Burt Zerner

8.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
113 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Burt Zerner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Burt Zerner has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Pharmacology and 22 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Burt Zerner's work include Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (23 papers), Microbial Applications in Construction Materials (19 papers) and Enzyme function and inhibition (17 papers). Burt Zerner is often cited by papers focused on Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (23 papers), Microbial Applications in Construction Materials (19 papers) and Enzyme function and inhibition (17 papers). Burt Zerner collaborates with scholars based in Australia and United States. Burt Zerner's co-authors include Robert L. Blakeley, Peter W. Riddles, Myron L. Bender, Nicholas E. Dixon, Carlo Gazzola, John de Jersey, Gregory R. Schonbaum, Edwin C. Webb, Dianne T. Keough and Jennifer L. Beck and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Burt Zerner

113 papers receiving 6.3k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

[8] Reassessment of Ellman's reagent

1983 1.0k citations Peter W. Riddles, Robert L. Blakeley et al. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology profile →
Ellman's reagent: 5,5′-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid)—a reexamination

1979 934 citations Peter W. Riddles, Robert L. Blakeley et al. profile →
Jack bean urease (EC 3.5.1.5). Metalloenzyme. Simple biological role for nickel

1975 631 citations Nicholas E. Dixon, Robert L. Blakeley et al. profile →
The Spectrophotometric Determination of the Operational Normality of an α-Chymotrypsin Solution

1961 385 citations Burt Zerner et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Burt Zerner Australia	38	3.6k	1.0k	974	836	835	113	6.9k
Robert L. Blakeley Australia	25	2.4k 0.7×	918 0.9×	559 0.6×	517 0.6×	618 0.7×	40	5.2k
M.A. Carrondo Portugal	37	3.0k 0.8×	292 0.3×	678 0.7×	566 0.7×	926 1.1×	165	5.7k
Stefano Mangani Italy	41	2.6k 0.7×	707 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	1.0k 1.2×	165	5.9k
August Böck Germany	66	8.1k 2.2×	592 0.6×	264 0.3×	388 0.5×	1.9k 2.3×	241	13.3k
Helena Santos Portugal	55	5.9k 1.6×	470 0.5×	447 0.5×	176 0.2×	1.5k 1.8×	250	9.5k
Dick B. Janssen Netherlands	70	11.0k 3.0×	469 0.5×	2.1k 2.1×	275 0.3×	2.0k 2.4×	330	16.3k
Robert A. Scott United States	52	3.4k 0.9×	324 0.3×	822 0.8×	945 1.1×	1.8k 2.1×	191	7.8k
K.V. Rajagopalan United States	68	6.7k 1.8×	369 0.4×	534 0.5×	1.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.6×	224	13.9k
Joël H. Weiner Canada	53	4.8k 1.3×	496 0.5×	191 0.2×	516 0.6×	1.3k 1.5×	194	8.9k
Stefano Ciurli Italy	45	2.6k 0.7×	2.2k 2.2×	803 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	1.7k 2.0×	177	6.4k

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Berndt, Michael C., Mark R. Bowles, Gordon J. King, & Burt Zerner. (1996). Inhibition of chicken liver carboxylesterase by activated carbonyls and carbonyl hydrates. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1298(2). 159–166. 17 indexed citations

Bowles, Mark R., Gordon J. King, Michael C. Berndt, & Burt Zerner. (1996). New catalytic roles for serine esterases: a 19F-NMR study of the interaction of 3,3,3-trifluoro-2,2-dihydroxy-l-phenyl-l-propanone with chicken liver carboxylesterase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1298(2). 167–179. 1 indexed citations

Riddles, Peter W., Vicki Whan, Robert L. Blakeley, & Burt Zerner. (1992). Cloning and sequencing of a jack bean urease-encoding cDNA. Gene. 121(2). 399–400. 28 indexed citations

Beck, Jennifer L., Dianne T. Keough, John de Jersey, & Burt Zerner. (1984). Enzymatically active zinc, copper and mercury derivatives of the one-iron form of pig allantoic fluid acid phosphatase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 791(3). 357–363. 51 indexed citations

Blakeley, Robert L. & Burt Zerner. (1983). Jack bean urease: the first nickel enzyme. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 79. 11–11. 10 indexed citations

