002, Org. 771.

On the Mechanism of the Elbs Peroxydisulfate Oxidation and a New Peroxide Rearrangement.  E. C. Behrman, S. Chen, and E. J. Behrman.  Tetrahedron Lett., 43, 3221-3224(2002).

Kinetics of Coupling Reactions That Generate Monothiophosphate Disulfides: Implications for Modification of RNA's.  C.-W. Wu, P. S. Eder, V. Gopalan, and E. J. Behrman.  Bioconj. Chem., 12, 842-844(2001).

An Improved Synthesis of Guanosine 5'-Monothiophosphate.  E. J. Behrman.  J. Chem. Res.(S) 446-447(2000).

Guanosine 5'-Phosphorothioate, A Tool for Site-Directed Spin Labelling of RNA.  E. J. Behrman, R. Biswas, H. Kühne, G. Brudvig, and V. Gopalan.  32nd Central Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society. Cincinnati, OH, May 2000, 62.

On the Conformation of UDP-Glc, A Sugar Nucleotide.  K. B. Kim, E. C. Behrman, C. E. Cottrell, and E. J. Behrman.  J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 2, 677-682(2000).

On the Conformation of UDPG, A Sugar Nucleotide.  K. B. Kim, E. C. Behrman, and E. J. Behrman.  Nucleosides & Nucleotides, 18, 1055-1056(1999).

A Review of "What Risk?" , J. Chem. Educ., 76, 904(1999).

On the Conformation of Sugar Nucleotides.  E. C. Behrman, C. E. Cottrell, and E. J. Behrman.  31st Central Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society.  June 1999, 411.

Some Aspects of Orotic Acid Chemistry.  E. J. Behrman.  31st Central Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society.  Columbus, OH, June 1999, 268.

Sodium Peroxydisulfate is a Stable & Cheap Substitute for Ammonium Peroxydisulfate in Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis.  E. J. Behrman and D. H. Dean.  J. Chromatogr. B, 723, 325-326(1999).

A New Synthesis of Symmetrical P1,P2-Dinucleoside-5'-Pyrophosphates.  K. B. Kim and E. J. Behrman, Nucleosides & Nucleotides, 18, 51-54(1999).

Colchicine.  E. J. Behrman, TLS, Jan. 15, 1999.

On the Conformation of UDPG, A Sugar Nucleotide.  K. B. Kim, E. C. Behrman, and E. J. Behrman.  13th International Round Table on Nucleosides, Nucleotides, and their Biological Applications.  Montpellier, Sept. 1998, 158.

Simple Syntheses of Isouramil and Isobarbituric Acid.  E. J. Behrman, J. Chem. Res.(S), 340-341(1998).

Bizarre Halucinations.  E. J. Behrman. Chem. Brit., Jan. 1998, p. 16.

Rediscovery of an Extraction Technique.  E. J. Behrman.  J. Chem. Educ., 75, 80(1998).

Conversion of Nucleosides to Cyclic Dinucleoside Dipyrophosphates.  K. B. Kim and E. J. Behrman, Nucleosides & Nucleotides, 16, 81-85(1997).

A New Synthesis of N-Formylamides.  E. L. Hillenbrand, A. C. Yahner, E. J. Cupler, S. El-Khoury, and E. J. Behrman. 28th Central Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society.  Dayton, OH.  June 1996, 238.

Ammonium Peroxydisulfate and Analogs.  E. J. Behrman, in "Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis", L. A. Paquette (ed.), Wiley, N. Y., 1, 193-197(1995).

A New Synthesis of Sucrose 6'-Phosphate.  K. B. Kim and E. J. Behrman, Carbohydr. Res., 270, 71-75((1995); Correction, ibid.,277, C9(1995).

Conversion of 4-Quinolones into 3-Hydroxy-4-Quinolones via the Corresponding Sulfates.  E. J. Behrman, R. L. Kiser, W. F. Garas, E. C. Behrman, and B. M. Pitt.  J. Chem. Res(S), 164-165(1995); ibid.(M), 1051-1063(1995).

A New Synthesis of Sucrose 6'-Phosphate.  K. B. Kim and E. J. Behrman. Great Lakes-Central Joint Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, Ann Arbor,    MI, June 1994, 370.

