Ernest Arthur Bell
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British biochemist and Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Ernest Arthur Bell CB was an English botanist and chemist who was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1981 to 1988, the first biochemist to be appointed to the post. Early life Arthur Bell was born at Gosforth, Northumberland and was educated at Dame Allan's School, Newcastle upon Tyne. He took a degree in Chemistry at Durham University and was awarded a doctorate at Trinity College Dublin in 1950.
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- Castanospermine, A 1,6,7,8-tetrahydroxyoctahydroindolizine alkaloid, from seeds of Castanospermum australe (1981) (326)
- Secondary plant products (1980) (324)
- α-Amino-β-methylaminopropionic acid, a new amino acid from seeds of Cycas circinalis (1967) (284)
- Toxicity of secondary compounds to the seed-eating larvae of the bruchid beetle Callosobruchus maculatus (1977) (171)
- Nonprotein amino acids of plants: significance in medicine, nutrition, and agriculture. (2003) (146)
- Systematic significance of canavanine in the Papilionoideae (faboideae) (1978) (115)
- The preparation of l- and d-α-amino-β-methylaminopropionic acids and the identification of the compound isolated from Cycas circinalis as the l-isomer (1968) (101)
- Associations of amino acids and related compounds in the seeds of forty-seven species of Vicia: their taxonomic and nutritional significance. (1965) (101)
- Castanospermine in Alexa species (1988) (99)
- CASTANOSPERMINE AND OTHER PLANT ALKALOID INHIBITORS OF GLUCOSIDASE ACTIVITY BLOCK THE GROWTH OF HIV (1987) (83)
- Free amino acids in the seeds of Acacia species (1977) (80)
- 2-hydroxymethyl-3,4-dihydroxypyrrolidine in fruits of angylocalyx boutiqueanus (1985) (77)
- Insecticidal amino acids in legume seeds (1973) (70)
- Associations of ninhydrin-reacting compounds in the seeds of 49 species of Lathyrus. (1962) (67)
- Canavanine and related compounds in Leguminosae. (1958) (65)
- Canavanine: detection and occurrence in Colutea arborescens. (1955) (65)
- 2,4-Methanoproline (2-carboxy-2,4-methanopyrrolidine) and 2,4-methanoglutamic acid (1-amino-1,3-dicarboxycyclobutane) in seeds of Ateleia herbert smithii Pittier (Leguminosae) (1980) (62)
- Isolation and structure of an unusual cyclic amino alditol from a legume (1979) (62)
- The isolation of α- and γ-oxalyl derivatives of α,γ-diaminobutyric acid from seeds of Lathyrus latifolius, and the detection of the α-oxalyl isomer of the neurotoxin α-amino-β-oxalylaminopropionic acid which occurs together with the neurotoxin in this and other species (1966) (61)
- Identification of the 2-hydroxymethyl-3,4-dihydroxypyrrolidine (or 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-iminopentitol) from angylocalyx boutiqueanus and from arachniodes standishii as the (2R, 3R, 4S)-isomer by the synthesis of its enantiomer. (1985) (58)
- Cycasin in the endangered butterfly Eumaeus atala florida (1986) (53)
- Canavanine in the Leguminosae. (1960) (53)
- 1 – The Physiological Role(s) of Secondary (Natural) Products (1981) (52)
- ‘Uncommon’ amino acids in plants (1976) (51)
- Distribution and toxicity of alpha-amino-beta-methylaminopropionic acid. (1972) (43)
- The neurolathyrogen, α-amino-β-oxalylaminopropionic acid in legume seeds (1977) (43)
- Nonprotein amino acids from seeds of Cycas circinalis and Phaseolus vulgaris. (1996) (41)
- The discovery of BMAA, and examples of biomagnification and protein incorporation involving other non-protein amino acids (2009) (41)
- The nonprotein amino acids of plants. (1979) (39)
- 5-hydroxy-l-tryptophan, 5-hydroxytryptamine and l-tryptophan-5-hydroxylase in griffonia simplicifolia (1970) (39)
- The isolation of L-homoarginine from seeds of Lathyrus cicera. (1962) (38)
- Isolation of a new amino acid from Lathyrus tingitanus (1961) (36)
- l-DOPA and l-3-carboxy-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4- tetrahydroisoquinoline, a new imino acid, from seeds of Mucuna mutisiana (1971) (35)
- The possible significance of secondary compounds in plants. (1980) (35)
