Rebecca Butcher
Associate Professor
UF, Chemistry Affiliated Faculty & Staff

Contact Information
butcher@chem.ufl.edu | |
Phone | (352) 846-3392 |
Fax | (352) 846-2095 |
Address |
P.O. Box 117200 Gainesville , FL 32611-7200 |
Building | Sisler Hall, UF, Dept. of Chemistry |
Publications and Scientific Activities
- Natural products as chemical tools to dissect complex biology in C. elegans Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 50, 138-144 (2019)
- Isolation, identification, and synthesis of novel compounds from an entomopathogenic nematode (2019)
- Biosynthesis and Mechanism of Natural Products in Nematodes (2018)
- Small-molecule pheromones and hormones controlling nematode development Nature Chemical Biology, 13, 6, 577-586 (2017)
- Chemical Communication in Nematodes and Interactions with Microorganisms (2017)
- Isolation, Identification and Synthesis of Novel Compounds from an Entomopathogenic Nematode (2017)
- Biosynthesis of Indole-Containing Ascarosides in Caenorhabditis elegans (2017)
- Influence of Xenorhabdus Symbionts on Gonad Development and Pheromone Production of First-Generation Adult Steinernema Nematodes (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) (2017)
- Identification of a dTDP- rhamnose biosynthetic pathway that oscillates with the molting cycle in Caenorhabditis elegans Biochemical Journal, 472, 1507-1521 (2016)
- A hybrid polyketide-nonribosomal peptide in nematodes that promotes larval survival Nature Chemical Biology, 12, 10, 770?772 (2016)
- Acyl-CoA oxidase complexes control the chemical message produced by Caenorhabditis elegans Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS), 112, 13, 3955-3960 (2015)
- Role of Xenorhabdus Bacteria on Pheromone Production by Steinernema Nematodes: Impact on Nematode Fitness and Formulation Agency: USDA AFRI NIFA From: 02/01/2015 To: 01/31/2018 Amount: 454,995 (2015)
- Ascaroside activity in Caenorhabditis elegans is highly dependent on chemical structure Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 21, 18, 5754-5769 (2013)
- A Novel Ascaroside Controls the Parasitic Life Cycle of the Entomopathogenic Nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora American Chemical Society Chemical Biology, 7, 6, 961-966 (2012)