Irwin G. Leder

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Irwin G. Leder is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Irwin G. Leder has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Organic Chemistry and 5 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Irwin G. Leder's work include Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (6 papers), Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (5 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (4 papers). Irwin G. Leder is often cited by papers focused on Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (6 papers), Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (5 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (4 papers). Irwin G. Leder collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Italy. Irwin G. Leder's co-authors include E. Racker, G. de la Haba, L Thunberg, Ulf Lindahl, G. Bäckström, Elizabeth F. Neufeld, Philip Handler, Gideon Bach, Paola Di Natale and Clara W. Hall and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Irwin G. Leder

21 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Evidence for a 3-O-sulfated D-glucosamine residue in the ... 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 100 200 300 400
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  1. Evidence for a 3-O-sulfated D-glucosamine residue in the antithrombin-binding sequence of heparin.
    1980 415 citations Ulf Lindahl, G. Bäckström et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Irwin G. Leder United States 15 618 451 241 203 176 21 1.2k
Charles M. Baugh United States 28 1.4k 2.2× 107 0.2× 296 1.2× 310 1.5× 88 0.5× 69 2.3k
Milton Tabachnick United States 19 546 0.9× 177 0.4× 100 0.4× 147 0.7× 167 0.9× 38 1.3k
S Gatt Israel 16 531 0.9× 148 0.3× 123 0.5× 115 0.6× 317 1.8× 32 909
Shinsei Gasa Japan 21 754 1.2× 170 0.4× 221 0.9× 72 0.4× 205 1.2× 81 1.2k
K.K. Tsuboi United States 26 1.0k 1.6× 225 0.5× 85 0.4× 147 0.7× 321 1.8× 69 1.9k
William C. Werkheiser United States 14 779 1.3× 80 0.2× 146 0.6× 70 0.3× 109 0.6× 24 1.2k
Howard M. Katzen United States 16 610 1.0× 151 0.3× 32 0.1× 134 0.7× 217 1.2× 21 954
A. H. Blair Canada 18 468 0.8× 104 0.2× 69 0.3× 117 0.6× 70 0.4× 31 1.1k
Iwao Ueda Japan 15 534 0.9× 280 0.6× 95 0.4× 123 0.6× 102 0.6× 34 935
Dean J. Danner United States 25 830 1.3× 334 0.7× 36 0.1× 577 2.8× 266 1.5× 67 2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Irwin G. Leder

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Leder, Irwin G.. (1993). Synthesis of the Sodium Salts of Methyl α-L-Fucopyranoside 2-, 3-, and 4-Sulfates. Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry. 12(1). 95–103. 4 indexed citations
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Leder, Irwin G.. (1988). Synthesis of the 3-0, 4-0 and 6-0 Sulfates of Methyl 2-amino-2-deoxy-α-D-Glucopyranoside. Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry. 7(3). 583–592. 5 indexed citations
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Meyer, Bernd, L Thunberg, Ulf Lindahl, Olle Larm, & Irwin G. Leder. (1981). The antithrombin-binding sequence of heparin studied by n.m.r. spectroscopy. Carbohydrate Research. 88(1). C1–C4. 25 indexed citations
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Leder, Irwin G.. (1980). A novel 3-0 sulfatase from human urine acting on methyl-2-deoxy-2-sulfamino-α-D-glucopyranoside 3-sulfate. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 94(4). 1183–1189. 27 indexed citations
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Lindahl, Ulf, G. Bäckström, L Thunberg, & Irwin G. Leder. (1980). Evidence for a 3-O-sulfated D-glucosamine residue in the antithrombin-binding sequence of heparin.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 77(11). 6551–6555. 415 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leder, Irwin G.. (1978). [11] Radioactive substrates for iduronate sulfatase and α-l-iduronidase. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 50. 150–154. 9 indexed citations
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Natale, Paola Di, Irwin G. Leder, & Elizabeth F. Neufeld. (1977). A radioactive substrate and assay for α-l-iduronidase. Clinica Chimica Acta. 77(3). 211–218. 20 indexed citations
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Shapiro, Larry J., Clara W. Hall, Irwin G. Leder, & Elizabeth F. Neufeld. (1976). The relationship of α-l-iduronidase and Hurler corrective factor. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 172(1). 156–161. 35 indexed citations
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Leder, Irwin G., et al.. (1974). An assay for iduronate sulfatase (hunter corrective factor). Carbohydrate Research. 37(1). 103–109. 46 indexed citations
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Leder, Irwin G. & John W. Perry. (1967). Galactose Stimulation of β-Galactosidase Induction in Galactokinaseless Mutants of Escherichia coli. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 242(3). 457–462. 10 indexed citations
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Leder, Irwin G.. (1961). The Enzymatic Synthesis of Thiamine Monophosphate. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 236(11). 3066–3071. 17 indexed citations
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Leder, Irwin G.. (1959). The enzymatic synthesis of thiamine monophosphate. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 1(2). 63–66. 17 indexed citations
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Leder, Irwin G., et al.. (1958). The release of chondroitin sulfate from rabbit cartilage following the intravenous injection of crude papain. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 76(1). 122–130. 67 indexed citations
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Leder, Irwin G.. (1957). HOG KIDNEY GLUCONOKINASE. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 225(1). 125–136. 27 indexed citations
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Haba, G. de la, Irwin G. Leder, & E. Racker. (1955). CRYSTALLINE TRANSKETOLASE FROM BAKERS' YEAST: ISOLATION AND PROPERTIES. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 214(1). 409–426. 136 indexed citations
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Racker, E., G. de la Haba, & Irwin G. Leder. (1954). Transketolase-catalyzed utilization of fructose 6-phosphate and its significance in a glucose 6-phosphate oxidation cycle. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 48(1). 238–240. 46 indexed citations
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Racker, E., G. de la Haba, & Irwin G. Leder. (1953). THIAMINE PYROPHOSPHATE, A COENZYME OF TRANSKETOLASE. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 75(4). 1010–1011. 161 indexed citations
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Leder, Irwin G. & Philip Handler. (1951). SYNTHESIS OF NICOTINAMIDE MONONUCLEOTIDE BY HUMAN ERYTHROCYTES IN VITRO. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 189(2). 889–899. 40 indexed citations

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