André Pichette

Chercheur régulier
Chimie des produits naturels

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Pavillon principal
Département des sciences fondamentales
Bureau P4-2080
555, boulevard de l’Université
Chicoutimi (Québec) G7H 2B1

Tél.: 418 545-5011 poste 5081 ou 1 800 463-9880 poste 5081 (sans frais)

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FORMATION

• Études post-doctorales à Santé Canada (Ottawa)
• Ph. D. en sciences du bois (Université Laval)
• M. Sc. en chimie (Université de Sherbrooke)
• Baccalauréat en chimie (UQAC)

THÈMES DE RECHERCHE

• Identification de produits naturels bio-actifs
• Développement d’approches de production de molécules à haute valeur ajoutée
• Préparation d’analogues de produits naturels bio-actifs
• Analyse de produits naturels volatils

PUBLICATIONS

Books

1. Simard, F., Pichette, A., Legault, J. (2012) New Bioactive Natural Products from Canadian Boreal Forest. 241-258 p

Book chapters

Edited books, special journal editions and proceedings

Peer-reviewed articles

1. Mejri, H., Ouerghemi, I., Aidi Wannes, W., Haddada, F., Tlili, N., Hammami, M., Dussault, C., Girad-La Lancette, K., Pichette, A., Legault, J. et al. (2022) Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant, anticancer and anti-inflammatory activities of Lycium europaeum fruits. International Journal of Environmental Health Research
2. Moshiashvili, G., Pichette, A., Legault, J., Mshvildadze, V. (2022) Chemical Composition and Cytotoxic Activity of Daphne glomerate and D. pontica. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 58(2):329-331
3. Petitpoisson, L., Pichette, A., Alsarraf, J. (2022) Towards better syntheses of partially methylated carbohydrates? Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 9(19):5414-5425
4. Deslauriers, A., Garcia, L., Charrier, G., Buttò, V., Pichette, A., Paré, M. (2021) Cold acclimation and deacclimation in wild blueberry: Direct and indirect influence of environmental factors and non-structural carbohydrates. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 301-302
5. Lion, Q., Pichette, A., Mihoub, M., Mshvildadze, V., Legault, J. (2021) Phenolic extract from aralia nudicaulis L. rhizomes inhibits cellular oxidative stresses. Molecules, 26(15)
6. Merad, N., Andreu, V., Chaib, S., Augusto, R., Duval, D., Bertrand, C., Boumghar, Y., Pichette, A., Djabou, N. (2021) Essential oils from two apiaceae species as potential agents in organic crops protection. Antibiotics, 10(6)
7. Grenier, A., Legault, J., Pichette, A., Jean, L., Belanger, A., Pouliot, R. (2021) Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-aging potential of a kalmia angustifolia extract and identification of some major compounds. Antioxidants, 10(9)
8. Moshiashvili, G., Mchedlidze, K., Aneli, J., Pichette, A., Mshvildadze, V. (2021) Coumarins from Daphne axilliflora (keissl.) pobed. and the anatomical characteristics of its leaves and stems. Georgian medical news
9. St-Gelais, A., Alsarraf, J., Legault, J., Plourde, J., Pichette, A. (2021) Effect of the Chromone Core Substitution of Dirchromone on the Resultant Biological Activities. Journal of Natural Products, 84(11):2786-2794
10. Lavoie, S., Pierra, J., Legault, J., Raminoson, D., Lion, Q., Mshvildadze, V., Pichette, A. (2021) Isolation and characterization of triterpenoid saponins from leaves of Aralia nudicaulis L. Phytochemistry Letters, 43:184-189
11. Cote, H., Pichette, A., St-Gelais, A., Legault, J. (2021) The biological activity of monarda Didyma l. Essential oil and its effect as a diet supplement in mice and broiler chicken. Molecules, 26(11)
12. St-Gelais, A., Maldonado, E., Saavedra, G., Siles-Alvarado, S., Alsarraf, J., Collin, G., Pichette, A. (2021) Essential oils from bolivia. Xv. herzogole, an original monoterpene benzodioxole from an essential oil from pentacalia herzogii (cabrera) cuatrec. Molecules, 26(19)
13. Ardaillou, A., Alsarraf, J., Legault, J., Simard, F., Pichette, A. (2021) Hemisynthesis and biological evaluation of cinnamylated, benzylated, and prenylated dihydrochalcones from a common bio-sourced precursor. Antibiotics, 10(6)
14. Alsarraf, J., Petitpoisson, L., Pichette, A. (2021) Catalytic Site-Selective Carbamoylation of Pyranosides. Organic Letters, 23(15):6052-6056
15. Nadaraia, N., Kakhabrishvili, M., Barbakadze, N., Mshvildadze, V., Mulkidzhanyan, K., Pichette, A. (2021) Synthesis and Cytotoxic Activity of 5α-Pregnanolone Hydrazones. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 57(2):395-397
