In memoriam: Emeritus Professor Robin L. Willson
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of one of the ‘founding fathers’ of the free radical and redox fields, Professor Robin Linhope Willson. He died peacefully at his home in Puert...
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Direct observation of a free radical interaction between vitamin E and vitamin C
Packer, J. E., Slater, T. F., & WILLSON, R. L. (1979) · Nature · doi:10.1038/278737a0 · Cited by 1,473 · see citing works
Radioprotectors and anticarcinogens
Anticarcinogens, Nygaard, O. F., Simic, M. G., & Hauber, J. N. (1983) · Academic Press eBooks · Cited by 610 · see citing works
Semiquinone free radicals and oxygen. Pulse radiolysis study of one electron transfer equilibria
Patel, K. B., & WILLSON, R. L. (1973) · Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 1 Physical Chemistry in Condensed Phases · doi:10.1039/f19736900814 · Cited by 334 · see citing works
ADAMS, G. E., Aldrich, J. E., Bisby, R. H., Cundall, R. B., Redpath, J. L., & WILLSON, R. L. (1972) · Radiation Research · doi:10.2307/3573266 · Cited by 244 · see citing works
Electron Affinic Sensitization
ADAMS, G. E., Asquith, J. C., Dewey, D. L., Foster, J. L., Michael, B. D., & WILLSON, R. L. (1971) · International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics Chemistry and Medicine · doi:10.1080/09553007114550751 · Cited by 173 · see citing works
Forni, L. G., Mora-Arellano, V. O., Packer, J. E., & WILLSON, R. L. (1986) · Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2 · doi:10.1039/p29860000001 · Cited by 135 · see citing works
The Reaction of Oxygen with Radiation-induced Free Radicals in DNA and Related Compounds
WILLSON, R. L. (1970) · International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics Chemistry and Medicine · doi:10.1080/09553007014550411 · Cited by 131 · see citing works
Radiosensitization of anoxic cells by metronidazole
Foster, J. L., & WILLSON, R. L. (1973) · British Journal of Radiology · doi:10.1259/0007-1285-46-543-234 · Cited by 118 · see citing works
Pulse radiolysis studies of electron transfer in aqueous quinone solutions
WILLSON, R. L. (1971) · Transactions of the Faraday Society · doi:10.1039/tf9716703020 · Cited by 102 · see citing works
Reducing Compounds in Radioprotection and Radio-sensitization: Model Experiments Using Ascorbic Acid
Redpath, J. L., & WILLSON, R. L. (1973) · International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics Chemistry and Medicine · doi:10.1080/09553007314550051 · Cited by 96 · see citing works
Interaction of dGMP radical with cysteamine and promethazine as possible model of DNA repair
WILLSON, R. L., Wardman, P., & Asmus, K. D. (1974) · Nature · doi:10.1038/252323a0 · Cited by 91 · see citing works
Self-citationOn the Reaction of Molecular Oxygen with Thiyl Radicals: A Re-examination
Mönig, J., Asmus, K., Forni, L. G., & WILLSON, R. L. (1987) · International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics Chemistry and Medicine · doi:10.1080/09553008714552081 · Cited by 78 · see citing works
Uric acid substantially enhances the free radical‐induced inactivation of alcohol dehydrogenase
Kittridge, K. J., & WILLSON, R. L. (1984) · FEBS Letters · doi:10.1016/0014-5793(84)81391-5 · Cited by 77 · see citing works
Metronidazole (Flagyl): characterization as a cytotoxic drug specific for hypoxic tumour cells
Foster, J. L., Conroy, P. J., Searle, A., & WILLSON, R. L. (1976) · British Journal of Cancer · doi:10.1038/bjc.1976.78 · Cited by 74 · see citing works
Free Radical Protection: Why Vitamin E, Not Vitamin C, β‐Carotene or Glutathione?
Wilson, R. L. (1983) · Novartis Foundation symposium · doi:10.1002/9780470720820.ch3 · Cited by 71 · see citing works
Adams, G. E., Armstrong, R. C., Charlesby, A., Michael, B. D., & Willson, R. L. (1969) · Trans. Faraday Soc. · doi:10.1039/tf9696500732 · Cited by 69 · cited 3× · see citing works
“Not least of these was the realization that superoxide radicals (O2 –) could be formed as a consequence of radical ‘repair’ by thiols (RSH) [10], the thiyl radicals (RS ) forming disulfide radical-anions, that in turn reduced molecular oxygen to O2 –: free radicalþ RSH !”
