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1. Foster H, Hooper M, Imann S H, Lovett G S, Nicholson J, Swain C J, Sweetman A J, Weetman 

 D F. (1983) Biological Activities of Isatogens Brit. J. Pharm., 79, 273.  

2. Baker R, Bhaskar Rao V, Ravenscroft P D, Swain C J.(1983)  Oxidation of Trimethylsilyl ethers. 

 Synthesis, 572 (1983). 

3. Baker R, Bayes R H O, Broom D M P, Devlin J A, Swain C J. (1983)  The Chemistry of 

 Spiroacetals: Enantiospecific synthesis of the spiroacetal unit of Milbemycin b3

 J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun, 829. 

4. Baker R, Ravenscroft P D, Swain C J. (1984) The total synthesis of Ancistrofuran. J. Chem. Soc. 

 Chem. Commun. 74. 

5. Baker R, Gibson C L, Swain C J., Tapolsczay D J. (1984) Synthetic studies on Paniculides. 

 J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun. 619. 

6. Baker R, O’Mahony M J, Swain C J. (1984) The total synthesis of Wintermoth Pheromone.  J. 

 Chem. Res. 190. 

7. Baker R, Head J C, Swain C J. (1985) The Chemistry of Spiroacetals: Enantiospecific Synthesis 

 of the spiroacetal unit of Avermectin b1b and b2b.   J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun. 309. 

8. Baker R, Swain C J, Head J. (1985) Recent Advances in the Chemistry of Insect Control. 

 Ed. N.F. Jones, Pub. The Royal Society of Chemistry.  p.245. 

9. Baker R, Gibson C L, Swain C J, Tapolczay D J. (1985) Synthetic studies on the Paniculides. 

 J. Chem Soc. Perk I, 1590. 

10. Baker R, Cotterell I F, Ravenscroft P D, Swain C J. (1985) The total synthesis of Ancistrofuran. 

 J. Chem. Soc. Perk I, 2463. 

11. Baker R, O’Mahony M J, Swain C J. (1985) The total synthesis of (+) Milbemycin β3

 J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1326. 

12. Baker R, Head J C, Swain C J. (1985) Chemistry of Spiroacetals, Enantiospecific synthesis of the 

 spiroacetal units of milbemycins a7 and a8. J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 874. 

13. Hooper M, Adams D B, Swain C J, Raper E S, Stoddart B. (1986) Isatogens: X-ray crystal 

 structure.  J. Chem. Soc. Perk. I, 1005. 

14. Swain C J, Baker R, O’Mahony. (1986) A formal synthesis of Milbemycin b3

 Tetrahedron Lett. 27, 3059. 

15. Baker R, Boyes R H O, Broom D M P, O’Mahony M J, Swain C J. (1987) Enantiospecific 

 synthesis of the spiroacetal unit of Milbemycin b3.  J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans 1, 1613. 

16. Baker R, O’Mahony M J, Swain C J. (1987) The total synthesis of (+) Milbemycin b3

 J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1623. 

17. Baker R, Head J C, Swain C J. (1988) Synthesis of spiroacetals. 

 J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans 1., 85. 

18. Castro J L, Baker R, Swain C J. (1988) Directed Aldol Chemistry. 

 Tet. Lett. 29 (18) 2247. 

19. Watling K J, Aspley S, Swain C J, Saunders J. (1988) Radioligand binding assay for 5-HT3

 antagonists. Eur. J. Pharmac. 149, 397. 

20. Baker R, Boyes A L, Swain C J. (1989)  The total synthesis of Talaromycins A,B,C and E. 

 Tet. Lett, 30 (8) 985. 

21. Baker R, Swain C J. Ivermectin – A drug for all seasons. Chem. in Brit., 692. 

22. Watgen F, Baker R, Engelstoff M, Herbert R, MacLeod A, Knight A, Merchant K, Moseley 

 J, Saunders J, Swain C J. Wong E, Springer J P. (1989) Novel Benzodiazepine Receptor Partial 

 Agonists: Oxadiazolylimidazobenzodiazepines. J. Med. Chem.. 32, 2282. 