- Distribution of α-amino-β-methylaminopropionic acid in Cycas (1973) (34)
- Distribution and systematic significance of basic non-protein amino acids and amines in the Tephrosieae (1985) (34)
- Toxicity of Non-protein Amino Acids to Humans and Domestic Animals (2010) (34)
- ‘Uncommon’ amino acids in the seeds of 64 species of Caesalpinieae (1978) (32)
- The isolation of γ-hydroxyarginine, as its lactone, from seeds of Vicia sativa, and the identification of γ-hydroxyornithine as a naturally occurring amino acid (1964) (32)
- Amino acids and β-aminopropionitrile as inhibitors of seed germination and growth (1978) (30)
- The identification of a hydroxylated pyrrolidine derivative from Castanospermum australe (1985) (30)
- Non-protein amino acids of Acacia species and their effect on the feeding of the acridids Anacridium melanorhodon and Locusta migratoria (1979) (28)
- Non-protein amino acids in plants. (1980) (27)
- Effects of the plant alkaloid castanospermine as an antimetabolite of storage pests (1986) (26)
- Indole metabolism in Piptadenia peregrina (1971) (26)
- Biflavanoids of the Cycadales (1975) (24)
- Free amino acids in Crotalaria seeds (1979) (24)
- N-methyltyramine, a biologically active amine in Acacia seeds (1979) (24)
- The protective role of cycasin in cycad-feeding lepidoptera (1992) (23)
- Occurrence of the pyrrolizidine alkaloid monocrotaline in Crotalaria seeds (1983) (21)
- 2-amino-4-acetylaminobutyric acid, 2,4-diaminobutyric acid and 2-amino-6N-oxalylureidopropionic acid (oxalylalbizziine) in seeds of acacia angustissima (1985) (20)
- Plant-plant interactions. (1984) (19)
- A reappraisal of the free amino acids in seeds of Crotalaria Juncea (Leguminosae) (1979) (19)
- 3-[2-Amino-2-imidazolin-4(5)-yl]alanine (enduracididine) and 2-[2-amino-2-imidazolin-4(5)-yl] acetic acid in seeds of Lonchocarpus sericeus (1977) (18)
- Non-Protein Amino Acids: A Review of the Biosynthesis and Taxonomic Significance (2008) (17)
- The non-protein amino acids of higher plants (1980) (16)
- Glucosidase and trehalase inhibition by 1,5-dideoxy-1,5-imino-D-mannitol, a cyclic amino alditol from Lonchocarpus sericeus (1983) (16)
- Short reportAmino acids and related compounds as inhibitors of lettuce growth (1979) (16)
- Polyhydroxy plant alkaloids as glycosidase inhibitors and their possible ecological role (1986) (16)
- Non-protein amino acids of Lathyrus latifolius as feeding deterrents and phagostimulants in Spodoptera littoralis (1996) (15)
- The isolation of gamma-hydroxyhomoarginine, as its lactone, from seeds of Lathyrus tingitanus, its biosynthesis and distribution. (1964) (15)
- Tetrahydrolathyrine: A new amino acid from seeds of Lonchocarpus costaricensis (1979) (15)
- Qualitative and quantitative analysis of common and uncommon amino acids in plant extracts (1977) (14)
- 5-hydroxy-l-tryptophan; taxonomic character and chemical defence in Griffonia (1976) (13)
- Absolute configuration of β-hydroxy-γ-methylglutamic acids from Gymnocladus dioicus (1972) (13)
- Biflavones of Dioon (1973) (13)
- Two stereoisomers of β-hydroxy-γ-methyl-glutamic acid from seeds of gymnocladus dioicus (1972) (13)
- Ecological biochemistry and its development. (2001) (12)
- The intracellular mode of action of the sulphonamide derivatives; some condensation products of reductone. (1949) (12)
- Phytochemistry of fruit and vegetables (1998) (12)
- 3-[2-Amino-2-imidazolin-4-yl] alanine, 2-[2-amino-2-imidazolin-4-yl] acetic acid, 2-aminoimidazole and other guanidine derivatives in the tephrosieae (1978) (12)
- 2-Aminoimidazole in seeds of Mundulea sericea (1977) (11)
- The Determination of the Changes in the Free Amino Acid Content of the Eluate from Germinating Seeds of Glycine wightii (L.) and its Effect on the Growth of Lettuce Fruits (1978) (10)
- Neuroactive plant amino acids and amines (1980) (10)
- Hydroxylated glutamic acids in Phlox, lepidium and Rheum species (1981) (9)
- Mankind and plants: the need to conserve biodiversity (1993) (9)
- Free amino acids and alkaloids of South American, Asian and Australian Crotalaria species (1979) (9)
- Secondary compounds and insect herbivores. (1987) (9)
- N-methyl-l-tyrosine from seeds of Combretum zeyheri (1975) (8)
