Publications

N. Wellner, D.M.R. Georget, M.L. Parker & V.J. Morris, In situ Raman microscopy of starch granule structures in wild type and ae mutant maize seeds, Starch/Staerke 2011, 63, 128-138.

S.S. Paes, I. Yakimets, N. Wellner, S.E. Hill, R.H. Wilson & J.R. Mitchell, Fracture mechanisms in biopolymer films using coupling of mechanical analysis and high speed visualization technique, Eur. Polymer J. 2010, 46, 2300-2309.

D.H.P. Barratt, P. Derbyshire, K. Findlay, M. Pike, N. Wellner, J. Lunn, R. Feil, C. Simpson, A.J. Maule & A.M. Smith, Normal growth of Arabidopsis requires cytosolic invertase but not sucrose synthase, PNAS 2009, 106, 13124-13129.

C. Oberhuber, Y. Ma, J. Marsh, N. Rigby, U. Smole, A.I. Sancho, P.R. Shewry, N. Wellner, E.N.C. Mills, H. Breitneder, K. Hoffman-Sommergruber & M. Bulbin, Purification and characterisation of relevant natural and recombinant apple allergens, Molecular Nutrition and Food Research - EuroPrevall Allergen Library Special Issue 2008, 52, S208-S219.

J. Marsh, N. Rigby, N. Wellner, G. Reese, A. Knulst, J. Akkerdaas, A. Lovegrove, A. Sancho, E.N.C. Mills, S. Vieths, K. Hoffman-Sommergruber & P.R. Shewry, A panel of peanut allergens including classical and pollen related food allergens, Molecular Nutrition and Food Research 2008, 52, S272-S285.

N. Rigby, J. Marsh, A.I. Sancho, N. Wellner, J. Akkerdaas, R. van Ree, M. Fernandez-Rivas, A. Knulst, C. Summer, R. Pumphrey, P.R. Shewry, E.N.C. Mills, V. Brettlova & P. Schilte, The purification and characterisation of allergenic hazelnut seed proteins, Molecular Nutrition and Food Research 2008, 52, S251-S261.

K.C. Reis, J. Pereira, A.C. Smith, C.W.P. Carvalho, N. Wellner, & I. Yakimets, Characterisation of polyhydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate (PHB-HV)/maize starch blend films, Journal of Food Engineering 2008, 89, 361-369.

I. Yakimets, S.S. Paes, N. Wellner, A.C. Smith, R.H. Wilson & J. Mitchell, Effect of water content on the structural reorganisation and elastic properties of biopolymer films: a comparative study, Biomacromolecules 2007, 8, 1710-1712.

I. Yakimets, N. Wellner, A.C. Smith, R.H. Wilson, I. Farhat & J. Mitchell, Effect of water content on the fracture behaviour of hydroxypropyl cellulose films studied by essential work of fracture method, Mechanics of Materials 2007, 39, 500-512.

G.A. Toole, R.H Wilson, M.L. Parker, N. Wellner, T.R. Wheeler, P.R. Shewry & E.N.C. Mills, The effect of environment on endosperm cell wall development in triticum aestivum during grain filling – an infrared spectroscopic imaging study, Planta 2007, 225, 1393-1403.

K. Laos, R. Parker, J. Moffat, N. Wellner & S.G. Ring, The adsorption of globular proteins, bovine serum albumin and beta lactoglobulin on poly-L-lysine-furcelleran multilayers, Carbohyd. Polym. 2006, 65, 235-242.

C. Gao, M, Stading, N. Wellner, M.L. Parker, T.R. Noel, E.N.C. Mills & P.S. Belton, The plasticization of protein-based film by glycerol: a spectroscopic, mechanical and thermal study, J. Agric. Food Chem. 2006, 54, 4611-4616.

Y.B. Byaruhanga, M.N. Emmambux, P.S. Belton, N. Wellner, K.G. Ng & J.R.N. Taylor, Alteration of kafirin and kafirin film structure by heating with microwave energy and tannin complexation, J. Agric. Food Chem. 2006, 54, 4198-4207.

