Don Northcote
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- PhD Plant Biochemistry University of Oxford
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Donald Henry Northcote, FRS was a 20th-century British academic. Life Northcote was educated at Sir George Monoux Grammar School . He graduated from University of London. He was a Lecturer in Plant Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge; then Reader from 1965 to 1972; and Professor from 1972 to 1989. He was also an Honorary Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge.
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- Minimization of variation in the response to different proteins of the Coomassie blue G dye-binding assay for protein. (1981) (1312)
- A function of the Golgi apparatus in polysaccharide synthesis and transport in the root-cap cells of wheat. (1966) (333)
- Organization of microtubules and endoplasmic reticulum during mitosis and cytokinesis in wheat meristems. (1966) (307)
- The chemical composition and structure of the yeast cell wall. (1952) (277)
- Chemistry of the Plant Cell Wall (1972) (265)
- Nematode-induced syncytium--a multinucleate transfer cell. (1972) (242)
- Hydroxyproline in Primary Cell Walls of Higher Plants (1960) (211)
- APPLE FRUIT PECTIC SUBSTANCES. (1965) (201)
- The chemical composition and structure of the cell wall of Chlorella pyrenoidosa. (1958) (194)
- Cell division in the formation of the stomatal complex of the young leaves of wheat. (1966) (165)
- Physical and chemical properties of polysaccharides and glycoproteins of the yeast-cell wall. (1960) (164)
- The structure of a glycopeptide isolated from the yeast cell wall. (1968) (162)
- Use of antisera to localize callose, xylan and arabinogalactan in the cell-plate, primary and secondary walls of plant cells (1989) (141)
- Subunit structure and interactions of the phloem proteins of Cucurbita maxima (pumpkin). (1983) (134)
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SECONDARY WALL OF THE XYLEM IN ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS (1964) (119)
- Changes in the activity of acetyl-CoA carboxylase during rape-seed formation. (1983) (110)
- Pectic polysaccharides of growing plant tissues. (1967) (110)
- The influence of indol-3yl acetic acid and sugar on the pattern of induced differentiation in plant tissue culture. (1967) (109)
- Changes in the chemical composition of a cambial cell during its differentiation into xylem and phloem tissue in trees. I. Main components. (1961) (108)
- Patterns of polysaccharide biosynthesis in differentiating cells of maize root-tips. (1970) (104)
- Identification and purification of a nuclease from Zinnia elegans L.: a potential molecular marker for xylogenesis (1989) (95)
- Development of sieve tubes in Acer pseudoplatanus (1966) (95)
- Differential expression within a family of novel wound-induced genes in potato (2004) (94)
- Relationship of Cellular Organelles to the Formation and Development of the Plant Cell Wall (1966) (91)
- Molecular visualization of pectin and DNA by ruthenium red (1975) (90)
- Freeze-etched surfaces of membranes and organelles in the cells of pea root tips. (1968) (88)
- Experimental induction of vascular tissue in an undifferentiated plant callus. (1966) (87)
- Changes in enzymic activities of nucleoside diphosphate sugar interconversions during differentiation of cambium to xylem in sycamore and poplar. (1977) (86)
- The sites of synthesis and transport of extracellular polysaccharides in the root tissues of maize. (1972) (82)
- The fine structure of the mature resin canal cells of Pinus pinea. (1965) (79)
- Cell wall formation by soybean callus protoplasts. (1974) (76)
- Site of Phenylalanine Ammonia–Lyase Activity and Synthesis of Lignin during Xylem Differentiation (1968) (74)
- Glycoprotein of the wall of sycamore tissue-culture cells. (1971) (70)
- Changes in the chemical composition of a cambial cell during its differentiation into xylem and phloem tissue in trees. II. Carbohydrate constituents of each main component. (1961) (70)
- The relationship of root-cap slimes to proteins (1974) (69)
- The amounts and rates of export of polysaccharides found within the membrane system of maize root cells. (1974) (67)
- The structure of sycamore callus cells during division in a partially synchronized suspension culture. (1970) (65)
- The formation of buds in yeast. (1969) (63)
- In Vitro Glucan Synthesis by Membranes of Celery Petioles: The Role of the Membrane in Determining the Type of Linkage Formed (1985) (63)
- Chemical and immunological similarities between the phloem proteins of three genera of the Cucurbitaceae (1983) (63)
- Metabolic relationships of the isolated fractions of the pectic substances of actively growing sycamore cells. (1967) (63)
- Changes in the chemical composition of a cambial cell during its differentiation into xylem and phloem tissue in trees. 3. Xylan, glucomannan and α-cellulose fractions (1962) (59)
- THE PRODUCTION OF AUXIN BY TOBACCO INTERNODE TISSUES (1968) (58)
- The isolation of plasma membrane from protoplasts of soybean suspension cultures. (1977) (58)
- Polysaccharide formation in plant Golgi bodies. (1971) (56)
- The characterization of oligosaccharides attached to threonine and serine in a mannan glycopeptide obtained from the cell wall of yeast (1969) (56)
- Biosynthesis of caffeine in tea callus tissue. (1970) (56)
- THE CELL WALLS OF HIGHER PLANTS: THEIR COMPOSITION, STRUCTURE AND GROWTH (1958) (56)
- Arabinan synthase and xylan synthase activities of Phaseolus vulgaris. Subcellular localization and possible mechanism of action. (1983) (54)
- THE FINE STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPANION CELL OF THE PHLOEM OF ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS (1965) (51)
- The structure and function of glycoproteins synthesized during slime-polysaccharide production by membranes of the root-cap cells of maize (Zea mays). (1978) (50)
- A Survey of the Enzymes from the Gastro-Intestinal Tract of Helix Pomatia (1958) (50)
- Fine structure of cytoplasm in relation to synthesis and secretion in plant cells (1969) (49)
- 397. The structure of a cell-wall polysaccharide of Baker's yeast (1950) (49)
- THE BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY OF THE CELL WALLS OF HIGHER PLANTS, ALGAE, AND FUNGI. (1963) (48)
- The molecular structure and shape of yeast glycogen. (1953) (48)
- Sugar-nucleotide precursors of arabinopyranosyl, arabinofuranosyl, and xylopyranosyl residues in spinach polysaccharides. (1983) (47)
- Influence of cations at the plasma membrane in controlling polysaccharide secretion from sycamore suspension cells. (1977) (47)
- The induction of enzyme activity in the endosperm of germinating castor-bean seeds. (1975) (45)
- A micro method for the separation and determination of polysaccharides by zone electrophoresis. (1956) (45)
- Electrophoresis of some neutral polysaccharides. (1954) (45)
- The use of acetyl-CoA carboxylase activity and changes in wall composition as measures of embryogenesis in tissue cultures of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). (1982) (44)
- Partial purification of a cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase from soybean callus. Isolation of a non-dialysable inhibitor. (1973) (44)
- The breakdown of lipid reserves in the endosperm of germinating castor beans. (1975) (44)
- Caffeine Formation in Tea Callus Tissue (1970) (43)
- Quantitative measurement of the course of bean callus differentiation. (1975) (41)
- The chemical composition and structure of the cell wall of Hydrodictyon africanum Yaman. (1960) (41)
- Decrease of polygalacturonic acid synthase during xylem differentiation in sycamore (1985) (41)
- The effect of auxin (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) on the synthesis of cell wall polysaccharides in cultured sycamore cells. (1970) (40)
- The relationship between the endoplasmic reticulum and microtubular aggregation and disaggregation (1968) (40)
- The formation of oligoglucans linked to lipid during synthesis of beta-glucan by characterized membrane fractions isolated from peas. (1975) (39)
- DEVELOPMENT OF CHLOROPLASTS FROM AMYLOPLASTS IN POTATO TUBER DISCS (1973) (39)
- Yeast cell-wall synthesis. (1969) (39)
- Some Constituents of Xylem Sap and their Possible Relationship to Xylem Differentiation (1968) (38)
- A simple freeze-substitution method for the study of ultrastructure of plant tissues. (1972) (36)
- Action of colchicine and heavy water on the polymerization of microtubules in wheat root meristem. (1969) (36)
- A protein-glucan intermediate during paramylon synthesis. (1978) (36)
- Control of hemicellulose and pectin synthesis during differentiation of vascular tissue in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) callus and in bean hypocotyl (1981) (34)
- The influence of gibberellic acid and abscisic acid on cell and tissue differentiation of bean callus. (1976) (33)
- Control of plant cell wall biogenesis: an overview. (1989) (33)
- Spatial and temporal patterns of transcription of a wound‐induced gene in potato. (1990) (32)
