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Herbert Weissbach is affiliated with Florida Atlantic University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong emphasis on related subfields including Physiology, Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Aging, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The scientist's work covers key topics such as:

  • Renal and Vascular Pathologies
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Dietary Effects on Health
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Redox biology and oxidative stress
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Biochemical effects in animals

Recent publications by Weissbach demonstrate engagement with aging, oxidative stress, and cellular biology themes across several peer-reviewed journals:

  • Lifespan benefits for the combination of rapamycin plus acarbose and for captopril in genetically heterogeneous mice, 2022, Aging Cell
  • Role of methionine sulfoxide reductase in Alzheimer's disease, 2021, The FASEB Journal
  • A Novel Sulindac Derivative Protects against Oxidative Damage by a Cyclooxygenase-Independent Mechanism, 2022, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
  • Abstract 1844: Sulindac enhances the effect of doxorubicin on pancreatic cancer cells, 2023, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Identify Immediate Early Genes as Central Transcriptomic Factors during Renal Endothelial Regeneration In Vivo, 2024, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Their publications are frequently featured in venues such as:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Aging Cell
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Weissbach collaborates with various researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Shailaja Allani
  • Jan Sradnick
  • Patrick Arndt
  • A. Wirth
  • Maria Schuster

Best Publications

  • Aromatic l-Amino Acid Decarboxylase

    W. Lovenberg;Herbert Weissbach;Sidney Udenfriend

  • The identification of 5-hydroxy-3-indoleacetic acid in normal urine and a method for its assay.

    Sidney Udenfriend;Elwood Titus;Herbert Weissbach

  • Association between lupus psychosis and anti-ribosomal P protein antibodies.

    Eloisa Bonfa;Steven J. Golombek;Lee D. Kaufman;Susan Skelly

  • Methods for Plant Molecular Biology

    Arthur Weissbach;Herbert Weissbach

  • Enzymatic O-Methylation of N-Acetylserotonin to Melatonin

    Julius Axelrod;Herbert Weissbach

  • Purification and properties of hydroxyindole-O-methyl transferase.

    Julius Axelrod;Herbert Weissbach

  • High-quality life extension by the enzyme peptide methionine sulfoxide reductase

    Hongyu Ruan;Xiang Dong Tang;Mai-Lei Chen;Mei-Ling A. Joiner

  • The estimation of 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) in biological tissues.

    Sidney Udenfriend;Herbert Weissbach;Carroll T. Clark

  • A Rapid Spectrophotometric Assay of Monoamine Oxidase Based on the Rate of Disappearance of Kynuramine

    Herbert Weissbach;Thomas E. Smith;John W. Daly;Bernhard Witkop

  • Isolation and properties of crystalline cobamide coenzymes containing benzimidazole or 5, 6-dimethylbenzimidazole.

    H.A. Barker;R.D. Smyth;H. Weissbach;J.I. Toohey

  • The distribution of serotonin, 5-hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase, and monoamine oxidase in brain.

    Donald F. Bogdanski;Herbert Weissbach;Sidney Udenfriend

  • The fate of melatonin in animals.

    Irwin J. Kopin;C.M.B. Pare;Julius Axelrod;Herbert Weissbach

  • ENZYMATIC REDUCTION OF PROTEIN-BOUND METHIONINE SULFOXIDE

    Nathan Brot;Lawrence Weissbach;Jean Werth;Herbert Weissbach

  • A COENZYME CONTAINING PSEUDOVITAMIN B12

    H. A. Barker;H. Weissbach;R. D. Smyth

  • Methionine sulfoxide reductases: history and cellular role in protecting against oxidative damage.

    Herbert Weissbach;Lionel Resnick;Nathan Brot

  • Peptide methionine sulfoxide reductase: structure, mechanism of action, and biological function

    Herbert Weissbach;Frantzy Etienne;Toshinori Hoshi;Stefan H. Heinemann

  • Biochemistry and physiological role of methionine sulfoxide residues in proteins

    Nathan Brot;Herbert Weissbach

  • Escherichia coli peptide methionine sulfoxide reductase gene: regulation of expression and role in protecting against oxidative damage.

    J Moskovitz;M A Rahman;J Strassman;S O Yancey

  • Increase in tissue serotonin following administration of its precursor 5-hydroxytryptophan.

    Sidney Udenfriend;Herbert Weissbach;Donald F. Bogdanski

  • Biosynthesis of melatonin: enzymic conversion of serotonin to N-acetylserotonin.

    Herbert Weissbach;Betty G. Redfield;Julius Axelrod

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathan Brot
Nathan Brot Cornell University
Sidney Udenfriend
Sidney Udenfriend Roche Institute of Molecular Biology
Hsiang-Fu Kung
Hsiang-Fu Kung Chinese University of Hong Kong
H. Ronald Kaback
H. Ronald Kaback University of California, Los Angeles
H. A. Barker
H. A. Barker University of California, Berkeley
Alan Peterkofsky
Alan Peterkofsky National Institutes of Health
Albert Sjoerdsma
Albert Sjoerdsma National Institutes of Health
Julius Axelrod
Julius Axelrod National Institutes of Health
Walter Lovenberg
Walter Lovenberg National Institutes of Health
Keith B. Elkon
Keith B. Elkon University of Washington

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