Scott A. Ensign

2.8k total citations
56 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Scott A. Ensign is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott A. Ensign has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 14 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Scott A. Ensign's work include Microbial metabolism and enzyme function (22 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (18 papers) and Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins (13 papers). Scott A. Ensign is often cited by papers focused on Microbial metabolism and enzyme function (22 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (18 papers) and Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins (13 papers). Scott A. Ensign collaborates with scholars based in United States. Scott A. Ensign's co-authors include Jeffrey R. Allen, Paul W. Ludden, Michael R. Hyman, Daniel J. Arp, Daniel D. Clark, Jonathan G. Krum, Lance C. Seefeldt, Jeffrey M. Boyd, Madeline E. Rasche and John W. Peters and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Annual Review of Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Scott A. Ensign

55 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
Scott A. Ensign United States 30 1.3k 551 531 264 250 56 2.1k
Erhard Stupperich Germany 33 1.7k 1.3× 246 0.4× 196 0.4× 103 0.4× 157 0.6× 59 2.2k
Yves Jouanneau France 31 1.1k 0.9× 983 1.8× 667 1.3× 332 1.3× 54 0.2× 66 2.4k
D.M. Arciero United States 18 865 0.7× 686 1.2× 174 0.3× 384 1.5× 68 0.3× 20 1.7k
Johanna Moll Germany 14 988 0.7× 163 0.3× 530 1.0× 267 1.0× 109 0.4× 18 1.9k
I. J. Higgins United Kingdom 28 1.9k 1.4× 564 1.0× 279 0.5× 463 1.8× 146 0.6× 72 3.7k
John Colby United Kingdom 19 1.4k 1.0× 418 0.8× 274 0.5× 585 2.2× 228 0.9× 38 1.8k
David J. Richardson United Kingdom 26 652 0.5× 677 1.2× 270 0.5× 97 0.4× 119 0.5× 52 1.9k
Harry D. Peck United States 31 1.1k 0.9× 213 0.4× 1.1k 2.1× 196 0.7× 195 0.8× 61 2.8k
H.D. Peck United States 38 1.3k 1.0× 366 0.7× 1.6k 3.1× 326 1.2× 229 0.9× 65 3.7k
D C Yoch United States 24 639 0.5× 190 0.3× 523 1.0× 156 0.6× 99 0.4× 44 1.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pandey, Arti, David W. Mulder, Scott A. Ensign, & John W. Peters. (2010). Structural basis for carbon dioxide binding by 2-ketopropyl coenzyme M oxidoreductase/carboxylase. FEBS Letters. 585(3). 459–464. 15 indexed citations
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Ensign, Scott A.. (2006). Revisiting the glyoxylate cycle: alternate pathways for microbial acetate assimilation. Molecular Microbiology. 61(2). 274–276. 55 indexed citations
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Boyd, Jeffrey M. & Scott A. Ensign. (2005). ATP-Dependent Enolization of Acetone by Acetone Carboxylase from Rhodobacter capsulatus. Biochemistry. 44(23). 8543–8553. 19 indexed citations
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Boyd, Jeffrey M., et al.. (2004). Bacterial Acetone Carboxylase Is a Manganese-dependent Metalloenzyme. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(45). 46644–46651. 27 indexed citations
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Nocek, B., Jeffrey M. Boyd, Scott A. Ensign, & John W. Peters. (2004). Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of an acetone carboxylase fromXanthobacter autotrophicusstrain Py2. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 60(2). 385–387. 6 indexed citations
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Ensign, Scott A. & Jeffrey R. Allen. (2003). Aliphatic Epoxide Carboxylation. Annual Review of Biochemistry. 72(1). 55–76. 34 indexed citations
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Nocek, B., Daniel D. Clark, Scott A. Ensign, & John W. Peters. (2002). Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of anR-2-hydroxypropyl-coenzyme M dehydrogenase. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 58(9). 1470–1473. 3 indexed citations
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Ensign, Scott A., et al.. (1998). New roles for CO 2 in the microbial metabolism of aliphatic epoxides and ketones. Archives of Microbiology. 169(3). 179–187. 55 indexed citations
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Allen, Jeffrey R. & Scott A. Ensign. (1998). Identification and Characterization of Epoxide Carboxylase Activity in Cell Extracts of Nocardia corallina B276. Journal of Bacteriology. 180(8). 2072–2078. 25 indexed citations
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Allen, Jeffrey R. & Scott A. Ensign. (1997). Purification to Homogeneity and Reconstitution of the Individual Components of the Epoxide Carboxylase Multiprotein Enzyme Complex from Xanthobacter Strain Py2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(51). 32121–32128. 34 indexed citations
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Ensign, Scott A., et al.. (1997). Alkene Monooxygenase from Xanthobacter Strain Py2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(40). 24913–24920. 93 indexed citations
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Allen, Jeffrey R. & Scott A. Ensign. (1996). Carboxylation of epoxides to beta-keto acids in cell extracts of Xanthobacter strain Py2. Journal of Bacteriology. 178(5). 1469–1472. 41 indexed citations
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Allen, Jeffrey R., et al.. (1996). Involvement of an ATP-dependent carboxylase in a CO2-dependent pathway of acetone metabolism by Xanthobacter strain Py2. Journal of Bacteriology. 178(14). 4020–4026. 37 indexed citations
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Seefeldt, Lance C., Madeline E. Rasche, & Scott A. Ensign. (1995). Carbonyl sulfide and carbon dioxide as new substrates, and carbon disulfide as a new inhibitor, of nitrogenase. Biochemistry. 34(16). 5382–5389. 78 indexed citations
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Seefeldt, Lance C. & Scott A. Ensign. (1994). A Continuous, Spectrophotometric Activity Assay for Nitrogenase Using the Reductant Titanium(III) Citrate. Analytical Biochemistry. 221(2). 379–386. 63 indexed citations
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Ensign, Scott A., Michael J. Campbell, & Paul W. Ludden. (1990). Activation of the nickel-deficient carbon monoxide dehydrogenase from Rhodospirillum rubrum: kinetic characterization and reductant requirement. Biochemistry. 29(8). 2162–2168. 36 indexed citations
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Ensign, Scott A., Michael R. Hyman, & Paul W. Ludden. (1989). Nickel-specific, slow-binding inhibition of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase from Rhodospirillum rubrum by cyanide. Biochemistry. 28(12). 4973–4979. 56 indexed citations
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Hyman, Michael R., Scott A. Ensign, Daniel J. Arp, & Paul W. Ludden. (1989). Carbonyl sulfide inhibition of CO dehydrogenase from Rhodospirillum rubrum. Biochemistry. 28(17). 6821–6826. 17 indexed citations
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Ensign, Scott A., D Bonam, & Paul W. Ludden. (1989). Nickel is required for the transfer of electrons from carbon monoxide to the iron-sulfur center(s) of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase from Rhodospirillum rubrum. Biochemistry. 28(12). 4968–4973. 52 indexed citations

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