- Partial purification and some properties of a cellulase from Helix pomatia. (1959) (32)
- Plasma membrane ultrastructure during plant protoplast plasmolysis, isolation and wall regeneration: a freeze-fracture study. (1980) (31)
- Pectin synthesis during the wall regeneration of plasmolysed tobacco leaf cells. (1975) (31)
- Protoplast Regeneration from Normal and Bromodeoxyuridine-Resistant Sycamore Callus (1974) (30)
- A function of the preprophase band of microtubules in Phleum pratense (1967) (30)
- Qualitative and quantitative changes in mRNA of castor beans during the initial stages of germination (1981) (30)
- Some enzymes present in the walls of mesophyll cells of tobacco leaves. (1975) (29)
- The incorporation of [1-14C]acetate into lipids during embryogenesis in oil palm tissue cultures. (1984) (29)
- An acidic oligosaccharide from maize slime (1975) (29)
- The involvement of the Golgi apparatus in the biosynthesis and secretion of glycoproteins and polysaccharides. (1979) (29)
- Nucleic acid (cDNA) and amino acid sequences of isocitrate lyase from castor bean (1987) (28)
- Glucomannan synthesis in pea epicotyls: The mannose and glucose transferases (2004) (28)
- THE EFFECTS OF THE AXIS AND PLANT HORMONES ON THE MOBILIZATION OF STORAGE MATERIALS IN THE GROUND‐NUT (ARACHIS HYPOGAEA) DURING GERMINATION (1977) (28)
- The Influence of Abscisic Acid, Adenosine 3', 5' Cyclic Phosphate, and Gibberellic Acid on the Induction of Isocitrate Lyase Activity in the Endosperm of Germinating Castor Bean Seeds (1977) (27)
- Variations in the Amounts of 3', 5'-Cyclic AMP in Plant Tissues5 (1973) (27)
- Induced root differentiation in sycamore callus. (1972) (26)
- Polyprenyl phosphate sugars synthesized during slime-polysaccharide production by membranes of the root-cap cells of maize (Zea mays). (1979) (26)
- Increase of xylan synthetase activity during xylem differentiation of the vascular cambium of sycamore and poplar trees (2004) (26)
- Oligoarabinosides of hydroxyproline isolated from potato lectin (1978) (26)
- The structure and organization of the polysaccharides of yeast (1963) (26)
- Measurement and characteristics of fusion of isolated membrane fractions from maize root tips. (1980) (25)
- The relationship of root-cap slimes to pectins. (1974) (25)
- The location of arabinosyl:hydroxyproline transferase in the membrane system of potato tissue culture cells. (1981) (25)
- Induction by growth factors of polysaccharide synthases in bean cell suspension cultures. (1983) (24)
- Aspects of Vascular Tissue Differentiation in Plants: Parameters that May Be Used to Monitor the Process (1995) (24)
- The Initiation, Growth, and Characteristics of a Tissue Culture from Potato Tubers (1973) (24)
- The extraction from maize (Zea mays) root cells of membrane-bound protein with Ca2+-dependent ATPase activity and its possible role in membrane fusion in vitro. (1981) (24)
- Complex envelope system. Membrane systems of plant cells. (1974) (24)
- Structure and function of plant-cell membranes. (1968) (23)
- Possible control sites of polysaccharide synthesis during cell growth and wall expansion of pea seedlings (Pisum sativum L.) (2004) (23)
- Induction by hormones of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase in bean-cell suspension cultures. Inhibition of superinduction by actinomycin D. (1981) (22)
- The Initiation, Growth, and Characteristics of a Tissue 2 (1973) (22)
- CHAPTER 5 – Cell Organelles and Their Function in Biosynthesis of Cell Wall Components: Control of Cell Wall Assembly during Differentiation (1985) (21)
- Changes in the cell walls of plants during differentiation. (1963) (20)
- An anomalous wall thickening and its possible role in the uptake of stem-fed tritiated glucose by Pinus pinea. (1965) (20)
- Differences in ploidy and degree of intercellular contact in differentiating and non-differentiating sycamore calluses. (1973) (20)
- Localization of freeze-fracture planes of yeast membranes. (1972) (19)
- The purification of potato lectin by affinity chromatography on a fetuin-Sepharose matrix. (1980) (19)
- Location of fucosyl transferases in the membrane system of maize root cells. (1979) (18)
- Preparation of rat epididymal alpha-L-fucosidase free from other glycosidases: its action on root-cap slime from Zea mays L. (1976) (18)
- Glucomannan-synthase activity in differentiating cells of Pinus sylvestris L. (1986) (18)
- The synthesis and metabolic control of polysaccharides and lignin during the differentiation of plant cells. (1969) (17)
- Control of Pectin Synthesis and Deposition during Plant Cell Wall Growth (1986) (17)
