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Chemistry

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67
Citations
16104
World Ranking
6894
National Ranking
2059

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68
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16070
World Ranking
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National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1968 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1966 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1956 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Howard K. Schachman was affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their academic career included recognition through several awards signaling contributions to science and academia. These honors included becoming a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1956, designation as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1966, and election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1968.

Their scholarly work is characterized by contributions in various fields and topics, though specific details regarding areas of study, main topics, coauthors, and publication venues are not documented here. Likewise, there are no recent papers or book publications recorded to provide insight into their specific research outputs or collaborations.

Howard K. Schachman's career trajectory and award timeline reflect engagement with scientific research and recognition within major United States scientific institutions. The available professional and academic data does not contain information on published research papers, frequent co-authors, or specific scientific subfields, but it establishes standing through prestigious fellowships and academy membership that generally denote significant contributions to the field during their active years.

Best Publications

  • Ultracentrifugation in biochemistry

    Howard K Schachman

  • Distinct Subunits for the Regulation and Catalytic Activity of Aspartate Transcarbamylase

    John C. Gerhart;Howard K. Schachman

  • [2] Ultracentrifugation, diffusion, and viscometry

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  • Enzymatic synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid. VII. Synthesis of a polymer of deoxyadenylate and deoxythymidylate

    H. K. Schachman;H. K. Schachman;H. K. Schachman;Julius Adler;Julius Adler;Julius Adler;Charles M. Radding;Charles M. Radding;Charles M. Radding;I. R. Lehman;I. R. Lehman;I. R. Lehman

  • Ultracentrifuge studies with absorption optics. IV. Molecular weight determinations at the microgram level.

    H. K. Schachman;S. J. Edelstein

  • Ultracentrifuge Studies with Rayleigh Interference Optics.I. General Application

    E Glen Richards;Howard K. Schachman

  • Allosteric Interactions in Aspartate Transcarbamylase. II. Evidence for Different Conformational States of the Protein in the Presence and Absence of Specific Ligands

    John C. Gerhart;Howard K. Schachman

  • The Simultaneous Determination of Partial Specific Volumes and Molecular Weights with Microgram Quantities

    S.J. Edelstein;H.K. Schachman

  • Studies on the macro-molecular organization of microbial cells.

    Howard K. Schachman;Arthur B. Pardee;Roger Y. Stanier

  • STUDIES ON BODY COMPOSITION IV. USE OF RADIOACTIVE HYDROGEN FOR MEASUREMENT IN VIVO OF TOTAL BODY WATER

    Nello Pace;Leo Kline;Howard K. Schachman;Morton Harfenist

  • Allosteric interactions in aspartate transcarbamylase. I. Binding of specific ligands to the native enzyme and its isolated subunits.

    Jean P. Changeux;John C. Gerhart;Howard K. Schachman

  • The isolation and characterization of a macromolecular ribonucleoprotein from yeast

    Fu-Chuan Chao;H.K. Schachman

  • The dissociation and reconstitution of aldolase.

    E. Stellwagen;H. K. Schachman

  • Ultracentrifuge studies with Rayleigh interference optics. II. Low-speed sedimentation equilibrium of homogeneous systems.

    Richards Eg;Teller Dc;Schachman Hk

  • Ultracentrifugal analysis of dilute solutions.

    V.N. Schumaker;H.K. Schachman

  • Studies on the validity of the Einstein viscosity law and Stokes' law of sedimentation

    P. Y. Cheng;H. K. Schachman

  • ULTRACENTRIFUGE STUDIES WITH RAYLEIGH INTERFERENCE OPTICS. III. COMPUTATIONAL METHODS APPLIED TO HIGH-SPEED SEDIMENTATION EQUILIBRIUM EXPERIMENTS*

    D. C. Teller;T. A. Horbett;E. G. Richards;H. K. Schachman

  • Complexes of silver ion with natural and synthetic polynucleotides

    M. Daune;C. A. Dekker;H. K. Schachman

  • Random circular permutation of genes and expressed polypeptide chains: application of the method to the catalytic chains of aspartate transcarbamoylase

    Roney Graf;H. K. Schachman

  • Allosteric regulation of aspartate transcarbamoylase. Analysis of the structural and functional behavior in terms of a two-state model.

    G. J. Howlett;Michael N. Blackburn;John G. Compton;H. K. Schachman

  • Allosteric regulation of aspartate transcarbamoylase. Changes in the sedimentation coefficient promoted by the bisubstrate analogue N-(phosphonacetyl)-L-aspartate.

    G. J. Howlett;H. K. Schachman

Frequent Co-Authors

I. R. Gibbons
I. R. Gibbons University of California, Berkeley
Marc W. Kirschner
Marc W. Kirschner Harvard University
Susan R. Wente
Susan R. Wente Wake Forest University
David C. Teller
David C. Teller University of Washington
Peter H. von Hippel
Peter H. von Hippel University of Oregon
Tom Alber
Tom Alber University of California, Berkeley
Ellen A. Robey
Ellen A. Robey University of California, Berkeley
I. R. Lehman
I. R. Lehman Stanford University
Julius Adler
Julius Adler University of Wisconsin–Madison
Arthur Kornberg
Arthur Kornberg Stanford University

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