Journal Articles
Torres‐Huerta, A, Norvaisa, K, Cataldo, A, Tits, P, Panda, PR, Dias, CM, Davis, AP, Bodman, SE,
Butler, SJ, Valkenier, H (2025)
Structural Requirements of Synthetic Anionophores for Inorganic Phosphate and Phosphate Esters,
ChemistryEurope, e202400076, ISSN: 2751-4765. DOI:
10.1002/ceur.202400076.
Mocanu, EM, Ben-Ishay, Y, Topping, L, Fisher, SR, Hunter, RI, Su, X-C,
Butler, SJ, Smith, GM, Goldfarb, D, Lovett, JE (2025)
Robustness and Sensitivity of Gd(III)–Gd(III) Double Electron–Electron Resonance (DEER) Measurements: Comparative Study of High-Frequency EPR Spectrometer Designs and Spin Label Variants,
Applied Magnetic Resonance, ISSN: 0937-9347. DOI:
10.1007/s00723-024-01741-0.
Pyle, HK, Judd, M, Barancewicz, A, Mayer, AJ, Cox, N, Kondrat, SA,
Butler, SJ (2024)
Elucidating Polyphosphate Anion Binding to Lanthanide Complexes Using EXAFS and Pulsed EPR Spectroscopy,
Inorganic Chemistry, 63(43), pp.20726-20736, ISSN: 0020-1669. DOI:
10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c03399.
Topping, L, Welegedara, AP, Judd, M, Abdelkader, EH, Cox, N, Otting, G,
Butler, SJ (2024)
A lanthanide tag for a complementary set of pseudocontact shifts,
Chemical Communications, 60(64), pp.8458-8461, ISSN: 1359-7345. DOI:
10.1039/d4cc03007a.
Bodman, S, Breen, C, Hambleton, A,
Butler, S, Willcock, H (2023)
A dual encapsulation strategy to generate anion-responsive luminescent lanthanide hydrogels,
Chemical Communications, 60(3), pp.284-287, ISSN: 1359-7345. DOI:
10.1039/d3cc04877b.
Cataldo, A, Norvaisa, K, Halgreen, L, Bodman, SE, Bartik, K,
Butler, SJ, Valkenier, H (2023)
Transmembrane Transport of Inorganic Phosphate by a Strapped Calix[4]pyrrole,
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145(30), pp.16310-16314, ISSN: 0002-7863. DOI:
10.1021/jacs.3c04631.
Shipton, ML, Jamion, FA, Wheeler, S, Riley, AM, Plasser, F, Potter, BVL,
Butler, S (2023)
Expedient synthesis and luminescence sensing of the inositol pyrophosphate cellular messenger 5-PP-InsP5,
Chemical Science, 14(19), pp.4979-4985, ISSN: 2041-6520. DOI:
10.1039/d2sc06812e.
Cataldo, A, Chvojka, M, Park, G, Šindelář, V, Gabbaï, FP,
Butler, S, Valkenier, H (2023)
Transmembrane transport of fluoride studied by time-resolved emission spectroscopy,
Chemical Communications, 59(28), pp.4185-4188, ISSN: 1359-7345. DOI:
10.1039/d3cc00897e.
Maslowska-Jarzyna, K, Cataldo, A, Marszalik, A, Ignatikova, I,
Butler, S, Stachowiak, R, Chmielewski, MJ, Valkenier, H (2022)
Dissecting transmembrane bicarbonate transport by 1,8-di(thio)amidocarbazoles,
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 20(38), pp.7658-7663, ISSN: 1477-0520. DOI:
10.1039/d2ob01461k.
Bodman, S, Breen, C, Plasser, F,
Butler, S (2022)
Impact of varying the phenylboronic acid position in macrocyclic Eu(iii) complexes on the recognition of adenosine monophosphate,
Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 9(20), pp.5494-5504, DOI:
10.1039/d2qo01067d.
