Armand Fulco, PhD

Armand Fulco, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Biological Chemistry (1932-2015)

About

Armand Fulco joined UCLA as an Assistant Professor in 1965, promoted to Professor in 1976 and receiving Emeritus status in 2003.

Education and Degree(s)

B.S. in Chemistry, UCLA 1957

PhD in Physiological Chemistry, UCLA 1960

Publications

  1. Biosynthesis of Δ-9-monounsaturated fatty acids in slices of the ice plant, Carpobrotus chilense
  2. Chain Elongation, 2-Hydroxylation, and Decarboxylation of Long Chain Fatty Acids by Yeast
  3. Cofactor requirements for fatty acid desaturation in Mycobacterium phlei
  4. Cofactor requirements for the formation of Δ-9-unsaturated fatty acids in Mycobacterium phlei
  5. Metabolism of essential fatty acids. III. Origin of 5,8,11-Eicosatrienoic acid in the fat deficient rat
  6. Metabolism of essential fatty acids. IX. The biosynthesis of the octadecadienoic acids of the rat
  7. The biosynthesis of lignoceric, cerebronic and nervonic acids

Honors and Awards

Excellence in Teaching Award, UCLA School of Medicine Class of 2006