L.J. Salt, P.J. Wilde, D. Georget, N. Wellner, P.K. Skeggs & E.N.C. Mills, Composition and surface properties of dough liquor, J. Cereal Sci. 2006, 43, 284-292.

N. Wellner, J.T. Marsh, A.W.J. Savage, N.G. Halford, P.R. Shewry, E.N.C. Mills & P.S. Belton, Comparison of repetitive sequences derived from high molecular weight subunits of wheat glutenin, an elastomeric plant protein. Biomacromolecules 2006, 7, 1096-1103.

A. Krzeminski, M. Marudova, J. Moffat, T.R. Noel, R. Parker, N. Wellner & S.G. Ring, Deposition of pectin/poly-L-lysine multilayers with pectins of varying degree of esterification, Biomacromolecules 2006, 7, 498-506.

I. Yakimets, N. Wellner, A.C. Smith, R.H. Wilson, I. Farhat & J. Mitchell, Mechanical properties with respect to water content of gelatin films in glassy state, Polymer 2005, 46, 12577-12585.

F. J. Moreno, B.M. Maldonado, N. Wellner & E.N.C. Mills, Thermostability and in vitro digestibility of purified major allergen 2S albumin (Ses i 1) from white sesame seeds (Sesamum indicum L.), Biochim. Biophys. Acta – Proteins and Proteomics 2005, 1752, 142-153.

E.N.C Mills, M.L. Parker, N. Wellner, G. Toole, K. Feeney & P.R. Shewry, Chemical imaging: the distribution of ions and molecules in developing and mature wheat grain, J. Cereal Sci. 2005, 41, 193-201.

N. Wellner, E.N.C. Mills, G. Brownsey, R.H. Wilson, A.W.J. Savage, N.G. Halford, P.R. Shewry & P.S. Belton,, Changes in protein secondary structure during gluten deformation studied by dynamic Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Biomacromolecules 2005, 6, 255-261.

C. Gao, J. Taylor, N. Wellner, Y.B. Byaruhanga, M.L. Parker, E.N.C. Mills & P.S. Belton, Effect of preparation conditions on protein secondary structure and biofilm formation of kafirin, J. Agric. Food Chem. 2005, 53, 306-312.

F.J. Moreno, J.A. Jenkins, F.A. Mellon, N.M. Rigby, J. Robertson, N. Wellner & E.N.C. Mills, Mass spectrometry and structural characterization of 2S albumin isoforms from Brazil nuts (Bertholletia Excelsa), Biochim. Biophys. Acta – Proteins and Proteomics 2004, 1698 175-186.

N. Wellner, D. Bianchini, E.N.C. Mills & P.S. Belton, Effect of selected Hofmeister anions on the secondary structure and dynamics of wheat prolamins in gluten, Cereal Chemistry 2003, 80, 569-600.

E.N.C. Mills, N.A. Marigheto, N. Wellner, S.A. Fairhurst, J.A. Jenkins, R. Mann & P.S. Belton, Thermally-induced structural changes in glycinin, the 11S globulin of soya bean (Glycine max) - an in situ spectroscopic study, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 2003, 1648, 105-114.

K.A. Feeney, N. Wellner, S. Gilbert, N.G. Halford, A.S. Tatham, P.R. Shewry and P.S. Belton, Molecular structures and interactions of repetitive peptides based on wheat glutenin subunits depend on chain length, Biopolymers – Biospectroscopy 2003, 72, 123-131.

P.R. Shewry, S.M. Gilbert, A.W.J. Savage, A.S. Tatham, Y.-F. Wan, P.S. Belton, N. Wellner, R. D’Ovidio, F. Békés & N.G. Halford, Comparative Sequence and Properties of HMW Subunit 1Bx20, a Variant Subunit from Pasta Wheat (Triticum durum) which is associated with poor end use properties, Theor. Appl. Genet. 2003, 106, 744-750.

