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Overview

Norman G. Lewis is affiliated with Washington State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple scientific domains with a concentration in Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Environmental Science.

Their work includes significant contributions to subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. The diversity of these subfields reflects interdisciplinary engagement, particularly in topics related to geophysical and environmental phenomena.

Lewis's research topics cover a range of scientific areas including:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Plant-derived Lignans Synthesis and Bioactivity

Their recent papers illustrate an integration of biological and environmental sciences alongside physics. Notable publications include:

  • "NASA GeneLab RNA-seq consensus pipeline: Standardized processing of short-read RNA-seq data," 2021, published in iScience
  • "Meta-analysis of the space flight and microgravity response of the Arabidopsis plant transcriptome," 2023, published in npj Microgravity
  • "Pterocarpan synthase (PTS) structures suggest a common quinone methide-stabilizing function in dirigent proteins and proteins with dirigent-like domains," 2020, published in Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Editorial: Lignans: Insights Into Their Biosynthesis, Metabolic Engineering, Analytical Methods and Health Benefits," 2021, published in Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "On Roman Imperial Promulgations in Greek," 2020, published in Scripta classica Israelica

Lewis frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • John Cort
  • Marija Veličković
  • Mowei Zhou
  • Laurence Davin
  • Syed Moinuddin

Their publications appear most often in the OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information), with additional contributions to Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry, npj Microgravity, and iScience.

Best Publications

  • Lignin: Occurrence, Biogenesis and Biodegradation

    Norman G. Lewis;Etsuo Yamamoto

  • Phlorizin: a review.

    Joel R. L. Ehrenkranz;Norman G. Lewis;C. Ronald Kahn;Jesse Roth

  • Stereoselective Bimolecular Phenoxy Radical Coupling by an Auxiliary (Dirigent) Protein Without an Active Center

    Laurence B. Davin;Huai Bin Wang;Anastasia L. Crowell;Diana L. Bedgar

  • Trends in lignin modification: a comprehensive analysis of the effects of genetic manipulations/mutations on lignification and vascular integrity.

    Aldwin M. Anterola;Norman G. Lewis

  • Eugenol and isoeugenol, characteristic aromatic constituents of spices, are biosynthesized via reduction of a coniferyl alcohol ester

    Takao Koeduka;Eyal Fridman;David R. Gang;Daniel G. Vassão

  • Dirigent proteins and dirigent sites explain the mystery of specificity of radical precursor coupling in lignan and lignin biosynthesis.

    Laurence B. Davin;Norman G. Lewis

  • The Arabidopsis phenylalanine ammonia lyase gene family: kinetic characterization of the four PAL isoforms☆

    Fiona C Cochrane;Laurence B Davin;Norman G Lewis

  • Lignin primary structures and dirigent sites.

    Laurence B Davin;Norman G Lewis

  • Functional reclassification of the putative cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase multigene family in Arabidopsis

    Sung-Jin Kim;Mi-Ran Kim;Diana L. Bedgar;Syed G. A. Moinuddin

  • Cyclization of Geranylgeranyl Diphosphate to Taxa-4 (5), 11 (12) -diene Is the Committed Step of Taxol Biosynthesis in Pacific Yew

    Alfred E. Koepp;Mehri Hezari;Jaroslav Zajicek;Brigitte Stofer Vogel

  • Regiochemical control of monolignol radical coupling: a new paradigm for lignin and lignan biosynthesis

    David R. Gang;Michael A. Costa;Masayuki Fujita;Masayuki Fujita;Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova

  • Antisense Down-Regulation of 4CL Expression Alters Lignification, Tree Growth, and Saccharification Potential of Field-Grown Poplar

    Steven L. Voelker;Barbara Lachenbruch;Frederick C. Meinzer;Michael Jourdes

  • The macromolecular aromatic domain in suberized tissue: a changing paradigm.

    Mark A. Bernards;Norman G. Lewis

  • (+)-Pinoresinol/(+)-Lariciresinol Reductase from Forsythia intermedia PROTEIN PURIFICATION, cDNA CLONING, HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION AND COMPARISON TO ISOFLAVONE REDUCTASE

    Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova;David R. Gang;Laurence B. Davin;Diana L. Bedgar

  • Purification and characterization of taxa-4(5),11(12)-diene synthase from Pacific yew (Taxus brevifolia) that catalyzes the first committed step of taxol biosynthesis.

    Mehri Hezari;N. G. Lewis;R. Croteau

  • Dissection of lignin macromolecular configuration and assembly: Comparison to related biochemical processes in allyl/propenyl phenol and lignan biosynthesis

    Laurence B. Davin;Michael Jourdes;Ann M. Patten;Kye-Won Kim

  • The laccase multigene family in Arabidopsis thaliana: towards addressing the mystery of their gene function(s)

    Phanikanth V. Turlapati;Kye-Won Kim;Laurence B. Davin;Norman G. Lewis

  • Evolution of plant defense mechanisms. Relationships of phenylcoumaran benzylic ether reductases to pinoresinol-lariciresinol and isoflavone reductases.

    David R. Gang;Hiroyuki Kasahara;Zhi-Qiang Xia;Kristine Vander Mijnsbrugge

  • Hydroxycinnamic acid-derived polymers constitute the polyaromatic domain of suberin

    Mark A. Bernards;Marta L. Lopez;Jaroslav Zajicek;Norman G. Lewis

  • Dirigent proteins and dirigent sites in lignifying tissues.

    Vincent Burlat;Mi Kwon;Laurence B. Davin;Norman G. Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurence B. Davin
Laurence B. Davin Washington State University
Rodney Croteau
Rodney Croteau Washington State University
David R. Gang
David R. Gang Washington State University
G. Paul Bolwell
G. Paul Bolwell Royal Holloway University of London
John A. Murphy
John A. Murphy University of Strathclyde
Alexander McKillop
Alexander McKillop University of East Anglia
Gary Hardiman
Gary Hardiman Queen's University Belfast
Clarence A. Ryan
Clarence A. Ryan Washington State University
Vincent R. Franceschi
Vincent R. Franceschi Washington State University
Vincent Burlat
Vincent Burlat Paul Sabatier University

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