Program
All events will be held in the Communication Addition (CADD) Building, unless otherwise noted. Click here to download a PDF map showing all event locations.
| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 | |
| 3:00-5:00 pm | Executive Committee Meeting (Clark Hall 469) |
| 5:00 pm | Registration Opens (Honors Hall Lounge) |
| 6:00-8:00 pm | Opening Reception (Honors Hall Lounge) |
| THURSDAY, JUNE 26 | |
| SESSION I: Phytochemicals and Human Health / Nutrition | |
| Chair: David R. Gang | |
| 8:00-8:10 | Introduction and Welcome |
| 8:10-8:55 | John M. Pezzuto (University of
Hawaii) Natural product cancer chemopreventive agents |
| 8:55-9:40 | J. Thor Arnason (University of
Ottawa, Canada) Biologically active molecules from neotropical plants |
| 9:40-10:25 | Augustin Scalbert (INRA Centre
de Recherche de Clermont-Ferrand/Theix, France) Polyphenols and human health: New tools to characterize intake of the large diversity of polyphenols at the population level |
| 10:25-10:40 | Break |
| 10:40-11:10 | Jan F. Stevens (Oregon State University) Xanthohumol and related prenylated flavonoids from hops (Humulus lupulus): Beer, dietary supplements, and potential health benefits |
| 11:10-11:30 | Claudia S. Maier (Oregon State University) Prooxidant activity of proanthocyanidins from hops (Humulus lupulus) causes protein carbonylation and cytoskeletal derangement in colon cancer cells |
| 11:30-11:50 | Roy Navarre (USDA-ARS, Washington State University) Potato phytonutrient analysis and engineering |
| 11:50-1:00 | Lunch |
| Young Members Committee Workshop “Ask the Editor: A panel discussion on common manuscript errors and ways to avoid them” Panel Members: Dr Norman Lewis, Regional Editor for Phytochemistry, Dr Daneel Ferreira, Associate Editor for the Journal of Natural Products, and Dr John Pezzuto, Editor in Chief for Pharmaceutical Biology |
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| SESSION II: Plant Cell Wall Assembly | |
| Chair: Laurence B. Davin | |
| 1:00-1:45 | Marcia J. Kieliszewski (Ohio University) Extensin scaffolds and cell wall assembly |
| 1:45-2:15 | Carl A. Douglas (University of British Columbia, Canada) Analysis of ACYL-CoA Synthetase 5 and co-expressed genes reveals a novel pathway required for pollen wall formation |
| 2:15-2:45 | Mark A. Bernards (University of Western Ontario, Canada) Soybean root suberin and resistance to Phytophthora sojae |
| 2:45-3:15 | Ann M. Patten (Washington State University) Advances in plant cell wall microscopy and molecular analyses |
| 3:15-3:30 | Break |
| SESSION III: Student and Postoctoral Posters | |
| Chair: Mark A. Bernards | |
| 3:30 - on | 4-minute oral summaries in the following order: |
| GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS | |
| Patrick A. Arsenault (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) In planta metabolic engineering of isoprenoids |
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| F. Omar Holguin (New Mexico State University) Accumulation pattern of methionine rich β-zein protein in Medicago sativa (alfalfa) and the related model legume M. truncatula in relation to their free methionine pools |
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| Ray Collier (Washington State University) Uncovering the role of ureide transport in whole plant physiology |
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| Jala J. Daniel (East Tennessee State University) Determining secondary product glucosyltransferase expression during Citrus paradisi growth and development |
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| Max Feldman (Washington State University) Regulation of sterol biosynthesis in Arabidopis thaliana: Experimental testing of a first generation kinetic model |
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| M.V.K.P. Siddhartha (East Tennessee State University) Heterologous expression and elucidation of biochemical function of two putative flavonoid glucosyltransferase clones (PGT2 and PGT3) from Citrus paradisi |
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| Oliver Corea (Washington State University) Towards determining the individual roles of arogenate dehydratase isoforms in phenylalanine biosynthesis |
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| Kehan Sun (Washington State University) Purification and characterization of recombinant mitochondrial and plastidial serine hydroxymethyltransferases from Arabidopsis |
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| Naomi Yoshikado (Okayama University) Polyphenolic constituents in gambir |
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| Maho Murasawa (Okayama University) Effect of tannins and related polyphenols on Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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| Christina M. Coleman (University of Mississippi) Isolation and identification of antiadhesive urinary metabolites from cranberry juice |
