Center of Excellence for Post-Harvest Technologies Peer-Reviewed Publications

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Adongbede, E.M., Khatiwada, J.R., Bansode, R.R. and Williams, L.L. (2024). Natural products and antiviral resistance. Advances in Microbiology, 14, 366-388. https://doi: 10.4236/aim.2024.147027.

Bahrami, A., Davis, S., Khaneghah, A., & Williams, L.L. (2022). The efficiency of technologies used for epidemiological characterization of Listeria monocytogenes isolates: an update. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 62(4):1079-1091. https: doi: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1835816.

Djorgbenoo, R., Hu, J., Hu, C., & Sang, S. (2023). Fermented Oats as a Novel Functional Food. Nutrients, 15(16), 3521.

Fu, J., Sun, C., Tan, Z., Zhang, G., Chen, G., & Song, L. (2022). Nanocomplexes of curcumin and glycated bovine serum albumin: the formation mechanism and effects of the extent of glycation on their major properties. Food Chemistry, 368, 130651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130651.

Iloghalu, U., Miller, S., Ewunkem, A., Khatiwada, J., Davis, S. & Williams, L. (2023). Electron Micrograph Representations of Mechanisms of Action of Murine Norovirus on ATCC TIB-71 Cells and Level of Gene Expression. Advances in Microbiology, 13(01) 32-47. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/aim.2023.131003.

Mahmoud, A.M., Ayad, A.A., Abdel-Aziz, H., Williams, L.L., El-Shazoly, R.M., Abdel-Wahab, A., & Abdeldaym, E.A. (2022). Foliar application of different iron forms improves morpho-physiological traits and nutritional quality of broad bean grown in sandy soil. Plants, 11:2599. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11192599.

Rana, T.S., Bansode, R.R. and Williams, L.L. (2024). Anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory signaling mechanisms of natural compounds/extracts in in vitro systems of RBL-2H3 cell: A systematic review. Cells, (13) 1389. Doi.org/10.3390/cells13161389.

Selvarasu, K., Singh, A.K., Dakshinamoorthy, A., Radhakrishnan, M., Patnaik, S., Huang, J., Williams, L.L., Senapati, S., et al. (2024). Interaction of Tau with Kinesin-1: Effect of Kinesin-1 heavy chain elimination on auophyagy-mediated mutant tau degradation. Biomedicines 12(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines120100005.

Sholola, M.T., Adongbede, E.M., Williams, L.L. & Adekunle, A.A. (2022). Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of secondary metabolites from Microporus xanthopus (Fr.) Kuntze (Polypore) collected from the wild in Lago, Nigeria. Journal of Applied Sciences & Environmental Management, 26 (5):877-883. https://doi.org/10.4314/jasem.v26i5.15.

Wang, W., & Sang, S. (2022). Biotransformation of Barley Phenolamide by Mice and the Human Gut Microbiota and Quantitative Analysis of the Major Metabolites in Mice. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 66(13), 2200134.

Yang, J.H., