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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
122
Citations
56297
World Ranking
581
National Ranking
371

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1975 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1969 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1956 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Alton Meister was affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Over the course of their academic career, they contributed to scientific knowledge with a focus that is not specifically detailed in the available data.

The scientist did not have any recent papers listed, nor are there records of frequent co-authors or publication venues. Similarly, there is no information on book publications or specific fields, subfields, or topics within their scholarly work.

Alton Meister received several notable recognitions, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1969)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (1975)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1956)

These distinctions reflect acknowledgment by multiple scientific communities. Alton Meister was deceased by the time of this profile's writing.

Best Publications

  • Glutathione metabolism and its selective modification.

    A Meister

  • Selective modification of glutathione metabolism

    Alton Meister

  • Glutathione deficiency produced by inhibition of its synthesis, and its reversal; applications in research and therapy.

    Alton Meister

  • Glutathione-ascorbic acid antioxidant system in animals.

    Alton Meister

  • High resistance to cisplatin in human ovarian cancer cell lines is associated with marked increase of glutathione synthesis.

    Andrew K. Godwin;Alton Meister;Peter J. O'Dwyer;Chin Shiou Huang

  • Biochemistry of the amino acids

    Alton Meister

  • On the Enzymology of Amino Acid Transport

    Alton Meister

  • Glutathione: interorgan translocation, turnover, and metabolism.

    Owen W. Griffith;Alton Meister

  • Interaction of γ-Glutamyl Transpeptidase with Amino Acids, Dipeptides, and Derivatives and Analogs of Glutathione

    Suresh S. Tate;Alton Meister

  • The γ-Glutamyl Cycle: A Possible Transport System for Amino Acids

    Marian Orlowski;Alton Meister

  • Origin and turnover of mitochondrial glutathione.

    Owen W. Griffith;Alton Meister

  • Glutathione deficiency leads to mitochondrial damage in brain

    Ajey Jain;Johannes Martensson;Einar Stole;Peter A. M. Auld

  • gamma-Glutamyl transpeptidase: catalytic, structural and functional aspects.

    Suresh S. Tate;Alton Meister

  • Glutathione, ascorbate, and cellular protection.

    Alton Meister

  • Glutathione, a first line of defense against cadmium toxicity.

    Rakesh K. Singhal;Mary E. Anderson;Alton Meister

  • Glutathione regulates activation-dependent DNA synthesis in highly purified normal human T lymphocytes stimulated via the CD2 and CD3 antigens.

    Manikkam Suthanthiran;Mary E. Anderson;Vijay K. Sharma;Alton Meister

  • Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase.

    Alton Meister;Suresh S. Tate;Owen W. Griffith

  • Catalytic and regulatory properties of the heavy subunit of rat kidney gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase.

    Chin-Shiou Huang;Long-Sen Chang;M. E. Anderson;A. Meister

  • On the antioxidant effects of ascorbic acid and glutathione.

    Alton Meister

  • Glutathione monoethyl ester: preparation, uptake by tissues, and conversion to glutathione.

    Mary E. Anderson;Fiona Powrie;Rajinder N. Puri;Alton Meister

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur J. L. Cooper
Arthur J. L. Cooper New York Medical College
Owen W. Griffith
Owen W. Griffith Medical College of Wisconsin
Naoyuki Taniguchi
Naoyuki Taniguchi Osaka University
Junichi Fujii
Junichi Fujii Yamagata University
Terry K. Smith
Terry K. Smith University of St Andrews
Kenji Soda
Kenji Soda Kansai University
Paul M. Anderson
Paul M. Anderson University of Minnesota
Manikkam Suthanthiran
Manikkam Suthanthiran Cornell University
Kousaku Murata
Kousaku Murata Kyoto University
Fiona Powrie
Fiona Powrie University of Oxford

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