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Richard A. Laursen

Richard A. Laursen

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Chemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
6977
World Ranking
14993
National Ranking
3820

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1990 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1972 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Richard A. Laursen is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research encompasses areas within analytical chemistry and archaeology, focusing notably on dye analysis, toxicity, and cultural heritage materials analysis.

The scientist's recent publications include the following papers:

  • The Analysis of Dyes in Textiles, 2020, Textile Museum journal.
  • The Manufacture of Lake Pigments from Artificial Colours: Investigating Chemistry and Recipes in the First Book on Synthetic Dyes-Based Lakes, 2025, Heritage.

Frequent collaborators in their research have included Eva Eis, Adele Ferretti, Francesca Sabatini, Valentina Corona, and Stefano Legnaioli.

Richard A. Laursen has published multiple works in these venues:

  • Textile Museum journal.
  • Heritage

Their research topics consistently cover:

  • Dye analysis and toxicity
  • Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis

The scientist has been recognized with several honors, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 1990
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, awarded in 1972

Best Publications

  • Solid-phase Edman degradation. An automatic peptide sequencer.

    Richard A. Laursen

  • CONTROL OF CALCITE CRYSTAL MORPHOLOGY BY A PEPTIDE DESIGNED TO BIND TO A SPECIFIC SURFACE

    Daniel B. DeOliveira;Richard A. Laursen

  • The Primary Structure of an Acidic Protein from 50-S Ribosomes of Escherichia coli which is Involved in GTP Hydrolysis Dependent on Elongation Factors G and T

    Cox Terhorst;Wim Möller;Richard Laursen;Brigitte Wittmann-Liebold

  • Primary structure of elongation factor Tu from Escherichia coli.

    K. Arai;B. F. C. Clark;L. Duffy;M. D. Jones

  • Development of mild extraction methods for the analysis of natural dyes in textiles of historical interest using LC-diode array detector-MS.

    Zhang X;Laursen Ra

  • Solid-phase edman degradation: Attachment of carboxyl-terminal homoserine peptides to an insoluble resin

    Marcus J. Horn;Richard A. Laursen

  • Amino acid sequence of a new type of antifreeze protein, from the longhorn sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosis.

    Gejing Deng;David W Andrews;Richard A Laursen

  • Structure-function relationships in a type I antifreeze polypeptide. The role of threonine methyl and hydroxyl groups in antifreeze activity

    Wei Zhang;Richard A. Laursen

  • Protein Kinase C-β Activates Tyrosinase by Phosphorylating Serine Residues in Its Cytoplasmic Domain

    Hee-Young Park;J. Manuel Perez;Richard Laursen;Masahiro Hara

  • Solid-phase Edman degradation. The use of p-phenyl diisothiocyanate to attach lysine- and arginine-containing peptides to insoluble resins☆

    Richard A. Laursen;Richard A. Laursen;Marcus J. Horn;Marcus J. Horn;Alex G. Bonner;Alex G. Bonner

  • The structure of bovine brain myelin proteolipid and its organization in myelin.

    Richard A. Laursen;Mohammed Samiullah;Marjorie B. Lees

  • A protein kinase-A recognition sequence is structurally linked to transformation by p59v-rel and cytoplasmic retention of p68c-rel.

    George Mosialos;Peter Hamer;Anthony J. Capobianco;Richard A. Laursen

  • Identification of anthraquinone markers for distinguishing Rubia species in madder-dyed textiles by HPLC

    Chika Mouri;Richard Laursen

  • Studies on the lysine-binding sites of human plasminogen. The effect of ligand structure on the binding of lysine analogs to plasminogen.

    Emily S. Winn;Sheau‐Ping Hu;Susan M. Hochschwender;Richard A. Laursen

  • Solid-phase methods in protein sequence analysis.

    Richard A. Laursen;Werner Machleidt

  • Synthesis of 3-β-D-Ribofuranosyladenine and (3-β-D-Ribofuranosyladenine)-5'-phosphate*

    Nelson J. Leonard;Richard A. Laursen

  • The Synthesis of 3-β-D-Ribofuranosyladenine

    Nelson J. Leonard;Richard A. Laursen

  • Isolation and characterization of an antifreeze protein from the longhorn sculpin, Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosis.

    Gejing Deng;Richard A. Laursen

  • Characterization of dyestuffs in ancient textiles from Xinjiang

    Xian Zhang;Irene Good;Richard Laursen

  • A Solid-State Edman Degradation

    Richard A. Laursen

  • Identification of Yellow Dye Types in Pre-Columbian Andean Textiles

    Xian Zhang;Ran Boytner;José Luis Cabrera;Richard Laursen

  • The amino acid sequence of elongation factor Tu of Escherichia coli. The complete sequence.

    R A Laursen;J J L'Italien;S Nagarkatti;D L Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Motta
Andrea Motta National Research Council (CNR)
Wei-Chiang Shen
Wei-Chiang Shen National Taiwan University
Nelson J. Leonard
Nelson J. Leonard University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Raymond A. Sobel
Raymond A. Sobel Stanford University
Charles DeLisi
Charles DeLisi Boston University
Francesco Berna
Francesco Berna Simon Fraser University
Barbara A. Gilchrest
Barbara A. Gilchrest Harvard University
Brigitte Wittmann-Liebold
Brigitte Wittmann-Liebold Max Planck Society
Darryl J. Pappin
Darryl J. Pappin Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Paul Goldberg
Paul Goldberg Boston University

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