16. Kavtaradze, N., Alaniya, M., Pichette, A., Mshvildadze, V. (2021) Apigenin Glycosides from Astragalus galegiformis. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 57(1):156-157
17. Nadaraia, N., Barbakadze, N., Mshvildadze, V., Sylla, B., Legault, J., Pichette, A. (2020) Synthesis and Cytotoxicity of Epiandrosterone Hydrazones. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 56(2):274-277
18. Boucher, M.-A., Cote, H., Pichette, A., Ripoll, L., Legault, J. (2020) Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of Tussilago farfara (L.) essential oil from Quebec, Canada. Natural Product Research, 34(4):545-548
19. St-Gelais, A., Alsarraf, J., Legault, J., Mihoub, M., Pichette, A. (2020) On the role of the vinylsulfoxide side chain of dirchromone towards its bioactivities. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 18(47):9700-9705
20. Belanger, A., Grenier, A., Simard, F., Gendreau, I., Pichette, A., Legault, J., Pouliot, R. (2020) Dihydrochalcone derivatives from populus balsamifera l. Buds for the treatment of psoriasis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(1)
21. Mercier, S., Lorenzo, R., Pichette, A., Cote, H., Legault, J., St-Gelais, A. (2020) Pili Tree (Canarium ovatum) Resin's Antibacterial Essential Oil and Hydrosol as Rich Sources of (S)-Phellandrenes Derivatives. Chemistry & Biodiversity, 17(12)
22. Alsarraf, J., Gormand, P., Legault, J., Mihoub, M., Pichette, A. (2020) Synthesis of a first-generation L-rhamnose dendron. Tetrahedron Letters, 61(14)
23. Cote, H., Pichette, A., Simard, F., Ouellette, M.-E., Ripoll, L., Mihoub, M., Grimard, D., Legault, J. (2019) Balsacone c, a new antibiotic targeting bacterial cell membranes, inhibits clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (Mrsa) without inducing resistance. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10(OCT)
24. Sylla, B., Lavoie, S., Legault, J., Gauthier, C., Pichette, A. (2019) Synthesis, cytotoxicity and anti-inflammatory activity of rhamnose-containing ursolic and betulinic acid saponins. RSC Advances, 9(68):39743-39757
25. Nadaraia, N., Kakhabrishvili, M., Barbakadze, N., Mshvildadze, V., Sylla, B., Legault, J., Pichette, A. (2018) Synthesis and Biological Activity of Steroidal Tigogenin Hydrazones and Pyrazolines. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 54(5):926-929
26. Nadaraia, N., Barbakadze, N., Kakhabrishvili, M., Sylla, B., Pichette, A., Makhmudov, U. (2018) Synthesis and Biological Activity of Several Modified 5α-Androstanolone Derivatives. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 54(2):310-314
27. Nadaraia, N., Kakhabrishvili, M., Barbakadze, N., Mshvildadze, V., Sylla, B., Pichette, A. (2018) Synthesis of some 5α-androstano[17,16-d]pyrazoles from tigogenin. Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences, 12(3):110-116
28. Mihoub, M., Pichette, A., Sylla, B., Gauthier, C., Legault, J. (2018) Bidesmosidic betulin saponin bearing L-rhamnopyranoside moieties induces apoptosis and inhibition of lung cancer cells growth in vitro and in vivo. PLOS ONE, 13(3)
29. Huang, X., Kocaefe, D., Kocaefe, Y., Pichette, A. (2018) Combined effect of acetylation and heat treatment on the physical, mechanical and biological behavior of jack pine (Pinus banksiana) wood. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 76(2):525-540
30. Pare, M., Legault, J., Pichette, A., Tremblay, C., Aubut, M.-F. (2018) Canadian goldenrod residues and extracts inhibit the growth of Streptomyces scabiei, the causal agent of potato common scab. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 40(1):70-75
31. St-Gelais, A., Alsarraf, J., Legault, J., Gauthier, C., Pichette, A. (2018) Soft-enolization Baker-Venkataraman Rearrangement Enabled Total Synthesis of Dirchromones and Related 2-Substituted Chromones. Organic Letters, 20(23):7424-7428
32. St-Gelais, A., Roger, B., Alsarraf, J., Legault, J., Masse, D., Pichette, A. (2018) Aromas from quebec. VI. Morella pensylvanica from the magdalen islands: A (-)-α-bisabolol-rich oil featuring a new bisabolane ether. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 30(5):319-329
33. Karakas, F., Turker, A., Karakas, A., Mshvildadze, V., Pichette, A., Legault, J. (2017) In vitro cytotoxic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities and phenolic content in wild-grown flowers of common daisy—A medicinal plant. Journal of Herbal Medicine, 8:31-39
34. Lavoie, S., Cote, I., Pichette, A., Gauthier, C., Ouellet, M., Nagau-Lavoie, F., Mshvildadze, V., Legault, J. (2017) Chemical composition and anti-herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) activity of extracts from Cornus canadensis. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 17(1)