G.M. Brett, E.N.C. Mills, J. Bacon, N. Wellner, R.D. Husain, A.S. Tatham, P.R. Shewry & M.R.A. Morgan, Temperature-dependent binding of monoclonal antibodies to C hordein, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 2002, 1594, 17-26.

Y. Wang, P.S. Belton, H. Bridon, E. Garanger, N. Wellner, M.L. Parker, A. Grant, P. Feillet & T.R. Noel, Physicochemical studies of caroubin: A gluten-like protein, J. Agric. Food. Chem. 2001, 49, 3414-3419.

K.G. Duodu, H. Tang, A. Grant, N. Wellner, P.S. Belton & J.R.N. Taylor, FTIR and solid state 13C NMR spectroscopy of proteins of wet cooked and popped sorghum and maize, J. Cereal Sci. 2001, 33, 261-269

R.H. Wilson, A.C. Smith, M. Kačuráková, P.K. Saunders, N. Wellner & K.W. Waldron, The mechanical properties and molecular dynamics of plant cell wall polysaccharides studied by FT-IR spectroscopy, Plant Physiol. 2000, 124, 397-406.

S.M. Gilbert, N. Wellner, P.S. Belton, J.A. Greenfield, G. Siligardi, P.R. Shewry & A.S. Tatham, Expression and characterisation of a highly repetitive peptide derived from a wheat seed storage protein, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 2000, 1479, 135-146.

D. Smith, V.B. Galazka, N. Wellner & I.G. Sumner, High pressure unfolding of ovalbumin, Int. J. Food Sci. Tech. 2000, 35, 361-370.

M. Kačuráková, P. Capek, V. Sasinková, N. Wellner & A. Ebringerová, FT-IR study of plant cell wall model compounds: pectic polysaccharides and hemicelluloses, Carbohydrate Polymers2000,      43, 195-203.

A. Grant, P.S. Belton, I.J. Colquhoun, M.L. Parker, J. Plijter, P.R. Shewry, A.S. Tatham & N. Wellner, The effects of temperature on the sorption of water by wheat gluten studied by deuterium NMR, Cereal Chemistry 1999, 76, 219-226.

M. Kačuráková, N. Wellner, A. Ebringerová, Z. Hromádková, R.H. Wilson & P.S. Belton, Characterisation of xylan-type polysaccharides and associated cell wall components by FT-IR and FT-Raman spectroscopies, Food Hydrocolloids 1999, 13, 35-41.

D.J. Lacey, N. Wellner, F. Beaudoin, J.A. Napier & P.R. Shewry, Secondary structure of oleosins in oil bodies isolated from seeds of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) and sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), Biochem. J. 1998, 334, 469-477 

N. Wellner, M. Kačuráková, A. Malovíková, R.H. Wilson & P.S. Belton, FT-IR study of pectate and pectinate gels formed by divalent cations, Carbohydr. Res. 1998, 308, 123-131

P.S. Belton, T. Bogracheva, Z. Cserhalmi, B. Czukor, A. Grant & N. Wellner, NMR and FTIR studies of hydrated pea proteins, Food Hydrocolloids 1997, 11, 485-491.

Y. Wang, P.S. Belton, H. Tang, N. Wellner, S.C. Davies & D.L. Hughes, Solid state NMR, IR, and X-ray diffraction studies of the structure and motion of L-leucinamide, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2 1997, 899-904.

N. Wellner, P.S. Belton & A.S. Tatham, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic study of hydration-induced structure changes in the solid state of omega-gliadins, Biochem. J. 1996, 319, 741-747.

P.S. Belton, I.J. Colquhoun, A. Grant, N. Wellner, J.M. Field, P.R. Shewry & A.S. Tatham, FTIR and NMR Studies on the hydration of a high-Mr subunit of glutenin, Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 1995, 17, 74-80.

N. Wellner & G. Zundel, Proton-transfer processes in the hydrogen-bonded structure of the active center of serine proteases - an FT-IR study, J. Mol. Struct. 1994, 317, 249-259