Publications
Journal Publications
Choi, D.-W., R.C. Kunz, E.S. Boyd, J.D. Semrau, W.E. Antholine, J.-I. Han, J.A. Zahn, J.M. Boyd, A.M. de la Mora, and A.A. DiSpirito. 2003. The membrane-associated methane monooxygenase (pMMO) and pMMO-NADH:quinone oxidoreductase complex from Methylococcus capsulatus Bath. J. Bacteriol. 185: 5755 –5764.
Choi, D.-W, W. E. Antholine, Y.S. Do, Jeremy D. Semrau, C.J. Kisting, R.C. Kunz, D. Campbell, V. Rao, S.C. Hartsel, and A.A. DiSpirito. 2005. Effect of methanobactin on the activity and electron paramagnetic resonance spectra of the membrane associated methane monooxygenase on Methylococcus capsulatus Bath. Microbiology 151, 3417-3426.
Choi, D.-W, C.J. Zea, Y.S. Do, J.D. Semrau, W.E. Antholine, M.S. Hargrove, N.L. Pohl, E.S. Boyd, G. G. Geesey, S.C. Hartsel, P.H. Shafe, M.T. McEllistrem, C.J. Kisting, D. Campbell, V. Rao, A.M. de la Mora, and A.A. DiSpirito. 2006. Spectral, Kinetic, and thermodynamic properties of Cu(I) and Cu(II) binding by methanobactin from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b. Biochemistry 45, 1442-1453.
Choi, D.-W, Y.S. Do, C.J. Zea, Marcus T. McEllistrem, S-W Lee, J.D. Semrau, N.L. Pohl, C.J. Kisting, L.L. Scardino, S.C. Hartsel, E.S. Boyd, G.G. Geesey, T.P. Riedel, P.H. Shafe, K.A. Karanski, J.R. Tritsch, W.E. Antholine, and A.A. DiSpirito. 2006. Spectral and thermodynamic properties of Ag(II), Au(III), Cd(II), Co(II), Fe(III), Hg(II), Mn(II), Ni(II), Pb(II), U(IV), and Zn(II) binding by methanobactin from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 100, 2150-2161.
Marlène Martinho, Dong W. Choi, Alan A. DiSpirito, William E. Antholine, Jeremy D. Semrau, and Eckard Münck. 2007. Mössbauer Studies of the Membrane-Associated Methane Monooxygenase from Methylococcus capsulatus Bath: Evidence for a Diiron Center. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 15783-15785
Choi DW, Semrau JD, Antholine WE, Hartsel SC, Anderson RC, Carey JN, Dreis AM, Kenseth EM, Renstrom JM, Scardino LL, Van Gorden GS, Volkert AA, Wingad AD, Yanzer PJ, McEllistrem MT, de la Mora AM, Dispirito AA. 2008. Oxidase, superoxide dismutase, and hydrogen peroxide reductase activities of methanobactin from type I and II methanotrophs. J. Inorgan. Biochem. E-published.
Behling, L. A.; Hartsel, S. C.; Lewis, D. E.; DiSpirito, A. A.; Choi, D. W.; Masterson, L. R.; Veglia, G.; Gallagher, W. H. 2008. NMR, Mass Spectrometry and Chemical Evidence Reveal a Different Chemical Structure for Methanobactin That Contains Oxazolone Rings. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130(38), 12604-12605.
Choi, D.W., Chipman, D., Bents, S. and Brown, R. 2010. A Techno-economic analysis of polyhydroxyalkanoate and hydrogen production from syngas fermentation of gasified biomass. Appl. Biochem. Biotech. 160(4), 1032-1046
Haiyang Zhu, Brent H. Shanks, Dong W. Choi, and Theodore J. Heindel. 2010. Effect of functionalized MCM41 nanoparticles on syngas fermentation. Biomass & Bioenergy. 34(11), 1624-1627
D.W. Choi, N. Bandow, M.T. McEllistrem, J.D. Semrau, W.E. Antholine, S.C. Hartsel, W. Gallagher, N.L. Pohl, C.J. Zea, J.A. Zahn, and DiSpirito, A.A. 2010. Spectral and Thermodynamic properties of methanobactin from gamma-proteobacterial methane oxidizing bacteria: A case for copper competition on a molecular level. J. Inorgan. Biochem. 104(12) 1240-1247
Karl H. Summer, Josef Lichtmannegger, Bernhard Michalke, Nathan Bandow, Dong W. Choi, Alan A. DiSpirito, 2011. The biogenic methanobactin is an effective chelator for copper in a rat model for Wilson disease. J. Trace Elem. Med. Biol. 25, 36-41
N. L. Bandow, W. H. Gallagher, L. Behling, D. W. Choi, J. D. Semrau, S. C. Hartsel, V. S. Gilles, A. A. DiSpirito, 2011, Isolation of methanobactin from the spent media of methane-oxidizing bacteria. Methods Enzymol. 495, 259-269
Layton DS, Ajjarapu A, Choi D, Jarboe LR, 2011. Engineering ethanologica Escherichia coli for levoglucosan utilization. Biores Technol 102, 8318-8322
Jarboe LR, Wen Z, Choi D, Brown RC, 2011, Hybrid thermochemical processing: fermentation of pyrolysis-derived bio-oil. Appl. Microbiol Biotechnol. 91, 1519-1523
9th out of 22 authors, 2012, Spectral and Copper Binding Properties of Methanobactin from the Facultative Methanotroph Methylocystis strain SB2. J Inorg Chem. 110, 72-82
DongWon Choi, Ramakrishna Sesham, Yuri Kim, Laurence A. Angel, 2013, Analysis of methanobactin from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b via ion mobility mass spectrometry, Eur J Mass Spectrom, 18, 509-520.
