M. Sundaralingam

15.1k citations

306 papers · 12.6k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 56

Co-authors: C. Altona S. T. Rao N. Yathindra Éric Westhof L. H. Jensen John R. Rubin P. Prusiner Tim Brennan
Topics: DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (139 papers)RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (110 papers)Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (47 papers)
Cited by: Molecular Biology Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Organic Chemistry
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States India Italy

In The Last Decade

M. Sundaralingam

301 papers receiving 11.8k 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.

Conformational analysis of the sugar ring in nucleosides and nucleotides. New description using the concept of pseudorotation

1972 1.8k citations M. Sundaralingam et al. profile →
Conformational analysis of the sugar ring in nucleosides and nucleotides. Improved method for the interpretation of proton magnetic resonance coupling constants

1973 735 citations M. Sundaralingam et al. profile →
Stereochemistry of nucleic acids and their constituents. IV. Allowed and preferred conformations of nucleosides, nucleoside mono‐, di‐, tri‐, tetraphosphates, nucleic acids and polynucleotides

1969 522 citations M. Sundaralingam profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Crystal Structure of an RNA Quadruplex Containing Inosine Tetrad: Implications for the Roles of NH2 Group in Purine Tetrads 2006 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Baocheng Pan,Ke Shi,M. Sundaralingam	34
2	Solution structure of 2′,5′ d(G₄C₄) 2004 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·(unknown),(unknown),Néel Sarovar Bhavesh,Ke Shi,Ramakrishna V. Hosur,M. Sundaralingam,N. Yathindra	14
3	Crystal Structure of a Bulged RNA Tetraplex at 1.1 Å Resolution 2003 ·Structure ·Baocheng Pan,Yong Xiong,Ke Shi,M. Sundaralingam	42
4	An Eight-Stranded Helical Fragment in RNA Crystal Structure 2003 ·Structure ·Baocheng Pan,Yong Xiong,Ke Shi,M. Sundaralingam	39
5	Structure of the 1:1 netropsin–decamer d(CCIICICCII)₂complex with a single bound netropsin 2002 ·Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography ·Ke Shi,Shome Nath Mitra,M. Sundaralingam	6
6	X-ray analysis of an RNA tetraplex (UGGGGU) ₄ with divalent Sr ²⁺ ions at subatomic resolution (0.61 Å) 2001 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Junpeng Deng,Yong Xiong,M. Sundaralingam	123
7	Crystal structure of an RNA duplex r(GGGCGCUCC)2 with non-adjacent G{middle dot}U base pairs 1999 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Ke Shi,M.C. Wahl,M. Sundaralingam	23
8	Crystal structure and conformation of a DNA–RNA hybrid duplex with a polypurine RNA strand: d(TTCTTBr5CTTC)–r(GAAGAAGAA) 1998 ·Structure ·Yong Xiong,M. Sundaralingam	33
9	The structure of r(UUCGCG) has a 5′-UU-overhang exhibiting Hoogsteen-like trans U•U base pairs 1996 ·Nature Structural Biology ·M.C. Wahl,(unknown),M. Sundaralingam	82
10	Crystal structure of the B-DNA hexamer d(CTCGAG): model for an A-to-B transition 1996 ·Biophysical Journal ·M.C. Wahl,S. T. Rao,M. Sundaralingam	19
11	Structure of the trigonal form of recombinant oxidized flavodoxin fromAnabaena7120 at 1.40 Å resolution 1995 ·Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography ·Brian M. Burkhart,B. Ramakrishnan,(unknown),(unknown),John L. Markley,Neil A. Straus,M. Sundaralingam	17
12	X-ray structures of the B-DNA dodecamer d(CGCGTTAACGCG) with an inverted central tetranucleotide and its netropsin complex 1995 ·Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography ·(unknown),S. T. Rao,(unknown),Gerald Zon,M. Sundaralingam	47
13	Structure and function of the catalytic site mutant Asp 99 Asn of phospholipase A₂: Absence of the conserved structural water 1994 ·Protein Science ·Amarendra Kumar,(unknown),Boopathy Ramakrishnan,Cynthia M. Dupureur,(unknown),Ming‐Daw Tsai,M. Sundaralingam	21
14	Binding of two distamycin A molecules in the minor groove of an alternating B–DNA duplex 1994 ·Nature Structural Biology ·Xin Chen,Boopathy Ramakrishnan,(unknown),M. Sundaralingam	117
15	A model for the calmodulin—peptide complex based on the troponin C crystal packing and its similarity to the NMR structure of the calmodulin—myosin light chain kinase peptide complex 1993 ·Protein Science ·(unknown),M. Sundaralingam	5
16	Crystal Packing Effects on A-DNA Helix Parameters: A Comparative Study of the Isoforms of the Tetragonal & Hexagonal Family of Octamers with Differing Base Sequences 1993 ·Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics ·B. Ramakrishnan,M. Sundaralingam	25
17	Crystal structure of the Y52F/Y73F double mutant of phospholipase A₂: Increased hydrophobic interactions of the phenyl groups compensate for the disrupted hydrogen bonds of the tyrosines 1992 ·Protein Science ·(unknown),Boopathy Ramakrishnan,Baohua Huang,(unknown),Cynthia M. Dupureur,Ming‐Daw Tsai,M. Sundaralingam	13
18	Structure of the anti-cancer drug complex tetrakis(μ-acetato)-bis(1-methyladenosine)dirhodium(II) monohydrate 1991 ·Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications ·John R. Rubin,(unknown),M. Sundaralingam	29
19	The Structure, Conformation, and Interaction of tRNA 1979 ·Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·M. Sundaralingam	2
20	Structure and conformation of nucleic acids and protein-nucleic acid interactions 1975 ·M. Sundaralingam,(unknown)	113

About M. Sundaralingam

M. Sundaralingam is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Oncology, having authored 306 papers that have together received 12.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (139 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (110 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (47 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (9.4k citations), Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (936 citations) and Organic Chemistry (2.9k citations). M. Sundaralingam has collaborated with scholars based in United States, India and Italy. Frequent co-authors include C. Altona, C. Altona, S. T. Rao, N. Yathindra, Éric Westhof, L. H. Jensen, John R. Rubin, P. Prusiner, Tim Brennan and B. Ramakrishnan. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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