23. Swain C J, Kneen C, Baker R. (1990) Synthesis of Indole Oxazolines, Potent 5-HT3 antagonists. 

 Tet. Lett. 31, 2445. 

24. Baker R, Boyes A L, Swain C J. (1990) Synthesis of Talaromycins A, B, C and E. 

 J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans 1., 1415. 

25. McKernan R M, Gillard N P, Quirk K, Kneen C O, Stevenson G I, Swain C J, Ragan C I. 

  (1990) Purification of the 5-HT3 receptor from NCB20 cells. J. Biol. Chem. 265 (23), 13572. 

26. Swain C J, Kneen C, Herbert R, Baker R. (1990) Synthesis of Indole Oxazolines: Novel 5-HT3

  antagonists.   J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans 1 3183. 

27. Swain C J, Baker R, Kneen C, Moseley J, Saunders J, Seward E M, Stevenson G, Beer M, 

 Stanton J, Watling K. (1991) Novel 5-HT3 Antagonists.  Indole Oxadiazoles. 

  J. Med. Chem. 34, 140. 

28. Booth S E, Jenkins P R, Swain C J. (1991) The Synthesis of Bicyclic and Tricyclic Ring Systems 

 by Radical Cyclisation Reactions of Oxime ethers.   J. Chem Soc. Chem. Commun. 1248. 

29. Tattersall D, Newberry N, Beer M, Rigby M, Gilbert M, Maquire J, Mudunotuwa N, 

 Duchonowski M, McKnight A, Swain C J, Kneen C, Dourish C. (1992) 

 L-683,877: Pharmacological Profile of a Novel 5-HT3 Receptor Antagonist. 

 Drug Development Research, 25, 25, 17. 

30. Swain C J, Baker R, Kneen C, Herbert R, Moseley J, Saunders J, Seward E M, Stevenson G I, 

 Beer M, Stanton J, Watling K, Ball R G. (1992) Novel 5-HT3 Antagonists: Indol-3 

 -ylspiro(azabicycloalkane-3,51(41H)-oxazoles).  J Med. Chem., 35, 1019. 

31. Cascieri M A, Ber E, Tung M F, Sadowski S, Bansal S, Swain C J, Seward E M, Frances B, 

 Burns D, Strader C D.  (1992) Characterization of the binding of a potent, selective, 

 radioiodinated antagonist to the human neurokinin-1 receptor. Molecular Pharmacology, 42, 458 

 -463. 

32. Jenkins P, Symons M C R, Booth S E, Swain C J.  (1992) Why is a vinyl anion configurationally 

 stable but a vinyl radical configurationally unstable.   Tet. Lett., 33, 3543. 

33. Rajagopal S, Diksic M, Francis B, Swain C J, Burns H D. (1992) Synthesis of a 11C-labeled 

 novel, quinuclidine based ligand for the 5-HT3 receptor.  Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 43, 

 1369-1373, 

34. Francis B E, Swain C J, Sabin V, Burns H D.   Radioiodinated L-703,606:A  Potent Selective  

 Antagonist to the human NK1 Receptor. Appl. Radiat. Isot. 

35. Booth S E, Jenkins P R, Swain C J. (1993) A novel Ring expansion reaction in the reduction of 

 Benzylic Methoxyamines with Lithium Aluminium Hydride. J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 

 147. 

36. Cascieri M A, Fong T M, Yu H, Bansai A, Swain C J, Strader C D. (1993). Amino-aromatic 

 interaction between histidine 197 of the NK1 receptor and CP 96345. Nature, 362, 350. 

37. Seward E M, Swain C J, Merchant K J, Owen S N, Savin V, Cascieri M A, Sadowski S, Strader 

 C D, Baker R. (1993) Quinuclidine Based NK1 antagonists 1: 3-Benzyloxy-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2] 

 octanes. Bioorganic and Med. Chem. Lett., 3, (6), 1361. 