BackgroundInfluentialPulse radiolysis studies of electron transfer in aqueous disulphide solutions
WILLSON, R. L. (1970) · Journal of the Chemical Society D Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/c29700001425 · Cited by 66 · see citing works
Searle, A., & WILLSON, R. L. (1983) · Biochemical Journal · doi:10.1042/bj2120549 · Cited by 65 · see citing works
Metronidazole (Flagyl): iron catalysed reaction with sulphydryl groups and tumour radiosensitisation
WILLSON, R. L., & Searle, A. (1975) · Nature · doi:10.1038/255498a0 · Cited by 52 · see citing works
Free radical induced one-electron oxidation of the phenothiazines chlorpromazine and promethazine
Bahnemann, D. W., Asmus, K., & WILLSON, R. L. (1983) · Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2 · doi:10.1039/p29830001661 · Cited by 44 · see citing works
Forni, L. G., Mora-Arellano, V. O., Packer, J. E., & WILLSON, R. L. (1988) · Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2 · doi:10.1039/p29880001579 · Cited by 34 · see citing works
Bahnemann, D. W., Asmus, K., & WILLSON, R. L. (1983) · Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2 · doi:10.1039/p29830001669 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
Forni, L. G., & WILLSON, R. L. (1984) · Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology · doi:10.1016/s0076-6879(84)05024-2 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
Dunster, C., & WILLSON, R. L. (1990) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-5874-9_33 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
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- Theard LM, Peterson FC, Willson RL, et al. A high-resolution pulse-radiolysis apparatus -some initial studies with systems of biological interest. Radiat. Res. 1967;31:582.
- Redpath JL, Willson RL. Reducing compounds in radioprotec- tion and radiosensitization: model experiments using ascorbic acid. Int J Radiat Biol. 1973;23:51-65.
- Adams GE, Asquith JC, Dewey DL, et al. Electron affinic sensi- tization. Part ii: para-nitroacetophenone: a radiosensitizer for anoxic bacterial and mammalian cells. Int J Radiat Biol Relat Stud Phys Chem Med. 1971;19(6):575-585.
- Bahnemann D, Basaga H, Dunlop JR, et al. Metronidazole (flagyl), misonidazole (ro 07-0582), iron, zinc and sulphur compounds in cancer therapy. Br J Cancer. 1978;37:16-19.
- Searle AJF, Willson RL. Stimulation of microsomal lipid peroxi- dation by iron and cysteine. Biochem J. 1983;212(3):549-554.
- Bahnemann D, Asmus K-D, Willson RL. Free radicals and the anti-inflammatory action of the phenothiazine: metiazinic acid (soripal). In: Usdin E, Eckert H, Forrest IS, editors. Phenothiazines and structurally-related drugs: Basic and clinical studies. New York: Elsevier/North-Holland; 1980. p. 99-102.
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Reactive Oxygen Species, Toxicity, Oxidative Stress, and Antioxidants: Chronic Diseases and Aging
Jomova, K., Raptova, R., Alomar, S. Y., Alwasel, S. H., Nepovimova, E., Kuca, K., & Valko, M. (2023) · Archives of Toxicology · doi:10.1007/s00204-023-03562-9 · Cited by 2,638 · see citing works
- Authors
- Davies, M. J., Davies, K. J. A., Halliwell, B., Jackson, M. J., Mann, G. E., Poli, G., Radi, R., Riley, P. A., Sies, H., Ward, J. F., Wardman, P., & Willson, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- University of Southern California (US)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- University of Turin (IT)
- Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
- University College London (GB)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Retired
- Brother of Robin L. Willson
- Corresponding author
- Davies, Kelvin J A
- ORCID
- Venue
- Free Radical Research
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2022-08-03
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 7-8
- Pages
- 572-576
- ISSN
- 1029-2470 (ISSN-L)
- 1071-5762
- OpenAlex
- W4307428532
- Cited by
- 1
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1
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- other
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Free Radical Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- National University of Singapore (submittedVersion)
- Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Biographical and Historical Analysis
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › History of Science and Medicine
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Redox biology and oxidative stress
- Keywords
- free radicals, redox chemistry, history of biochemistry
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