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D-Index
61
Citations
12586
World Ranking
9291
National Ranking
2625

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1977 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1971 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Herbert Tabor was affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed extensively to scientific research, with a strong focus on biochemistry and molecular biology.

Their recent papers included a series of contributions titled "Editorial Board," all published in 2020 within the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Each article was authored by Lila M. Gierasch and appeared in the same venue, reflecting ongoing collaborative editorial efforts.

  • Editorial Board, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Editorial Board, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Editorial Board, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Editorial Board, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Editorial Board, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry

Among their frequent coauthors were:

  • Lila M. Gierasch
  • F. Peter Guengerich
  • Ruma Banerjee
  • Roger Colbran
  • Peter Cresswell

The predominant venue for their publications was the Journal of Biological Chemistry, with seventeen papers published there, highlighting a consistent contribution to this scientific journal.

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (17 publications)

Herbert Tabor held a distinguished position within the scientific community, having been recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1977 and as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1971.

Best Publications

  • PURIFICATION OF AMINE OXIDASE FROM BEEF PLASMA

    Celia White Tabor;Herbert Tabor;Sanford M. Rosenthal

  • SPERMIDINE, SPERMINE, AND RELATED AMINES

    Herbert Tabor;Celia W. Tabor

  • Polyamines in microorganisms.

    Unknown

  • The biosynthesis of spermidine and spermine from putrescine and methionine.

    Herbert Tabor;Sanford M. Rosenthal;Celia White Tabor

  • S-Adenosylmethionine synthetase from Escherichia coli.

    G D Markham;E W Hafner;C W Tabor;H Tabor

  • Identification of the Aminoaldehydes Produced by the Oxidation of Spermine and Spermidine with Purified Plasma Amine Oxidase

    Celia White Tabor;Herbert Tabor;Uriel Bachrach

  • Polyamines protect Escherichia coli cells from the toxic effect of oxygen

    Manas K. Chattopadhyay;Celia White Tabor;Herbert Tabor

  • Methionine adenosyltransferase (S-adenosylmethionine synthetase) and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase.

    Celia White Tabor;Herbert Tabor

  • A method for the determination of formiminoglutamic acid in urine.

    Herbert Tabor;Lillian Wyngarden

  • The Protective Effect of Spermine and Other Polyamines Against Heat Denaturation of Deoxyribonucleic Acid

    Unknown

  • The enzymatic formation of formiminotetrahydrofolic acid, 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolic acid, and 10-formyltetrahydrofolic acid in the metabolism of formiminoglutamic acid.

    Herbert Tabor;Lillian Wyngarden

  • Mutants of Escherichia coli that do not contain 1,4-diaminobutane (putrescine) or spermidine.

    E W Hafner;C W Tabor;H Tabor

  • Purification of Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase from Escherichia coli W: Evidence For Covalently Bound Pyruvate

    Reed B. Wickner;Celia White Tabor;Herbert Tabor

  • Biosynthesis and metabolism of 1,4-diaminobutane, spermidine, spermine, and related amines.

    Herbert Tabor;Celia White Tabor

  • Hypusine modification for growth is the major function of spermidine in Saccharomyces cerevisiae polyamine auxotrophs grown in limiting spermidine

    Manas K. Chattopadhyay;Myung Hee Park;Herbert Tabor

  • Spermidine Biosynthesis PURIFICATION AND PROPERTIES OF PROPYLAMINE TRANSFERASE FROM ESCHERICHIA COLI

    William H. Bowman;Celia White Tabor;Herbert Tabor

  • Construction of an Escherichia coli strain unable to synthesize putrescine, spermidine, or cadaverine: characterization of two genes controlling lysine decarboxylase.

    H Tabor;E W Hafner;C W Tabor

  • Spermidine or spermine is essential for the aerobic growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    David Balasundaram;Celia White Tabor;Herbert Tabor

  • The enzymatic acetylation of amines.

    Unknown

  • Transport systems for 1,4-diaminobutane, spermidine, and spermine in Escherichia coli.

    Celia White Tabor;Herbert Tabor

  • The speEspeD operon of Escherichia coli. Formation and processing of a proenzyme form of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase.

    C W Tabor;H Tabor

  • Isolation and characterization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants deficient in S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase, spermidine, and spermine.

    M S Cohn;C W Tabor;H Tabor

  • Quantitative determination of aliphatic diamines and polyamines by an automated liquid chromatography procedure.

    Herbert Tabor;Celia White Tabor;Filadelfo Irreverre

Frequent Co-Authors

Reed B. Wickner
Reed B. Wickner National Institutes of Health
Martha Vaughan
Martha Vaughan National Institutes of Health
Ronald M. Atlas
Ronald M. Atlas University of Louisville
Andrew B. Onderdonk
Andrew B. Onderdonk Brigham and Women's Hospital
Lynn W. Enquist
Lynn W. Enquist Princeton University
Alison D. O'Brien
Alison D. O'Brien Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Eckard Wimmer
Eckard Wimmer Stony Brook University
Jonathan D. Dinman
Jonathan D. Dinman University of Maryland, College Park
Steven L. Salzberg
Steven L. Salzberg Johns Hopkins University

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