38. MacLeod A M, Merchant K J, Cascieri M A, Shadowski S, Ber E, Swain C J, Baker R. (1993) 

 N-Acyl-L-Tryptophan Benzyl Esters:  Potent Substance P antagonists.   J. Med. Chem. 36, 2044. 

39. Swain C J, Seward E M, Sabin V, Owen S, Baker R, Cascieri M A, Sadowski S, Strader C, 

 Ball R G. (1993) Quinuclidine Based NK1 Antagonists 2:  Determination of the Absolute 

 Stereochemical Requirements, Bioorganic and Med. Chem. Lett. 3 (8), 1703. 

40. Fong T M, Yu H, Cascieri M A, Underwood D, Swain C J, Strader C D. (1994) The role of the  

 Histidine 265 in Antagonist Binding to the NK1 Receptor. J. Biol. Chem. 269 (4), 2728. 

41. Cascieri M A, MacLeod A M, Underwood D, Shiao L, Ber E, Sadowski S, Yu H, Merchant K  

 J, Swain C J, Strader C D, Fong T M. (1994) Characterization of the Interaction of N-Acyl-L 

 -Tryptophan Benzyl Ester Neurokinin Antagonists with the human NK1 receptor.  J. Biol. Chem. 

 269 (9), 6587. 

42. MacLeod A M, Merchant K J, Brookfield F, Kelleher F, Stevenson G, Owens A P, Swain C J, 

 Cascieri M A, Sadowski S, Ber E, Strader C D, Macintyre D E, Metzger J M, Ball R G, Baker 

 R. (1994) Identification of L-Tryptophan Derivatives with Potent and Selective Activity at the 

 NK1 receptor. J. Med. Chem. 37, 1269. 

43. Fong T M, Yu H, Cascieri M A, Underwood D, Swain C J, Strader C D. (1994) Interaction of 

 Glutamine 165 in the fourth Transmembrane Segment of the human NK1 Receptor with 

 Quinuclidine Receptor with Quinuclidine Antagonists. J. Biol. Chem. 269 (21) 14957. 

44. Williams B J, Teall M, McKenna J, Harrison T, Swain C J, Cascieri M A, Sadowski S, Strader C 

 D, Baker R. (1994) Acyclic NK1 Antagonists: 2-Benzhydryl-2-aminoethyl ethers. Bioorg. and 

 Med. Chem. Lett. 4, (16), 1903. 

45. Swain C J, Cascieri M A, Owens A, Saari W, Sadowski S, Strader C, Teall M, Van Niel M B, 

 Williams B J. (1994) Acyclic NK1 antagonists:  Replacement for the benzhydryl group. 

 Bioorganic and Med. Chem. Lett. 4, (18), 2161.

46. Harrison T, Williams B J, Swain C J, Ball R G. (1994) Piperidine-Ether Based hNK1  

 Antagonists 1: Determination of the Relative and Absolute Stereochemical Requirements. 

 Bioorganic and Med. Chem. Lett. 4 (21), 2545. 

47. Harrison T, Williams B J, Swain C J. (1994) Gem-Disubstituted Amino-ether Based Substance P 

 antagonists.  Bioorganic and Med. Chem. Lett. 4 (23), 2733. 

48. Jenkins P R, Booth S E, Swain C J, Sweeny J B. (1994) Intramolecular Addition of Vinyl and 

 Aryl radicals to Oxime ethers in the synthesis of Five, Six and Seven-membered Ring Systems. 

 J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1. 3499. 

49. Longmore J, Swain C J, Hill R G. (1995) Neurokinin Receptors. Drug News and Perspectives. 

 8 (1), 5. 

50. Cascieri M A, Shiao L, Mills S G, MacCoss M, Swain C J, Yu H, Ber E, Sadowski S, Wu M T, 

 Strader C D, Fong T M. (1995) Characterisation of the Interaction of Diacylpiperazine 

 Antagonists with the human NK1 receptor:  Identification of a Common Binding site for 

 structurally Dissimilar Antagonists. Mol. Pharm. 47, 660. 