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| Christina M. Coleman (University of Mississippi) Cranberry juice compounds with antiadhesive properties in urine |
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| Dan J. Cuthbertson (Washington State University) High throughput profiling of fruits for phytochemicals related to human health |
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| Hong Han (University of British Columbia, Canada) Leaf development and cuticular wax composition in Kalanchoe daigremontiana |
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| POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES | |
| Daniel K. Owens (East Tennessee State University) Identification, recombinant expression, and biochemical characterization of a flavonol 3-O-glucosyltransferase from Citrus paradisi |
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| Yasuhisa Kaminaga (Purdue University) Contribution of CoA ligases to benzenoid biosynthesis in petunia flowers |
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| Lydia Yamaguchi (University of São Paulo, Brazil) Seasonal and circadian variation in biflavonoid biosynthesis in Araucaria angustifolia |
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| Vanessa Herl (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany) Molecular cloning, functional characterization and structural modeling of a Δ4,5-steroid 5β-reductase, a putative key enzyme in cardenolide biosynthesis, from Arabidopsis thaliana L. |
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| Mohamed M. Radwan (NCNPR, University of Mississippi) Sorocenol G and H, two new Diels-Alder type adducts from Sorocea muriculata roots with anti-MRSA activity |
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| Mohamed M. Radwan (NCNPR, University of Mississippi) New bioactive metabolites from high potency Cannabis sativa |
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| Safwat A. Ahmed (NCNPR, University of Mississippi) Minor oxygenated cannabinoids from high potency Cannabis sativa L. |
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| 6:30-9:00 | Dinner and Graduate Student / Postdoctoral Poster Session (Vogel Plant Biosciences Building) |
| FRIDAY, JUNE 27 | |
| SESSION IV: Metabolic Biochemistry | |
| Chair: Jim Saunders | |
| 8:00-8:45 | William C. Plaxton (Queen's University,
Canada) Metabolic biochemistry helps close the gap in plant functional genomics |
| 8:45-9:30 | Suzanne Abrams (National Research
Council, Saskatoon, Canada) Studies on ABA metabolism |
| 9:30-9:50 | Hui Chen (Washington State University) AAE13 (At3g16170) encodes a malonyl-CoA ligase in Arabidopsis |
| 9:50-10:10 | Yongzhen Pang (Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation) Biosynthesis and bioengineering of proanthocyanidins in model legume Medicago truncatula |
| 10:10-10:25 | Break |
| SESSION V: Bioinformatics | |
| Chair: B. Markus Lange | |
| 10:25-11:10 | John J. Wyrick (Washington State
University) Bioinformatics tools for investigating the regulation of plant gene expression |
| 11:10-11:55 | Nicholas J. Provart (University
of Toronto, Canada) Raising the BAR for Arabidopsis research: Using large-scale data sets for hypothesis generation |
| 11:55-1:00 | Lunch |
| SESSION VI: Graduate Student Presentations | |
| Chair: Cecilia A. McIntosh | |
| 1:00-1:15 | Rigoberto Rios-Estepa (Washington State University) Regulation of mint essential oil biosynthesis: A second generation mathematical model explains environmental and genotypic variation |
| 1:15-1:30 | Lukasz M. Kutrzeba (University of Mississippi) cDNA library of Salvia divinorum glands as a molecular tool for studying biosynthetic pathway of salvinorin A |
| 1:30-1:45 | Merja Heinäaho (University of Joensuu, Finland) Different organic farming methods’ effect on the phenolic composition of sea buckthorn berries |
| 1:45-2:00 | Sashi Kasimetty (University of Mississippi) Antioxidant, anticancer and anticarcinogenic properties of pomegranate juice constituents and their microbial metabolites |
| 2:00-2:15 | Claudia M. Cardenas (Washington State University) Physiological roles of HCT and HQT tobacco acyltransferases and associated metabolic processes |
| 2:15-2:30 | Break |
| SESSION VII: Plant Phenol / Tannin Biochemistry | |
| Chair: Massuo Kato | |
| 2:30-3:00 | David R. Gang (University of Arizona) Co-regulated metabolite modules in Zingiberaceae rhizomes suggest the existence of biosynthetic modules in plant specialized metabolism |
| 3:00-3:30 | Kye-Won Kim (Washington State University) Towards an understanding of the (+)- pinoresinol forming dirigent protein: Reaction mechanism and structure |
