Akwasi Minta

3.0k citations

14 papers · 2.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 10

Impact in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 2%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Bioengineering top 1%
- Analytical Chemistry and Sensors

Papers in

Bioengineering 2
- Analytical Chemistry and Sensors 2
Clinical Biochemistry 2
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders 2

Co-authors: Roger Y. Tsien Joseph P. Y. Kao Martin Poenie Stephen Adams Grzegorz Grynkiewicz John A. White Thomas Budde Alan R. Kay
Journals: Journal of the American Chemical Society (2 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (2 papers)Tetrahedron Letters (1 paper)Neuroscience (1 paper)Cell Calcium (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Kazakhstan

In The Last Decade

Akwasi Minta

14 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Fluorescent indicators for cytosolic sodium 1989 · 562 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1989 Journal of Biological Chemistry
1989 Journal of Biological Chemistry

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14 of 14 papers shown

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1	Synthesis and properties of Asante Calcium Red—A novel family of long excitation wavelength calcium indicators Cell Calcium ·Krzysztof Hyrc, Akwasi Minta, Dorothy G. Armstrong, Delesa Damena, Xenia Meshik, Mark P. Goldberg	2013	13
2	<title>Intracellular pH (pH<formula><sup><roman>in</roman></sup></formula>) and cytosolic calcium ([Ca<formula><sup><roman>2+</roman></sup></formula>]<formula><sup><roman>cyt</roman></sup></formula>) regulation via ATPases: studies in cell populations, single cells, and subcellular compartments</title> Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·José D. Rojas, Araújo Italo de Oliveira, Sándor Györke, Donald E. Wesson, Akwasi Minta, Raul Martı́nez–Zaguilán	1999	2
3	Imaging free zinc in synaptic terminals in live hippocampal slices Neuroscience ·Thomas Budde, Akwasi Minta, John A. White, Alan R. Kay	1997	147
4	Near-membrane [Ca2+] transients resolved using the Ca2+ indicator FFP18. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Elaine F. Etter, Akwasi Minta, Martin Poenie, F S Fay	1996	81
5	New fluorescent calcium indicators designed for cytosolic retention or measuring calcium near membranes Biophysical Journal ·努佐藤, Akwasi Minta, Martin Poenie	1995	135
6	Distribution of a fluorescent ivermectin probe, bodipy ivermectin, in tissues of the nematode parasiteAscaris suum Parasitology Research ·Richard J. Martin, J. R. Kusel, Susan J. Robertson, Akwasi Minta, R P Haugland	1992	12
7	Fluorescent indicators for cytosolic calcium based on rhodamine and fluorescein chromophores Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Akwasi Minta, Joseph P. Y. Kao, Roger Y. Tsien Hit paper breakdown →	1989	1361
8	Fluorescent indicators for cytosolic sodium Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Akwasi Minta, Roger Y. Tsien Hit paper breakdown →	1989	562
9	Biologically useful chelators that release Ca2+ upon illumination Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Stephen Adams, Joseph P. Y. Kao, Grzegorz Grynkiewicz, Akwasi Minta, Roger Y. Tsien	1988	205
10	Studies of enzyme stereochemistry. Elucidation of the stereochemistry of S-adenosylmethionine formation by yeast methionine adenosyltransferase Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Ronald J. Parry, Akwasi Minta	1982	25
11	ChemInform Abstract: STUDIES OF ENZYME STEREOCHEMISTRY. ELUCIDATION OF THE STEREOCHEMISTRY OF S‐ADENOSYLMETHIONINE FORMATION BY YEAST METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE Chemischer Informationsdienst ·Ronald J. Parry, Akwasi Minta	1982	5
12	Biosynthesis. Part 25. Proof that hasubanonine and protostephanine are biosynthesised from the 1-benzylisoquinoline system Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 ·Alan R. Battersby, Raymond C. F. Jones, Akwasi Minta, Farba Kiani, James Staunton	1981	3
13	A Simple Synthesis of Cardenolides and Their Less Toxic Isomers via Furyl Intermediates Heterocycles ·Karel Wiesner, Thomas Y. R. Tsai, Akwasi Minta	1979	22
14	Biosynthetic derivation of hasubanonine and protostephanine from the 1-benzylisoquinoline system Tetrahedron Letters ·Alan R. Battersby, Akwasi Minta, Farba Kiani, James Staunton	1977	3

About Akwasi Minta

Akwasi Minta is a scholar working on Bioengineering, Clinical Biochemistry, Spectroscopy, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biophysics, having authored 14 papers that have together received 2.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (4 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers), bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research (2 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (2 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (2 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (2 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (2 papers) and Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (903 citations), Bioengineering (242 citations), Spectroscopy (490 citations), Biophysics (169 citations) and Molecular Biology (1.5k citations). Akwasi Minta has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Kazakhstan. Frequent co-authors include Roger Y. Tsien, Joseph P. Y. Kao, Martin Poenie, Stephen Adams, Grzegorz Grynkiewicz, John A. White, Thomas Budde, Alan R. Kay, Elaine F. Etter and F S Fay. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Tetrahedron Letters, Neuroscience and Cell Calcium.

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