M.A.A. Namboodiri

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

M.A.A. Namboodiri is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, M.A.A. Namboodiri has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 20 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in M.A.A. Namboodiri's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (18 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (15 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (10 papers). M.A.A. Namboodiri is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (18 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (15 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (10 papers). M.A.A. Namboodiri collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hungary and Cameroon. M.A.A. Namboodiri's co-authors include John R. Moffett, David C. Klein, Joseph H. Neale, Charles B. Cangro, Michael Graham Espey, Chikkathur N. Madhavarao, Patrick H. Roseboom, Steven L. Coon, Joan L. Weller and David M. Jacobowitz and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

M.A.A. Namboodiri

76 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Tryptophan and the immune response

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M.A.A. Namboodiri United States	37	1.8k	1.5k	1.3k	698	619	76	4.9k
Prabhakara V. Choudary United States	32	2.9k 1.6×	805 0.5×	356 0.3×	668 1.0×	146 0.2×	65	5.1k
John R. Moffett United States	40	2.5k 1.4×	984 0.6×	181 0.1×	803 1.2×	652 1.1×	110	5.2k
Pietro Paolo Sanna United States	43	3.0k 1.7×	3.4k 2.2×	382 0.3×	244 0.3×	425 0.7×	108	6.4k
Gerard J.M. Martens Netherlands	43	3.6k 2.0×	1.9k 1.2×	663 0.5×	213 0.3×	129 0.2×	214	7.1k
Stephan von Hörsten Germany	46	2.0k 1.1×	3.1k 2.0×	400 0.3×	269 0.4×	169 0.3×	192	6.8k
Evgeni Ponimaskin Germany	42	2.9k 1.6×	2.0k 1.3×	522 0.4×	477 0.7×	96 0.2×	141	6.0k
William Rostène France	56	4.2k 2.3×	5.2k 3.4×	959 0.7×	512 0.7×	495 0.8×	267	10.8k
Christophe Gerald United States	29	3.5k 2.0×	4.7k 3.0×	1.6k 1.2×	372 0.5×	89 0.1×	38	6.8k
Kazuo Yamada Japan	42	2.5k 1.4×	1.5k 1.0×	214 0.2×	323 0.5×	171 0.3×	242	5.9k
José I. Borrell Spain	36	1.3k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	220 0.2×	628 0.9×	145 0.2×	220	5.6k

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Ives, John A., John R. Moffett, Peethambaran Arun, et al.. (2010). Enzyme stabilization by glass-derived silicates in glass-exposed aqueous solutions. Homeopathy. 99(1). 15–24. 36 indexed citations

Arun, Peethambaran, et al.. (2005). Progress toward Acetate Supplementation Therapy for Canavan Disease: Glyceryl Triacetate Administration Increases Acetate, but Not N-Acetylaspartate, Levels in Brain. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 315(1). 297–303. 58 indexed citations

Arun, Peethambaran, Chikkathur N. Madhavarao, Jeremy R. Hershfield, John R. Moffett, & M.A.A. Namboodiri. (2004). SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells: a model system for studying biosynthesis of NAAG. Neuroreport. 15(7). 1167–1170. 9 indexed citations

Ganguly, Surajit, Jonathan A. Gastel, Joan L. Weller, et al.. (2001). Role of a pineal cAMP-operated arylalkylamine N- acetyltransferase/14-3-3-binding switch in melatonin synthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(14). 8083–8088. 158 indexed citations

Namboodiri, M.A.A., et al.. (2000). Murine aspartoacylase: cloning, expression and comparison with the human enzyme. Molecular Brain Research. 77(2). 285–289. 25 indexed citations

Gothilf, Yoav, Steven L. Coon, Reiko Toyama, et al.. (1999). Zebrafish Serotonin N-Acetyltransferase-2: Marker for Development of Pineal Photoreceptors and Circadian Clock Function1. Endocrinology. 140(10). 4895–4903. 127 indexed citations

Roseboom, Patrick H., M.A.A. Namboodiri, Drazen B. Zimonjic, et al.. (1998). Natural melatonin `knockdown' in C57BL/6J mice: rare mechanism truncates serotonin N-acetyltransferase. Molecular Brain Research. 63(1). 189–197. 245 indexed citations

Espey, Michael Graham, Olga N. Chernyshev, John F. Reinhard, M.A.A. Namboodiri, & Carol A. Colton. (1997). Activated human microglia produce the excitotoxin quinolinic acid. Neuroreport. 8(2). 431–434. 161 indexed citations

Espey, Michael Graham, John R. Moffett, & M.A.A. Namboodiri. (1995). Temporal and spatial changes of quinolinic acid immunoreactivity in the immune system of lipopolysaccharide-stimulated mice. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 57(2). 199–206. 33 indexed citations

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Moffett, John R. & M.A.A. Namboodiri. (1995). Differential distribution of N-acetylaspartylglutamate and N-acetylaspartate immunoreactivities in rat forebrain. Journal of Neurocytology. 24(6). 409–433. 114 indexed citations

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Moffett, John R., Miklós Palkovits, M.A.A. Namboodiri, & Joseph H. Neale. (1994). Comparative distribution of N‐Acetylaspartylglutamate and GAD₆₇ in the cerebellum and precerebellar nuclei of the rat utilizing enhanced carbodiimide fixation and immunohistochemistry. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 347(4). 598–618. 28 indexed citations

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Roseboom, Patrick H., Joan L. Weller, Alastair Aitken, et al.. (1994). Cloning and Characterization of the ∈ and ζ Isoforms of the 14-3-3 Proteins. DNA and Cell Biology. 13(6). 629–640. 47 indexed citations

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Hayden, Betty J., et al.. (1993). Differential regulation of arylamine and arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferases in human retinoblastoma (Y-79) cells. Neurochemistry International. 22(3). 271–275. 6 indexed citations

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Namboodiri, M.A.A., et al.. (1993). Characterization of the Brain Family of Aromatic Amine N-Acetyltransferases. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 4(4). 310–318. 7 indexed citations

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Palkovits, Miklós, et al.. (1991). Regional distribution of arylamine and arylalkylamineN-acetyltransferase activities in the rat brain. Brain Research. 539(2). 355–357. 18 indexed citations

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Moffett, John R., Lura C. Williamson, Joseph H. Neale, Miklós Palkovits, & M.A.A. Namboodiri. (1991). Effect of optic nerve transection onN-acetylaspartylglutamate immunoreactivity in the primary and accessory optic projection systems in the rat. Brain Research. 538(1). 86–94. 33 indexed citations

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Moffett, John R., et al.. (1989). Selective distribution of N-acetylasparthlglutamate immunoreactivity in the extrapyramidal system of the rat. Brain Research. 494(2). 255–266. 23 indexed citations

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Namboodiri, M.A.A., et al.. (1987). Cellular localization of N-acetylaspartylglutamate in amphibian retina and spinal sensory ganglia. Brain Research. 406(1-2). 397–401. 38 indexed citations

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Namboodiri, M.A.A., et al.. (1985). Rapid Nocturnal Increase in Ovine Pineal N‐Acetyltransferase Activity and Melatonin Synthesis: Effects of Cycloheximide. Journal of Neurochemistry. 45(3). 832–835. 32 indexed citations

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Voisin, Pierre, M.A.A. Namboodiri, & David C. Klein. (1984). Arylamine N-acetyltransferase and arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase in the mammalian pineal gland.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 259(17). 10913–10918. 99 indexed citations

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