Conversion of Aminopyridines into N-Oxides by Caro's Acid Anion (Peroxymonosulfate).  G. J. Robke and E. J. Behrman, J. Chem. Res.(S), 412-413(1993).

Representation of the Stereochemistry of Amino Acids in Textbooks.  E. J. Behrman, G. E. Means, and H. Zhang.  J. Chem. Educ., 70, 282-283(1993).

The Ortho-Para Ratio and the Intermediate in the Persulfate Oxidation of Aromatic Amines (The Boyland-Sims Oxidation).  E. J. Behrman. J. Org. Chem., 57, 2266-2270(1992).

An Arylhydroxylamine-O-Sulfonate is the Probable Intermediate in the Peroxydisulfate Oxidation of Aromatic Amines.   E. J. Behrman.  J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 305(1992).

The Synthesis and Characterization of Uridine 5'-(β-L-Rhamnopyranosyl diphosphate) and its Role in the Enzymic Synthesis of Rutin.  G. A. Barber and E. J. Behrman.  Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 288, 239-242(1991).

The Ortho-Para Ratio in the Persulfate Oxidation of Aromatic Amines.  E. J. Behrman. 201st National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA, April 1991, Org. 204.

Chemical Transformation of Sugar Nucleotides: Acetylation of UDPGlc.  M. L. Appleton, C. E. Cottrell, and E. J. Behrman,  Carbohydr. Res., 206, 373-377(1990).

L-DOPA-3-O-Sulfate by the Persulfate Oxidation of L-Tyrosine.  E. J. Behrman and J. M. Bidinger.  Org. Prep. Proc. Int., 21, 351-353(1989).

Reviews of "The Ill-Tempered String Quartet" , Strings, Sept.-Oct., 1989 & Violexchange, 4, no. 3 , 22-23 (1989).

The Chemistry of the Interactions of Osmium Tetroxide with DNA and Proteins.  E. J. Behrman.  Symposium on Local Changes in DNA Structure.  Brno, Czechoslovakia, July 1988.

The Persulfate Oxidation of Phenols and Aromatic Amines (The Elbs and the Boyland-Sims Oxidations).  E. J. Behrman, Organic Reactions, 35, 421-511(1988).

A Simple Colorimetric Assay for L-DOPA in the Presence of Tyrosine using the Phosphotungstic Acid Reagent.  S. Scott and E. J. Behrman.  Analyt. Lett., 21, 183-191(1988).

Reactions of Osmium Tetroxide with Imidazoles.  S. F. Kobs and E. J. Behrman.  Inorg. Chim. Acta, 138, 113-120(1987).

Osmium Tetroxide Reactions with Imidazoles.  S. F. Kobs and E. J. Behrman,  19th Central Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, Columbus, OH, June 1987, 100.

The Elbs Oxidation of Tyrosine.  J. M. Bidinger and E. J. Behrman.  19th Central Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, Columbus, OH, June 1987, 76.

Complexation of Osmium Tetroxide with Tertiary Amines.  S. F. Kobs and E. J. Behrman.  Inorg. Chim. Acta, 128, 21-26(1987).

NMR Assignments of Acetyl and Trityl Groups in Derivatized Carbohydrates via Proton-Carbon Long-Range Couplings.  M. L. Appleton, C. E. Cottrell, and E. J. Behrman.  Carbohydr. Res., 158, 227-235(1986).

Osmium Tetroxide Reactions with Proteins.  Histidine Reactions.  S. F. Kobs and E. J. Behrman, 18th Central Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, Bowling Green, OH, June 1986, 76.

A Comment on "Determination of the Total Nitrogen Content of Organic Substances Through the Ammonia Formed in Oxidation by Persulfate."  E. J. Behrman. Analyt. Lett., 18(A8), 1039-1040(1985).

Comments on the Oxidation of Sulfoxides by Peroxydisulfate Ions.  E. J. Behrman. J. Phys. Chem, 89, 2964-2965(1985).

