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Simon P. J. Albracht

Simon P. J. Albracht

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Chemistry
Netherlands
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
15928
World Ranking
4349
National Ranking
102

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Simon P. J. Albracht is a researcher affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their work primarily spans the fields of immunology and microbiology, with a focus on several interrelated subfields including immunology, genetics, nutrition and dietetics, pathology and forensic medicine, and health, toxicology and mutagenesis.

Their research covers topics related to immune cells in cancer, immunotherapy and immune responses, virus-based gene therapy, vitamin C and antioxidants, vitamin D, and the impacts of climate change on health. Albracht has contributed to the scientific discourse through publications in peer-reviewed journals, addressing a range of these themes.

Two recent papers include:

  • "Immunotherapy with GcMAF revisited - A critical overview of the research of Nobuto Yamamoto" (2022), published in Cancer Treatment and Research Communications
  • "Hypothesis: Mutual dependency of ascorbate and calcidiol for optimal performance of the immune system" (2022), published in Medical Hypotheses

Both papers contribute to the understanding of immunotherapy mechanisms and the role of vitamins in immune system function. Albracht's research on these topics reflects an interdisciplinary approach to immunology and related biomedical sciences.

Their publications are mainly found in the following venues:

  • Cancer Treatment and Research Communications
  • Medical Hypotheses

There are no frequent co-authors listed for their publications, indicating a potential focus on independent research or varied collaborative networks.

Through their work, this researcher engages with complex biological systems, investigating the interplay between nutrition, immune function, and therapeutic interventions in the context of cancer and infectious diseases. The combination of detailed immunological studies with broader health impacts, such as those related to climate change, suggests a comprehensive scientific perspective.

Best Publications

  • Biological activation of hydrogen.

    Randolph P. Happe;Winfried Roseboom;Antonio J. Pierik;Simon P. J. Albracht

  • Nickel hydrogenases: in search of the active site.

    Simon P.J. Albracht

  • Structural differences between the ready and unready oxidized states of [NiFe] hydrogenases

    Anne Volbeda;Lydie Martin;Christine Cavazza;Michaël Matho

  • A low-spin iron with CN and CO as intrinsic ligands forms the core of the active site in [Fe]-hydrogenases.

    Antonio J. Pierik;Marco Hulstein;Wilfred R. Hagen;Simon P. J. Albracht

  • Carbon Monoxide and Cyanide as Intrinsic Ligands to Iron in the Active Site of [NiFe]-Hydrogenases NiFe(CN)2CO, BIOLOGY’S WAY TO ACTIVATE H2

    Antonio J. Pierik;Winfried Roseboom;Randolph P. Happe;Kimberly A. Bagley

  • Catalytic electron transport in Chromatium vinosum [NiFe]-hydrogenase: application of voltammetry in detecting redox-active centers and establishing that hydrogen oxidation is very fast even at potentials close to the reversible H+/H2 value.

    Harsh R. Pershad;Jillian L. C. Duff;Hendrik A. Heering;Evert C. Duin

  • Effect of a dispersion of interfacial electron transfer rates on steady state catalytic electron transport in [NiFe]-hydrogenase and other enzymes

    Christophe Léger;Anne K. Jones;Simon P.J. Albracht;Fraser A. Armstrong

  • Electrochemical definitions of O2 sensitivity and oxidative inactivation in hydrogenases.

    Kylie A Vincent;Alison Parkin;Oliver Lenz;Simon P J Albracht

  • The active site of the [FeFe]-hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans. II. Redox properties, light sensitivity and CO-ligand exchange as observed by infrared spectroscopy

    Winfried Roseboom;Antonio L. De Lacey;Victor M. Fernandez;E. Claude Hatchikian

  • INFRARED-DETECTABLE GROUPS SENSE CHANGES IN CHARGE DENSITY ON THE NICKEL CENTER IN HYDROGENASE FROM CHROMATIUM VINOSUM

    Kimberly A. Bagley;Evert C. Duin;W. Roseboom;Simon P. J. Albracht

  • Carbon monoxide as an intrinsic ligand to iron in the active site of the iron-sulfur-cluster-free hydrogenase H2-forming methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase as revealed by infrared spectroscopy.

    Erica J Lyon;Seigo Shima;Reinhard Boecher;Rudolf K Thauer

  • [NiFe]-hydrogenases of Ralstonia eutropha H16: modular enzymes for oxygen-tolerant biological hydrogen oxidation.

    Tanja Burgdorf;Oliver Lenz;Thorsten Buhrke;Eddy van der Linden

  • EPR signals from cytochrome c oxidase.

    Roland Aasa;Simon P.J. Albracht;Karl-Erik Falk;Boel Lanne

  • New insights, ideas and unanswered questions concerning iron-sulfur cluster in mitochondia

    Helmut Beinert;Simon P.J. Albracht

  • Direct comparison of the electrocatalytic oxidation of hydrogen by an enzyme and a platinum catalyst

    Anne K. Jones;Emma Sillery;Simon P. J. Albracht;Fraser A. Armstrong

  • Monovalent nickel in hydrogenase from Chromatium vinosum. Light sensitivity and evidence for direct interaction with hydrogen.

    J.W. van der Zwaan;S.P.J. Albracht;R.D. Fontijn;E.C. Slater

  • Enzyme electrokinetics: electrochemical studies of the anaerobic interconversions between active and inactive states of Allochromatium vinosum [NiFe]-hydrogenase.

    Anne K. Jones;Sophie E. Lamle;Harsh R. Pershad;Kylie A. Vincent

  • Infrared studies on the interaction of carbon monoxide with divalent nickel in hydrogenase from Chromatium vinosum.

    K.A. Bagley;C.J. Garderen;E.L. Duin;S.P.J. Albracht

  • Resolution of NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase from bovine heart mitochondria into two subcomplexes, one of which contains the redox centers of the enzyme.

    M Finel;J M Skehel;S P J Albracht;I M Fearnley

  • The pathway of electrons through QH2:cytochrome c oxidoreductase studied by pre-steady-state kinetics☆

    S. De Vries;S.P.J. Albracht;J.A. Berden;E.C. Slater

  • The EPR properties of nickel in hydrogenase from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

    S.P.J. Albracht;E.-G. Graf;R.K. Thauer

Frequent Co-Authors

E.C. Slater
E.C. Slater University of Amsterdam
Fraser A. Armstrong
Fraser A. Armstrong University of Oxford
Bärbel Friedrich
Bärbel Friedrich Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Rudolf K. Thauer
Rudolf K. Thauer Max Planck Society
Antonio J. Pierik
Antonio J. Pierik Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Oliver Lenz
Oliver Lenz Johnson & Johnson
Reiner Hedderich
Reiner Hedderich Max Planck Society
Victor M. Fernandez
Victor M. Fernandez Spanish National Research Council
Wilfred R. Hagen
Wilfred R. Hagen Delft University of Technology
Wolfgang Buckel
Wolfgang Buckel Philipp University of Marburg

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