| 3:30-4:00 | Takeshi Katayama (Kagawa University, Japan) Stereochemistry on the formation of syringylglycerol-8-O-4'-(sinapyl alcohol) ether from sinapyl alcohol with enzyme preparations of Eucommia ulmoides |
| 4:00-4:30 | Toshiaki Umezawa (Kyoto University, Japan) Arabidopsis thaliana pinoresinol reductases control enantiomeric compositions of lariciresinol |
| 4:30-5:00 | Juha-Pekka Salminen (University of Turku, Finland) Chemical structures of plant ellagitannins reveal their in vitro oxidative activity at high pH |
| 5:00-5:30 | Ulrich Matern (Philipps Universität Marburg, Germany) Anthocyanidin synthase as a key enzyme of the flavonol pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana |
| 5:30-6:30 | PSNA Business Meeting |
| 6:30-9:00 | Dinner and General Poster Session (Vogel Plant Bioscience Building) |
| SATURDAY, JUNE 28 | |
| 7:30-8:00 | Continental Breakfast |
| SESSION VIII: Metabolic Engineering and Biosynthesis | |
| Chair: John T. Romeo | |
| 8:00-8:45 | Michel Rohmer (Université Louis
Pasteur, France) Biosynthesis of isoprene units in plants: Last steps of the MEP pathway and cross-talk between MVA/MEP pathways |
| 8:45-9:30 | Joachim Stöckigt (Johannes
Gutenberg University, Germany) Structural biology in plant alkaloid biosynthesis - Why? |
| 9:30-10:15 | Jacqueline V. Shanks (Iowa State
University) 'Cathedral' roseus* *and other interesting tales in Plant Metabolic Engineering |
| 10:15-10:30 | Break |
| SESSION IX: Natural Products for Pest Management | |
| Chair: Toshiaki Umezawa | |
| 10:30-10:55 | Massuo J. Kato (Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil) Tracking metabolic diversification in Piperaceae |
| 10:55-11:20 | Charles L. Cantrell (USDA-ARS, NPURU) Arthropod repelling constituents from a Southern folk remedy, Callicarpa americana |
| 11:20-11:45 | Eric T. Johnson (USDA-ARS, CBRU) Colored and white sectors of petunia flowers display differential resistance to insect herbivores |
| 11:45-1:00 | Lunch |
| SESSION X: Tannin Award Symposium | |
| Chair: Daneel Ferreira | |
| 1:00-1:35 | James A. Kennedy (Oregon State University) Explorations in grape and wine proanthocyanidin chemistry |
| 1:35-2:10 | Nancy Terrier (INRA, Montpellier, France) Molecular aspects of biosynthesis of flavonoids in grape berries ARTHUR C. NEISH YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD |
| 2:10-2:45 | Tsutomo Hatano (Okayama University, Japan) Effect of phenolic compounds in traditional Sino-Japanese herbal medicines on the impairment of rat spatial cognition |
| 2:45-3:00 | Break |
| 3:00-3:35 | Ann E. Hagerman (Miami University Ohio) Anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activities of polymeric polyphenolics in rabbit peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| 3:35-3:55 | Warren Grigsby (Biopolymer Network Limited, New Zealand) Synthesis, characterization and thermal behaviours of polyphenol stearates |
| 3:55-4:30 | Stéphane Quideau (European Institute of Chemistry and Biology, France) C-glycosidic ellagitannins: From folk medicine to medicinal chemistry via wine sciences |
| 4:30-5:20 | Takashi Yoshida (Matsuyama University, Japan) Progress in the chemistry of oligomeric ellagitannins in medicinal plants TANNIN AWARD LECTURE |
| 6:30-9:00 | Awards Banquet (The Old Post Office Wine Cellar and Gallery) |
| SUNDAY, JUNE 29 | |
| 8:00-8:30 | Continental Breakfast |
| SESSION XI: Natural Product Biosynthesis and Metabolic Engineering | |
| Chair: Jim Saunders | |
| 8:30-9:15 | Patrick S. Covello (Plant Biotechnology Institute, Canada) Artemisinin biosynthesis: The next steps |
| 9:15-10:00 | Feng Chen (University of Tennessee) Comparative genomic, structural and biochemical study of substrate specificity evolution of the SABATH methyltransferase family |
| 10-10:15 | Break |
| 10:15-10:40 | Jack W. Blount (The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc.) Toward an understanding of C-glycosylation of isoflavonoids in Kudzu (Pueraria lobata) |
| 10:40-11:05 | Aldwin Anterola (Southern Illinois University) Oxylipin pathways in the moss Physcomitrella patens: Implications for jasmonate evolution |
| 11:05-11:30 | DeYu Xie (North Carolina State University) Proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in transgenic tobacco plants: What molecular species is the precursor of extension units? |
| 11:30-11:55 | Daniel G. Vassão (Washington State University) The biofuel challenge: New roles for aromatic hydrocarbons? |
| 11:55-12:20 | Mylavarapu Venkatramesh (Exelixis Plant Sciences) NaturePOD: A technology platform for the production of Natural Products On Demand using plant cell cultures |
| 12:20-1:30 | Lunch |
| Meeting Adjourns | |
