Eugene van Tamelen
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Eugene Earle van Tamelen was an organic chemist who is especially recognized for his contributions to bioorganic chemistry. van Tamelen published five papers while an undergraduate at Hope College. He conducted graduate work at Harvard University, receiving his doctorate in 1950 with Gilbert Stork as his advisor. He began his academic career at the University of Wisconsin, later joining the faculty of Stanford University, where he spent the majority of his career. Among his many students was Nobelist K. Barry Sharpless.
Eugene van Tamelen's Published Works
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- Enzymic conversion of squalene 2,3-oxide to lanosterol and cholesterol. (1966) (133)
- Synthesis of oligoribonucleotides based on the facile cleavage of methyl phosphotriester intermediates. (1977) (73)
- Squalene-2,3oxide, an intermediate in the enzymatic conversion of squalene to lanosterol and cholesterol. (1967) (67)
- Nonenzymic laboratory cyclization of squalene 2,3-oxide. (1966) (57)
- Biogenetic-type total synthesis. 24,25-Dihydrolanosterol, 24,25-dihydro- 13(17) -protosterol, isoeuphenol, (-)-isotirucallol, and parkeol. (1972) (46)
- Total synthesis of yohimbine. (1969) (39)
- Synthesis of cecropia juvenile hormone from trans,trans-farnesol. (1970) (34)
- Structure and stereochemistry of elenolic acid. (1973) (29)
- On the mechanism of lanosterol biosynthesis from squalene 2,3-oxide. (1967) (25)
- Enzymic cyclization of trans,trans,trans-18,19-dihydrosqualene 2,3-oxide. (1967) (24)
- Formation of the lanosterol system through biogenetic-type cyclization. (1970) (24)
- Biosynthesis of fusidic acid from squalene 2,3-oxide. (1968) (22)
- Laboratory cyclization of geranylgeranyl acetate terminal epoxide. (1967) (19)
- Letter: Enzymic epoxidation of squalene variants. (1975) (18)
- Biochemical conversion of partially cyclized squalene 2,3-oxide types to the lanosterol system. Views on the normal enzymic cyclization process. (1970) (17)
- The role of substrate structure in the initiation of enzymic cyclization of squalene 2,3-oxide. Studies with 2,3-cis-1'-norsqual ene 2,3-oxide and 2,3-trans-1'-norsqualene 2,3-oxide. (1968) (14)
- Practical, stereoselective synthesis of Cecropia juvenile hormone. (1971) (11)
- Transition metal promoted organic reactions as models for nitrogenase behavior. (1971) (9)
- The rapid separation and isolation of mono- and oligonucleotides by high speed liquid chromatography: an ion exchange, reversed-phase system. (1974) (8)
- Minimal substrate structural requirements for lanosterol-squalene 2,3-oxide cyclase action. 10'-norsqualene 2,3-oxide. (1970) (5)
- Hydrogenative deoxygenation of organic compounds: Direct conversion of amides to alkanes. (1981) (4)
- Total synthesis of (+/-)-11 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone by cyclization of a polyunsaturated epoxide. (1985) (4)
- Formation of A-B cis- and trans-19-norlanosterols by enzymic cyclization of 6'-norsqualene 2,3-oxide. (1971) (2)
- Biogenetic-type syntheses of natural products. (1961) (1)
- Hypohalite-induced oxidative decarboxylation of alpha-amino acids. (1968) (1)
- Organic Chemistry . Lewis F. Hatch. McGraw-Hill, New York-London, 1955. vii + 324 pp. Illus. $4.50. (1955) (0)
- The role of organic synthesis in bioorganic chemistry (1981) (0)
- The biogenesis of the ergot alkaloids. (1953) (0)
- Structural chemistry of actinomycetes antibiotics. (1958) (0)
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