35. St-Gelais, A., Collin, G., Pichette, A. (2017) Aromas from Quebec. V. Essential oils from the fruits and stems of Heracleum maximum Bartram and their unsaturated aliphaticacetates. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 29(2):126-136
36. Lavoie, S., Ouellet, M., Fleury, P.-Y., Gauthier, C., Legault, J., Pichette, A. (2016) Complete 1H and 13C NMR assignments of a series of pergalloylated tannins. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 54(2):168-174
37. Medini, F., Megdiche, W., Mshvildadze, V., Pichette, A., Legault, J., St-Gelais, A., Ksouri, R. (2016) Antiviral-guided fractionation and isolation of phenolic compounds from Limonium densiflorum hydroalcoholic extract. Comptes Rendus Chimie, 19(6):726-732
38. Simard, F., Gauthier, C., Legault, J., Lavoie, S., Mshvildadze, V., Pichette, A. (2016) Structure elucidation of anti-methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) flavonoids from balsam poplar buds. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 24(18):4188-4198
39. Nadaraia, N., Onashvili, E., Kakhabrishvili, M., Barbakadze, N., Sylla, B., Pichette, A. (2016) Synthesis and Antiviral Activity of Several N-Containing 5α-STEROIDS. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 52(5):853-855
40. Cote, H., Boucher, M.-A., Pichette, A., Roger, B., Legault, J. (2016) New antibacterial hydrophobic assay reveals Abies balsamea oleoresin activity against Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 194:684-689
41. Lavoie, S., Gauthier, C., Mshvildadze, V., Legault, J., Roger, B., Pichette, A. (2015) DFT Calculations and ROESY NMR Data for the Diastereochemical Characterization of Cytotoxic Tetraterpenoids from the Oleoresin of Abies balsamea. Journal of Natural Products, 78(12):2896-2907
42. Getia, M., Dekanosidze, G., Mshvildadze, V., Pichette, A. (2015) Development of analytical procedure for the quantitative validation of bronchospasmolitic thick extract from caucasian ivy. Acta Horticulturae, 1098:111-116
43. Oueslati, S., Ellili, A., Legault, J., Pichette, A., Ksouri, R., Lachaal, M., Karray-Bouraoui, N. (2015) Phenolic content, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of Tunisian Diplotaxis simplex (Brassicaceae). Natural Product Research, 29(12):1189-1191
44. Mskhiladze, L., Chincharadze, D., Mshvildadze, V., Pichette, A., Frederich, M., Ollivier, E., Elias, R. (2015) Steroidal Glycosides from the Flowers of Allium leucanthum. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 51(5):900-904
45. St-Gelais, A., Caron, L., Collin, G., Marceau, H., Pichette, A. (2015) Aromas from Quebec. III. Composition of the essential oil and hydrolate of the roots of Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm. from Saguenay. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 27(5):373-379
46. Hock, V., Chouinard, G., Lucas, E., Cormier, D., Leskey, T., Wright, S., Zhang, A., Pichette, A. (2015) Behavioral responses of plum curculio (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to different enantiomer concentrations and blends of the synthetic aggregation pheromone grandisoic acid. Journal of Economic Entomology, 108(2):549-558
47. Simard, F., Gauthier, C., Chiasson, E., Lavoie, S., Mshvildadze, V., Legault, J., Pichette, A. (2015) Antibacterial Balsacones J-M, Hydroxycinnamoylated Dihydrochalcones from Populus balsamifera Buds. Journal of Natural Products, 78(5):1147-1153
48. St-Gelais, A., Legault, J., Mshvildadze, V., Pichette, A. (2015) Dirchromones: Cytotoxic Organic Sulfur Compounds Isolated from Dirca palustris. Journal of Natural Products, 78(8):1904-1909
49. Hock, V., Chouinard, G., Lucas, E., Cormier, D., Leskey, T., Wright, S., Zhang, A., Pichette, A. (2014) Establishing abiotic and biotic factors necessary for reliable male pheromone production and attraction to pheromones by female plum curculios Conotrachelus nenuphar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Canadian Entomologist, 146(5):528-547
50. Alaniya, M., Sutiashvili, M., Shalashvili, K., Skhirtladze, A., Mshvildadze, V., Pichette, A. (2014) Iridoid glycosides from roots of Verbascum laxum. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 50(5):842-845
51. Nadaraia, N., Kakhabrishvili, M., Onashvili, E., Barbakadze, N., Getia, M., Pichette, A., Sikharulidze, M., Makhmudov, U. (2014) Synthesis of several 5α-androstano[17,16-d]pyrazolines from tigogenin. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 50(6):1024-1028