NMR Assignments of Acetyl Groups in Acetylated Glycosides via Proton-Carbon Long-Range Couplings.  M. L. Appleton, C. E. Cottrell, and E. J. Behrman.  190th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Sept. 1985, Biol. Chem. 39.  Biochemistry, 24, 3362(1985).

The Chemistry of Osmium Tetroxide Fixation, in: The Science of Biological Specimen Preparation. J. P. Revel, T. Barnard, and G. H. Haggis(eds.), E. J. Behrman.  SEM Inc., AMF O'Hare, IL, 1-5 (1984).

Acetylation and Deacetylation of Sugar Nucleotides.  M. A. Salam, G. A. Gordon, and E. J. Behrman.  15th Central Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, Oxford, OH, May 1983, 95.

Synthesis of Acetylated α- and β-L-Fucosyl Esters of Nucleoside 5'-Monophosphates by the Orthoester Route.  M. A. Salam and E. J. Behrman, Nucleosides & Nucleotides, 1, 155-161(1982).

Effects of Glycol Structure on the Transesterification Equilibria of Oxo-Osmium(VI) Esters.  S. K. Mohapatra and E. J. Behrman. J. Inorg. Biochem., 16, 85-89(1982).

3-Hydroxy-4-Sulphonyloxybenzoic acid.  E. J. Behrman.  Biochem. J. 201, 677(1982).

Cleavage and Cross-Linking of Proteins with Osmium(VIII) Reagents.  M. Emerman and E. J. Behrman.  J. Histochem. Cytochem., 30, 395-397(1982).

Synthesis of Nucleoside 5'-(β-D-Glucopyranosyl Monophosphates) by the Sugar Ortho Ester Route.  M. A. Salam and E. J. Behrman, Carbohydr. Res., 102, 139-146(1982).

Synthesis of an O-Acetylated α-D-Glucosylester of a Nucleoside 5'-Diphosphate by the Ortho Ester Route.  M. A. Salam and E. J. Behrman.  Carbohydr. Res., 101, 339-342(1982).

Sequence-Specific Osmium Reagents for Polynucleotides. 2. A Method for Thymine-Cytosine Pairs.  H. Ford, C.-H. Chang, and E. J. Behrman.  J. Am. Chem. Soc., 103, 7773-7779(1981).

The X-ray Crystal Structures of the Oxo-Osmium Complexes, OsO2(OH)2phen and Os2O6py4.  A.M.R. Galas, M. B. Hursthouse, E. J. Behrman, W. R. Midden, G. Green, and W. P. Griffith.  Transition Met. Chem. 6, 194-195(1981).

Synthesis of Glycosyl Phosphates from Sugar Ortho Esters:  Formation of bis(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)phosphate and the Effect of Solvents on the Synthesis of β-D-Glucopyranosyl)phosphate.  M. A. Salam and E. J. Behrman.  Carbohydr. Res., 90, 83-89(1981).

Reactions of Cytosine and 5-Methylcytosine with Osmium(VIII) Reagents.  C.-H. Chang, H. Ford, and E. J. Behrman.  Inorg. Chim. Acta, 55, 77-80(1981).

The Thermal Decomposition of Peroxodisulphate Ions.  E. J. Behrman and J. O. Edwards.  Rev. Inorg. Chem., 2, 179-206(1980), published Sept. 1981.

Reaction of Osmium Reagents with Amino Acids and Proteins.  J. S. Deetz and E. J. Behrman, Int. J. Peptide Protein Res., 17, 495-500(1981).

Synthesis of Monophospho Sugar Nucleotides from Sugar Orthoesters.  M. A. Salam and E. J. Behrman, 181st National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA, March 1981, Carb. 34.

Synthesis of Glycosyl Phosphates from Sugar Ortho Esters.  M. A. Salam and E. J. Behrman.  181st National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA, March 1981, Carb. 32.

On the Oxidation State of Osmium in Fixed Tissues: An Addendum.  E. J. Behrman.  J. Histochem. Cytochem., 28, 1032(1980).

Modification of Lysozyme by Osmium Tetroxide.  J. S. Deetz and E. J. Behrman.  Fed. Proc., 39, 2180(1980).

