Kevin D. Walker

2.9k total citations
61 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Kevin D. Walker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin D. Walker has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Pharmacology and 21 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Kevin D. Walker's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (32 papers), Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology (21 papers) and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (13 papers). Kevin D. Walker is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (32 papers), Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology (21 papers) and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (13 papers). Kevin D. Walker collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Kevin D. Walker's co-authors include Rodney Croteau, Robert M. Long, MyDoanh Chau, Stefan Jennewein, James H. Geiger, Heinz G. Floss, Mark R. Wildung, Shingo Fujisaki, Chelsea K. Thornburg and Lei Feng 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

Kevin D. Walker

60 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kevin D. Walker United States 26 1.5k 1.0k 660 280 227 61 2.0k
Saburo Komatsubara Japan 24 1.3k 0.8× 253 0.2× 188 0.3× 491 1.8× 246 1.1× 95 1.9k
Stephen K. Wrigley United Kingdom 18 927 0.6× 844 0.8× 126 0.2× 274 1.0× 74 0.3× 42 1.5k
Daniel H. Scharf Germany 23 876 0.6× 670 0.6× 75 0.1× 717 2.6× 132 0.6× 37 2.0k
Isao Kawamoto Japan 21 1.0k 0.7× 735 0.7× 99 0.1× 698 2.5× 152 0.7× 101 1.8k
Courtney M. Starks United States 22 1.5k 1.0× 915 0.9× 68 0.1× 294 1.1× 48 0.2× 56 2.0k
Pascal Belin France 17 994 0.7× 533 0.5× 217 0.3× 187 0.7× 64 0.3× 32 1.3k
Gong‐Li Tang China 29 1.5k 1.0× 1.4k 1.4× 86 0.1× 747 2.7× 53 0.2× 118 2.3k
Steven G. Van Lanen United States 32 2.2k 1.4× 1.5k 1.4× 143 0.2× 1.1k 3.8× 45 0.2× 80 3.3k
Pekka Mäntsälä Finland 37 2.2k 1.5× 1.5k 1.4× 125 0.2× 534 1.9× 131 0.6× 113 3.2k
Hiroyasu Onaka Japan 38 2.1k 1.4× 2.5k 2.4× 130 0.2× 742 2.6× 199 0.9× 114 3.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kevin D. Walker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kevin D. Walker

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All Works

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Li, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Mg2+-Ion Dependence Revealed for a BAHD 13-O-β-Aminoacyltransferase from Taxus Plants. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(11). 4249–4262.
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Walker, Kevin D., et al.. (2022). Biocatalysis of precursors to new-generation SB-T-taxanes effective against paclitaxel-resistant cancer cells. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 719. 109165–109165. 4 indexed citations
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Walker, Kevin D., et al.. (2020). CoA recycling by a benzoate coenzyme A ligase in cascade reactions with aroyltransferases to biocatalyze paclitaxel analogs. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 683. 108276–108276. 4 indexed citations
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Walker, Kevin D., et al.. (2016). Mutation of Aryl Binding Pocket Residues Results in an Unexpected Activity Switch in an Oryza sativa Tyrosine Aminomutase. Biochemistry. 55(25). 3497–3503. 3 indexed citations
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Walker, Kevin D., et al.. (2015). Whole-cell biocatalytic production of variously substituted β-aryl- and β-heteroaryl-β-amino acids. Journal of Biotechnology. 217. 12–21. 12 indexed citations
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Walker, Kevin D., et al.. (2012). Taxol Biosynthesis: Tyrocidine Synthetase A Catalyzes the Production of Phenylisoserinyl CoA and Other Amino Phenylpropanoyl Thioesters. Chemistry & Biology. 19(6). 679–685. 14 indexed citations
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Walker, Kevin D., et al.. (2012). Insights into the Mechanistic Pathway of the Pantoea agglomerans Phenylalanine Aminomutase. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(12). 2898–2902. 38 indexed citations
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Walker, Kevin D., et al.. (2010). Separation of α‐ from β‐arylalanines by nickel nitrilotriacetate chromatography. Journal of Separation Science. 33(9). 1279–1282. 3 indexed citations
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Walker, Kevin D., et al.. (2006). Expression of an acetyl‐CoA synthase and a CoA‐transferase in Escherichia coli to produce modified taxanes in vivo. Biotechnology Journal. 2(2). 266–274. 10 indexed citations
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Walker, Kevin D., et al.. (2004). Cloning, Heterologous Expression, and Characterization of a Phenylalanine Aminomutase Involved in Taxol Biosynthesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(52). 53947–53954. 111 indexed citations
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Chau, MyDoanh, Kevin D. Walker, Robert M. Long, & Rodney Croteau. (2004). Regioselectivity of taxoid-O-acetyltransferases: heterologous expression and characterization of a new taxadien-5α-ol-O-acetyltransferase. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 430(2). 237–246. 32 indexed citations
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Walker, Kevin D., Robert M. Long, & Rodney Croteau. (2002). The final acylation step in Taxol biosynthesis: Cloning of the taxoid C13-side-chain N -benzoyltransferase from Taxus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(14). 9166–9171. 120 indexed citations
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Walker, Kevin D. & Rodney Croteau. (2001). Taxol biosynthetic genes. Phytochemistry. 58(1). 1–7. 161 indexed citations
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Walker, Kevin D., Raymond E.B. Ketchum, Mehri Hezari, et al.. (1999). Partial Purification and Characterization of Acetyl Coenzyme A: Taxa-4(20),11(12)-dien-5α-olO-Acetyl Transferase That Catalyzes the First Acylation Step of Taxol Biosynthesis. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 364(2). 273–279. 53 indexed citations
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Fleming, Paul, Heinz G. Floss, Andrew R. Knaggs, et al.. (1994). Biosynthetic studies on taxol. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 66(10-11). 2045–2048. 5 indexed citations
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Walker, Kevin D., et al.. (1991). Comparison of bovine spongiform encephalopathy risk factors in the United States and Great Britain. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 199(11). 1554–1561. 9 indexed citations
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Hungerford, James M., et al.. (1990). Selective determination of histamine by flow injection analysis. Analytical Chemistry. 62(18). 1971–1976. 25 indexed citations

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