Wheeler, S and
Butler, SJ (2022)
Exploiting the Unique Properties of Lanthanide Complexes as FRET Probes: from Quantitation to Protein Dynamics,
Analysis and Sensing, pp.1-17, ISSN: 2629-2742. DOI:
10.1002/anse.202200036.
De Simone, NA, Chvojka, M, Lapešová, J, Martínez-Crespo, L, Slávik, P, Sokolov, J,
Butler, S, Valkenier, H, Šindelář, V (2022)
Monofunctionalized fluorinated bambusurils and their conjugates for anion transport and extraction,
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 87(15), pp.9829-9838, ISSN: 0022-3263. DOI:
10.1021/acs.joc.2c00870.
Marsden, CJ, Breen, C, Tinkler, J, Berki, T, Lester, DW, Martinelli, J, Tei, L,
Butler, S, Willcock, H (2022)
Crosslinked p(MMA) particles by RAFT emulsion polymerisation: tuning size and stability,
Polymer Chemistry, 13(28), pp.4124-4135, ISSN: 1759-9954. DOI:
10.1039/d2py00337f.
Orton, HW, Abdelkader, EH, Topping, L,
Butler, SJ, Otting, G (2022)
Localising nuclear spins by pseudocontact shifts from a single tagging site,
Magnetic Resonance, 3(1), pp.65-76, DOI:
10.5194/mr-3-65-2022.
Bodman, S, Breen, C, Kirkland, S, Wheeler, S, Robertson, E, Plasser, F,
Butler, S (2022)
Sterically demanding macrocyclic Eu(iii) complexes for selective recognition of phosphate and real-time monitoring of enzymatically generated adenosine monophosphate,
Chemical Science, 13(12), pp.3386-3394, ISSN: 2041-6520. DOI:
10.1039/d1sc05377a.
Orton, HW, Herath, ID, Maleckis, A, Jabar, S, Szabo, M, Graham, B, Breen, C, Topping, L,
Butler, S, Otting, G (2022)
Localising individual atoms of tryptophan side chains in the metallo-β-lactamase IMP-1 by pseudocontact shifts from paramagnetic lanthanoid tags at multiple sites,
Magnetic Resonance, 3(1), pp.1-13, DOI:
10.5194/mr-3-1-2022.
Wheeler, S, Breen, C, Li, Y, Hewitt, S, Robertson, E, Yates, EA, Barsukov, IL, Fernig, DG,
Butler, S (2021)
Anion binding to a cationic europium(iii) probe enables the first real-time assay of heparan sulfotransferase activity,
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 20(3), pp.596-605, ISSN: 1477-0520. DOI:
10.1039/d1ob02071d.
Butler, S (2021)
Young career focus: Dr. Stephen J. Butler (Loughborough University, UK),
Synthesis, 53(17), ISSN: 0039-7881. DOI:
10.1055/s-0040-1720534.
Herath, ID, Breen, C, Hewitt, S, Berki, T, Kassir, A, Dodson, C, Judd, M, Jabar, S, Cox, N, Otting, G,
Butler, S (2021)
A chiral lanthanide tag for stable and rigid attachment to single cysteine residues in proteins for NMR, EPR and time-resolved luminescence studies,
Chemistry: A European Journal, 27(51), pp.13009-13023, ISSN: 0947-6539. DOI:
10.1002/chem.202101143.
Martínez‐Crespo, L, Hewitt, SH, De Simone, NA, Šindelář, V, Davis, AP,
Butler, S, Valkenier, H (2021)
Front Cover: Transmembrane Transport of Bicarbonate Unravelled (Chem. Eur. J. 26/2021),
Chemistry – A European Journal, 27(26), pp.7315-7315, ISSN: 0947-6539. DOI:
10.1002/chem.202101358.
Martínez‐Crespo, L, Hewitt, SH, De Simone, NA, Šindelář, V, Davis, AP,
Butler, S, Valkenier, H (2021)
Transmembrane Transport of Bicarbonate Unravelled,
Chemistry – A European Journal, 27(26), pp.7320-7320, ISSN: 0947-6539. DOI:
10.1002/chem.202101345.