HPLC Separation of Enantiomeric Sugars as Diastereomeric Cyclic Dithioacetals.   M. R. Little, K. A. Reynolds, C. R. Rauck, G. A. Barber, and E. J. Behrman.  179th National Meeting, American Chemical Society. Houston, TX, March 1980, Carb. 28.

On the Oxidation State of Osmium in Fixed Tissues.  E. J. Behrman, J. Histochem. Cytochem., 28, 285-286(1980).

Kinetics of the Reaction of Some Tryptophan Derivatives with the Osmium Tetroxide-Pyridine Reagent.  J. S. Deetz and E. J. Behrman, J. Org. Chem., 45, 135-140(1980).

Transesterification of Oxo-Osmium(VI) Ligand Complexes of Thymine Derivatives.  W. R. Midden, C.-H. Chang, R. L. Clark, and E. J. Behrman.  J. Inorg. Biochem., 12, 93-105(1980).

Resolution of D- and L-Galactose Peracetates as Their Bis(Ethyl L-Lactate) Acetals by Gas-Liquid Chromatography.  W. Zablocki, E. J. Behrman, and G. A. Barber.  J. Biochem. Biophys. Methods, 1, 253-256(1979).

Yeast Tyrosine t-RNA Labelled with Osmium at the Isopentenyl Adenosine Residue.  W. R. Midden and E. J. Behrman, FEBS Lett., 103, 300-303(1979).

The GDP-D-Mannose: GDP-L-Galactose Epimerase of Chl. pyrenoidosa.  P. A. Hebda, E. J. Behrman, and G. A. Barber.  Arch Biochem. Biophys., 194, 496-502(1979).

Monomer-Dimer Phenomena in Oxoosmium(VI) Complexes.  C.-H. Chang, W. R. Midden, J. S. Deetz, and E. J. Behrman, Inorg. Chem., 18, 1364-1370(1979).

A Pair-Specific Osmium Reagent for Polynucleotides.  H. Ford, C.-H. Chang, and E. J. Behrman, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 101, 2251-2252(1979).  Correction: ibid. 3707.

A Pair-Specific Osmium Reagent for Polynucleotides.  H. Ford, C.-H. Chang, and E. J. Behrman, 11th Central Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, Columbus, OH, May 1979, Biol. Chem. 15.

Yeast Tyrosine t-RNA Labelled with Osmium at the IPA Residue.  W. R. Midden and E. J. Behrman, 11th Central Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, Columbus, OH, May 1979, Biol. Chem. 14.

The Reaction of Osmium Tetroxide with Tryptophan Derivatives.  J. S. Deetz amd E. J. Behrman.  11th Central Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, Columbus, OH, May 1979, Biol. Chem. 13.

Evidence for Ipso Attack in the Peroxodisulfate Oxidation of Tertiary Aromatic Amines.  E. J. Behrman and D. M. Behrman, J. Org. Chem., 43, 4551-4552 (1978).

Synthesis of β-L-Fucopyranosyl Phosphate from L-Fucose Orthoacetates.  J.-H. Tsai and E. J. Behrman, Carbohydr. Res. 64, 297-301(1978).

Synthesis of a Sugar Nucleotide Analog by the Orthoester Route.  E. J. Behrman.  176th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Miami Beach, FL, Sept. 1978, Biol. Chem. 140

Reduction of Osmium(VIII) to Osmium(II) by Reaction with an Olefin and EDTA.  Formation of an Os(II)-EDTA Complex.  R. V. Casciani and E. J. Behrman, Inorg. Chem. Acta., 28, 69-72(1978).

Base and Sequence Specificity of Osmium Reagents.  E. J. Behrman, C.-H. Chang, J. S. Deetz, H. Ford, and W. R. Midden, 12th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, Baltimore, MD, April 1978, Inorg. 38.

Synthesis of β-L-Fucopyranosyl Phosphate and L-Fucofuranosyl Phosphates by the MacDonald Procedure.  H. S. Prihar, J.-H. Tsai, S. R. Wanamaker, S. J. Duber, and E. J. Behrman, Carbohydr. Res., 56, 315-324 (1977).

The Bacterial Oxidation of Nicotinic Acid: N-Formylmaleamic and N-Formylfumaramic Acids.  E. J. Behrman, Arch. Microbiol., 110, 87-90(1976).