52. Oueslati, S., Ksouri, R., Pichette, A., Lavoie, S., Girard-Lalancette, K., Mshvildadze, V., Abdelly, C., Legault, J. (2014) A new flavonol glycoside from the medicinal halophyte Suaeda fruticosa. Natural Product Research, 28(13):960-966
53. Medini, F., Legault, J., Pichette, A., Abdelly, C., Ksouri, R. (2014) Antiviral efficacy of Limonium densiflorum against HSV-1 and influenza viruses. South African Journal of Botany, 92:65-72
54. Simard, F., Legault, J., Lavoie, S., Pichette, A. (2014) Balsacones D-I, dihydrocinnamoyl flavans from Populus balsamifera buds. Phytochemistry, 100:141-149
55. Sylla, B., Gauthier, C., Legault, J., Fleury, P.-Y., Lavoie, S., Mshvildadze, V., Muzashvili, T., Kemertelidze, E., Pichette, A. (2014) Isolation of a new disaccharide nucleoside from Helleborus caucasicus: Structure elucidation and total synthesis of hellecaucaside A and its β-anomer. Carbohydrate Research, 398:80-89
56. Piochon-Gauthier, M., Legault, J., Sylvestre, M., Pichette, A. (2014) The essential oil of Populus balsamifera buds: Its chemical composition and cytotoxic activity. Natural Product Communications, 9(2):257-260
57. Lavoie, S., Legault, J., Simard, F., Chiasson, E., Pichette, A. (2013) New antibacterial dihydrochalcone derivatives from buds of Populus balsamifera. Tetrahedron Letters, 54(13):1631-1633
58. Lavoie, S., Gauthier, C., Legault, J., Mercier, S., Mshvildadze, V., Pichette, A. (2013) Lanostane- and cycloartane-type triterpenoids from abies balsamea oleoresin. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 9:1333-1339
59. Saha, S., Kocaefe, D., Boluk, Y., Pichette, A. (2013) Surface degradation of CeO 2 stabilized acrylic polyurethane coated thermally treated jack pine during accelerated weathering. Applied Surface Science, 276:86-94
60. Saha, S., Kocaefe, D., Boluk, Y., Mshvildadze, V., Legault, J., Pichette, A. (2013) Boreal forest conifer extracts: Potential natural additives for acrylic polyurethane coatings for the protection of heat-treated jack pine. Journal of Coatings Technology and Research, 10(1):109-122
61. Legault, J., Cote, P.-A., Ouellet, S., Simard, S., Pichette, A. (2013) Iso-caryophyllene cytotoxicity induced by lipid peroxidation and membrane permeabilization in L-929 cells. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, 3(8):25-31
62. Legault, J., Girard-Lalancette, K., Dufour, D., Pichette, A. (2013) Antioxidant potential of bark extracts from boreal forest conifers. Antioxidants, 2(3):77-89
63. Saha, S., Kocaefe, D., Krause, C., Boluk, Y., Pichette, A. (2013) Enhancing exterior durability of heat-treated jack pine by photo-stabilization by acrylic polyurethane coating using bark extract. Part 2: Wetting characteristics and fluorescence microscopy analysis. Progress in Organic Coatings, 76(2-3):504-512
64. Caron, L., Deslauriers, A., Mshvildadze, V., Pichette, A. (2013) Volatile compounds in the foliage of balsam fir analyzed by static headspace gas chromatography (HS-GC): An example of the spruce budworm defoliation effect in the boreal forest of Quebec, Canada. Microchemical Journal, 110:587-590
65. Sutiashvili, M., Alaniya, M., Mshvildadze, V., Skhirtladze, A., Pichette, A., Lavoie, S. (2013) Flavonoid and cycloartane glycosides from seeds of Koelreuteria paniculata. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 49(2):395-397
66. Huang, X., Kocaefe, D., Kocaefe, Y., Boluk, Y., Pichette, A. (2012) Changes in wettability of heat-treated wood due to artificial weathering. Wood Science and Technology, 46(6):1215-1237
67. Lavoie, S., Legault, J., Gauthier, C., Mshvildadze, V., Mercier, S., Pichette, A. (2012) Abibalsamins A and B, two new tetraterpenoids from Abies balsamea oleoresin. Organic Letters, 14(6):1504-1507
68. Huang, X., Kocaefe, D., Kocaefe, Y., Boluk, Y., Pichette, A. (2012) A spectrocolorimetric and chemical study on color modification of heat-treated wood during artificial weathering. Applied Surface Science, 258(14):5360-5369
69. Huang, X., Kocaefe, D., Kocaefe, Y., Boluk, Y., Pichette, A. (2012) Study of the degradation behavior of heat-treated jack pine (Pinus banksiana) under artificial sunlight irradiation. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 97(7):1197-1214
70. Huang, X., Kocaefe, D., Boluk, Y., Kocaefe, Y., Pichette, A. (2012) Effect of surface preparation on the wettability of heat-treated jack pine wood surface by different liquids. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 70(5):711-717
71. Oueslati, S., Ksouri, R., Falleh, H., Pichette, A., Abdelly, C., Legault, J. (2012) Phenolic content, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of the edible halophyte Suaeda fruticosa Forssk. Food Chemistry, 132(2):943-947