51. Swain C J., Fong T M, Haworth K, Owen S N, Seward E M. (1995) Quinuclidine based NK1 

antagonists the role of the benzhydryl.   Biorganic and Med. Chem. Lett. 5(12), 1261.  

52. Fong T M, Ruey-Ruey C, Huang H Y, Swain C J, Underwood D, Cascieri M A, Strader C D.   

(1995)  Mutational analysis of neurokinin receptor function.   Cam. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 73, 

860. 

53. Owens A P, Williams B J, Harrison T, Swain C J, Baker R, Sadowski S, Cascieri M A.  (1995) 

Phenyl-Glycinol Based NK1 receptor antagonists-Towards the minimum Pharmacophore, 

Biooganic and Med. Chem. Lett. 5 (22), 2761. 

54. Swain C J, Seward E M, Cascieri M A, Fong T M, Herbert R, MacIntyre D E, Merchant K J, 

Owen S, Owens A P, Sabin V, Teall M, Van Niel M B, Williams B J, Sadowski S, Strader C D, 

Ball R G, Baker R. (1995) Identification of a series of 3-Benzyloxy-l-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane 

human NK1 antagonists. J. Med. Chem. 38, 4793 . 

55. Fong T M, Yu H, Huang R-R, , Swain C J, Undewrwood D, Cascieri M A, Strader C D, (1995) 

Mutational analysis of neurokinin receptor function, Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 73, 860 

56. Swain C J, (1996) Neurokinin Receptor Antagonists, Expert Opinion on Theraputic Patents, 6 (4) 

367. 

57. Swain C J, (1996) Neurokinin Receptor Antagonists, Drug Discovery Today, 1 (6) 

58.  Ladduwahetty T, Swain C J, Keown L, Seward E M, Haworth K, Owen S, Chambers M, Baker 

R, Cascieri M A, Hargreaves R J, Iversen L L, MacIntyre D E, Metzger J M, Sadowski S, 

Shepheard S, Strader C D, Tattersal F D, (1996) L-741,671: A potent orally active human NK1 

antagonist, J. Med. Chem. 39, 2907 

59. Swain C J, Hargreaves R,J (1996) Neurokin Receptor Antagonists, Annual Reports in Medicinal 

Chemistry, 31, Chapter 12, 111 

60. Fong T M, Yu H, Huang R-R, Cascieri M A, Swain C J, (1996) Relative Contribution of Polar 

Interactions and Conformational Compatibility to the binding of Neurokinin-1 Receptor 

Antagonists, Molecular Pharmacology, 50, 1605 

61. Tattersall F D, Rycroft W, Francis B, Pearce D, Merchant K, MacLeod A M, Ladduwahetty T, 

Keone L, Swain C, Baker R, Cascieri M, Ber E, Metzger J, MacIntyre D E, Hill R, Hargreaves R, 

(1996) Tachykinin NK1 Receptor Antagonists act centrally to inhibit Emesis Induced by the 

chemotheraputic agent Cisplatin in FerretsNeuropharmacolgy, 35, 8, 1121. 

62. Rupniak N M J, Tattersall F D, Williams A R, Rycroft W, Carlson E J, Cascieri M, Sadowski S, 

Ber E, Hale J, Mills S, MacCoss M, Seward E, Huscroft I, Owen S, Swain C J, Hill R G, 

Hargreaves R J, (1997) In vitro and in vivo predictors of the anti-emetic activity of tachykinin 

NK1 receptor antagonists, Eur J Pharmacol. 326, 201. 

63. Swain C J, Williams B J, Baker R, Cascieri M A 1, Chicchi G 1, Forrest M 2, Herbert R,  Keown 

L, Ladduwahetty T, Luell S, MacIntyre D E, Metzger J, Morton S, Owens A P, Sadowski S 1 and 

Watt A P. (1997) 3-Benzyloxy-2-Phenylpiperidine NK1 antagonists: The influence of alpha 

methyl substitution. Bioorganic and Medchem Letters, 7 (23), 2959. 

