CV F.-D. Boyer

Education and work experience

2008-now	Research scientist at CNRS Gif sur Yvette. Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles. Studies on molecules implicated in plant growth stimulation.
2007	Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI
1995-2008	Research scientist at INRA Versailles. Unité de Phytopharmacie et Médiateurs chimiques then Unité de Chimie Biologique, studies on insect pheromones, antifeedants, polyphenols
1994-1995	Post-doctoral Fellow at Université de Montréal, Département de Chimie, Lab of Prof S. Hanessian (Grant OTAN)
1994	PhD, Doctorat de l’Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI (spécialité Chimie Organique). Prof J.-Y. Lallemand). Attaché scientifique contractuel INRA
1990	Engineer ESPCI Paris (Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielle de la Ville de Paris).

Research Interests

Organic Chemistry
Biochemistry
Chemical Biology
Plant sciences
Strigolactone

Scientific Communications

66 publications – 2 book chapters

15 oral communications and conferences, 75 poster communications

3 patents

Selected recent publications

Xolin, A. et al. Stereocontrolled glycoside synthesis by activation of glycosyl sulfone donors with scandium(iii) triflate. Org. Biomol. Chem. 16, 325-335, doi:10.1039/C7OB02792C (2018).
Boutet-Mercey, S. et al. Validated Method for Strigolactone Quantification by Ultra High-Performance Liquid Chromatography – Electrospray Ionisation Tandem Mass Spectrometry Using Novel Deuterium Labelled Standards. Phytochem. Anal. 29, 59-68, doi:10.1002/pca.2714 (2018).
Beau, J.-M. et al. Glycosylation: The Direct Synthesis of 2-Acetamido-2-Deoxy-Sugar Glycosides. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 5795-5814, doi:10.1002/ejoc.201800735 (2018).
Berthelot, N. et al. Synthesis of lipo-chitooligosaccharide analogues and their interaction with LYR3, a high affinity binding protein for Nod factors and Myc-LCOs. Org. Biomol. Chem. 15, 7802-7812, doi:10.1039/C7OB01201B (2017).
Xolin, A. et al. Iron(III)-Triflate-Catalyzed Multiple Glycosylations with Peracetylated β-d-Glucosamine. Eur. J. Org. Chem., 3408-3418, doi:10.1002/ejoc.201600457 (2016).
Gillard, L. et al. Chitooligosaccharide Synthesis Using an Ionic Tag. Eur. J. Org. Chem., 1103-1109, doi:10.1002/ejoc.201501476 (2016).
de Saint Germain, A. et al. An histidine covalent receptor and butenolide complex mediates strigolactone perception. Nat. Chem. Biol. 12, 787-794, doi:10.1038/nchembio.2147 (2016).
Lopez-Obando, M. et al. Strigolactone biosynthesis and signaling in plant development. Development 142, 3615-3619, doi:10.1242/dev.120006 (2015).
Xolin, A. et al. Glycosylation with N-acetyl glycosamine donors using catalytic iron(iii) triflate: from microwave batch chemistry to a scalable continuous-flow process. Org. Chem. Front. 1, 992-1000, doi:10.1039/c4qo00183d (2014).
Boyer, F.-D. et al. New Strigolactone Analogs as Plant Hormones with Low Activities in the Rhizosphere. Molecular Plant 7, 675-690 (2014).
Gillard, L. et al. Synthesis of the Fungal Lipo-Chitooligosaccharide Myc-IV (C16:0, S), Symbiotic Signal of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza. Eur. J. Org. Chem., 7382-7390, doi:10.1002/ejoc.201301015 (2013).
de Saint Germain, A. et al. Novel insights into strigolactone distribution and signalling. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 16, 583-589, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2013.06.007 (2013).
Chen, V. X. et al. New Synthesis of A-Ring Aromatic Strigolactone Analogues and Their Evaluation as Plant Hormones in Pea (Pisum sativum). Chem. – Eur. J. 19, 4849-4857, doi:10.1002/chem.201203585 (2013).
Boyer, F.-D. et al. Structure-activity relationship studies of strigolactone-related molecules for branching inhibition in garden pea: molecule design for shoot branching. Plant Physiol. 159, 1524-1544, doi:10.1104/pp.112.195826 (2012).
Stévenin, A. et al. Regioselective Control in the Oxidative Cleavage of 4,6-O-Benzylidene Acetals of Glycopyranosides by Dimethyldioxirane. J. Org. Chem. 75, 1783-1786, doi:10.1021/jo9026098 (2010).
Chen, V. X. et al. Stereochemistry, Total Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of the New Plant Hormone Solanacol. Chem. – Eur. J. 16, 13941-13945, doi:10.1002/chem.201002817 (2010).