Ramakrishna Sesham, DongWon Choi, Anupama Balaji, Sahithi Cheuku, Chiranjeevi Ravichetti, Aisha Alshahrani, Beheshbabu Nasani, and Laurence Angel, 2013, The pH dependent Cu(II) and Zn(II) binding behavior of an analog methanobactin peptide, Eur J Mass Spectrom, 19, 463-473
DongWon Choi, Aisha A. Alshahrani, Yshodharani Vytla, Manogna Deeconda, Victor Serna, Fobert Saenz and Laurence A. Angel, 2015, Redox activity and multiple copper (I) coordination of 2His-2Cys oligopeptides, Mass Spectrom, 50(2), 316-325
Book Chapters
DiSpirito, A.A., R.C. Kunz, D.W. Choi, and J.A. Zahn. 2004. Respiration in methanotrophs. In Respiration in Archaea and Bacteria. Vol. 16. Ch. 7. p. 141 - 169. D. Zannoni(ed.) Kluwer Scientific, The Netherlands.
D.W. Choi, A.A. DiSpirito, D. Chipman, and R.C. Brown. 2011. Hybrid Processing. In Thermochemical Processing of Biomass into Fuels, Chemicals, and Power. Ch 9. R.C. Brown(ed.) John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Unpublished Conference Presentations
Gordon Research Conference, Molecular basis of microbial one carbon metabolism, Jul 7-12, 2002, Connecticut College, New London, CT
Kunz, R.C., D-W. Choi, J.A. Zhan, J.D. Semrau, J-I. Han, E.S. Boyd, and A.A. DiSpirito. Effect of copper concentration on membrane development and expression of the membrane-associated methane monooxygenase in Methylococcus capsulatus Bath. (Poster)
Gordon Research Conference, Molecular basis of microbial one carbon metabolism, Aug 1-6, 2004, Mount Holyoke College, South Hardley, MA
Choi, D.W., W.E. Antholine, Y. S. Do, C. Kisting, H. J. Kim, D. W. Graham, J. D. Semrau, D. H. Kim, and A. A. DiSpirito. Copper binding by methanobactin from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b (Poster)
H. J. Kim, D. W. Choi, D. W. Graham, Y. S. Do, C. Kisting, M. A. Alterman, N. Galeva, C. Larive, and A. A. DiSpirito. Primary structure of methanobactin from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b (Poster)
Gordon Research Conference, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 24-29, 2005, Connecticut College, New London, CT
David R. Keeney, Dong-Won Choi, Alan A. DiSpirito, Jeremy D. Semrau. Genetics and Biochemical Characterization of Methanobactin from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b (Poster)
Gordon Research Conference, Molecular basis of microbial one carbon metabolism, Aug 6-11, 2006, Magdalen College, Oxford, UK
Dong W. Choi, Y.S. Do, C.J. Zea, M.T. McEllistrem, S-W. Lee, J.D. Semrau, N.L. Pohl, C.J. Kisting, E.S. Boyd, G.G. Gessey, W.E. Antholine, and A.A. DiSpirito. Spectral and Thermodynamic Properties of Au(III), Cd(II), Co(II), Fe(III), Hg(II), Mn(II), Ni(II), U(IV), and Zn(II) Binding by Methanobactin from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b (Poster)
Dong W. Choi, Young S. Do, Marcus T. McEllistrem, S. -W. Lee, J.D. Semrau, C.J. Kisting, W.E. Antholine, and A.A. DiSpirito. Redox, Superoxide Dismutase and NADH/Duroquinol Oxidase Activities of Methanobactin from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b (Poster)
Keeney, D.R., D-Won Choi, A.A. DiSpirito, J.D. Semrau. Preliminary characterization of methanobactin synthesis in Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b (Poster)
Biobased Industry Outlook Conference, Nov 3, 2007, Ames, Iowa
Chipman, D.C., Y.S. Do, D.W. Choi, et al. Syngas Fermentation Research Facility at Iowa State University (Poster)
30th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, May 4-7, 2008, Astor Crown Plaza Hotel, New Orleans, LA
David C. Chipman, Dong-Won Choi, Samuel T. Jones, and Robert C. Brown.
Optimization of PHA Production in Rhodospirillum rubrum Cultured on Carbon Monoxide from Synthesis Gas (Poster)
Biobased Industry Outlook Conference, Sep 3, 2008, Ames, Iowa
Chipman, D.C., D.W. Choi, and Brown, R. C. Growth media optimization for polyhydroxyalkanoate and hydrogen coproduction from Rhodospirillum rubrum cultured on synthesis gas (Poster)
BIO International Convention, May 3-6, 2010, McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, IL
D.W. Choi. Syngas fermentation: Bacterial tolerance development (Invited panel speaker)
2011 Annual Research Symposium, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, TX
Henry Patrick MacKnight, Juan Antonio Montes, and DongWon Choi, Optimization of Lipid Productivity in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Qiyan Fu and DongWon Choi, The mechanism of Microalgae cultivation under elevated CO2
2011 Pathways Symposium, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Yuri Kim, DongWon Choi, Michael C. Hanna, and Laurence A. Angel, Gene Cloning of Zinc Finger (Zif268) and Identification by Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry
Henry Patrick MacKnight, Laura Garland, and DongWon Choi†, Growth Optimization of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for Pyrolytic Conversion
2012 Pathways Symposium, Texas A&M University, Galveston, TX
Henry Patrick MacKnight, DongWon Choi, Growth Optimization of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under elevated CO2
Naveen Yegyan, DongWon Choi, Improved methanobactin purification isolated from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b
2013 Pathways Symposium, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX
Victoria Walters, Israel Chavarri, and DongWon Choi, Optimization of cultivation of Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b for improved methanobactin production
