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John E. Folk was affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States during their career.

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The absence of detailed records about research areas, publications, and collaborations suggests limited publicly accessible data on John E. Folk's research contributions. However, their association with the National Institutes of Health positions them within a prominent research environment focused on advancing health sciences.

Best Publications

  • Carboxy-peptidase B. 4. Purification and characterization of the porcine enzyme.

    J. E. Folk;Karl A. Piez;William R. Carroll;Jules A. Gladner

  • THE PORCINE PANCREATIC CARBOXYPEPTIDASE A SYSTEM. I. THREE FORMS OF THE ACTIVE ENZYME.

    J.E. Folk;E.W. Schirmer

  • Polyamines as physiological substrates for transglutaminases.

    J.E. Folk;M.H. Park;S.I. Chung;J. Schrode

  • Mechanism of Action of Guinea Pig Liver Transglutaminase I. PURIFICATION AND PROPERTIES OF THE ENZYME: IDENTIFICATION OF A FUNCTIONAL CYSTEINE ESSENTIAL FOR ACTIVITY

    J.E. Folk;P.W. Cole

  • Identification of hypusine, an unusual amino acid, in a protein from human lymphocytes and of spermidine as its biosynthetic precursor

    Myung Hee Park;Herbert L. Cooper;J. E. Folk

  • Hypusine: its post-translational formation in eukaryotic initiation factor 5A and its potential role in cellular regulation.

    Myung Hee Park;E. C. Wolff;J. E. Folk

  • Identification of the hypusine-containing protein Hy^+ as translation initiation factor eIF-4D

    Herbert L. Cooper;Myung Hee Park;J. E. Folk;Brian Safer

  • Transglutaminase: Mechanistic features of the active site as determined by kinetic and inhibitor studies

    J.E. Folk;P.W. Cole

  • Features of the spermidine-binding site of deoxyhypusine synthase as derived from inhibition studies. Effective inhibition by bis- and mono-guanylated diamines and polyamines.

    Judit Jakus;Edith C. Wolff;Myung Hee Park;J. E. Folk

  • Nonpeptidic δ-opioid Receptor Agonists Reduce Immobility in the Forced Swim Assay in Rats

    Daniel C Broom;Emily M Jutkiewicz;John E Folk;John R Traynor

  • Relationships of the catalytic properties of human plasma and platelet transglutaminases (activated blood coagulation factor XIII) to their subunit structures.

    Soo Il Chung;Marc S. Lewis;J.E. Folk

  • HISTOCHEMICAL DEMONSTRATION OF A GAMMA-GLUTAMYL TRANSPEPTIDASE-LIKE ACTIVITY:

    G. G. Glenner;J. E. Folk;P. J. Mcmillan

  • Molecular and catalytic properties of transglutaminases.

    J. E. Folk;Soo Ii Chung

  • Structural properties of guinea pig liver transglutaminase.

    John M. Connellan;S.I. Chung;Norma K. Whetzel;Lynn M. Bradley

  • STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS OF SPECIFIC SUBSTRATES FOR GUINEA PIG LIVER TRANSGLUTAMINASE.

    J.E. Folk;P.W. Cole

  • The biosynthesis of protein-bound hypusine (N epsilon -(4-amino-2-hydroxybutyl)lysine). Lysine as the amino acid precursor and the intermediate role of deoxyhypusine (N epsilon -(4-aminobutyl)lysine).

    M H Park;H L Cooper;J E Folk

  • A mammalian peptidase specific for the hydrolysis of N-terminal alpha-L-glutamyl and aspartyl residues.

    G G Glenner;P J McMILLAN;J E Folk

  • beta-lactoglobulins A and B. I. Chromatographic separation and amino acid composition.

    Karl A. Piez;Earl W. Davie;J.E. Folk;Jules A. Gladner

  • Inhibition of the G1-S transition of the cell cycle by inhibitors of deoxyhypusine hydroxylation

    H.M. Hanauske-Abel;M.-H. Park;A.-R. Hanauske;A.M. Popowicz

  • Antiproliferative effects of inhibitors of deoxyhypusine synthase. Inhibition of growth of Chinese hamster ovary cells by guanyl diamines.

    Myung Hee Park;E. C. Wolff;Young Bok Lee;J. E. Folk

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenner C. Rice
Kenner C. Rice National Institutes of Health
James H. Woods
James H. Woods University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Alberto Abbruzzese
Alberto Abbruzzese University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Arthur E. Jacobson
Arthur E. Jacobson National Institutes of Health
Judith L. Flippen-Anderson
Judith L. Flippen-Anderson United States Naval Research Laboratory
Richard B. Rothman
Richard B. Rothman National Institute on Drug Abuse
Karl A. Piez
Karl A. Piez National Institutes of Health
Arthur J. L. Cooper
Arthur J. L. Cooper New York Medical College
Stanley J. Watson
Stanley J. Watson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John P. Blass
John P. Blass Cornell University

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