Factors Affecting the Exchange Rate of Osmium(VI) Esters of Nucleotides.  W. R. Midden and E. J. Behrman, 172nd National Meeting, American Chemical Society, San Francisco, CA, August 1976, Biol. Chem. 127.

On the Question of Phosphate Complexes of Osmium Tetroxide: Kinetics of Reactions with Nucleotides and Dinucleoside Monophosphates.  R. L. Clark and E. J. Behrman, Bioinorg. Chem., 5,359-360(1976).

Reactions of Oxo-Osmium Ligand Complexes with Isopentenyl Adenine and its Nucleoside.  J. A. Ragazzo and E. J. Behrman, Bioinorg. Chem., 5, 343-352(1976).  Correction: ibid., 11, 77(1979).

Osmium(VI) Complexes of the 3'-5'-Dinucleoside Monophosphates, ApU and UpA.  F. B. Daniel and E. J. Behrman, Biochemistry, 15, 565-568(1976).

Reactions of Osmium Ligand Complexes with Nucleosides.   F. B. Daniel and E. J. Behrman, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 97, 7352-7358(1975).

Oxo-Osmium(VI) Ligand Complexes of Isopentenyl Adenine and Isopentenyl Adenosine.  J. A. Ragazzo and E. J. Behrman.  170th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Chicago, IL, Aug. 1975, Biol. Chem. 121.

Synthesis of β-L-Fucopyranosyl and β-L-Fucofuranosyl Phosphates by the MacDonald Fusion Procedure.  H. S. Prihar, S. R. Wanamaker, and E. J. Behrman, 170th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Chicago, IL, Aug. 1975, Carb. 51.

Mechanism of Formation of Bis(pyridine)oxo-osmium(VI) esters.  Effect of Pyridine Activity on the Apparent Rate Law.  R. L. Clark and E. J. Behrman, Inorg. Chem., 14, 1425-1426(1975).

Acidities of the Anomeric D-Glucopyranosyl Phosphates.  E. J. Behrman, Carbohydr. Res., 36, 231-232(1974).  Correction: ibid., 37, 393(1974).

The Peroxodisulfate Oxidation of Guanosine and Deoxyguanosine in Alkaline Aquueous Solution.  R. C. Moschel and E. J. Behrman, J. Org. Chem., 39,  2699-2703(1974).

Oxidation of Nucleic Acid Bases by Potassium Peroxodisulfate in Alkaline Aqueous Solution.  R. C. Moschel and E. J. Behrman, J. Org. Chem., 39, 1983-1989(1974).

Non-Exchanging Oxo-Osmium(VI) Ligand Complexes of Nucleosides.  F. B. Daniel and E. J. Behrman. Fed. Proc., 33, 1538(1974).

Some Problems in Peroxodisulfate Chemistry.  E. J. Behrman, Symposium on Active Oxygen Compounds, 9th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, Wilkes-Barre, PA, April 1974, 104.

Oxo-Osmium(VI)-Pyridine Complexes of Nucleosides.  F. B. Daniel and E. J. Behrman. 166th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Chicago, IL, Aug. 1973, Biol. Chem. 26.

The Reaction of Oxo-Osmium(VI)-Pyridine Complexes  with Thymine Glycols.  L. R. Subbaraman, J. Subbaraman, and E. J. Behrman.  J. Org. Chem., 38, 1499-1504(1973).

Chemical Synthesis of β-L-Fucopyranosyl Phosphate and β-L-Rhamnopyranosyl Phosphate.  H. S. Prihar and E. J. Behrman, Biochemistry, 12, 997-1002(1973).  Correction: ibid., 13, 200(1974).

Studies on the Formation and Hydrolysis of Osmate(VI) Esters.  L. R. Subbaraman, J. Subbaraman, and E. J. Behrman, Inorg. Chem., 11, 2621-2627(1972).

Phosphorylation of the Hemiacetal Hydroxyl Group:  Synthesis of β-D-Mannopyranosyl Phosphate.  H. S. Prihar and E. J. Behrman, Carbohydr. Res., 23, 456-459(1972).

