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Francine Sternfeld

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)(US)United States Military Academy(US)University of Cambridge(GB)MRC Epidemiology Unit(GB)

Publications by Year

Research Areas

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization

Most-Cited Works

→ An Inverse Agonist Selective for α5 Subunit-Containing GABAA Receptors Enhances Cognition(2006)241 cited
→ Microbial oxidation in synthesis: A six step perparation of (+)-pinitol from benzene(1987)134 cited
→ Selective, Orally Active γ-Aminobutyric Acid _A α5 Receptor Inverse Agonists as Cognition Enhancers(2004)104 cited
→ Microbial oxidation in synthesis: preparation of myo-inositol phosphates and related cyclitol derivatives from benzene(1990)86 cited
→ Alkylation reactions of anions derived from 2-benzenesulphonyl tetrahydropyran and their application to spiroketal syntiesis(1986)86 cited
→ Microbial Oxidation in Synthesis: Preparation of (+)- and (−)-Pinitol from Benzene(1989)85 cited

→ Synthesis and Serotonergic Activity of N,N-Dimethyl-2-[5-(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]ethylamine and Analogs: Potent Agonists for 5-HT1D Receptors(1995)76 cited

→ Oxiranyllithium reagents: Generation from organotin precursors, addition to aldehydes and ketones, and dimerization to α,α′-dialkoxyolefins(1991)74 cited

→ Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 3-Heterocyclyl-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-(7,10-ethano)-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-a]phthalazines and Analogues as Subtype-Selective Inverse Agonists for the GABA_Aα5 Benzodiazepine Binding Site(2004)71 cited

→ Microbial oxidation in synthesis: Preparation from benzene of the cellular secondary messenger myo-inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) and related derivatives(1988)58 cited