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Overview

Kenneth W. Turteltaub is affiliated with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, and Medicine, with a particular focus on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Cancer Research, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Oncology, and Molecular Biology.

The primary topics covered in Kenneth W. Turteltaub's work include:

  • Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress

Their recent research publications include:

  • Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) metabolites predominant in human plasma following escalating oral micro-dosing with [14C]-BaP, 2021, Environment International
  • Oxaliplatin-DNA Adducts as Predictive Biomarkers of FOLFOX Response in Colorectal Cancer: A Potential Treatment Optimization Strategy, 2020, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
  • Impact of phenanthrene co-administration on the toxicokinetics of benzo[a]pyrene in humans. UPLC-accelerator mass spectrometry following oral microdosing, 2023, Chemico-Biological Interactions
  • Benzo[a]pyrene toxicokinetics in humans following dietary supplementation with 3,3'-diindolylmethane (DIM) or Brussels sprouts, 2023, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
  • P165 - Improved on-line accelerator mass spectrometry techniques for the analysis of environmental chemicals at ultra-low exposure levels, 2020, Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics

Frequent coauthors in their body of work include:

  • Ted Ognibene
  • David E. Williams
  • Monica L. Vermillion Maier
  • Lisbeth K. Siddens
  • Jamie Pennington

The main publication venues for Kenneth W. Turteltaub's work are:

  • Environment International
  • Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
  • Chemico-Biological Interactions
  • Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
  • Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics

Best Publications

  • Accelerator Mass Spectrometry

    John S. Vogel;Kenneth W. Turteltaub;Robert Finkel;D. Erie Nelson

  • Accelerator mass spectrometry in biomedical dosimetry: relationship between low-level exposure and covalent binding of heterocyclic amine carcinogens to DNA.

    Ken W Turteltaub;J. S. Felton;B. L. Gledhill;J. S. Vogel

  • DNA and protein adduct formation in the colon and blood of humans after exposure to a dietary-relevant dose of 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine.

    Karen H. Dingley;Kellie D. Curtis;Susan Nowell;James S. Felton

  • Methods of DNA adduct determination and their application to testing compounds for genotoxicity.

    D. H. Phillips;P. B. Farmer;F. A. Beland;R. G. Nath

  • LLNL/UC AMS facility and research program

    J. C. Davis;I. D. Proctor;J. R. Southon;M. W. Caffee

  • Role of sulfation and acetylation in the activation of 2-hydroxyamino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine to intermediates which bind DNA.

    Michael H. Buonarati;Kenneth W. Turteltaub;Nancy H. Shen;James S. Felton

  • Effects of Chlorophyll and Chlorophyllin on Low-Dose Aflatoxin B1 Pharmacokinetics in Human Volunteers

    Carole Jubert;John Mata;Graham Bench;Roderick Dashwood

  • The identification of [2-14C]2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine metabolites in humans

    Michael A. Malfatti;Kristen S. Kulp;Mark G. Knize;Cindy Davis

  • Identification of human CYP forms involved in the activation of tamoxifen and irreversible binding to DNA.

    David J. Boocock;Karen Brown;Anthony H. Gibbs;Esther Sanchez

  • Bioanalytical Applications of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry for Pharmaceutical Research

    Ken W Turteltaub;John S. Vogel

  • Macromolecular adduct formation and metabolism of heterocyclic amines in humans and rodents at low doses.

    Kenneth W Turteltaub;Karen H Dingley;Kellie D Curtis;Michael A Malfatti

  • Single sample extraction protocol for the quantification of NAD and NADH redox states in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Jennifer L. Sporty;Md. Mohiuddin Kabir;Kenneth W. Turteltaub;Ted Ognibene

  • MeIQx-DNA adduct formation in rodent and human tissues at low doses

    Kenneth W Turteltaub;Robert J Mauthe;Karen H Dingley;Karen H Dingley;John S Vogel

  • The Urinary Metabolite Profile of the Dietary Carcinogen 2-Amino-1-Methyl-6-Phenylimidazo[4,5-b]Pyridine Is Predictive of Colon DNA Adducts after a Low-Dose Exposure in Humans

    Michael A. Malfatti;Karen H. Dingley;Susan Nowell-Kadlubar;Esther A. Ubick

  • Tissue distribution and macromolecular binding of extremely low doses of [14C]-benzene in B6C3F1 mice.

    Moire Robertson Creek;Chitra Mani;Chitra Mani;John S. Vogel;Ken W Turteltaub

  • Dose-response studies of MeIQx in rat liver and liver DNA at low doses.

    Christopher E. Frantz;Christy Bangerter;Ester Fultz;Kathryn M. Mayer

  • The formation of AFB1-macromolecular adducts in rats and humans at dietary levels of exposure

    B. C. Cupid;T. J. Lightfoot;D. Russell;S. J. Gant

  • Metabolism of the food-borne mutagen 2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f] quinoxaline in humans

    Robert J. Turesky;R. Colin Garner;Dieter H. Welti;Janique Richoz

  • Accelerator mass spectrometry for biomedical research.

    Karen Brown;Karen H Dingley;Kenneth W Turteltaub

  • Metabolism of food-derived heterocyclic amines in nonhuman primates

    Elizabeth G Snyderwine;Robert J Turesky;Kenneth W Turteltaub;Cindy D Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

James S. Felton
James S. Felton Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Robert J. Turesky
Robert J. Turesky University of Minnesota
Mark G. Knize
Mark G. Knize Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
David E. Williams
David E. Williams Oregon State University
Robert C. Finkel
Robert C. Finkel Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Marc W. Caffee
Marc W. Caffee Purdue University West Lafayette
Stewart P.H.T. Freeman
Stewart P.H.T. Freeman University of Glasgow
Andrew J. Wyrobek
Andrew J. Wyrobek Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Sally A. Amundson
Sally A. Amundson Columbia University
Peter B. Farmer
Peter B. Farmer University of Leicester

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