Robert C. Fahey

11.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
137 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

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Robert C. Fahey is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert C. Fahey has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Molecular Biology, 44 papers in Biochemistry and 25 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Robert C. Fahey's work include Sulfur Compounds in Biology (40 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (20 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (14 papers). Robert C. Fahey is often cited by papers focused on Sulfur Compounds in Biology (40 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (20 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (14 papers). Robert C. Fahey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Robert C. Fahey's co-authors include Gerald L. Newton, John F. Ward, N A Buchmeier, Randel Dorian, Yossef Av‐Gay, Mamta Rawat, W. Carson Brown, William M. Adams, Alfred R. Sundquist and Christopher B. Sherrill and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Robert C. Fahey

136 papers receiving 8.8k 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.

Occurrence of glutathione in bacteria

1978 458 citations Robert C. Fahey et al. profile →
Analysis of biological thiols: Derivatization with monobromobimane and separation by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

1981 411 citations Gerald L. Newton, Robert C. Fahey et al. Analytical Biochemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert C. Fahey United States	53	5.0k	1.7k	1.4k	1.1k	996	137	9.1k
Gerald L. Newton United States	49	4.1k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	696 0.5×	1.0k 0.9×	949 1.0×	93	6.8k
S.E. Ealick United States	52	6.7k 1.3×	867 0.5×	707 0.5×	834 0.8×	981 1.0×	246	9.3k
G. Schneider Sweden	57	6.4k 1.3×	3.2k 1.8×	976 0.7×	384 0.4×	356 0.4×	276	10.9k
Katja Becker Germany	57	7.0k 1.4×	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	416 0.4×	586 0.6×	223	12.7k
Tadhg P. Begley United States	59	7.1k 1.4×	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	335 0.3×	309 0.3×	246	11.1k
Kenneth B. Tomer United States	63	5.0k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	191 0.2×	373 0.4×	259	12.4k
W. W. Cleland United States	55	8.7k 1.7×	2.3k 1.3×	2.0k 1.4×	368 0.3×	310 0.3×	191	14.7k
Jeremy R. Knowles United States	65	9.8k 1.9×	1.3k 0.8×	2.6k 1.9×	363 0.3×	537 0.5×	229	14.5k
Hazel M. Holden United States	67	11.0k 2.2×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	365 0.3×	597 0.6×	239	16.5k
Harold R. Powell United Kingdom	22	9.2k 1.8×	512 0.3×	1.5k 1.1×	1.0k 0.9×	711 0.7×	73	14.2k

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Newton, Gerald L. & Robert C. Fahey. (2017). Glutathione in Prokaryotes. 69–78.

Gaballa, Ahmed, Gerald L. Newton, Haike Antelmann, et al.. (2010). Biosynthesis and functions of bacillithiol, a major low-molecular-weight thiol in Bacilli. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(14). 6482–6486. 196 indexed citations

Newton, Gerald L., Paul R. Jensen, John B. MacMillan, William Fenical, & Robert C. Fahey. (2008). An N-acyl homolog of mycothiol is produced in marine actinomycetes. Archives of Microbiology. 190(5). 547–557. 15 indexed citations

Newton, Gerald L., et al.. (2006). Biochemistry of the Initial Steps of Mycothiol Biosynthesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(45). 33910–33920. 62 indexed citations

Newton, Gerald L., et al.. (2006). Purification and characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 1d-myo-inosityl-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-d-glucopyranoside deacetylase, MshB, a mycothiol biosynthetic enzyme. Protein Expression and Purification. 47(2). 542–550. 37 indexed citations

Buchmeier, N A & Robert C. Fahey. (2006). ThemshAgene encoding the glycosyltransferase of mycothiol biosynthesis is essential inMycobacterium tuberculosisErdman. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 264(1). 74–79. 73 indexed citations

Seligman, Judith, Gerald L. Newton, Robert C. Fahey, Ruth Shalgi, & Nechama S. Kosower. (2005). Nonprotein Thiols and Disulfides in Rat Epididymal Spermatozoa and Epididymal Fluid: Role of γ‐Glutamyl‐Transpeptidase in Sperm Maturation. Journal of Andrology. 26(5). 629–637. 34 indexed citations

Souid, Abdul‐Kader, Robert C. Fahey, Ronald L. Dubowy, Gerald L. Newton, & Mark L. Bernstein. (1999). WR-2721 (amifostine) infusion in patients with Ewing's sarcoma receiving ifosfamide and cyclophosphamide with mesna: drug and thiol levels in plasma and blood cells, a Pediatric Oncology Group study. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 44(6). 498–504. 21 indexed citations

Newton, Gerald L., M. D. Unson, Joseph Aguilera, et al.. (1999). Characterization ofMycobacterium smegmatisMutants Defective in 1-d-myo-Inosityl-2-amino-2-deoxy-α-d-glucopyranoside and Mycothiol Biosynthesis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 255(2). 239–244. 83 indexed citations

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delCardayré, Stephen B., et al.. (1998). Coenzyme A Disulfide Reductase, the Primary Low Molecular Weight Disulfide Reductase from Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(10). 5744–5751. 96 indexed citations

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Newton, Gerald L. & Robert C. Fahey. (1995). [13] Determination of biothiols by bromobimane labeling and high-performance liquid chromatography. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 251. 148–166. 102 indexed citations

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Fahey, Robert C. & Alfred R. Sundquist. (1991). Evolution of Glutathione Metabolism. Advances in enzymology and related areas of molecular biology/Advances in enzymology and related subjects. 64. 1–53. 152 indexed citations

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Fahey, Robert C., Borivoj Vojnovic, & B.D. Michael. (1991). The Effects of Counter-ion Condensation and Co-ion Depletion Upon the Rates of Chemical Repair of Poly(U) Radicals by Thiols. International Journal of Radiation Biology. 59(4). 885–899. 32 indexed citations

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Prise, Kevin M., et al.. (1990). Chemical repair of DNA single-strand and double-strand break precursor radicals - implications for models of chemical modification. International Journal of Radiation Biology. 58. 895–895. 1 indexed citations

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Loh, Stewart N., Lyle A. Dethlefsen, Gerald L. Newton, Joseph Aguilera, & Robert C. Fahey. (1990). Nuclear Thiols: Technical Limitations on the Determination of Endogenous Nuclear Glutathione and the Potential Importance of Sulfhydryl Proteins. Radiation Research. 121(1). 98–98. 32 indexed citations

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Newton, Gerald L. & Robert C. Fahey. (1987). Purification of thiols from biological samples. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 143. 96–101. 18 indexed citations

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Pigiet, Vincent, et al.. (1986). Determination of thiol proteins using monobromobimane labeling and high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis: Application to Escherichia coli thioredoxin. Analytical Biochemistry. 159(1). 143–149. 16 indexed citations

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Calabro-Jones, Paula M., et al.. (1985). Alkaline Phosphatase Promotes Radioprotection and Accumulation of WR-1065 in V79-171 Cells Incubated in Medium Containing WR-2721. International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics Chemistry and Medicine. 47(1). 23–27. 146 indexed citations

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Fahey, Robert C., Stephen D. Mikolajczyk, G. Patrick Meier, David Epel, & Edward J. Carroll. (1976). The glutathione thiol-disulfide status in the sea urchin egg during fertilization and the first cell division cycle. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 437(2). 445–453. 21 indexed citations

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Fahey, Robert C., et al.. (1964). Polar Addition of Hydrogen Halides onto Olefins. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 3(4). 245–249. 21 indexed citations

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