| THURSDAY POSTER SESSION (STUDENT AND POSTDOCTORAL) | |
| METABOLIC ENGINEERING OF NATURAL PRODUCTS | |
| Patrick A. Arsenault (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) In planta metabolic engineering of isoprenoids |
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| F. Omar Holguin (New Mexico State University) Accumulation pattern of methionine rich β-zein protein in Medicago sativa (alfalfa) and the related model legume M. truncatula in relation to their free methionine pools |
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| NATURAL PRODUCT TRANSPORT | |
| Ray Collier (Washington State University) Uncovering the role of ureide transport in whole plant physiology |
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| NATURAL PRODUCT BIOSYNTHESIS AND BIOCHEMISTRY | |
| Jala J. Daniel (East Tennessee State University) Determining secondary product glucosyltransferase expression during Citrus paradisi growth and development |
|
| Max Feldman (Washington State University) Regulation of sterol biosynthesis in Arabidopis thaliana: Experimental testing of a first generation kinetic model |
|
| M.V.K.P. Siddhartha (East Tennessee State University) Heterologous expression and elucidation of biochemical function of two putative flavonoid glucosyltransferase clones (PGT2 and PGT3) from Citrus paradisi |
|
| Oliver Corea (Washington State University) Towards determining the individual roles of arogenate dehydratase isoforms in phenylalanine biosynthesis |
|
| Kehan Sun (Washington State University) Purification and characterization of recombinant mitochondrial and plastidial serine hydroxymethyltransferases from Arabidopsis |
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| Renu Rawat (Washington State University) Flavin nucleotide metabolism: Understanding the biosynthesis and hydrolysis of FMN and FAD in plants |
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| Daniel K. Owens (East Tennessee State University) Identification, recombinant expression, and biochemical characterization of a flavonol 3-O-glucosyltransferase from Citrus paradisi |
|
| Yasuhisa Kaminaga (Purdue University) Contribution of CoA ligases to benzenoid biosynthesis in petunia flowers |
|
| Lydia Yamaguchi (University of São Paulo, Brazil) Seasonal and circadian variation in biflavonoid biosynthesis in Araucaria angustifolia |
|
| Vanessa Herl (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany) Molecular cloning, functional characterization and structural modeling of a Δ4,5-steroid 5β-reductase, a putative key enzyme in cardenolide biosynthesis, from Arabidopsis thaliana L. |
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| Yang Wenyu (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO) The tocotrienol form of vitamin E in Apiaceae seeds results from the activity of a dicot-type homogentisate geranylgeranyl transferase |
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| STRUCTURE ELUCIDATION / METHODS FOR ANAYLSIS | |
| Naomi Yoshikado (Okayama University) Polyphenolic constituents in gambir |
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| Maho Murasawa (Okayama University) Effect of tannins and related polyphenols on Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
|
| Hong Han (University of British Columbia, Canada) Leaf development and cuticular wax composition in Kalanchoe daigremontiana |
|
| Mohamed M. Radwan (NCNPR, University of Mississippi) Sorocenol G and H, two new Diels-Alder type adducts from Sorocea muriculata roots with anti-MRSA activity |
|
| Mohamed M. Radwan (NCNPR, University of Mississippi) New bioactive metabolites from high potency Cannabis sativa |
|
| Safwat A. Ahmed (NCNPR, University of Mississippi) Minor oxygenated cannabinoids from high potency Cannabis sativa L. |
|
| HERBAL PRODUCTS AND NUTRACEUTICALS | |
| Christina M. Coleman (University of Mississippi) Isolation and identification of antiadhesive urinary metabolites from cranberry juice |
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| Christina M. Coleman (University of Mississippi) Cranberry juice compounds with antiadhesive properties in urine |
|
| Dan J. Cuthbertson (Washington State University) High throughput profiling of fruits for phytochemicals related to human health |
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| NATURAL PRODUCT SYNTHESIS | |
| Lukasz M. Kutrzeba (University of Mississippi) Synthesis of Salvinorin B acid, a putative biosynthetic precursor of Salvinorin A |
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| FRIDAY POSTER SESSION (GENERAL) | |
| NATURAL PRODUCT BIOSYNTHESIS | |
| Hironobu Takahashi (Tokushima Bunri University, Japan) Biosynthesis of macrocyclic bisbibenzyl Marchantin A from liverwort Marchantia polymorpha |