Martínez‐Crespo, L, Hewitt, S, De Simone, NA, Šindelář, V, Davis, AP,
Butler, S, Valkenier, H (2021)
Transmembrane transport of bicarbonate unravelled,
Chemistry – A European Journal, 27(26), pp.7367-7375, ISSN: 0947-6539. DOI:
10.1002/chem.202100491.
Berki, TR, Martinelli, J, Tei, L, Willcock, H,
Butler, SJ (2021)
Polymerizable Gd(iii) building blocks for the synthesis of high relaxivity macromolecular MRI contrast agents,
Chemical Science, 12(11), pp.3999-4013, ISSN: 2041-6520. DOI:
10.1039/d0sc04750c.
Bodman, S and
Butler, S (2021)
Advances in anion binding and sensing using luminescent lanthanide complexes,
Chemical Science, 12(8), pp.2716-2734, ISSN: 2041-6520. DOI:
10.1039/d0sc05419d.
Lin, A, Biscop, E, Breen, C,
Butler, S, Smits, E, Bogaerts, A (2020)
Critical evaluation of the interaction of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species with blood to inform the clinical translation of nonthermal plasma therapy,
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2020, 9750206, ISSN: 1942-0900. DOI:
10.1155/2020/9750206.
Butler, S and Jolliffe, KA (2020)
Anion receptors for the discrimination of ATP and ADP in biological media,
ChemPlusChem, 86(1), pp.59-70, ISSN: 2192-6506. DOI:
10.1002/cplu.202000567.
Hewitt, S, Macey, G, Mailhot, R, Elsegood, M, Duarte, F, Kenwright, AM,
Butler, S (2020)
Tuning the anion binding properties of lanthanide receptors to discriminate nucleoside phosphates in a sensing array,
Chemical Science, 11(14), pp.3619-3628, ISSN: 2041-6520. DOI:
10.1039/d0sc00343c.
Breen, C, Pal, R, Elsegood, MRJ, Teat, SJ, Iza, F, Wende, K, Buckley, BR,
Butler, SJ (2020)
Time-resolved luminescence detection of peroxynitrite using a reactivity-based lanthanide probe,
Chemical Science, ISSN: 2041-6520. DOI:
10.1039/c9sc06053g.
Hewitt, SH, Ali, R, Mailhot, R, Antonen, CR, Dodson, CA,
Butler, SJ (2019)
A simple, robust, universal assay for real-time enzyme monitoring by signalling changes in nucleoside phosphate anion concentration using a europium(III)-based anion receptor,
Chemical Science, 10(20), pp.5373-5381, ISSN: 2041-6520. DOI:
10.1039/c9sc01552c.
Hewitt, S and
Butler, S (2018)
Application of lanthanide luminescence in probing enzyme activity,
Chem Commun (Camb), ISSN: 1359-7345. DOI:
10.1039/c8cc02824a.
Mailhot, R, Traviss-Pollard, T, Pal, R,
Butler, S (2018)
Cationic Europium complexes for visualizing fluctuations in Mitochondrial ATP levels in living cells,
Chemistry, ISSN: 0947-6539. DOI:
10.1002/chem.201801008.
Hewitt, SH, Liu, R,
Butler, SJ (2017)
Recognition of proximally phosphorylated tyrosine residues and continuous analysis of phosphatase activity using a stable europium complex,
Supramolecular Chemistry, 30(9), pp.765-771, ISSN: 1061-0278. DOI:
10.1080/10610278.2017.1410548.
Hewitt, S, Parris, J, Mailhot, R,
Butler, S (2017)
A continuous luminescence assay for monitoring kinase activity: signalling the ADP/ATP ratio using a discrete europium complex,
Chemical Communications, ISSN: 1359-7345. DOI:
10.1039/c7cc05887j.
