W. C. McMurray

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

W. C. McMurray is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, W. C. McMurray has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Biochemistry and 19 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in W. C. McMurray's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (22 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (19 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (16 papers). W. C. McMurray is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (22 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (19 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (16 papers). W. C. McMurray collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. W. C. McMurray's co-authors include Henry A. Lardy, Diane Johnson, R. M. C. Dawson, Elizabeth J. Wilson, T.L. Dormandy, A G White, P R Scudder, Robin F. Irvine, J.F. Berry and R. J. Rossiter and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

W. C. McMurray

60 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Antibiotics as tools for metabolic studies. I. A survey of toxic antibiotics in respiratory, phosphorylative and glycolytic systems

1958 642 citations Henry A. Lardy, W. C. McMurray et al. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics profile →
Phospholipid exchange reactions within the liver cell

1969 347 citations W. C. McMurray et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. C. McMurray Canada	21	1.5k	519	504	428	234	60	2.4k
Maynard E. Pullman United States	20	2.8k 1.9×	512 1.0×	436 0.9×	403 0.9×	268 1.1×	25	3.5k
Carl Peraino United States	30	1.7k 1.1×	782 1.5×	401 0.8×	451 1.1×	433 1.9×	82	3.4k
Th. Bücher Germany	21	1.7k 1.1×	410 0.8×	445 0.9×	493 1.2×	410 1.8×	32	2.8k
D.E. Green United States	28	2.4k 1.6×	406 0.8×	493 1.0×	673 1.6×	509 2.2×	53	3.4k
N. Siliprandi Italy	29	1.5k 1.0×	353 0.7×	890 1.8×	657 1.5×	435 1.9×	135	2.7k
James C. Bartholomew United States	23	1.8k 1.2×	354 0.7×	260 0.5×	600 1.4×	185 0.8×	55	3.1k
C.J. Masters Australia	31	1.5k 1.0×	314 0.6×	330 0.7×	460 1.1×	685 2.9×	107	2.9k
Neal W. Cornell United States	25	1.4k 0.9×	327 0.6×	408 0.8×	577 1.3×	351 1.5×	53	2.7k
Donald A. Vessey United States	33	1.9k 1.3×	330 0.6×	402 0.8×	359 0.8×	462 2.0×	113	3.1k
J. D. Judah United Kingdom	35	1.6k 1.1×	221 0.4×	291 0.6×	362 0.8×	449 1.9×	81	3.0k

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Mok, Amy, et al.. (1993). Comparative studies of CDP-diacylglycerol synthase in rat liver mitochondria and microsomes. Biochemistry and Cell Biology. 71(3-4). 183–189. 18 indexed citations

McMurray, W. C. & Robin F. Irvine. (1988). Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase in higher plants. Biochemical Journal. 249(3). 877–881. 54 indexed citations

Mok, Amy, et al.. (1988). Characterization of CDPdiacylglycerol hydrolase in mitochondrial and microsomal fractions from rat lung. Biochemistry and Cell Biology. 66(5). 425–435. 3 indexed citations

Nicholson, D. W. & W. C. McMurray. (1986). Triton solubilization of proteins from pig liver mitochondrial membranes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 856(3). 515–525. 9 indexed citations

Hill, S A, W. C. McMurray, & B. D. Sanwal. (1984). Regulation of phosphatidylcholine synthesis and the activity of CTP:cholinephosphate cytidylyltransferase in myoblasts by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology. 62(6). 369–374. 12 indexed citations

McMurray, W. C., et al.. (1984). A sensitive, continuous spectrophotometric method for assaying α-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase: Activation by menadione. Analytical Biochemistry. 139(2). 319–321. 20 indexed citations

Chan, Yingguang Frank, et al.. (1980). Coordinate increases in the enzyme activities responsible for phosphatidylglycerol synthesis and CTP:cholinephosphate cytidylyltransferase activity in developing rat lung. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 96(3). 1209–1215. 13 indexed citations

Wilson, Elizabeth J. & W. C. McMurray. (1980). Insulin and cortisol increase the response of rat hepatocytes in primary culture to 3,3′,5 triiodothyronine. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 93(1). 179–185. 13 indexed citations

McMurray, W. C., et al.. (1978). Purification and properties of phosphatidylgkycerophosphate synthetase from mammalian liver mitochondria. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry. 56(6). 414–419. 23 indexed citations

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Scudder, P R, W. C. McMurray, A G White, & T.L. Dormandy. (1978). Synovial fluid copper and related variables in rheumatoid and degenerative arthritis.. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 37(1). 71–72. 45 indexed citations

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McMurray, W. C.. (1976). ROGER J. ROSSITER. Journal of Neurochemistry. 27(4). 827–828. 2 indexed citations

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McMurray, W. C.. (1975). Biosynthesis of Mitochondrial Phospholipids Using Endogenously Generated Diglycerides. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry. 53(7). 784–795. 21 indexed citations

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McMurray, W. C.. (1974). Lecithin biosynthesis in liver mitochondrial fractions. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 58(2). 467–474. 21 indexed citations

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Aithal, H. N., et al.. (1974). The effect of altered membrane-lipid composition on enzyme activities of outer and inner mitochondrial membranes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 56(4). 1078–1085. 24 indexed citations

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McMurray, W. C.. (1973). Primary Hepatoma Presenting with Central Abdominal Pain and Diagnosed from a Raised Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein Level. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 66(9). 922–924. 1 indexed citations

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McMurray, W. C., et al.. (1968). The effect of carnitine, fatty acyl carnitine, and fatty acyl coenzyme A on mitochondrial contraction. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 126(2). 634–646. 4 indexed citations

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McMurray, W. C.. (1960). THE INHIBITION OF OXIDATIVE AND PHOSPHORYLATIVE ENZYMES IN RAT LIVER MITOCHONDRIA BY AMINOAZOBENZENE DERIVATIVES. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology. 38(1). 1–11. 1 indexed citations

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McMurray, W. C., Gladys F. Maley, & Henry A. Lardy. (1958). OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION BY SONIC EXTRACTS OF MITOCHONDRIA. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 230(1). 219–229. 60 indexed citations

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McMurray, W. C. & Henry A. Lardy. (1958). A Requirement for Coenzyme A in Oxidative Phosphorylation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 233(3). 754–759. 8 indexed citations

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Berry, J.F. & W. C. McMurray. (1957). AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC P³²LABELLING OF PHOSPHOLIPIDS AND ADENOSINE PHOSPHATES IN HYPOTONIC HOMOGENATES OF RAT BRAIN. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology. 35(10). 799–809. 2 indexed citations

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