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Erika Plettner
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Research
Latest papers
Correction: Field trials of the novel varroacide, 1-allyloxy-4-propoxybenzene, against Varroa destructor in Western Canada.
Scientific reports · 2026
Kinetic studies of pheromone-binding proteins (LdisPBP1 and LdisPBP2) from spongy moth Lymantria dispar with natural ligands and their analogues: Enantiomer distinction at external and internal binding sites.
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology · 2025 · first author
Field trials of the novel varroacide, 1-allyloxy-4-propoxybenzene, against Varroa destructor in Western Canada.
Scientific reports · 2025
Latest funding
- $150,000
Hands-on high resolution mass spectrometer to support medicinal and materials chemistry
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $146,158
Benchtop Walk-Up Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $125,000
Field trial and prototype optimization of a new agent against the varroa mite, a parasite of honey bees
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
33 publications.
Correction: Field trials of the novel varroacide, 1-allyloxy-4-propoxybenzene, against Varroa destructor in Western Canada.
Lu RX, Ibrahim A, Rueppell O, Plettner E, Pernal SF
Kinetic studies of pheromone-binding proteins (LdisPBP1 and LdisPBP2) from spongy moth Lymantria dispar with natural ligands and their analogues: Enantiomer distinction at external and internal binding sites.
Plettner E, Aulakh A, Terrado M
Field trials of the novel varroacide, 1-allyloxy-4-propoxybenzene, against Varroa destructor in Western Canada.
Lu RX, Ibrahim A, Rueppell O, Plettner E, Pernal SF
The efficacy of 1-allyloxy-4-propoxybenzene (3c{3,6}) against Varroa destructor mites in honey bee colonies from Maryland, USA.
Cook SC, Johnson JD, Rogers CW, Sachs IE, Feng X, Plettner E
Protein-Ligand Binding and Structural Modelling Studies of Pheromone-Binding Protein-like Sol g 2.1 from Solenopsis geminata Fire Ant Venom.
Nonkhwao S, Plettner E, Daduang S
Effects of dialkoxybenzenes against Varroa destructor and identification of 1-allyloxy-4-propoxybenzene as a promising acaricide candidate.
Dawdani S, O'Neill M, Castillo C, Sámano JEM, Higo H, Ibrahim A, Pernal SF, Plettner E
Design and Synthesis of Fluorophore-Tagged Disparlure Enantiomers to Study Pheromone Enantiomer Discrimination in the Pheromone-Binding Proteins from the Gypsy Moth, Lymantria dispar.
Pinnelli GR, Plettner E
Ligand- and pH-Induced Structural Transition of Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar Pheromone-Binding Protein 1 (LdisPBP1).
Terrado M, Okon M, McIntosh LP, Plettner E
Chemotaxis by Pseudomonas putida (ATCC 17453) towards camphor involves cytochrome P450cam (CYP101A1).
Balaraman P, Plettner E
Preface: Cytochrome P450.
Plettner E
Hands-on high resolution mass spectrometer to support medicinal and materials chemistry
Principal investigators: Young, Robert
Keywords: medicinal chemistry; bioinorganic chemistry; chemical biology; materials sciences; drug discovery; drug development; pharmacokinetics; drug metabolism; drug target identification; enzymology
Benchtop Walk-Up Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer
Principal investigators: Linington, Roger
Field trial and prototype optimization of a new agent against the varroa mite, a parasite of honey bees
Principal investigators: Plettner, Erika
Investigating Particle Size, Colloidal Stability, and Zeta Potential of Colloidal Materials and Macromolecules
Principal investigators: Gates, Byron
Structure-Function of Insect Odorant-Binding Proteins and a Bacterial Cytochrome P450: Discovery of Mechanisms and Applications
Principal investigators: Plettner, Erika
Keywords: pheromone; chemoreception; lipid transport; odorant-binding protein; structure-function; heme monooxygenase; endosulfan; dechlorination; kinetics; molecular probe
High Sensitivity Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer
Principal investigators: Plettner, Erika
High Precision Picolitre Solution Handling System Enabled with Accurate Droplet Dispensing
Principal investigators: Gates, Byron
New tools for Varroa mite management in beekeeping
Principal investigators: Plettner, Erika
Mechanisms of Insect Pheromone-Binding Proteins and a Bacterial Cytochrome P450: Elucidation of Function and New Applications
Principal investigators: Plettner, Erika
Mechanisms of Insect Pheromone-Binding Proteins and a Bacterial Cytochrome P450: Elucidation of Function and New Applications
Principal investigators: Plettner, Erika
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Erika Plettner and Olav Rueppell: 2 shared papers
- Gerhard Gries and Erika Plettner: 1 shared paper
- Department of Chemistry
- Biological Sciences
- Department of Biological Sciences
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