Butler, SJ (2015)
Quantitative determination of fluoride in pure water using luminescent europium complexes,
Chemical Communications, 51(54), pp.10879-10882, ISSN: 1359-7345. DOI:
10.1039/c5cc03428k.
Butler, SJ, Delbianco, M, Lamarque, L, Mcmahon, BK, Neil, ER, Pal, R, Parker, D, Walton, JW, Zwier, JM (2015)
EuroTracker® dyes: Design, synthesis, structure and photophysical properties of very bright europium complexes and their use in bioassays and cellular optical imaging,
Dalton Transactions, 44(11), pp.4791-4803, ISSN: 1477-9226. DOI:
10.1039/c4dt02785j.
Soulie, M, Latzko, F, Bourrier, E, Placide, V,
Butler, S, Pal, R, Walton, JW, Baldeck, PL, Guennic, BL, Andraud, C, Zwier, JM, Lamarque, L, Parker, D, Maury, O (2014)
Comparative analysis of conjugated alkynyl chromophore-triazacyclononane ligands for sensitized emission of europium and terbium,
CHEMISTRY- A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 20(28), pp.8636-8646, ISSN: 0947-6539. DOI:
10.1002/chem.201402415.
Tan, JHY, Ludeman, JP, Wedderburn, J, Canals, M, Hall, P,
Butler, SJ, Taleski, D, Christopoulos, A, Hickey, MJ, Payne, RJ, Stone, MJ (2014)
Tyrosine sulfation of chemokine receptor CCR2 enhances interactions with both monomeric and dimeric forms of the chemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1),
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289(19), pp.13362-13362, ISSN: 0021-9258. DOI:
10.1074/jbc.a112.447359.
Butler, S, Lamarque, L, Pal, R, Parker, D (2014)
EuroTracker dyes: highly emissive europium complexes as alternative organelle stains for live cell imaging,
Chemical Science, 5(5), pp.1750-1756, ISSN: 2041-6520. DOI:
10.1039/c3sc53056f.
Butler, S, Delbianco, M, Evans, NH, Frawley, AT, Pal, R, Parker, D, Puckrin, RS, Yufit, DS (2014)
Utility of tris(4-bromopyridyl) europium complexes as versatile intermediates in the divergent synthesis of emissive chiral probes,
DALTON TRANSACTIONS, 43(15), pp.5721-5730, ISSN: 1477-9226. DOI:
10.1039/c4dt00253a.
Butler, S (2014)
Ratiometric detection of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in water and real-time monitoring of apyrase activity with a tripodal zinc complex,
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 20(48), pp.15768-15774, ISSN: 0947-6539. DOI:
10.1002/chem.201404499.
Palmer, AJ, Ford, SH,
Butler, S, Hawkins, TJ, Hussey, PJ, Pal, R, Walton, JW, Parker, D (2014)
Emissive europium complexes that stain the cell walls of healthy plant cells, pollen tubes and roots,
RSC ADVANCES, 4(18), pp.9356-9366, ISSN: 2046-2069. DOI:
10.1039/c3ra45426f.
Liu, X, Ngo, HT, Ge, Z,
Butler, S, Jolliffe, KA (2013)
Tuning colourimetric indicator displacement assays for naked-eye sensing of pyrophosphate in aqueous media,
CHEMICAL SCIENCE, 4(4), pp.1680-1686, ISSN: 2041-6520. DOI:
10.1039/c3sc22233k.
Butler, S and Parker, D (2013)
Anion binding in water at lanthanide centres: from structure and selectivity to signalling and sensing,
CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS, 42(4), pp.1652-1666, ISSN: 0306-0012. DOI:
10.1039/c2cs35144g.
Tan, JHY, Ludeman, JP, Wedderburn, J, Canals, M, Hall, P,
Butler, S, Taleski, D, Christopoulos, A, Hickey, MJ, Payne, RJ, Stone, MJ (2013)
Tyrosine sulfation of chemokine receptor CCR2 enhances interactions with both monomeric and dimeric forms of the chemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1),
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 288(14), pp.10024-10034, ISSN: 0021-9258. DOI:
10.1074/jbc.M112.447359.
