Phone: (435) 797-0365
FAX: (435) 797-3390
E-mail: slxn3@cc.usu.edu
Mailing Address:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Utah State University
0300 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-0300
Publications
G. K. Ingle, M. M. Makowska-Grzyska, A. M. Arif, and L. M. Berreau, "Divalent Nickel, Cobalt, and Iron Complexes of an Amide-appended N2S2 Ligand: Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity with Hydroxide Anion," Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, in press.
G. K. Ingle, M. M. Makowska-Grzyska, E. Szajna-Fuller, I. Sen, J. C. Price, A. M. Arif, and L. M. Berreau, "Influence of Chelate Ligand Structure on the Amide Methanolysis Reactivity of Mononuclear Zinc Complexes," Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 1471-1480. (PDF)
E. Szajna, M. M. Makowska-Grzyska, C. C. Wasden, A. M. Arif, and L. M. Berreau, "A Deprotonated Intermediate in the Amide Methanolysis Reaction of a N4O-ligated Mononuclear Zinc Complex," Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 7595-7605. (PDF)
M. M. Makowska-Grzyska, K. Doyle, R. A. Allred, A. M. Arif, D. C. Bebout, and L. M. Berreau, "Structural, Spectroscopic, and Reactivity Properties of N2S2(thioether)O(amide)-Ligated Hg(II) Complexes: The First Examples of Hg(II)-Mediated Amide Cleavage," Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 822-827. (PDF)
K. Rudzka, M. M. Makowska-Grzyska, E. Szajna, A. M. Arif, and L. M. Berreau, "Neutral Acetohydroxamic Acid Coordination to a Mononuclear Ni(II) Center Stabilized by a Intramolecular Hydrogen-bonding Interaction," Chem. Commun. 2005, 489-491. (HTML)
M. M. Makowska-Grzyska, E. Szajna, C. Shipley, A. M. Arif, M. H. Mitchell, J. A. Halfen, L. M. Berreau, "First Row Divalent Transition Metal Complexes of Aryl-Appended Tris((pyridyl)methyl)amine Ligands: Syntheses, Structures, Electrochemistry, and Hydroxamate Binding Properties," Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 7472-7488. (PDF)
K. J. Tubbs, A. L. Fuller, B. Bennett, A. M. Arif, M. M. Makowska-Grzyska, L. M. Berreau, "Evaluation of the Influence of a Thioether Substituent on the Solid State and Solution Properties of N3S-ligated Copper(II) Complexes," Dalton Transactions 2003, 3111-3116. (PDF)
M. M. Makowska-Grzyska, P. C. Jeppson, R. A. Allred, A. M. Arif, L. M. Berreau, "Modeling Substrate- and Inhibitor-bound Forms of Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase: Chemistry of Mononuclear Nitrogen/Sulfur-ligated Zinc Alcohol, Formamide, and Sulfoxide Complexes," Inorg. Chem. 2002, 41, 4872-4887. (PDF)
L. M. Berreau, M. M. Makowska-Grzyska, A. M. Arif, "Modeling the Active Site Chemistry of Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase: Mononuclear Zinc Methanol and N,N-Dimethylformamide Complexes of a Nitrogen/Sulfur Ligand Possessing an Internal Hydrogen Bond Donor," Inorg. Chem. 2001, 40, 2212-2213.(PDF)
L. M. Berreau, M. M. Makowska-Grzyska, A. M. Arif, "Amide Alcoholysis in Mononuclear Zinc and Cadmium Complexes Ligated by Thioether Sulfur and Nitrogen Donors," Inorg. Chem. 2000, 39, 4390-4391.(PDF)
L. M. Berreau, R. A. Allred, M. M. Makowska-Grzyska, A. M. Arif, "Synthesis and Structure of a Nitrogen/Sulfur-ligated Zinc Hydroxide Complex," Chem. Commun. 2000, 1423-1424.(PDF)
Poster Presentations
Magdalena M. Makowska-Grzyska, Atta M. Arif, and Lisa M. Berreau, "Mononuclear Nitrogen/Sulfur-ligated Zinc Methanol, Formamide, and Sulfoxide Complexes Relevant to Substrate- and Inhibitor-bound Forms of LADH," Graduate Research Seminar: Bioinorganic Chemistry, Ventura, CA, January 2002.
Magdalena M. Makowska-Grzyska, Atta M. Arif, and Lisa M. Berreau, "Modeling the Reactivity of Sulfur-ligated Zinc Amidases: Amide Alcoholysis in New Mononuclear Zinc Complexes Ligated by Thioether and Nitrogen Donors," Poster presentation at the ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 2000.
Oral Presentations
Magdalena M. Makowska-Grzyska, Peter C. Jeppson, Russell A. Allred, Atta M. Arif, and Lisa M. Berreau, "Modeling Substrate- and Inhibitor-bound Forms of Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase: Chemistry of Mononuclear Nitrogen/Sulfur-ligated Zinc Alcohol, Formamide, and Sulfoxide Complexes," ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 2002.
Magdalena M. Makowska-Grzyska, Russell A. Allred, Sarah B. Fitch, Atta M. Arif, and Lisa M. Berreau, "Strategies for the Synthesis of Nitrogen/Sulfur-Ligated Zinc Hydroxide Complexes," Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA, September 2000.
Awards and Honors
USU Chemistry and Biochemistry Alumni Research Award, 2001
USU College of Science Researcher of the Year, 2002
Utah State University Graduate Researcher of the Year, 2002
Teaching Experience
TA, General Chemistry, 1998-1999.
Instructor, Chemistry 1210 Laboratory and Recitation, USU Success Program, 2001-2002