A New Procedure for the Preparation of Glycosyl Phosphates.  E. J. Behrman and H. S. Prihar.  164th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, N. Y. , N. Y., Sept. 1972, Carb. 30.

The Nucleophilic Reactivity of Peroxyanions.  J. E. McIsaac, Jr., L. R. Subbaraman, J. Subbaraman, H. A. Mulhausen, and E. J. Behrman, J. Org. Chem., 37, 1037-1041(1972).

The Reaction of Osmium Tetroxide-Pyridine Complexes with Nucleic Acid Components.  L. R. Subbaraman, J. Subbaraman, and E. J. Behrman, Bioinorg. Chem., 1, 35-55(1971).

The Mechanism of the Base-Catalyzed Conversion of Nitriles to Amides by Hydrogen Peroxide.  J. E. McIsaac, Jr., R. E. Ball, and E. J. Behrman, J. Org. Chem., 36, 3048-3050(1971).

Phosphorylation of the Hemiacetal Hydroxyl: Synthesis of the Anomeric L-Rhamnose-1-phosphates.  H. S. Prihar and E. J. Behrman, Abstracts, 162nd  National Meeting, American Chemical Society, N. Y., N. Y., Sept. 1971, Biol. Chem. 285

The Reactions of Hydrogen Peroxide and some of its Derivatives with Uracil, Thymine, and Thymidine-5'-phosphate.  L. R. Subbaraman, J. Subbaraman, and E. J. Behrman. J. Org. Chem., 36, 1256-1259(1971).

The Reaction of Osmium Tetroxide-Pyridine Complexes with Nucleic Acid Components.  E. J. Behrman, L. R. Subbaraman, and J. Subbaraman.  Symposium on Oxidation, 2nd Northeast Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, Providence, RI, Oct. 1970, 143.

Reactions of Phosphonic Acid Esters with Nucleophiles. II. Survey of Nucleophiles Reacting with p-Nitrophenyl Methylphosphonate Anion.  E. J. Behrman, M. J. Biallas, H. J. Brass, J. O. Edwards, and M. Isaks.  J. Org. Chem. 35, 3069-3075(1970).

Reactions of Phosphonic Acid Esters with Nucleophiles. I. Hydrolysis.   E. J. Behrman, M. J. Biallas, H. J. Brass, J. O. Edwards, and M. Isaks.  J. Org. Chem., 35, 3063-3069(1970).

Book Review, Ohio J. Sci., 70, 256(1970).

The Kinetics of the Reaction of Osmium Tetroxide-Pyridine Complexes with Nucleic Acid Components.  L. R. Subbaraman, J. Subbaraman, and E. J. Behrman.  Abstracts, 159th Meeting, American Chemical Society, Houston, TX, Feb. 1970, Org. 17.

Reaction of Some Nucleic Acid Components with Peroxydisulfate.  R. C. Moschel and E. J. Behrman. Abstracts, 158th Meeting, American Chemical Society, N. Y. , N. Y., Sept. 1969, Biol. Chem. 75.

The Reaction of Nucleic Acid Components with m-Chloroperoxybenzoic Acid.  L. R. Subbaraman, J. Subbaraman, and E. J. Behrman, Biochemistry, 8, 3059-3066(1969).

Recent Investigations of the Mechanisms of Peroxydisulfate Reactions.  E. J. Behrman and J. E. McIsaac, Jr., in "Mechanisms of Reactions of Sulfur Compounds", N. Kharasch, editor, 2, 193-218(1968).

Selective Nucleophilic Attack by Peroxy-Acid Anions on Nucleic Acid Components.  L. R. Subbaraman, J. Subbaraman, and E. J. Behrman.  Chem. Commun., 1024-1025(1968).  Correction: ibid., 1268.

The Nucleophilic Reactivity of Peroxyanions.  J. E. McIsaac, Jr.., H. A. Mulhausen, and E. J. Behrman.  Abstracts, 156th Meeting, American Chemical Society, Atlantic City, NJ, September, 1968, Org. 70.