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| Glenn W. Turner (Washington State University) Role of the paraveinal mesophyll during vegetative storage protein accumulation and mobilization in soybean leaves |
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| Christopher J. Mau (Washington State University) Taxol biosynthesis: Two new acetyl transferases |
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| XianZhi He (The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation) Generation and analysis of expressed sequence tags from the root tissues of kudzu (Pueraria lobata), a medicinal plant |
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| Masayuki Fujita (Kagawa University, Japan) Inhibitory interactions of quercetins against dominant glutathione S-transferases in onion bulb |
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| Cecilia McIntosh (East Tennessee State University) Using graph theory models to predict secondary product glucosyltransferase function |
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| Christopher T. Yarnes (Emory & Henry College) Homogenization of phenotypic variation in phenolics within hybrid oaks (Quercus grisea x Q. gambelii) |
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| Feng Chen (University of Tennessee) Two poplar methyl salicylate esterases display comparable biochemical properties but divergent expression patterns |
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| STRUCTURE ELUCIDATION / METHODS FOR ANALYSIS | |
| Jess D. Reed (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Cranberry proanthocyanidin complexes with bovine serum albumin attenuate the bacterial lipopolysaccharide induced expression of iNOS and COX-2 in Raw 264.7 macrophages |
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| Desmond Slade (University of Mississippi) Absolute configuration of cannabichromanone derivatives from high potency Cannabis sativa |
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| Takashi Tanaka (Nagasaki University) Oligomerization of procyanidins by condensation with cinnamaldehyde in cinnamon bark |
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| Warren Grigsby (Scion, New Zealand) Application of solid state NMR relaxation parameters in the characterisation of Pinus radiata pine bark constituents |
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| Filippo Imperato (Università della Basilicata) Kaempferol 3-O-(4''' -O- acetylrutinoside), a new flavonoid from the fern Dryopteris villarii |
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| Filippo Imperato (Università della Basilicata)
Apigenin 7-O-glucoside-4'-acetate, a new flavonoid from the fern Dryopteris villarii |
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| Young-Soo Bae (Kangwon National University, South Korea) Phenolic compounds from the aerial parts of Lespedeza cuneata G. Don |
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| Young-Soo Bae (Kangwon National University, South Korea) Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of Acer tegmentosum bark extracts |
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| Young-Soo Bae (Kangwon National University, South Korea) Evaluation of biological activities using Acer barbinerve bark extracts |
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| Ann Hagerman (Miami University, Ohio) Isolation and characterization of soluble EGCG-protein complexes |
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| Mark Berhow (USDA-ARS NCAUR) Purification of glucosinolates from Camelina sativa |
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| Yoshiaki Amakura (Matsuyama University) Polyphenolics of myrtaceous plants: Eucalyptus globulus and Myrtus communis |
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| Jin-Kyu Kim (Oregon State University) New phenolic glucoside from bark of Populus alba × glandulosa |
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| HERBAL PRODUCTS AND NUTRACEUTICALS | |
| Dobroslawa Bialonska (University of Mississippi) Effects of digestion on the bioavailability and bioactivity of punicalagins |
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| Gloria A. Ayoola (University of Lagos, Nigeria) Phytochemical screening and free radical scavenging activity of Allanblackia floribunda fruits and leaves |
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| Sergio Madrigal-Carballo (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Antioxidant capacity and polyphenol composition of pomegranate (Punica granatum) dietary supplements |
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| NATURAL PRODUCT SYNTHESIS | |
| Jannie Marais and Vijender Adelli (University of Mississippi) Synthesis of cranberry proanthocyanidins |
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