- Expression of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase gene during tracheary-element differentiation from cultured mesophyll cells ofZinnia elegans L. (1990) (17)
- Isolation and characterization of membranes from the cells of maize root tips. (1980) (16)
- Ultrastructure of the nuclear envelope; structural aspects of the interphase nucleus of sycamore suspension culture cells. (1971) (16)
- Changes in enzymic activities of nucleoside diphosphate sugar interconversions during differentiation of cambium to xylem in pine and fir. (1977) (15)
- Glucosylation of phosphorylpolyisoprenol and sterol at the plasma membrane of soya-bean (Glycine max) protoplasts. (1980) (15)
- The loss of morphogenetic potential and induction of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase in suspension cultures of Phaseolus vulgaris. (1979) (15)
- Subculture-induced protein synthesis in tissue cultures of Glycine max and Phaseolus vulgaris (1981) (15)
- The sorption of water vapour by yeast cell wall and other polysaccharides. (1953) (15)
- Correlation of the induction of various enzymes concerned with phenylpropanoid and lignin synthesis during differentiation of bean callus (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) (2004) (14)
- NMR microscopy of the germinating castor bean (1990) (14)
- Fracture planes of the plasmalemma of some higher plants revealed by freeze-etch. (1973) (14)
- A 1,4-β-D-glucan-synthase system from Dictyostelium discoideum (1990) (13)
- The Effect of Growth Conditions and Origin of Tissue 5Phaseolus vulgaris L.) (1976) (13)
- Preparative Column Electrophoresis of Polysaccharides (1957) (13)
- Cell-cell recognition of host surfaces by pathogens. The adsorption of maize (Zea mays) root mucilage by surfaces of pathogenic fungi. (1986) (13)
- Glucomannan synthase from suspension cultures of Pinus sylvestris (1987) (12)
- Phospholipid composition of the plasma membrane of the green alga, Hydrodictyon africanum. (1976) (12)
- The Synthesis and Transport of Some Plant Glycoproteins (1982) (11)
- A hydroxyproline-containing glycopeptide released from the walls of sycamore tissue-culture cells by hydrazinolysis. (1973) (11)
- Control of Cell Wall Assembly During Differentiation (1984) (11)
- 360. Reactions with periodate of 2 : 3 : 4 : 6-tetramethyl D-glucose, the trimethyl D-glucopyranoses, and other methoxy-compounds (1952) (11)
- Effect of abscisic and gibberellic acids on malate synthase transcripts in germinating castor bean seeds (1987) (11)
- CHAPTER 10 – The Organization of the Endoplasmic Reticulum, the Golgi Bodies and Microtubules during Cell Division and Subsequent Growth (1968) (11)
- Comparison of the in vitro translation products of mRNA isolated from suspension cultures of Phaseolus vulgaris grown on maintenance and induction medium (2004) (10)
- Molecular cloning and characterisation of cDNAs complementary to mRNAs from wounded potato (Solanum tuberosum) tuber tissue (1984) (10)
- Separation and measurement of microgram amounts of radioactive polysaccharides in metabolic experiments. (1967) (9)
- A membrane-bound enzyme complex synthesising glucan and glucomannan in pine tissues (1988) (9)
- The size and distribution of polysaccharides during their synthesis within the membrane system of maize root cells (2004) (9)
- Xylan synthetase activity in differentiated xylem cells of sycamore trees (Acer pseudoplatanus) (2004) (9)
- Some rapid effects of synthetic auxins on mRNA levels in cultured plant cells (1981) (9)
- Nucleotide sequence analysis of a cDNA clone encoding malate synthase of castor bean (Ricinus communis) reveals homology to DAL7, a gene involved in allantoin degradation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1990) (9)
- Structure and Enzyme Activity (1962) (8)
- A deficiency of hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase in a sycamore callus resistant to azaguanine (2004) (8)
- Transcription and translation of phloem protein (PP2) during phloem differentiation in Cucurbita maxima (1987) (8)
- Changes in levels of transcripts in endosperms of castor beans treated with exogenous gibberellic acid (1984) (8)
- A reliable method for obtaining matched replicas of freeze-fractured cell suspensions. (1980) (7)
- A 1,4-β-D-glucan-synthase system fromDictyostelium discoideum (1990) (7)
- The scales ofChrysochromulina chiton (1975) (7)
- The mucilage secreted by roots and its possible role in cell-cell recognition for the adhesion of fungal pathogens to root surfaces of Zea mays L. (1989) (7)