Butler, S, McMahon, BK, Pal, R, Parker, D, Walton, JW (2013)
Bright mono-aqua europium complexes based on triazacyclononane that bind anions reversibly and permeate cells efficiently,
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, 19(29), pp.9511-9517, ISSN: 0947-6539. DOI:
10.1002/chem.201301273.
Ziarek, JJ, Getschman, AE,
Butler, S, Taleski, D, Stephens, B, Kufareva, I, Handel, TM, Payne, RJ, Volkman, BF (2013)
Sulfopeptide probes of the CXCR4/CXCL12 interface reveal oligomer-specific contacts and chemokine allostery,
ACS CHEMICAL BIOLOGY, 8(9), pp.1955-1963, ISSN: 1554-8929. DOI:
10.1021/cb400274z.
Walton, JW, Bourdolle, A,
Butler, S, Soulie, M, Delbianco, M, McMahon, BK, Pal, R, Puschmann, H, Zwier, JM, Lamarque, L, Maury, O, Andraud, C, Parker, D (2013)
Very bright europium complexes that stain cellular mitochondria,
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 49(16), pp.1600-1602, ISSN: 1359-7345. DOI:
10.1039/c2cc35247h.
Gempf, KL,
Butler, S, Funk, AM, Parker, D (2013)
Direct and selective tagging of cysteine residues in peptides and proteins with 4-nitropyridyl lanthanide complexes,
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 49(80), pp.9104-9106, ISSN: 1359-7345. DOI:
10.1039/c3cc45875j.
Butler, SJ and Jolliffe, KA (2012)
Selective Pyrophosphate Recognition by Cyclic Peptide Receptors in Physiological Saline,
Chemistry – An Asian Journal, 7(11), pp.2621-2628, ISSN: 1861-4728. DOI:
10.1002/asia.201200627.
Tan, JHY, Canals, M, Ludeman, JP, Wedderburn, J, Boston, C,
Butler, SJ, Carrick, AM, Parody, TR, Taleski, D, Christopoulos, A, Payne, RJ, Stone, MJ (2012)
Design and Receptor Interactions of Obligate Dimeric Mutant of Chemokine Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1),
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 287(18), pp.14692-14702, ISSN: 0021-9258. DOI:
10.1074/jbc.m111.334201.
Taleski, D,
Butler, SJ, Stone, MJ, Payne, RJ (2011)
Divergent and Site‐Selective Solid‐Phase Synthesis of Sulfopeptides,
Chemistry – An Asian Journal, 6(6), pp.1316-1320, ISSN: 1861-4728. DOI:
10.1002/asia.201100232.
Butler, SJ, Jolliffe, KA, Lee, WYG, McDonough, MJ, Reynolds, AJ (2011)
Synthesis of backbone modified cyclic peptides bearing dipicolylamino sidearms,
Tetrahedron, 67(5), pp.1019-1029, ISSN: 0040-4020. DOI:
10.1016/j.tet.2010.11.100.
Butler, SJ and Jolliffe, KA (2011)
Synthesis of a family of cyclic peptide-based anion receptors,
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 9(9), pp.3471-3471, ISSN: 1477-0520. DOI:
10.1039/c0ob01072c.
Veliscek Carolan, J,
Butler, SJ, Jolliffe, KA (2009)
Selective Anion Binding in Water with Use of a Zinc(II) Dipicolylamino Functionalized Diketopiperazine Scaffold,
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 74(8), pp.2992-2996, ISSN: 0022-3263. DOI:
10.1021/jo802555u.
Cho, HK, Lee, DH, Hong, JI (2005)
A fluorescent pyrophosphate sensor via excimer formation in water,
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, (13), pp.1690-1692, ISSN: 1359-7345. DOI:
10.1039/b417845a.