72. Georges, P., Legault, J., Lavoie, S., Grenon, C., Pichette, A. (2012) Diterpenoids from the buds of Pinus banksiana lamb. Molecules, 17(8):9716-9727
73. Thibeault, D., Gauthier, C., Legault, J., Bouchard, J., Gagne, L., Pichette, A. (2012) Synthesis and cytotoxicity of lupane-type triterpenoid glyceryl esters. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 22(14):4735-4739
74. Bourgou, S., Pichette, A., Lavoie, S., Marzouk, B., Legault, J. (2012) Terpenoids isolated from Tunisian Nigella sativa L. essential oil with antioxidant activity and the ability to inhibit nitric oxide production. Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 27(1):69-74
75. Bourgou, S., Pichette, A., Marzouk, B., Legault, J. (2012) Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer and antibacterial activities of extracts from nigella sativa (black cumin) plant parts. Journal of Food Biochemistry, 36(5):539-546
76. Garneau, F.-X., Collin, G., Gagnon, H., Pichette, A. (2012) Chemical composition of the hydrosol and the essential oil of three different species of the pinaceae family : Picea glauca (moench) voss., picea mariana (mill.) b.s.p., and abies balsamea (l.) mill. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 15(2):227-236
77. Saha, S., Kocaefe, D., Sarkar, D., Boluk, Y., Pichette, A. (2011) Effect of TiO2-containing nano-coatings on the color protection of heat-treated jack pine. Journal of Coatings Technology and Research, 8(2):183-190
78. Jonville, M., Kodja, H., Strasberg, D., Pichette, A., Ollivier, E., Frederich, M., Angenot, L., Legault, J. (2011) Antiplasmodial, anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activities of various plant extracts from the Mascarene Archipelago. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 136(3):525-531
79. Legault, J., Perron, T., Mshvildadze, V., Girard-Lalancette, K., Perron, S., Laprise, C., Sirois, P., Pichette, A. (2011) Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of quercetin 7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside from the leaves of brasenia schreber. Journal of Medicinal Food, 14(10):1127-1134
80. Legault, J., Larouche, P.-L., Cote, I., Bouchard, L., Pichette, A., Robinson, B., Morin, C. (2011) Low-concentration methylene blue maintains energy production and strongly improves survival of Leigh syndrome French Canadian skin fibroblasts. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 14(3):438-449
81. Getiya, M., Gabelaya, M., Mshvildadze, V., Pichette, A., Lavoie, S., Dekanosidze, G. (2011) A new triterpene glycoside from fruit of Phytolacca americana. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 47(5):764-766
82. Kavtaradze, N., Alaniya, M., Mshvildadze, V., Skhirtladze, A., Lavoie, S., Pichette, A. (2011) Flavonoids from Astragalus microcephalus. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 46(6):971-973
83. Bellila, A., Tremblay, C., Pichette, A., Marzouk, B., Mshvildadze, V., Lavoie, S., Legault, J. (2011) Cytotoxic activity of withanolides isolated from Tunisian Datura metel L. Phytochemistry, 72(16):2031-2036
84. Gauthier, C., Legault, J., Piochon-Gauthier, M., Pichette, A. (2011) Advances in the synthesis and pharmacological activity of lupane-type triterpenoid saponins. Phytochemistry Reviews, 10(4):521-544
85. Alaniya, M., Kavtaradze, N., Lavoie, S., Pichette, A., Mshvildadze, V., Apakidze, Z. (2011) Chemical constituents of the aerial part of Astragalus bungeanus. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 46(6):1001-1003
86. Saha, S., Kocaefe, D., Boluk, Y., Pichette, A. (2011) Enhancing exterior durability of jack pine by photo-stabilization of acrylic polyurethane coating using bark extract. Part 1: Effect of UV on color change and ATR-FT-IR analysis. Progress in Organic Coatings, 70(4):376-382
87. Bourgou, S., Pichette, A., Marzouk, B., Legault, J. (2010) Bioactivities of black cumin essential oil and its main terpenes from Tunisia. South African Journal of Botany, 76(2):210-216
88. Belanger, A., Collin, G., Garneau, F., Gagnon, H., Pichette, A. (2010) Aromas From Quebec. II. Composition of the essential oil of the rhizomes and roots of asarum canadense L. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 22(2):164-169
89. Collin, G., Garneau, F.-X., Gagnon, H., Pichette, A., Lavoie, S. (2010) Analysis of cymenes in essential oils: The case of lepechinia meyeni (walp.) epling. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 22(4):310-313
90. Thibeault, D., Legault, J., Gauthier, C., Lavoie, S., Bouchard, J., Pichette, A. (2010) Acid-catalyzed E-ring expansion and isomerization of 3-acetylbetulin: Synthesis of cytotoxic anhydrobetulin saponins. Synthetic Communications, 40(2):213-221