Riddles, Peter W., Robert L. Blakeley, & Burt Zerner. (1983). [8] Reassessment of Ellman's reagent. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 91. 49–60. 1002 indexed citations breakdown →

Sinn, Ekk, Charles J. O’Connor, John de Jersey, & Burt Zerner. (1983). Evidence for a binuclear iron site in pig allantoic fluid acid phosphatase (uteroferrin). Inorganica Chimica Acta. 78. L13–L15. 29 indexed citations

Keough, Dianne T., Jennifer L. Beck, John de Jersey, & Burt Zerner. (1982). Iron-containing acid phosphatases: Interaction of phosphate with the enzyme from pig allantoic fluid. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 108(4). 1643–1648. 33 indexed citations

Dixon, Nicholas E., Robert L. Blakeley, & Burt Zerner. (1980). Jack bean urease (EC 3.5.1.5). I. A simple dry ashing procedure for the microdetermination of trace metals in proteins. The nickel content of urease. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry. 58(6). 469–473. 26 indexed citations

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Berndt, Michael C., Nicholas P.B. Dudman, & Burt Zerner. (1979). TRANSESTERIFICATION OF TRIS(p-NITROPHENYL) PHOSPHATE WITH SODIUM ALKOXIDES: BIS(p-NITROPHENYL) METHYL PHOSPHATE, BIS(p-NITROPHENYL) BENZYL PHOSPHATE, BIS(p-NITROPHENYL) n-BUTYL PHOSPHATE. Phosphorous and Sulfur and the Related Elements. 7(3). 225–227. 1 indexed citations

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Jersey, John de, et al.. (1977). Organophosphate inhibitors The stereospecificity of hydrolysis of methyl n-butyl p-nitrophenyl phosphate by serum phosphotriesterases (EC 3.1.1.2) and by acetylcholinesterases (EC 3.1.1.7). Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Enzymology. 481(1). 127–139. 4 indexed citations

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Hamilton, Susan E., Hugh D. Campbell, John de Jersey, & Burt Zerner. (1975). Carboxylesterases (EC 3.1.1). The source of variations in substrate specificity and properties of pig liver carboxylesterase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 63(4). 1146–1150. 5 indexed citations

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Inkerman, P Andrew, et al.. (1975). Carboxylesterases (EC 3.1.1). Purification and Titration of Chicken, Sheep, and Horse Liver Carboxylesterases. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry. 53(5). 536–546. 20 indexed citations

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Dudman, Nicholas P.B. & Burt Zerner. (1969). Simplification of mouse lactate dehydrogenase electrophoretic patterns. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Enzymology. 171(1). 195–197. 13 indexed citations

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Jersey, John de, Peter Willadsen, & Burt Zerner. (1969). Oxazolinone intermediates in the hydrolysis of activated N-acylamino acid esters. The relevance of oxazolinones to the mechanism of action of serine proteinases. Biochemistry. 8(5). 1959–1967. 35 indexed citations

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Blakeley, Robert L., Edwin C. Webb, & Burt Zerner. (1969). Jack bean urease (EC 3.5.1.5). A new purification and reliable rate assay. Biochemistry. 8(5). 1984–1990. 101 indexed citations

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Jersey, John de & Burt Zerner. (1969). Spontaneous and enzyme-catalyzed hydrolysis of saturated oxazolinones. Biochemistry. 8(5). 1967–1974. 62 indexed citations

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Runnegar, Maria T. C., Robert L. Blakeley, Ross T. Fernley, Edwin C. Webb, & Burt Zerner. (1968). The system: hydroxylamine-oxygen-cupric ion. A model hydroxylase in the inactivation of ox and pig liver carboxylesterases. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Enzymology. 167(3). 632–634. 6 indexed citations

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Jersey, John de, et al.. (1966). On the mechanism of hydrolysis of N-acylamino acid nitrophenyl esters. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 23(5). 745–750. 13 indexed citations

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Lauder, I, et al.. (1961). Studies on Esters of Sulphuric Acid. I. Positions of Bond Fission during Hydrolysis of Dialkyl Sulyhates in Oxygen-18 Water. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 14(1). 41–47. 4 indexed citations

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