James C. Lacey

1.2k total citations
55 papers, 866 citations indexed

About

James C. Lacey is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, James C. Lacey has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 866 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in James C. Lacey's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (41 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (17 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (11 papers). James C. Lacey is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (41 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (17 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (11 papers). James C. Lacey collaborates with scholars based in United States. James C. Lacey's co-authors include Dail W. Mullins, Arthur L. Weber, Nalinie S. Wickramasinghe, Mark P. Staves, William E. White, Kenneth M. Pruitt, Charles L. Watkins, Sidney W. Fox, W. S. Wilcox and C. V. Stephenson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

James C. Lacey

55 papers receiving 834 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James C. Lacey United States 15 731 251 203 76 59 55 866
Rihe Liu United States 7 563 0.8× 588 2.3× 81 0.4× 94 1.2× 56 0.9× 7 846
J. van Westrenen Netherlands 10 340 0.5× 234 0.9× 67 0.3× 98 1.3× 48 0.8× 21 522
Jianfeng Xu United Kingdom 16 841 1.2× 510 2.0× 154 0.8× 113 1.5× 111 1.9× 34 1.2k
J. Visscher Netherlands 11 219 0.3× 156 0.6× 31 0.2× 16 0.2× 50 0.8× 23 336
Mella Paecht‐Horowitz Israel 12 286 0.4× 366 1.5× 26 0.1× 89 1.2× 18 0.3× 15 503
Sreenivasulu Guntha United States 7 628 0.9× 247 1.0× 38 0.2× 49 0.6× 137 2.3× 12 736
Mathangi Krishnamurthy United States 9 527 0.7× 367 1.5× 70 0.3× 40 0.5× 71 1.2× 15 757
Kristian Le Vay Germany 12 432 0.6× 180 0.7× 67 0.3× 94 1.2× 31 0.5× 18 605
Liam M. Longo United States 18 602 0.8× 140 0.6× 60 0.3× 223 2.9× 21 0.4× 38 750
Laurent Boiteau France 16 365 0.5× 285 1.1× 14 0.1× 57 0.8× 231 3.9× 35 717

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lacey, James C., et al.. (1999). Concepts Related to the Origin of Coded Protein Synthesis.. 12(6). 398–418. 7 indexed citations
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Lacey, James C., et al.. (1993). Couplings of character and of chirality in the origin of the genetic system. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 37(3). 233–239. 10 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, Nalinie S. & James C. Lacey. (1993). N‐Acetyl‐D and L‐esters of 5′‐AMP hydrolyze at different rates. Chirality. 5(3). 150–153. 1 indexed citations
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Lacey, James C., Nalinie S. Wickramasinghe, & Robert Sabatini. (1992). Preferential hydrophobic interactions are responsible for a preference of D-amino acids in the aminoacylation of 5′-AMP with hydrophobic amino acids. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 48(4). 379–383. 12 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, Nalinie S. & James C. Lacey. (1992). Mixed anhydrides (phosphoric-carboxyl) are also formed in the esterification of 5′-amp with n-acetylaminoacyl imidazolides: Implications regarding the origin of protein synthesis. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 22(6). 361–368. 9 indexed citations
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Lacey, James C., et al.. (1992). Experimental studies on the origin of the genetic code and the process of protein synthesis: A review update. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 22(5). 243–275. 49 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, Nalinie S., Mark P. Staves, & James C. Lacey. (1991). Stereoselective, nonenzymic, intramolecular transfer of amino acids. Biochemistry. 30(11). 2768–2772. 27 indexed citations
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Lacey, James C., et al.. (1991). Stereoselective formation of bis(α-aminoacyl) esters of 5′-AMP suggests a primitive peptide synthesizing system with a preference for l-amino acids. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1076(3). 395–400. 14 indexed citations
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Lacey, James C., et al.. (1990). Chemical esterification of 5′-AMP occurs predominantly at the 2′ position. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 31(4). 251–256. 11 indexed citations
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Lacey, James C. & Mark P. Staves. (1990). Was there a universal tRNA before specialized tRNAs came into existence?. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 20(3-4). 303–308. 7 indexed citations
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Lacey, James C., et al.. (1990). Ribonucleic acids may be catalysts for the preferential synthesis ofl-amino acid peptides: A minireview. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 31(3). 244–248. 9 indexed citations
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Staves, Mark P., David P. Bloch, & James C. Lacey. (1988). Evolution ofE.coli tRNATrp. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 18(1-2). 97–105. 4 indexed citations
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Lacey, James C., et al.. (1988). Differential distribution of D and L amino acids between the 2' and 3' positions of the AMP residue at the 3' terminus of transfer ribonucleic acid.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 85(14). 4996–5000. 15 indexed citations
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Lacey, James C., Dail W. Mullins, & Charles L. Watkins. (1986). Aliphatic Amino Acid Side Chains Associate with the “Face” of the Adenine Ring. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 3(4). 783–793. 8 indexed citations
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Lacey, James C., et al.. (1984). Hydrolytic properties of phenylalanyl- and N-acetylphenylalanyl adenylate anhydrides. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 15(1). 45–54. 29 indexed citations
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Khaled, M. A., Dail W. Mullins, & James C. Lacey. (1984). Binding constants of phenylalanine for the four mononucleotides. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 20(1). 66–70. 6 indexed citations
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Mullins, Dail W. & James C. Lacey. (1981). Phosphate Production and Analysis in the Non-Enzymatic Activation of Amino Acids by ATP when Using Hydroxylamine as a Trapping Agent. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 36(6). 732–734. 1 indexed citations
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Lacey, James C. & Kenneth M. Pruitt. (1975). Drug‐Biomolecule Interactions: Interactions of Mononucleotides and Polybasic Amino Acids. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 64(3). 473–477. 5 indexed citations
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Lacey, Robert E., et al.. (1965). Conversion of hexaphenylcyclotrisilazane and related materials to infusible polymers and coatings. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 9(8). 2811–2817. 1 indexed citations

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