91. Pichette, A., Eftekhari, A., Georges, P., Lavoie, S., Mshvildadze, V., Legault, J. (2010) Cytotoxic phenolic compounds in leaf buds of Populus tremuloides. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 88(2):104-110
92. Legault, J., Girard-Lalancette, K., Grenon, C., Dussault, C., Pichette, A. (2010) Antioxidant activity, inhibition of nitric oxide overproduction, and in vitro antiproliferative effect of maple sap and syrup from Acer saccharum. Journal of Medicinal Food, 13(2):460-468
93. Piochon, M., Legault, J., Pichette, A. (2010) Chemical composition of the essential oil from solidago puberula nutt. Growing wild in the north of Quebec. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 22(3):228-229
94. Ngoumfo, R., Jouda, J.-B., Mouafo, F., Komguem, J., Mbazoa, C., Shiao, T., Choudhary, M., Laatsch, H., Legault, J., Pichette, A. et al. (2010) In vitro cytotoxic activity of isolated acridones alkaloids from Zanthoxylum leprieurii Guill. et Perr. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 18(10):3601-3605
95. Gauthier, C., Legault, J., Rondeau, S., Pichette, A. (2009) Synthesis of betulinic acid acyl glucuronide for application in anticancer prodrug monotherapy. Tetrahedron Letters, 50(9):988-991
96. Gauthier, C., Legault, J., Lavoie, S., Rondeau, S., Tremblay, S., Pichette, A. (2009) Synthesis and cytotoxicity of bidesmosidic betulin and betulinic acid saponins. Journal of Natural Products, 72(1):72-81
97. Gauthier, C., Legault, J., Girard-Lalancette, K., Mshvildadze, V., Pichette, A. (2009) Haemolytic activity, cytotoxicity and membrane cell permeabilization of semi-synthetic and natural lupane- and oleanane-type saponins. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 17(5):2002-2008
98. Poncsak, S., Kocaefe, D., Simard, F., Pichette, A. (2009) Evolution of extractive composition during thermal treatment of Jack pine. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology, 29(3):251-264
99. Girard-Lalancette, K., Pichette, A., Legault, J. (2009) Sensitive cell-based assay using DCFH oxidation for the determination of pro- and antioxidant properties of compounds and mixtures: Analysis of fruit and vegetable juices. Food Chemistry, 115(2):720-726
100. Naasz, R., Caron, J., Legault, J., Pichette, A. (2009) Efficiency Factors for Bark Substrates: Biostability, Aeration, or Phytotoxicity. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 73(3):780-791
101. Gauthier, C., Legault, J., Pichette, A. (2009) Recent progress in the synthesis of naturally occurring triterpenoid saponins. Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry, 6(4):321-344
102. Alaniya, M., Kavtaradze, N., Lavoi, S., Pichette, A., Mshvildadze, V. (2009) Aurone from Astragalus microcephalus stems. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 45(3):455-456
103. Piochon, M., Legault, J., Gauthier, C., Pichette, A. (2009) Synthesis and cytotoxicity evaluation of natural α-bisabolol β-d-fucopyranoside and analogues. Phytochemistry, 70(2):228-236
104. Leskey, T., Wright, S., Anger, W., Chouinard, G., Cormier, D., Pichette, A., Zhang, A. (2009) Electroantennogram technique for conotrachelus nenuphar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Environmental Entomology, 38(3):870-878
105. Pedieu, R., Ried, B., Pichette, A. (2009) Properties of birch outer bark panels reinforced with wood strands in the surface layers. BioResources, 4(2):771-788
106. Pedieu, R., Riedl, B., Pichette, A. (2009) Properties of mixed particleboards based on white birch (Betula papyrifera) inner bark particles and reinforced with wood fibres [Eigenschaften dreischichtiger spanplatten aus bastpartikeln der papierbirke (Betula papyrifera) verstärkt mit holzfasern]. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 67(1):95-101
107. Gauthier, C., Legault, J., Piochon, M., Lavoie, S., Tremblay, S., Pichette, A. (2009) Synthesis, cytotoxicity, and haemolytic activity of chacotrioside lupane-type neosaponins and their germanicane-type rearrangement products. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 19(8):2310-2314
108. Garneau, F.-X., Collin, G., Gagnon, H., Belanger, A., Lavoie, S., Savard, N., Pichette, A. (2008) Aromas from Quebec. I. Composition of the essential oil of the rhizomes of acorus calamus L. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 20(3):250-254
109. Mskhiladze, L., Legault, J., Lavoie, S., Mshvildadze, V., Kuchukhidze, J., Elias, R., Pichette, A. (2008) Cytotoxic steroidal saponins from the flowers of Allium leucanthum. Molecules, 13(12):2925-2934
