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Werner Herz was affiliated with Florida State University in the United States. Their research focused primarily on medicine, with significant contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work spanned several related subfields including oncology, dermatology, biotechnology, toxicology, and molecular biology.

Their research topics concentrated on cancer-related molecular pathways and skin protection and aging, with additional emphasis on bioactive compounds and antitumor agents, marine sponges and natural products, melanin and skin pigmentation, cancer therapeutics and mechanisms, as well as glycosylation and glycoproteins research.

Werner Herz contributed to multiple papers published between 2020 and 2021. These included:

  • Mutant p53 reactivator SLMP53-2 hinders ultraviolet B radiation-induced skin carcinogenesis (2021) - Pharmacological Research
  • Norhierridin B, a New Hierridin B-Based Hydroquinone with Improved Antiproliferative Activity (2020) - Molecules
  • Cytotoxicity of Frutalin on Distinct Cancer Cells Is Independent of Its Glycosylation (2021) - Molecules
  • Norhierridin B, a new hierridin B-based hydroquinone with improved antiproliferative activity (2020) - Proceedings of 6th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry
  • Abstract P030: Chemoprevention by the mutant p53 reactivator SLMP53-2 on ultraviolet radiation-induced skin cancer (2021) - Molecular Cancer Therapeutics

The scientist collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Lucília Saraiva, Joana B. Loureiro, R. S. Rodrigues Ribeiro, Tiago Ferreira, and Laura Marabini.

Werner Herz's work was published in various scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Molecules
  • Pharmacological Research
  • Proceedings of 6th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry
  • Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
  • Proceedings of 7th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry

Best Publications

  • The Structures of Parthenin and Ambrosin

    Werner. Herz;Hiroshi. Watanabe;Makoto. Miyazaki;Yukichi. Kishida

  • Ivalin, a New Sesquiterpene Lactone1

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  • Tithonia diversifoliaのセスキテルペンラクトン タギチニンと関連化合物の立体化学

    Baruah N C;Sharma R P;Madhusudanan K P;Thyagarajan G

  • New ent-clerodane-type diterpenoids from Baccharis trimera

    Werner Herz;Anne Marie Pilotti;Anne Charlotte Soderholm;Ilda Kazumi Shuhama

  • New furanoid ent-clerodanes from Baccharis tricuneata

    Hildebert Wagner;Renate Seitz;Hermann Lotter;Werner Herz

  • Cytotoxic activity of lupane-type triterpenes from Glochidion sphaerogynum and Glochidion eriocarpum two of which induce apoptosis.

    Prapawadee Puapairoj;Waree Naengchomnong;Anake Kijjoa;Madalena M. Pinto

  • Oxidative rearrangements of tertiary and some secondary allylic alcohols with chromium(VI) reagents. A new method for 1,3-functional group transposition and forming mixed aldol products

    Padmanabhan Sundararaman;Werner Herz

  • A linear sesterterpene, two squalene derivatives and two peptide derivatives from Croton hieronymi.

    César A.N. Catalán;Carola S. de Heluani;Claudia Kotowicz;Thomas E. Gedris

  • Goyazensolide, a schistosomicidal heliangolide from Eremanthus goyazensis

    Walter Vichnewski;Silvio José Sarti;Benjamin Gilbert;Werner Herz

  • SESQUITERPENE LACTONES OF TITHONIA DIVERSIFOLIA. STEREOCHEMISTRY OF THE TAGITININS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS

    Nabin C. Baruah;Ram P. Sharma;K. P. Madhusudanan;Gopalakrishna Thyagarajan

  • Constituents of Helenium Species. XIII. The Structure of Helenalin and Mexicanin A

    Werner. Herz;A. Romo. de Vivar;J. Romo;N. Viswanathan

  • New prenylated isoflavones and a prenylated dihydroflavonol from Millettia pachycarpa

    Ashok K. Singhal;Ram P. Sharma;Gopalakrishna Thyagarajan;Werner Herz

  • Biogenetic Aspects of Sesquiterpene Lactone Chemistry

    Werner Herz

  • Protoberberine alkaloids from Coscinium fenestratum

    Paulo M.M Pinho;Madalena M.M Pinto;Anake Kijjoa;Kalaya Pharadai

  • Acanthospermal A and acanthospermal B, two new melampolides from Acanthospermum species

    Werner Herz;Palaiyur S. Kalyanaraman

  • Ent-kauranes and other constituents of three Helianthus species

    Werner Herz;Palaniappan Kulanthaivel;Kinzo Watanabe

  • New hydroxylated ent-kauranoic acids from Eupatorium album.

    Werner. Herz;Ram P. Sharma

  • Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Achillea falcata L. (Asteraceae)

    Felice Senatore;Francesco Napolitano;Nelly Apostolides Arnold;Maurizio Bruno

  • Sesquiterpene lactones and other constituents from Eremanthus seidelii, E. Goyazensis and Vanillosmopsis erythropappa

    Walter Vichnewski;Angela Mayumi Takahashi;Ana Maria Tucciturco Nasi;Dionéia Camilo Rodrigues

  • Structure elucidation of sesquiterpene dilactones from Mikania scandens (L.) Willd.

    Werner. Herz;P. S. Subramaniam;Poondi S. Santhanam;Keitaro. Aota

  • Sesquiterpene lactones from brazilian Tithonia diversifolia

    Paulo Sérgio Pereira;Diones Aparecida Dias;Diones Aparecida Dias;Walter Vichnewski;Walter Vichnewski;Ana Maria Turco Tucci Nasi;Ana Maria Turco Tucci Nasi

  • Biochemical applications of mass spectrometry : edited by George R. Waller (Oklahoma State University), Wiley-Interscience, New York, 1972. xiv + 872 pp. $49.95.

    Werner Herz

Frequent Co-Authors

César A.N. Catalán
César A.N. Catalán National University of Tucumán
Madalena Pinto
Madalena Pinto University of Porto
Artur M. S. Silva
Artur M. S. Silva University of Aveiro
Maurizio Bruno
Maurizio Bruno University of Palermo
Roberto R. Gil
Roberto R. Gil Carnegie Mellon University
Hildebert Wagner
Hildebert Wagner Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Tom J. Mabry
Tom J. Mabry The University of Texas at Austin
Robert Kiss
Robert Kiss Université Libre de Bruxelles
José Alberto Pereira
José Alberto Pereira Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
João Semir
João Semir Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp

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