64. Owens A P, Harrison T, Moseley J D, Swain C J, Sadowski S 1 and Cascieri M A.  (1998) High 

Affinity Phenylglycinol-Based NK1 Antagonists. Bioorganic and Medchem Letters, 8 (1), 51. 

65. Kramer M S, Cutler N, Feighner J, Shrivastava R, Carman J, Sramek J J, Reines S A, Liu G, 

Snavely D, Wyatt-Knowles E, Hale J J, Mills S G, MacCoss M, Swain C J, Harrison T, Hill R G, 

Hefti F, Scolnick E M, Cascieri M A, Chicchi G G, Sadowski S, Williams A R, Hewson L, Smith 

D, Carlson E J, Hargreaves R J and Rupniak N M J, (1998) Distinct Mechanism for 

Antidepressant Activity by Blockade of Central Substance P Receptors, Science, 281 1640  

66. Swain C J, (1998) Neurokinin Receptor Antagonists, Progress in Medicinal Chemistry 35, 57 

67. Harper S, Bilsand J, Young L, Bristow L, Boyce S, Mason G, Rigby M, Hewson L, Smith D, 

O’Donnell R, O’conner D, Hill R G, Evans D, Swain C, Williams B, Hefti F. (1998) Analysis of 

the neurotrophic effects of GPI-1046 on neuronal survival and regeneration in culture and in 

vivo, Neuroscience 88, 1, 257 

68. Smith A L, Stevenson G I, Swain C J, Castro J L, (1998) Traceless Solid Phase Synthesis of 2,3- 

Disubstituted Indoles, Tet. Lett., 39 8317. 

69. Booth S E, Jenkins P R, Swain C J, (1998) The preparation and Intramolecular Radical 

Cyclisation Reactions of oxime ethers, J. Braz. Chem. Soc. 9, 4, 389. 

70. Stevenson, G I.; Huscroft, I; MacLeod, A M.; Swain, C J.; Cascieri, M A.; Chicchi, G G.; 

Graham, M I.; Harrison, T; Kelleher, F J.; Kurtz, M; Ladduwahetty, T; Merchant, K J.; Metzger, 

J M.; MacIntyre, D. E.; Sadowski, S; Sohal, B; Owens, A P. (1998) 4,4-Disubstituted Piperidine 

High-Affinity NK1 Antagonists: Structure-Activity Relationships and in Vivo Activity, J. Med. 

Chem, 41, 23, 4623. 

71. Harrison, T. Korsgaard, M. P. G.; Swain, C. J. Cascieri, M. A. Sadowski, S. Seabrook, G. R 

(1998) High affinity, selective neurokinin 2 and neurokinin 3 receptor antagonists from a 

common structural template, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 8, 11, 1343 

72. Swain C J, Harper S, Pollack S, Smith R, Hefti F. (1998) Neurotrophic Factor Mimetics, Rev. 

Exp Pharm. 134, 281 

73. Harper, S.; Bilsland, J.; Young, L.; Bristow, L.; Boyce, S.; Mason, G.; Rigby, M.; Hewson, L.; 

Smith, D.; O’Donnell, R.; O’Connor, D.; Hill, R. G.; Evans, D.; Swain, C.; Williams, B.; Hefti, F. 

(1998),  Analysis of the neurotrophic effects of GPI-1046 on neuron survival and regeneration in 

culture and in vivo.    Neuroscience  88(1),  257-267. 

74. Hollingworth, G J.; Dinnell, K; Dickinson, L C.; Elliott, J M.; Kulagowski, J J.; Swain, C J.; 

Thomson, C G. (1999),  A convenient method for the preparation of aryl cyclopropyl ethers from 

phenols.    Tetrahedron Lett. 40(13),  2633-2636. 