Reactivity of Nucleic Acid Components: The Reaction with m-Chloroperoxybenzoic Acid.  E. J. Behrman, Abstracts, 154th Meeting, American Chemical Society, Chicago, IL, Sept. 1967, 38C.

Studies on the Reaction Between Peroxydisulfate Ions and Aromatic Amines: The Boyland-Sims Oxidation.  E. J. Behrman, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 89, 2424-2428(1967).

Nucleophilic Displacements on Peroxide Oxygen and Related Reactions.  E. J. Behrman and J. O. Edwards, Prog. Phys. Org. Chem., 4, 93-123(1967).

Quantitative Determination of o- and p-Dihydric Phenols in the Presence of Monohydric Phenols by Use of a Phosphotungstic Acid Reagent.  E. J. Behrman and M. N. D. Goswami, Anal. Chem., 36, 2189-2191(1964).

The Reaction Between Persulfate Ions and Aromatic Amines.  E. J. Behrman and M. N. D. Goswami, Abstracts, 148th Meeting, American Chemical Society, Chicago, IL, Sept. 1964, Org. 165.

Studies on the Mechanism of the Elbs Peroxydisulfate Oxidation.  E. J. Behrman, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 85, 3478-3482(1963).

The Mechanism of the Elbs Peroxydisulfate Oxidation.  E. J. Behrman, Abstracts, 145th Meeting, American Chemical Society, N. Y., N. Y., Sept. 1963, Org. 34.

Enrichment Procedures for the Isolation of Tryptophan-Oxidizing Organisms.  E. J. Behrman and E. J. Stella, J. Bact., 85, 946-947(1963).

Tryptophan Metabolism in Pseudomonas. E. J. Behrman, Nature, 196, 150-152(1962).

The Elbs Peroxydisulfate Oxidation: Kinetics.  E. J. Behrman and P. P. Walker, J. Am Chem. Soc., 84, 3454-3457(1962).  Correction: ibid., 85, 4059(1963).

Studies on the Nature, Inducibility, and Assay of the Threonine and Serine Dehydrase Activities of Rat Liver.  L. Goldstein, W. E. Knox, and E. J. Behrman, J. Biol. Chem., 237, 2855-2860(1962).

The Threonine(Serine) Dehydrase of Rat Liver.  L. Goldstein, E. Stella, and E. J. Behrman, Fed. Proc., 21, 238(1962).

Enzymatic Racemization of Tryptophan.  E. J. Behrman and A. M. Cullen, Fed. Proc., 20, 6(1961).

The Quinoline Pathway of Tryptophan Oxidation in Pseudomonas: Synthesis of 7,8-Dihydroxykynurenic Acid and Kynurenic Acid C-14.   T. Tanaka and E. J. Behrman, Anal. Biochem., 1, 181-186(1960).

The Quinoline Pathway of Tryptophan Oxidation by Pseudomonas: The Initial Steps in the Oxidation of Kynurenic Acid.  E. J. Behrman and T. Tanaka, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm., 1, 257-261(1959).

The Quinoline Pathway of Tryptophan Oxidation in Pseudomonas.  T. Tanaka and E. J. Behrman, Seikagaku(J. Jap. Biochem. Soc.), 31, 558(1959).

Amino Acid Metabolism. W. E. Knox and E. J. Behrman, Ann. Rev. Biochem., 28, 223-256(1959).

The Quinoline Pathway of Tryptophan Oxidation in Pseudomonas.  E. J. Behrman and T. Tanaka, Fed. Proc., 18, 189(1959).

The Elbs Peroxydisulfate Oxidation in the Pyridine Series: A New Synthesis of 2,5-dihydroxypyridine.  E. J. Behrman and B. M. Pitt, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 80, 3717-3718(1958).

A Synthesis and Bacterial Degradation of 2,5-Dihydroxypyridine.  E. J. Behrman and B. M. Pitt, Fed. Proc., 17, 428(1958).

Observations on the Oxidation of Halogenated Nicotinic Acids.  E. J. Behrman and R. Y. Stanier, J. Biol. Chem., 228, 947-953(1957).

The Bacterial Oxidation of Nicotinic Acid.  E. J. Behrman and R. Y. Stanier, J. Biol. Chem., 228, 923-945(1957).