110. Pedieu, R., Ried, B., Pichette, A. (2008) Physical and mechanical properties of panel based on outer bark particles of white birch: Mixed panels with wood particles versus wood fibres. Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnologia, 10(3):195-206
111. Pedieu, R., Riedl, B., Pichette, A. (2008) Measurement of wood and bark particles acidity and their impact on the curing of urea formaldehyde resin during the hot pressing of mixed panels [Messung der Acidität von Holzspänen und Rindenpartikeln Sowie Deren Einfluss auf die Aushärtung von Harnstoffformaldehydharz Beim Heißpressen von Spanplatten]. Holz als Roh - und Werkstoff, 66(2):113-117
112. Bradette-Hebert, M.-E., Legault, J., Lavoie, S., Pichette, A. (2008) A new labdane diterpene from the flowers of Solidago canadensis. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 56(1):82-84
113. Gauthier, C., Legault, J., Lavoie, S., Rondeau, S., Tremblay, S., Pichette, A. (2008) Synthesis of two natural betulinic acid saponins containing α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-l-arabinopyranose and their analogues. Tetrahedron, 64(30-31):7386-7399
114. Simard, F., Legault, J., Lavoie, S., Mshvildadze, V., Pichette, A. (2008) Isolation and identification of cytotoxic compounds from the wood of Pinus resinosa. Phytotherapy Research, 22(7):919-922
115. Pedieu, R., Riedl, B., Pichette, A. (2008) Properties of white birch (Betula papyrifera) outer bark particleboards with reinforcement of coarse wood particles in the core layer. Annals of Forest Science, 65(7)
116. Alaniya, M., Kavtaradze, N., Mshvildadze, V., Lavoi, S., Pichette, A. (2007) Coniferyl alcohol glucoside from Astragalus bungeanus. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 43(6):706-707
117. Alaniya, M., Kavtaradze, N., Gigoshvili, T., Lavoi, S., Pichette, A., Mshvildadze, V. (2007) Cyclocanthoside e from Astragalus caucasicus. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 43(6):758-759
118. Thibeault, D., Legault, J., Bouchard, J., Pichette, A. (2007) Useful approach to access germanicanes from betulin. Tetrahedron Letters, 48(48):8416-8419
119. Kocaefe, D., Chaudhry, B., Poncsak, S., Bouazara, M., Pichette, A. (2007) Thermogravimetric study of high temperature treatment of aspen: Effect of treatment parameters on weight loss and mechanical properties. Journal of Materials Science, 42(3):854-866
120. Thibeault, D., Gauthier, C., Legault, J., Bouchard, J., Dufour, P., Pichette, A. (2007) Synthesis and structure-activity relationship study of cytotoxic germanicane- and lupane-type 3β-O-monodesmosidic saponins starting from betulin. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 15(18):6144-6157
121. Sylvestre, M., Pichette, A., Longtin, A., De Ker Martin, M.-A., Bercion, S., Legault, J. (2007) Chemical composition of leaf essential oil of hedyosmum arborescens and evaluation of its anticancer activity. Natural Product Communications, 2(12):1269-1272
122. Dufour, D., Pichette, A., Mshvildadze, V., Bradette-Hebert, M.-E., Lavoie, S., Longtin, A., Laprise, C., Legault, J. (2007) Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of methanolic extracts from Ledum groenlandicum Retzius. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 111(1):22-28
123. Sylvestre, M., Pichette, A., Lavoie, S., Longtin, A., Legault, J. (2007) Composition and cytotoxic activity of the leaf essential oil of Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coulter. Phytotherapy Research, 21(6):536-540
124. Legault, J., Pichette, A. (2007) Potentiating effect of β-caryophyllene on anticancer activity of α-humulene, isocaryophyllene and paclitaxel. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 59(12):1643-1647
125. Alaniya, M., Gigoshvili, T., Kavtaradze, N., Lavoi, S., Pichette, A., Mshvildadze, V. (2007) Cyclocephalogenin and cyclogalegigenin from Astragalus caucasicus. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 43(3):361-362
126. Mshvildadze, V., Legault, J., Lavoie, S., Gauthier, C., Pichette, A. (2007) Anticancer diarylheptanoid glycosides from the inner bark of Betula papyrifera. Phytochemistry, 68(20):2531-2536
127. Sylvestre, M., Pichette, A., Longtin, A., Nagau, F., Legault, J. (2006) Essential oil analysis and anticancer activity of leaf essential oil of Croton flavens L. from Guadeloupe. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 103(1):99-102
128. Poncsak, S., Kocaefe, D., Bouazara, M., Pichette, A. (2006) Effect of high temperature treatment on the mechanical properties of birch (Betula papyrifera). Wood Science and Technology, 40(8):647-663
