Thomas A. Krenitsky

6.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
96 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

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Thomas A. Krenitsky is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas A. Krenitsky has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Molecular Biology, 43 papers in Epidemiology and 20 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Thomas A. Krenitsky's work include Biochemical and Molecular Research (48 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (20 papers) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (20 papers). Thomas A. Krenitsky is often cited by papers focused on Biochemical and Molecular Research (48 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (20 papers) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (20 papers). Thomas A. Krenitsky collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and India. Thomas A. Krenitsky's co-authors include Joel V. Tuttle, Gertrude B. Elion, George W. Koszalka, George H. Hitchings, Richard L. Miller, Willard W. Hall, Brian E. Huber, C A Richards, Lilia M. Beauchamp and Janet L. Rideout and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas A. Krenitsky

96 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A comparison of the specificities of xanthine oxidase and aldehyde oxidase

1972 287 citations Thomas A. Krenitsky, Gertrude B. Elion et al. profile →
Human Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase

1969 200 citations Thomas A. Krenitsky, Gertrude B. Elion et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Deoxycytidine kinase from calf thymus. Substrate and inhibitor specificity.

1976 192 citations Thomas A. Krenitsky, Joel V. Tuttle et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas A. Krenitsky United States	40	3.3k	1.5k	1.3k	682	622	96	5.0k
David A. Cooney United States	39	2.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	2.0k 1.6×	451 0.7×	708 1.1×	162	5.6k
Robert E. Handschumacher United States	46	5.3k 1.6×	639 0.4×	584 0.5×	385 0.6×	1.4k 2.3×	144	7.4k
L. Lee Bennett United States	28	1.5k 0.5×	419 0.3×	494 0.4×	431 0.6×	307 0.5×	80	2.3k
Kyoichi A. Watanabe United States	35	2.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	218 0.3×	369 0.6×	216	5.0k
Christian Steinkühler Italy	42	4.1k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	701 0.6×	126 0.2×	1.3k 2.1×	117	6.4k
Christopher McGuigan United Kingdom	41	2.7k 0.8×	1.9k 1.3×	3.0k 2.4×	178 0.3×	401 0.6×	249	6.1k
R W Brockman United States	32	1.7k 0.5×	350 0.2×	447 0.4×	278 0.4×	453 0.7×	70	2.7k
Howard B. Cottam United States	35	2.1k 0.6×	675 0.5×	429 0.3×	184 0.3×	594 1.0×	123	5.1k
Richard L. Tolman United States	30	1.5k 0.4×	910 0.6×	478 0.4×	127 0.2×	260 0.4×	103	3.3k
Lars Petter Jordheim France	27	1.7k 0.5×	370 0.3×	597 0.5×	506 0.7×	627 1.0×	109	3.1k

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Kurtzberg, Joanne, T J Ernst, Michael J. Keating, et al.. (2005). Phase I Study of 506U78 Administered on a Consecutive 5-Day Schedule in Children and Adults With Refractory Hematologic Malignancies. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 23(15). 3396–3403. 129 indexed citations

Mao, Chen, William J. Cook, Min Zhou, et al.. (1997). The crystal structure of Escherichia coli purine nucleoside phosphorylase: a comparison with the human enzyme reveals a conserved topology. Structure. 5(10). 1373–1383. 114 indexed citations

Soike, Kenneth F., C U Lambe, Donald J. Nelson, et al.. (1993). 6-Dimethylamino-9-(β-d-arabinofuranosyl)-9H-purine: Pharmacokinetics and antiviral activity in simian varicella virus-infected monkeys. Antiviral Research. 20(1). 13–20. 1 indexed citations

Fyfe, James A., Shahnaz Rahim, Susan M. Daluge, et al.. (1993). Varicella-Zoster virus thymidine kinase. Biochemical Pharmacology. 46(12). 2209–2218. 12 indexed citations

Moorman, Allan R., et al.. (1992). Di- and triester prodrugs of the varicella-zoster antiviral agent 6-methoxypurine arabinoside. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 35(1). 56–63. 12 indexed citations

Hall, Willard W. & Thomas A. Krenitsky. (1990). Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase: Purification Using an Ether-Linked Formycin B/Sepharose 6B Resin with Unusual Properties. Preparative Biochemistry. 20(1). 75–85. 5 indexed citations

Spector, Thomas, Willard W. Hall, David Porter, et al.. (1989). Inhibition of xanthine oxidase by 4-hydroxy-6-mercaptopyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine. Biochemical Pharmacology. 38(23). 4315–4320. 10 indexed citations

Frick, Lloyd, Donald J. Nelson, M H St Clair, Phillip A. Furman, & Thomas A. Krenitsky. (1988). Effects of 3′-azido-3′-deoxythymidine on the deoxynucleotide triphosphate pools of cultured human cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 154(1). 124–129. 115 indexed citations

Miller, Richard L., Carol L. Sabourin, & Thomas A. Krenitsky. (1987). Trypanosoma cruzi adenine nucleoside phosphorylase. Biochemical Pharmacology. 36(4). 553–560. 19 indexed citations

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Rideout, Janet L., Thomas A. Krenitsky, Esther Y. Chao, et al.. (1983). Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine ribonucleosides as anticoccidials. 3. Synthesis and activity of some nucleosides of 4-[(arylalkenyl)thio]pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 26(10). 1489–1494. 9 indexed citations

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Krenitsky, Thomas A., George W. Koszalka, Joel V. Tuttle, Janet L. Rideout, & Gertrude B. Elion. (1981). An enzymic synthesis of purine d-Arabinonucleosides. Carbohydrate Research. 97(1). 139–146. 49 indexed citations

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Tuttle, Joel V. & Thomas A. Krenitsky. (1980). Purine phosphoribosyltransferases from Leishmania donovani.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 255(3). 909–916. 111 indexed citations

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Miller, Richard L., Wayne H. Miller, George W. Koszalka, et al.. (1979). Adenosine kinase from rabbit liver. II. Substrate and inhibitor specificity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 254(7). 2346–2352. 157 indexed citations

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Krenitsky, Thomas A.. (1978). Aldehyde oxidase and xanthine oxidase-functional and evolutionary relationships. Biochemical Pharmacology. 27(24). 2763–2764. 37 indexed citations

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Krenitsky, Thomas A.. (1974). Xanthine Oxidase and Aldehyde Oxidase in Purine and Purine Analogue Metabolism. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 41. 57–64. 14 indexed citations

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Miller, Richard L., et al.. (1972). Guanine phosphoribosyltransferase from Escherichia coli. Specificity and properties. Biochemistry. 11(25). 4723–4731. 55 indexed citations

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Krenitsky, Thomas A., et al.. (1968). Inhibition of Human Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 243(11). 2876–2881. 66 indexed citations

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Krenitsky, Thomas A.. (1968). Pentosyl Transfer Mechanisms of the Mammalian Nucleoside Phosphorylases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 243(11). 2871–2875. 69 indexed citations

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Krenitsky, Thomas A. & Joseph S. Fruton. (1966). An Aminoacyltransferase Preparation from Beef Liver. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 241(14). 3347–3353. 11 indexed citations

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Krenitsky, Thomas A., et al.. (1965). Pyrimidine Nucleosidases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 240(3). 1281–1286. 56 indexed citations

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