75. Seward, E. M.; Swain, C J.  (1999) Neurokinin receptor antagonists.   Expert Opin. Ther. Pat. 

9(5),  571-582. 

76. Swain C J, Rupniak N M J. (1999) Recent developments in Neurokinin Antagonists Annual 

Reports in Medicinal Chemistry  

77. Harper S J; Saporito M S; Hewson L; Young L; Smith D; Rigby M; Jackson P; Curtis N; Swain 

C; Hefti F; Vaught J L; Sirinathsinghji D (2000) CEP-1347 increases ChAT activity in culture 

and promotes cholinergic neurone survival following fimbria-fornix lesion. Neuroreport,  11(10), 

2271-6.  

78. Kulagowski J J; Curtis N R; Swain C J; Williams B J. (2001)  Stereocontrolled syntheses of 

epimeric 3-aryl-6-phenyl-1-oxa-7-azaspiro(4.5)decane NK-1 receptor antagonist precursors.    

Organic Letters,  3(5),  667-70. 

79. Cooper L C; Chicchi G G; Dinnell K; Elliott J M; Hollingworth G J; Kurtz M M; Locker K L; 

Morrison D; Shaw D E; Tsao K L; Watt A P; Williams A R;  Swain C J   (2001) 2-Aryl indole 

NK1 receptor antagonists: optimisation of indole substitution.  Bioorganic and Medicinal 

Chemistry Letters,  11(9),  1233-6.  

80. Dinnell K; Chicchi G G; Dhar M J; Elliott J M; Hollingworth G J; Kurtz M M; Ridgill M P; 

Rycroft W; Tsao K L; Williams A R; Swain C J.  (2001) 2-Aryl indole NK1 receptor antagonists: 

optimisation of the 2-aryl ring and the indole nitrogen substituent.    Bioorganic and Medincinal 

Chemistry Letters,  11(9),  1237-40 

81. Shaw D; Chicchi G G; Elliott J M; Kurtz M; Morrison D; Ridgill M P; Szeto N; Watt A P; 

Williams A R; Swain C J (2001) 2-Aryl indole NK(1) antagonists: optimisation of the amide 

substituent Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters,  11(23),  3031-4. 

82. Harrison T; Owens A P; Williams B J; Swain C J; Williams A; Carlson E J; Rycroft W; Tattersall 

F D; Cascieri M A; Chicchi G G; Sadowski S; Rupniak N M; Hargreaves R J. (2001) An orally 

active, water-soluble neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist suitable for both intravenous and oral 

clinical administration. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry,  44(24),  4296-9 

83. Maubach K A; Martin K; Chicchi G; Harrison T; Wheeldon A; Swain C J; Cumberbatch M J; 

Rupniak N M J; Seabrook G R. (2002) Chronic substance P (NK1) receptor antagonist and 

conventional antidepressant treatment increases burst firing of monoamine neurones in the locus 

coeruleus.     Neuroscience,  109(3),  609-17.  

84. Elliott J M; Castro J L; Chicchi G G; Cooper L C; Dinnell K; Hollingworth G J; Ridgill M P; 

Rycroft W; Kurtz M M; Shaw D E; Swain C J; Tsao K-L; Yang L. (2002)    4,4-Disubstituted 

cyclohexylamine NK(1) receptor antagonists I.     Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters.  

12(13),  1755-8 

85. Cooper L C; Carlson E J; Castro J L; Chicchi G G; Dinnell K; Di Salvo J; Elliott J M; 

Hollingworth G J; Kurtz M M; Ridgill M P; Rycroft W; Tsao K-L; Swain C J.   (2002) 4,4- 

Disubstituted cyclohexylamine NK(1) receptor antagonists II.     (2002) Bioorganic and 

Medicinnal Chemistry Letters,  12(13),  1759-62 

86. Seward E M; Carlson E; Harrison T; Haworth K R; Herbert R; Kelleher F J; Kurtz M M; Moseley 

J; Owen S N; Owens A P; Sadowski S J; Swain C J; Williams B J. (2002)  Spirocyclic NK(1) 

antagonists I: [4.5] and [5.5]-spiroketals.    Bioorganic and Medicinal chemistry Letters.  12(18),  

2515-8 

87. Conley R K; Cumberbatch M J; Mason G S; Williamson D J; Harrison T; Locker K; Swain C; 

Maubach K; O’Donnell R; Rigby M; Hewson L; Smith D; Rupniak N M J. (2002) Substance P 

(neurokinin 1) receptor antagonists enhance dorsal raphe neuronal activity.    Journal of 

Neuroscience.  22(17),  7730-6.  

