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Presence Formerly Arkansas
Last published 2017
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Alan D. Elbein

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Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with UAMS through 2011.

60 h-index 249 pubs 14,332 cited

  • Animals
  • Kinetics
  • Oligosaccharides
  • Glycoproteins
  • Mannose
  • Indolizines
  • Glucosyltransferases
  • Glucose
  • Plants
  • Alkaloids
  • Swine
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Substrate Specificity
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents

Biography and Research Information

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Alan D. Elbein's research has focused on the biosynthesis and processing of N-linked oligosaccharide chains, with a particular emphasis on inhibitors that target these pathways. His work has investigated compounds such as tunicamycin, kifunensine, swainsonine, and castanospermine, examining their mechanisms of action and effects on glycoproteins. Elbein has also studied the metabolism of specific molecules like trehalose, exploring its multifaceted roles.

His scholarly output includes a significant number of publications, contributing to a total citation count of over 14,000 and an h-index of 60. He is recognized as a highly cited researcher. Elbein's research activities have historically involved laboratory work, as indicated by the maintenance of an active lab website, though his most recent publication was in 2017, suggesting a period of reduced recent activity.

Metrics

  • h-index: 60
  • Publications: 249
  • Citations: 14,332

Selected Publications

  • Mechanistic Analysis of Trehalose Synthase from Mycobacterium smegmatis (2011)
    Journal of Biological Chemistry 36 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Alkaloid Glycosidase Inhibitors (2010)
    Elsevier eBooks 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Last Step in the Conversion of Trehalose to Glycogen (2010)
    Journal of Biological Chemistry 79 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Trehalose synthase converts glycogen to trehalose (2008)
    FEBS Journal 55 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A novel trehalase from Mycobacterium smegmatis − purification, properties, requirements (2007)
    FEBS Journal 65 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cloning and expression of the trehalose-phosphate phosphatase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: comparison to the enzyme from Mycobacterium smegmatis (2004)
    Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 32 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Increased Expression of c-Jun Transcription Factor in Cerebellar Vermis of Patients with Schizophrenia (2003)
    Neuropsychopharmacology 20 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • New insights on trehalose: a multifunctional molecule (2003)
    Glycobiology 1988 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Purification, Cloning, Expression, and Properties of Mycobacterial Trehalose-phosphate Phosphatase (2003)
    Journal of Biological Chemistry 56 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Biosynthesis of d-Arabinose in Mycobacterium smegmatis: Specific Labeling from d-Glucose (2002)
    Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Trehalose‐based oligosaccharides isolated from the cytoplasm of Mycobacterium smegmatis (2002)
    European Journal of Biochemistry 31 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Identification and Modification of the Uridine-binding Site of the UDP-GalNAc (GlcNAc) Pyrophosphorylase (2000)
    Journal of Biological Chemistry 31 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cloning, expression and characterization of the pig liver GDP‐mannose pyrophosphorylase (2000)
    European Journal of Biochemistry 57 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Alkaloid Glycosidase Inhibitors (1999)
    Elsevier eBooks 22 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Mitogen-activated protein kinases in schizophrenia (1999)
    Biological Psychiatry 88 citations DOI OpenAlex

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