- Independent works
- “SAR study of niclosamide derivatives for neuroprotective function in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma" Shizue Mito, Benxu Cheng, Benjamin A. Garcia, Xin Yee Ooi, Daniela Gonzalez, Tess C. Ruiz, Francisco X. Elisarraras, Andrew Tsin. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2023, 96,. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2023.129498.
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“Commentary on Metabolic Health Disparities Affecting the Rio Grande Valley Mexican American Population: Seeking Answers Using Animal Models" Juan Carlos Lopez-Alvarenga, Cordelia Rasa, Jameela Banu, Shizue Mito, Alberto O. Chavez, Sara M. Reyna*; Ethnicity and Disease, 2023, 33 (1): 55–60. https://doi.org/10.18865/1669.
- “SAR Study of Niclosamide Derivatives in the Human Glioblastoma U-87 MG Cells” Shizue Mito, Benxu Cheng, Benjamin A. Garcia, Daniela Gonzalez, Xin Yee Ooi, Tess C. Ruiz, Francisco X. Elisarraras, Andrew Tsin, Sue Anne Chew, Marco A. Arriaga; Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2022. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00044-022-02907-w
- "The efficient synthesis of D-xylulose and formal synthesis of Syringolide 1” Sudhakar Kalaraga, Gabriel Orozco, Shizue Mito; Tetrahedron Lett.,2020, 61, 152321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2020.152321
- "Niclosamide induces protein ubiquitination and inhibits multiple pro-survival signaling pathways in the human glioblastoma U-87 MG cell line” Benxu Cheng, Liza D. Morales, Yonghong Zhang, Shizue Mito, Andrew Tsin; PLoS ONE 12(9): e0184324.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184324
- "Ultrasound assisted one-pot synthesis of benzo-fused indole-4,9-dinones from 1,4-naphthoquinone and <alpha>-aminoacetals” Quang H. Luu , Jorge D. Guerra, Cecilio M. Castañeda, Manuel A. Martinez, Jong Saunders, Benjamin A. Garcia, Brenda V. Gonzales, Anushritha R. Aidunuthula, and Shizue Mito; Tetrahedron Lett. 2016, 57, 2253-2256, DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.04.031
- “Preparation of indolequinones and their applications in organic synthesis" Quang H. Luu, and Shizue Mito; Tetrahedron, (Report) 2015, 71, 895-916. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2014.11.008
- "The Cytotoxic Effect of 2-Acylated-1,4-Naphthohydroquinones on Leukemia/Lymphoma Cells." Diego A. Pedroza, Fernando De Leon, Armando Varela-Ramirez, Carolina Lema, Renato J. Aguilera and Shizue Mito; Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2014, 22, 842. DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.12.007
- "Synthesis of 6-Acyl-5,8-quinolinediols by Photo-Friedel-Crafts Acylation Using Sunlight." Fernando De Leon, Sudhakar Kalagara, Ashley A. Navarro and Shizue Mito; Tetrahedron Lett. 2013, 54, 3147-3149. DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.04.021
- Graduate and Postdoctoral works
- "Scope and Mechanism of Enantioselective Michael Additions of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds to Nitroalkenes Catalyzed by Nickel(II) Chiral Diamine Complexes." David A. Evans, Shizue Mito and Daniel Seidel; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 11583.
- "Reactions of Zirconocene-Alkyne Complexes with Mo(CO)6." Shizue Mito, Lishan Zhou, Chanjuan Xi and Tamotsu Takahashi; Chem Lett. 2006, 35, 122.
- "Double Carbonylation of Zirconocene-Alkyne Complexes." Shizue Mito and Tamotsu Takahashi; Chem Comm. 2005, 2495.
- "CO Insertion Reaction of Zirconacyclopentadienes." Zhenfeng Xi, Hong-Tao Fan, Shizue Mito and Tamotsu Takahashi; J. Organomet. Chem. 2003, 682, 108.
- "One-pot Synthetic Routes to Multiply Substituted Indene Derivatives by Hydrolysis of Zirconocene-Mediated Intermolecular Coupling Reactions of Aromatic Ketones and Alkynes." Zhenfeng Xi, Ruiyun Guo, Hong-Tao Fan, Shizue Mito Hongliang Yan, Ken-ichiro Kanno, Kiyohiko Nakajima and Tamotsu Takahashi; J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 1252.
- “Radical Cycloaddition by Ni(II) Complex-Catalyzed Electroreduction. A Method for Preparation of Pyrrolopyridine and Pyrrolopyrrole Derivatives.” Shigeko Ozaki, Shizue Mitoh and Hidenobu Ohmori; Chem. Pharm. Bull. 1996, 44, 2020.
- “Indirect Electroreductive Sequential Radical Reaction Catalyzed by a Ni(II) Complex. One-Step Preparation of Functionalized (Methylene)-cyclopentanes.” Shigeko Ozaki, Shizue Mitoh, Hidenobu Ohmori; Chem. Pharm. Bull. 1995, 43, 1435.
- Undergraduate works
- “Hypervalent Iodine-Introduced Nucleophilic Substitution of para-Substituted Phenol Ethers. Generation of Cation Radicals as Reactive Intermediates.” Yasuyuki Kita, Hirofumi Tohma, Kenji Hatanaka, Takeshi Takada, Shigekazu Fujita, Shizue Mitoh, Hiromu Sakurai and Shigenori Oka; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 3684.
- “A Novel and Direct Alkyl Azidation of p-Alkylanisoles Using Phenyl Iodine(III) Bis (Trifluoroacetate) (PIFA) and Trimethylsiliyl Azide.” Yasuyuki Kita, Hirofumi Tohma, Takeshi Takada, Shizue Mitoh, Shigekazu Fujita and Michiyo Gyoten; Synlett 1994, 427.