129. Gauthier, C., Legault, J., Lebrun, M., Dufour, P., Pichette, A. (2006) Glycosidation of lupane-type triterpenoids as potent in vitro cytotoxic agents. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 14(19):6713-6725
130. Sylvestre, M., Legault, J., Lavoie, S., Pichette, A. (2006) Investigation of leaf essential oil of myrica gale L. From Quebec: Purification and analysis of oxygenated fractions. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 18(1):38-41
131. Pichette, A., Lavoie, S., Morin, P., Mshvildadze, V., Lebrun, M., Legault, J. (2006) New labdane diterpenes from the stem bark of Larix laricina. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 54(10):1429-1432
132. Garneau, F.-X., Collin, G., Gagnon, H., Jean, F.-I., Strobl, H., Pichette, A. (2006) The essential oil composition of devil's club, Oplopanax horridus J. E. Smith Miq. Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 21(5):792-794
133. Pichette, A., Larouche, P.-L., Lebrun, M., Legault, J. (2006) Composition and antibacterial activity of Abies balsamea essential oil. Phytotherapy Research, 20(5):371-373
134. Sylvestre, M., Legault, J., Dufour, D., Pichette, A. (2005) Chemical composition and anticancer activity of leaf essential oil of Myrica gale L. Phytomedicine, 12(4):299-304
135. Arze, J., Jean, F., Gagnon, H., Collin, G., Garneau, F., Pichette, A. (2005) Essential oils from bolivia. VII. Myrtaceae: Myrcianthes osteomeloides (Rusby) McVaugh and Myrcianthes pseudomato (Legrand) McVaugh. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 17(1):64-65
136. Stevanovic, T., Garneau, F.-X., Jean, F.-I., Gagnon, H., Vilotic, D., Petrovic, S., Ruzic, N., Pichette, A. (2005) The essential oil composition of Pinus mugo Turra from Serbia. Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 20(1):96-97
137. Pichette, A., Garneau, F.-X., Collin, G., Jean, F.-I., Gagno, H., Arze, J. (2005) Essential Oils from Bolivia. IV. Compositae: Tagetes aff. maxima Kuntze and Tagetes multiflora H.B.K. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 17(1):27-28
138. Garneau, F.-X., Riedl, B., Hobbs, S., Pichette, A., Gagnon, H. (2004) The use of sensor array technology for rapid differentiation of the sapwood and heartwood of Eastern Canadian spruce, fir and pine. Holz als Roh - und Werkstoff, 62(6):470-473
139. Pichette, A., Liu, H., Roy, C., Tanguay, S., Simard, F., Lavoie, S. (2004) Selective oxidation of betulin for the preparation of betulinic acid, an antitumoral compound. Synthetic Communications, 34(21):3925-3937
140. Pichette, A., Garneau, F.-X., Collin, G., Jean, F.-I., Riedl, B. (2003) Estimation of jack pine, black spruce, and balsam fir proportions in wood chips. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology, 23(2):131-140
141. Legault, J., Dahl, W., Debiton, E., Pichette, A., Madelmont, J.-C. (2003) Antitumor activity of balsam fir oil: Production of reactive oxygen species induced by α-humulene as possible mechanism of action. Planta Medica, 69(5):402-407
142. Guidoin, M.-F., Yang, J., Pichette, A., Roy, C. (2003) Betulin isolation from birch bark by vacuum and atmospheric sublimation. A thermogravimetric study. Thermochimica Acta, 398(1-2):153-166
143. Lavoie, S., Pichette, A., Garneau, F.-X., Girard, M., Gaudet, D. (2001) Synthesis of betulin derivatives with solid supported reagents. Synthetic Communications, 31(10):1565-1571
144. Pichette, A., Drouin, N., Girard, M. (2000) Analysis of human parathyroid hormone (1-84) products: Separation of a major impurity in synthetic products by ion-pairing reversed-phase high- performance liquid chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A, 890(1):127-133
145. Garneau, F.-X., Pichette, A., Gagnon, H., Jean, F.-I., Addae-Mensah, I., Osei-Safu, D., Asomaning, W., Oteng-Yeboah, A., Moudachirou, M., Koumaglo, K. (2000) (E)- and (Z)-Foeniculin, Constituents of the Leaf Oil of a New Chemovariety of Clausena anisata. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 12(6):757-762
146. Pichette, A., Garneau, F.-X., Jean, F.-I., Riedl, B., Girard, M. (1998) Chemical differences between the wood extracts of jack pine (Pinus banksiana), black spruce (Picea mariana) and balsam fir (Abies balsamea) from Eastern Canada. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology, 18(4):427-438
147. Pichette, A., Voyer, N., Larouche, R., Meillon, J.-C. (1997) A useful method for the preparation of fully protected peptide acids and esters. Tetrahedron Letters, 38(8):1279-1282

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