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Overview

Kenneth B. Tomer is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research contributions span various areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on biochemical and molecular mechanisms related to disease and cellular function.

Their recent publications cover topics including androgen receptor activation in prostate cancer, collagen modification, adipogenesis, obesity, coronary artery disease, and structural proteomics. Selected recent papers include:

  • Activation of the Androgen Receptor by Intratumoral Bioconversion of Androstanediol to Dihydrotestosterone in Prostate Cancer, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Lysyl Hydroxylase 3-mediated Glucosylation in Type I Collagen: MOLECULAR LOCI AND BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Functional characterization of cytochrome P450-derived epoxyeicosatrienoic acids in adipogenesis and obesity, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Cytochrome P450-derived epoxyeicosatrienoic acids and coronary artery disease in humans: a targeted metabolomics study, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Photoaffinity labeling combined with mass spectrometric approaches as a tool for structural proteomics, 2020, UNC Libraries

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Fred B. Lih
  • Matthew L. Edin
  • Darryl C. Zeldin
  • Craig R. Lee
  • Irina Perdivara

Kenneth B. Tomer's research has been predominantly published in UNC Libraries, which accounts for the majority of their publication record, along with contributions to OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University.

The main fields of study for their research are within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with important subfields including:

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Genetics
  • Spectroscopy

Their research topics focus on biochemical pathways and disease mechanisms, including:

  • Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology
  • Connective Tissue Disorders Research
  • Proteoglycans and Glycosaminoglycans Research
  • Hormonal and Reproductive Studies
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research

Best Publications

  • Biomarkers of oxidative stress study II : are oxidation products of lipids, proteins, and DNA markers of CCl4 poisoning?

    M.B. Kadiiska;B.C. Gladen;D.D. Baird;D. Germolec

  • The isolation and structure of a remarkable marine animal antineoplastic constituent: dolastatin 10

    George R. Pettit;Yoshiaki Kamano;Cherry L. Herald;Albert A. Tuinman

  • MOLECULAR CLONING AND EXPRESSION OF CYP2J2, A HUMAN CYTOCHROME P450 ARACHIDONIC ACID EPOXYGENASE HIGHLY EXPRESSED IN HEART

    Shu Wu;Cindy R. Moomaw;Kenneth B. Tomer;John R. Falck

  • Identification of human whole saliva protein components using proteomics.

    Rui Vitorino;Maria João C. Lobo;António J. Ferrer-Correira;Joshua R. Dubin

  • Mass Spectrometric Characterization of the Glycosylation Pattern of HIV-gp120 Expressed in CHO Cells

    Xuegong Zhu;Christoph Borchers;Rachelle J. Bienstock;Kenneth B. Tomer

  • Location of double-bond position in unsaturated fatty acids by negative ion MS/MS

    Kenneth B. Tomer;Frank W. Crow;Michael L. Gross

  • Molecular Cloning, Expression, and Functional Significance of a Cytochrome P450 Highly Expressed in Rat Heart Myocytes

    Shu Wu;Weina Chen;Elizabeth Murphy;Scott Gabel

  • Gas-phase ion decomposition occurring remote to a charge site

    Nancy J. Jensen;Kenneth B. Tomer;Michael L. Gross

  • Biomarkers of oxidative stress study III. Effects of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents indomethacin and meclofenamic acid on measurements of oxidative products of lipids in CCl4 poisoning.

    M.B. Kadiiska;B.C. Gladen;D.D. Baird;L.B. Graham

  • Phytol metabolites are circulating dietary factors that activate the nuclear receptor RXR.

    S Kitareewan;L T Burka;K B Tomer;C E Parker

  • Fast atom bombardment and tandem mass spectrometry of phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylcholine

    Nancy J. Jensen;Kenneth B. Tomer;Michael L. Gross

  • Fine Definition of the Epitope on the gp41 Glycoprotein of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 for the Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody 2F5

    Carol E. Parker;Leesa J. Deterding;Christine Hager-Braun;James M. Binley

  • Detection and sequencing of phosphopeptides affinity bound to immobilized metal ion beads by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry.

    Wei Zhou;B. A. Merrick;M. G. Khaledi;K. B. Tomer

  • FAB MS/MS for phosphatidylinostitol,-glycerol,-ethanolamine and other complex phospholipids

    Nancy J. Jensen;Kenneth B. Tomer;Michael L. Gross

  • CYP2J subfamily P450s in the lung: expression, localization, and potential functional significance.

    Darryl C. Zeldin;Julie Foley;Jixiang Ma;James E. Boyle;James E. Boyle

  • Activation of the Androgen Receptor by Intratumoral Bioconversion of Androstanediol to Dihydrotestosterone in Prostate Cancer

    James L. Mohler;Mark A. Titus;Suxia Bai;Suxia Bai;Brian J. Kennerley

  • Binuclear phthalocyanines covalently linked through two- and four-atom bridges

    Sebastian M. Marcuccio;Polina I. Svirskaya;Shafrira Greenberg;A. B. P. Lever

  • HMGB1 is a cofactor in mammalian base excision repair.

    Rajendra Prasad;Yuan Liu;Leesa J. Deterding;Vladimir P. Poltoratsky

  • Scytonemin A, a novel calcium antagonist from a blue-green alga

    Gregory L. Helms;Richard E. Moore;Walter P. Niemczura;Gregory M. L. Patterson

  • Fast atom bombardment combined with tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of nucleosides

    Frank W. Crow;Kenneth B. Tomer;Michael L. Gross;James A. McCloskey

Frequent Co-Authors

Carol E. Parker
Carol E. Parker National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Michael L. Gross
Michael L. Gross Washington University in St. Louis
Ronald P. Mason
Ronald P. Mason National Institutes of Health
Darryl C. Zeldin
Darryl C. Zeldin National Institutes of Health
James W. Jorgenson
James W. Jorgenson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Christoph H. Borchers
Christoph H. Borchers McGill University
Francisco Amado
Francisco Amado University of Aveiro
Michael Przybylski
Michael Przybylski University of Konstanz
Pedro Domingues
Pedro Domingues University of Aveiro
James L. Mohler
James L. Mohler Roswell Park Cancer Institute

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