- Configuration of l-γ-ethylideneglutamic acid from Guilandina crista (1972) (6)
- The variability of free amino acids and related compounds in legume seeds. (1976) (6)
- The structure and biosynthesis of lathyrogens and related compounds (1981) (4)
- X-ray single-crystal structure of 2 (S ),4 (R)-4-hydroxyarginine from Lens culinaris seeds (1999) (4)
- Some new aromatic amino acids (1975) (4)
- L-3-(3-Aminomethylphenyl)alanine, a New Amino Acid from Seeds of Combretum zeyheri (1975) (3)
- Distribution of alpha-Amino-beta-Methylaminopropionic acid in Cycas (1973) (3)
- MODE OF ACTION OF THE SULPHONAMIDE DERIVATIVES (1948) (3)
- Spin trapping by tetraphenylcyclopentadienone and 2,3-diarylindenones. New long-lived radicals and their relevance to benzyne promotion from benzenediazonium acetate (1975) (3)
- l-3-(3′-Carboxy-4′-hydroxyphenyl)alanine (3-carboxytyrosine) in seeds of Neonotonia wightii (Glycine wightii) and its possible systematic significance (1979) (2)
- Plant gene conservation (1986) (2)
- Distribution of amino acids and certain alkaloids in Erythrina species. (1974) (1)
- Acylarylnitrosamines. Part X. An electron spin resonance spectroscopic investigation of the reactions of aryl radicals with tetraphenylcyclopentadienone and 2,3-diarylindenones : detection of 1-oxo-2,2,3-triphenylindenyl and related radicals and their relevance to dienonepromoted formation of benzyn (1976) (1)
- Secondary plant metabolism : by M. L. Vickery and B. Vickery. Macmillan, London, 1981. 335 pp. £25.00 hardback, £9.95 paperback. (1982) (1)
- The biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, second edn : R.B. Herbert; Chapman and Hall; London, 1989; xiv + 231 pages; £30.00 (hardback), £14.95 (paperback) (1990) (1)
- The ecological significance of 'unusual' amino acids in plants. (1972) (0)
- Insect plant interactions - endocrine defenses - discussion (1984) (0)
- Book reviewAdvances in Natural Products Chemistry : Extraction and Isolation of Biologically Active Compounds Edited by S. Natori, N. Ikekawa and M. Suzuki Wiley; Chichester, New York, 1981 xii + 599 pages. £ 66.00 (1982) (0)
- Chairman's Closing Remarks (2008) (0)
- Jeffrey Barry Harborne (1928–2002) (2002) (0)
- Botany and the survival of mankind (1987) (0)
- Phytochemical analysis: an international journal of plant biochemical techniques: (1992) (0)
- Recent Advances in Phytochemistry. (1976) (0)
- Introduction to Ecological Biochemistry (1978) (0)
- Relative fitness and the stability of resistance. (1984) (0)
- SPIN TRAPPING BY TETRAPHENYLCYCLOPENTADIENONE AND 2,3-DIARYLINDENONES, NEW LONG-LIVED RADICALS AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO BENZYNE PROMOTION FROM BENZENEDIAZONIUM ACETATE (1975) (0)
- Nitrogen metabolism in plants. : T. W. Goodwin and R. M. S. Smellie (eds.), Biochem. Society Symposium No. 38, 351 pp., London 1973. £8.00. (1975) (0)
- Plant plant interactions - discussion (1984) (0)
- ACYLARYLNITROSAMINES. X. ESR (1976) (0)
- Introduction to ecological biochemistry: : By J.B. Harborne, Third Edition, Academic Press, London, 1988. 356 pp. Hardback £34; Paperback £13.50. (1989) (0)
- TheIsolation ofy-Hydroxyhomoarginine, asitsLactone, fromSeeds ofLathyrus tingitanus, itsBiosynthesis andDistribution (1964) (0)
- Occurrence of gamma-hydroxyarginine in plants. (1963) (0)
- Distribution and significance of amino acids in the leaves of Acacia and Crotalaria (Leguminosae). (1980) (0)
- The link between systematics and ecology (1988) (0)
- The isolation of gamma-hydroxyarginine, as its lactone, from seeds of Vicia sativa, and the identification of gamma-hydroxyornithine as a naturally occurring amino acid. (1964) (0)
- Secondary metabolism in plants and animals : by M. Luckner Chapman and Hall; London, 1977 xviii + 404 pages. £ 5.00 (paper) (1977) (0)
- Journal reviewPhytochemical analysis: an international journal of plant biochemical techniques: : edited by B. V.Charlwood, John Wiley, Chichester, U.K. Vol. 1, US$ 136 (UK £82), Vol. 2, US$325. (1992) (0)
- Mycotoxin biosynthesis reviewed (1981) (0)
- Secondary metabolism: By J. Mann. Clarendon Press. 1977. £9·75 (1980) (0)
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