- 1 – POLYSACCHARIDES OF THE PLANT CELL DURING ITS GROWTH (1979) (7)
- Macromolecular Aspects of Cell Wall Differentiation (1982) (7)
- A COMPLEMENTARY FREEZE‐FRACTURE STUDY OF CHRYSOCHROMULINA CHITON (HAPTOPHYCEAE) (1976) (7)
- Demonstration of a common antigenic site on endomembrane proteins of Phaseolus vulgaris by a rat monoclonal antibody (1984) (6)
- The interaction of auxin and cytokinin in the induction of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase in suspension cultures of Phaseolus vulgaris (1979) (6)
- Changes in enzymic activities of UDP-D-glucuronate decarboxylase and UDP-D-xylose 4-epimerase during cell division and xylem differentiation in (1977) (5)
- Cell Ultrastructure (1970) (5)
- Carbohydrates and mucoid substances. (1966) (5)
- Identification of β 1 → 4 glucan chains as part of a fraction of slime synthesized within the dictyosomes of maize root caps (1976) (5)
- Characteristics of Plant Surfaces (1985) (5)
- Changes in the chemical composition of a cambial cell during its differentiation into xylem and phloem tissue in trees. 3. Xylan, glucomannan and alpha-cellulose fractions. (1962) (5)
- Hydroxyproline: Observations on its chemical and autoradiographical localization in plant cell wall protein (1972) (4)
- Molecular and Cell Biology of Plant Cells* (1986) (4)
- A transglucosylase that forms soluble glucosides found in membranes of a haptophycean alga (1979) (3)
- Partial characterization of the polyisoprenoid carrier of N-acetylglucosamine in Glycine max (soya bean). (1980) (3)
- Cytokinin Activity in Potato Tuber Extracts (1975) (3)
- Organization of structure, synthesis and transport within the plant during cell division and growth. (1971) (3)
- Structure and function of membranes (1968) (3)
- … and plants (1975) (3)
- Chlorophyll accumulation by callus tissues of Glycine max (1974) (3)
- An ultrastructural study of the relationship between the plasma membrane and the cell wall of the coenocytic alga hydrodictyon africanum. (1977) (2)
- Arabinosyl: Hydroxyproline transferase activity in chlamydomonas reinhardtii (1987) (2)
- Regulation of induction of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase in suspension cultures of Phaseolus vulgaris (1979) (2)
- Electrical fusion of protoplasts from sycamore mutants and hybrid selection on hypoxanthine-aminopterin-thymidine (HAT) medium (1987) (2)
- Stability of the complex formed between French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and its transition-state analog. (1984) (2)
- POLYSACCHARIDES. (1964) (2)
- Plant biochemistry II (1977) (1)
- Advances in the Biochemistry and Physiology of Plant Lipids Developments in Plant Biology; Volume 3 (1980) (1)
- The production of auxin by autolysing tissues (2004) (1)
- Patterns ofPolysaccharide Biosynthesis inDifferentiating Cellsof MaizeRoot-Tips (1970) (1)
- Observations on the polysaccharides composing the cell wall of baker's yeast. (1950) (1)
- The nature of plant cell surfaces. (1963) (1)
- Chlorophyll Accumulation by Callus Tissues (1974) (1)
- Hormonal and development control of gene expression in castor beans. (1987) (1)
- Measurable changes in plant cells during differentiation (1993) (1)
- Arabinan synthase and xylan synthase activities ofPhaseolus vulgaris (2005) (1)
- Helen Kemp Porter, 10 November 1899 - 7 December 1987 (1991) (1)
- Cell membrane systems (1974) (1)
- [Supplement to Nature] (1959) (0)
- The physiology and biochemistry of seed dormancy and germination : Edited by A. A. Khan Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press; Amsterdam, New York, 1977 xviii + 447 pages. $65.95, Dfl 162.00 (1979) (0)
- Oxford biology readers: Edited by J. J. Mead. Oxford University Press, London. No. 77 the Golgi apparatus: By G. M. W. Cook, 1975 (1975) (0)
- Table of Contents (1990) (0)
- Genetics and biogenesis of chloroplasts and mitochondria: Edited by Th. Bucher, W. Neupert, W. Sebald and S. Werner. Pp. xii + 896. North-Holland, Amsterdam. 1976. $71.50 (1977) (0)
- Structure of Lignin (1969) (0)
- Cell membranes and glycoprotein synthesis : proceedings of a Royal Society discussion meeting held on 27 and 28 May 1982 (1983) (0)
- [Book Reviews] (1966) (0)
- [Book Reviews] (1963) (0)
- ASSOCIATION OF THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM AND THE (1965) (0)
- Markers for plant cell differentiation (1991) (0)
- Polysaccharides in the Plant (1979) (0)
- Plant Structure, function and adaptation: edited by M. A. Hall, published by McMillan Press, London, 1976. £7.95 (approx. $13.75) (xi+443 pages) (1977) (0)
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