88. Williams B J; Cascieri M A; Chicchi G G; Harrison T; Owens A P; Owen S N; Rupniak N M J; 

Tattersall D F; Williams A; Swain C J (2002) Spirocyclic NK(1) antagonists II: [4.5]-spiroethers.  

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters,  12(19),  2719-22.  

89. Swain, C. (2003) NK1 receptor antagonists. (2002) Editor(s): King, Frank D.    Medicinal 

Chemistry (2nd Edition),     415-427.  Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry,  Cambridge. 

90. Rupniak, N M. J.; Carlson, E J.; Shepheard, S; Bentley, G; Williams, A R.; Hill, A; Swain, C; 

Mills, S G.; Di Salvo, J; Kilburn, R; Cascieri, M A.; Kurtz, M M.; Tsao, K-L; Gould, S L.; 

Chicchi, G G.  (2003) Comparison of the functional blockade of rat substance P (NK1) receptors 

by GR205171, RP67580, SR140333 and NKP-608.,     Neuropharmacology  45(2),  231-241. 

91. Raubo, P; Kulagowski, J J.; Swain, C J.  (2003) A stereoselective synthesis of (

phenyl-1-oxa-7-azaspiro[4.5]-decanes.  Synlett  (13),  2021-2024.

92. Thomson CG, Carlson E, Chicchi GG, Kulagowski JJ, Kurtz MM, Swain CJ, Tsao KL, Wheeldon A. (2006) Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane benzylamine NK1 antagonist, Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 15;16(4), 811-4 .

93. Gregory J. Hollingworth, , Emma J. Carlson, José L. Castro, Gary G. Chicchi, Natalie Clark, 

Laura C. Cooper, Olivier Dirat, Jerry Di Salvo, Jason M. Elliott, Ruth Kilburn, Marc M. Kurtz, 

Wayne Rycroft, F. David Tattersall, Kwei-Lan Tsao and Christopher J. Swain. (2006) Novel 

lactam NK1 antagonists with anti-emetic activity. Biorg and Medchem Lett 16,  1197 

94. Swain C. J., iBabel, CDK News, vol. 3, issue 1, pages 19-20 

95. Christopher J. Swain, Ana Teran, Marta Maroto and Angeles Cabello (2006)

Identification and optimisation of 5-amino-7-aryldihydro-1,4-diazepines as 5-HT2A ligands. Biorg and Medchem Lett 16, 6058.

96. Swain C: Open access and medicinal chemistry. Chem Cent J; 2007;1:2

97. Swain C J, Big Pharma in Crisis. European Pharmaceutical Contractor June 2012 12-16

98. Dr E. Zartler, Dr C. Swain & S. Pearce. Fragment library design: the evolution of fragment-based lead discovery Drug Discovery World, Winter 2012/13

99. P. Patrizia Mangione, Stéphanie Deroo, Stephan Ellmerich, Vittorio Bellotti, Simon Kolstoe, Stephen P. Wood, Carol V. Robinson, Martin D. Smith, Glenys A. Tennent, Robert J. Broadbridge, Claire E. Council, Joanne R. Thurston, Victoria A. Steadman, Antonio K. Vong, Christopher J. Swain, Mark B. Pepys, Graham W. Taylor Bifunctional crosslinking ligands for transthyretin. Open Biol. 2015 Sep;5(9):150105. doi: 10.1098/rsob.150105.

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