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  • 1983 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

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David S. Letham is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their academic contributions are recognized through an award received in 1983 as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.

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Best Publications

  • The Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Cytokinins

    and D S Letham;L M S Palni

  • Inhibition of Cyclin‐Dependent Kinases by Purine Analogues

    Walter Filgueira De Azevedo;Sophie Leclerc;Laurent Meijer;Libor Havlicek

  • Regulators of Cell Division in Plant Tissues

    C. W. Parker;D. S. Letham

  • Cytokinin controls the cell cycle at mitosis by stimulating the tyrosine dephosphorylation and activation of p34cdc2-like H1 histone kinase

    Kerong Zhang;David S. Letham;Peter C. L. John

  • Regulators of Cell Division in Plant Tissues XII. A Cytokinin Bioassay Using Excised Radish Cotyledons

    D. S. Letham

  • Control of axillary bud initiation and shoot architecture in Arabidopsis through the SUPERSHOOT gene

    Titima Tantikanjana;Jean W.H. Yong;D. Stuart Letham;Megan Griffith

  • Correlation of xylem sap cytokinin levels with monocarpic senescence in soybean.

    L D Noodén;S Singh;D S Letham

  • Effects of Elevated [CO2] and Nitrogen Nutrition on Cytokinins in the Xylem Sap and Leaves of Cotton

    Jean W.H. Yong;S. Chin Wong;D. Stuart Letham;Charles H. Hocart

  • Detection of cytokinins in a seaweed extract

    Stephen A.B. Tay;John K. Macleod;Lok Man S. Palni;David S. Letham

  • Cytokinins from Zea mays

    David Stuart Letham

  • The effect of auxin on cytokinin levels and metabolism in transgenic tobacco tissue expressing an ipt gene

    R. Zhang;R. Zhang;X. Zhang;J. Wang;D.S. Letham

  • Cytokinin biochemistry in relation to leaf senescence. VII. Endogenous cytokinin levels and exogenous applications of cytokinins in relation to sequential leaf senescence of tobacco

    Santokh Singh;Santokh Singh;D. S. Letham;L. M. S. Palni;L. M. S. Palni

  • Regulators of cell division in plant tissues : XXV. Metabolism of zeatin by lupin seedlings.

    C. W. Parker;D. S. Letham;B. I. Gollnow;R. E. Summons

  • The binding of kinetin to plant ribosomes.

    M. V. Berridge;R. K. Ralph;D. S. Letham

  • Regulators of cell division in plant tissues. XXIX. The activities of cytokinin glucosides and alanine conjugates in cytokinin bioassays

    D. S. Letham;L. M. S. Palni;G. Q. Tao;B. I. Gollnow

  • Phytohormones, Rhizobium mutants, and nodulation in legumes. III: Auxin metabolism in effective and ineffective pea root nodules

    Jane Badenoch-Jones;Barry G. Rolfe;David S. Letham

  • Quantitation of cytokinins in biological samples using antibodies against zeatin riboside.

    Jane Badenoch-Jones;David S. Letham;Charles W. Parker;Barry G. Rolfe

  • Effect of cytokinins supplied via the xylem at multiples of endogenous concentrations on transpiration and senescence in derooted seedlings of oat and wheat

    J. Badenoch-Jones;C.W. Parker;D.S. Letham;S. Singh

  • Regulators of cell division in plant tissues : XXVIII. Metabolites of zeatin in sweet-corn kernels: Purifications and identifications using high-performance liquid chromatography and chemical-ionization mass spectrometry.

    R. E. Summons;B. Entsch;D. S. Letham;B. I. Gollnow

  • Phytohormones, Rhizobium mutants, and nodulation in legumes, IV: Auxin metabolites in pea root nodules

    Jane Badenoch-Jones;Roger E. Summons;Barry G. Rolfe;David S. Letham

  • Cytokinin Biochemistry in Relation to Leaf Senescence II. The Metabolism of 6-Benzylaminopurine in Soybean Leaves and the Inhibition of Its Conjugation

    Zhang R;Letham Ds;Wong Oc;Noodén Ld

  • Inhibitors of two enzymes which metabolize cytokinins

    Charles W. Parker;Barrie Entsch;Barrie Entsch;David S. Letham

  • Mass spectrometric quantification of indole-3-acetic Acid in Rhizobium culture supernatants: relation to root hair curling and nodule initiation.

    Jane Badenoch-Jones;R. E. Summons;M. A. Djordjevic;J. Shine

  • Regulators of cell division in plant tissues: XXIII. The identity of an unusual metabolite of 6-benzylaminopurine

    D.S. Letham;M.M. Wilson;C.W. Parker;I.D. Jenkins

  • Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Cytokinins in Plant Tissues V. Identification of the Cytokinin Complex of Datura Innoxia Crown Gall Tissue

    Lok Man S. Palni;Roger E. Summons;David S. Letham

  • Cytokinin Biochemistry in Relation to Leaf Senescence IV. Cytokinin Metabolism in Soybean Explants

    Santokh Singh;David S. Letham;Paula E. Jameson;Ren Zhang

  • 6-benzylaminopurine and its glycosides as naturally occurring cytokinins

    S.K. Nandi;D.S. Letham;L.M.S. Palni;O.C. Wong

Frequent Co-Authors

Lok Man S. Palni
Lok Man S. Palni Graphic Era University
Barry G. Rolfe
Barry G. Rolfe Australian National University
Larry D. Noodén
Larry D. Noodén University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas J. V. Higgins
Thomas J. V. Higgins Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Narayana M. Upadhyaya
Narayana M. Upadhyaya Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Peter John
Peter John King's College London
Paula E. Jameson
Paula E. Jameson University of Canterbury
Michael A. Djordjevic
Michael A. Djordjevic Australian National University
Elizabeth S. Dennis
Elizabeth S. Dennis Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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