K.L. Whalen

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 773 citations indexed

About

K.L. Whalen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, K.L. Whalen has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 773 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 4 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in K.L. Whalen's work include Computational Drug Discovery Methods (4 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (4 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (3 papers). K.L. Whalen is often cited by papers focused on Computational Drug Discovery Methods (4 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (4 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (3 papers). K.L. Whalen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Italy. K.L. Whalen's co-authors include J.A. Gerlt, H.J. Imker, Jason T. Bouvier, M. Ashley Spies, Steven R. Blanke, Nancy Hopkins, Paula Traktman, Anthony Chau, Xinshuai Zhang and Brian San Francisco and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Journal of Virology and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

K.L. Whalen

10 papers receiving 759 citations

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Enzyme Function Initiative-Enzyme Similarity Tool (EFI-EST): A web tool for generating protein sequence similarity networks

2015 634 citations J.A. Gerlt, Jason T. Bouvier et al. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics profile →

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Ghader Bashiri New Zealand

Shih-Hsiung Wu Taiwan

B. Hillerich United States

Stephan Lane United States

Sergey V. Smirnov Russia

Jongkeun Choi South Korea

Kristin F. Degnes Norway

Feng Song China

Hiten M. Patel United States

Hortense Mazon France

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K.L. Whalen

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Whalen, K.L., et al.. (2015). Biosynthesis of a Novel Glutamate Racemase Containing a Site-Specific 7-Hydroxycoumarin Amino Acid: Enzyme–Ligand Promiscuity Revealed at the Atomistic Level. ACS Central Science. 1(7). 364–373. 19 indexed citations

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Gerlt, J.A., et al.. (2015). Enzyme Function Initiative-Enzyme Similarity Tool (EFI-EST): A web tool for generating protein sequence similarity networks. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1854(8). 1019–1037. 634 indexed citations breakdown →

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Whalen, K.L., et al.. (2015). Sequence Similarity Networks for the Protein Universe. The FASEB Journal. 29(S1). 3 indexed citations

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Francisco, Brian San, Xinshuai Zhang, K.L. Whalen, & J.A. Gerlt. (2015). A Novel Pathway for Bacterial Ethanolamine Metabolism. The FASEB Journal. 29(S1). 4 indexed citations

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Whalen, K.L., Anthony Chau, & M. Ashley Spies. (2013). In silico Optimization of a Fragment‐Based Hit Yields Biologically Active, High‐Efficiency Inhibitors for Glutamate Racemase. ChemMedChem. 8(10). 1681–1689. 12 indexed citations

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Whalen, K.L. & M. Ashley Spies. (2013). Flooding Enzymes: Quantifying the Contributions of Interstitial Water and Cavity Shape to Ligand Binding Using Extended Linear Response Free Energy Calculations. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 53(9). 2349–2359. 12 indexed citations

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Whalen, K.L., et al.. (2011). Hybrid Steered Molecular Dynamics‐Docking: An Efficient Solution to the Problem of Ranking Inhibitor Affinities Against a Flexible Drug Target.. Molecular Informatics. 30(5). 459–471. 25 indexed citations

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Whalen, K.L., et al.. (2011). Nature of Allosteric Inhibition in Glutamate Racemase: Discovery and Characterization of a Cryptic Inhibitory Pocket Using Atomistic MD Simulations and pK_aCalculations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 115(13). 3416–3424. 20 indexed citations

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Whalen, K.L., et al.. (2009). Exploiting Enzyme Plasticity in Virtual Screening: High Efficiency Inhibitors of Glutamate Racemase. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 1(1). 9–13. 22 indexed citations

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Hopkins, Nancy, Paula Traktman, & K.L. Whalen. (1976). N-Tropic variants obtained after co-infection with N- and B-tropic murine leukemia viruses. Journal of Virology. 18(1). 324–331. 22 indexed citations

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