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William H. Flurkey

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Indiana State University

Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementEnzyme Production and Characterizationmelanin and skin pigmentationFungal Biology and ApplicationsPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities

William H. Flurkey works in Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management, Enzyme Production and Characterization, melanin and skin pigmentation, Fungal Biology and Applications, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities. Recorded institutional associations include Indiana State University.

84Publications
3,109Citations
28H-index

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Selected research works

Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.

  1. Sequence and structural features of plant and fungal tyrosinases

    1997 · 445 citations

  2. Comparative analysis of polyphenol oxidase from plant and fungal species

    2005 · 223 citations

  3. Sodium dodecyl sulfate activation of a plant polyphenoloxidase. Effect of sodium dodecyl sulfate on enzymatic and physical characteristics of purified broad bean polyphenoloxidase.

    1990 · 210 citations

  4. PEROXIDASE AND POLYPHENOL OXIDASE ACTIVITIES IN DEVELOPING PEACHES

    1978 · 192 citations

  5. Phenoloxidases in Portabella Mushrooms

    1997 · 119 citations

  6. Cloning and characterization of cDNAs coding for Vicia faba polyphenol oxidase

    1992 · 112 citations

  7. Cloning and structure determination of cDNA for cutinase, an enzyme involved in fungal penetration of plants

    1984 · 94 citations

  8. Proteolytic processing of polyphenol oxidase from plants and fungi

    2008 · 93 citations

  9. Polyphenoloxidase in Higher Plants

    1986 · 78 citations

  10. PURIFICATION OF PEACH POLYPHENOL OXIDASE IN THE PRESENCE OF ADDED PROTEASE INHIBITORS

    1980 · 76 citations

  11. Variations in IC50 Values with Purity of Mushroom Tyrosinase

    2009 · 69 citations

  12. Enzyme, Protein, Carbohydrate, and Phenolic Contaminants in Commercial Tyrosinase Preparations: Potential Problems Affecting Tyrosinase Activity and Inhibition Studies

    2008 · 69 citations

  13. Differentiation of tyrosinase and laccase using 4-hexyl-resorcinol, a tyrosinase inhibitor

    1993 · 63 citations

  14. Activation and alteration of plant and fungal polyphenoloxidase isoenzymes in sodium dodecylsulfate electrophoresis

    1984 · 63 citations

  15. Structure and function of a virally encoded fungal toxin from Ustilago maydis: a fungal and mammalian Ca2+ channel inhibitor

    1995 · 61 citations

  16. Structure and heterologous expression of the Ustilago maydis viral toxin KP4

    1994 · 60 citations

  17. Effects of limited proteolysis on broad bean polyphenoloxidase

    1987 · 57 citations

  18. Identification of Tyrosinase in Mushrooms by Isoelectric Focusing

    1991 · 52 citations

  19. Identification and discrimination between some contaminant enzyme activities in commercial preparations of mushroom tyrosinase

    2007 · 52 citations

  20. Purification and characterization of tyrosinase from gill tissue of Portabella mushrooms

    2004 · 51 citations

  21. In Vitro Biosynthesis of Vicia faba Polyphenoloxidase

    1985 · 48 citations

  22. TOMATO PEROXIDASE: PURIFICATION VIA HYDROPHOBIC CHROMATOGRAPHY

    1980 · 47 citations

  23. Polypeptide Composition and Amino-Terminal Sequence of Broad Bean Polyphenoloxidase

    1989 · 46 citations

  24. 4‐Hexylresorcinol, a Potent Inhibitor of Mushroom Tyrosinase

    1993 · 40 citations

  25. Tyrosinase, Laccase, and Peroxidase in Mushrooms (Agaricus, Crimini, Oyster, and Shiitake)

    1994 · 40 citations

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