Stephen G. Withers

3.1k citations

17 papers · 2.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 15

Co-authors: G.J. Davies Bernard Henrissat Luke L. Lairson Donald Trimbur R. Antony J. Warren R. A. J. Warren Karen Rupitz Spencer J. Williams
Topics: Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (11 papers)Enzyme Production and Characterization (7 papers)Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (6 papers)
Cited by: Biotechnology Organic Chemistry Molecular Biology
Journals: Science Journal of the American Chemical Society Annual Review of Biochemistry
Partner nations: Canada Australia United Kingdom

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Stephen G. Withers

17 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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Glycosyltransferases: Structures, Functions, and Mechanisms

2007 1.6k citations Luke L. Lairson, Bernard Henrissat et al. Annual Review of Biochemistry profile →

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17 of 17 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Glycosyltransferases: Structures, Functions, and Mechanismsbreakdown → 2007 ·Annual Review of Biochemistry ·Luke L. Lairson,Bernard Henrissat,G.J. Davies,Stephen G. Withers	1567
2	Engineering of a thioglycoligase: randomized mutagenesis of the acid-base residue leads to the identification of improved catalysts 2005 ·Protein Engineering Design and Selection ·Johannes Müllegger,Michael Jahn,(unknown),R. A. J. Warren,Stephen G. Withers	54
3	Mechanistic Studies of a Retaining α-Galactosyltransferase from Neisseria meningitidis, 2002 ·Biochemistry ·Hoa D. Ly,(unknown),Warren W. Wakarchuk,Stephen G. Withers	2
4	Glycosynthases: Mutant Glycosidases for Glycoside Synthesis 2002 ·Australian Journal of Chemistry ·Spencer J. Williams,Stephen G. Withers	61
5	Insights into transition state stabilization of the β-1,4-glycosidase Cex by covalent intermediate accumulation in active site mutants 1998 ·Nature Structural Biology ·Valerie Notenboom,(unknown),Mark Nitz,David R. Rose,R. Antony J. Warren,Stephen G. Withers	98
6	Substituted glycals as probes of glycosidase mechanisms 1996 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry ·(unknown),Sandra A. Morris,Ian P. Street,Stephen G. Withers	26
7	Identification of the Acid/Base Catalyst in Agrobacterium faecalis .beta.-Glucosidase by Kinetic Analysis of Mutants 1995 ·Biochemistry ·(unknown),Donald Trimbur,R M Graham,R. A. J. Warren,Stephen G. Withers	120
8	Substrate-induced inactivation of a crippled .beta.-glucosidase mutant: identification of the labeled amino acid and mutagenic analysis of its role 1995 ·Biochemistry ·John C. Gebler,Donald Trimbur,R. Antony J. Warren,Ruedi Aebersold,Mark Namchuk,Stephen G. Withers	38
9	Enzymatic cleavage of glycosides: How does it happen? 1995 ·Pure and Applied Chemistry ·Stephen G. Withers	21
10	Stereochemistry and kinetics of the hydration of 2-acetamido-D-glucal by .beta.-N-acetylhexosaminidases 1994 ·Biochemistry ·(unknown),Stephen G. Withers	24
11	The Acid/Base Catalyst in the Exoglucanase/Xylanase from Cellulomonas fimi Is Glutamic Acid 127: Evidence from Detailed Kinetic Studies of Mutants 1994 ·Biochemistry ·Alasdair M. MacLeod,Thisbe K. Lindhorst,Stephen G. Withers,R. Antony J. Warren	116
12	Changing Enzymic Reaction Mechanisms by Mutagenesis: Conversion of a Retaining Glucosidase to an Inverting Enzyme 1994 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Qingping Wang,(unknown),Donald Trimbur,R. A. J. Warren,Stephen G. Withers	125
13	Mechanistic consequences of mutation of the active site nucleophile Glu 358 in Agrobacterium .beta.-glucosidase 1992 ·Biochemistry ·Stephen G. Withers,Karen Rupitz,Donald Trimbur,R. Antony J. Warren	75
14	Structural Basis for the Activation of Glycogen Phosphorylase b by Adenosine Monophosphate 1991 ·Science ·Stephen R. Sprang,Stephen G. Withers,Elizabeth J. Goldsmith,Robert J. Fletterick,Neil B. Madsen	97
15	Measurement of active-site homology between potato and rabbit muscle .alpha.-glucan phosphorylases through use of a linear free energy relationship 1990 ·Biochemistry ·Stephen G. Withers,Karen Rupitz	16
16	The synthesis of protected 5-azido-5-deoxy-D-glucononitriles as precursors of glycosidase inhibitors 1990 ·Canadian Journal of Chemistry ·Paul Bird,David Dolphin,Stephen G. Withers	9
17	Fluorinated and deoxygenated substrates as probes of transition state structure in glycogen phosphorylase 1989 ·Biochemistry ·Ian P. Street,Karen Rupitz,Stephen G. Withers	46

About Stephen G. Withers

Stephen G. Withers is a scholar working on Biotechnology, Organic Chemistry and Molecular Biology, having authored 17 papers that have together received 2.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (11 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (7 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biotechnology (791 citations), Organic Chemistry (1.0k citations) and Molecular Biology (1.8k citations). Stephen G. Withers has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, Australia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include G.J. Davies, Bernard Henrissat, Luke L. Lairson, Donald Trimbur, R. Antony J. Warren, R. A. J. Warren, Karen Rupitz, Spencer J. Williams, Alasdair M. MacLeod and Thisbe K. Lindhorst. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Annual Review of Biochemistry.

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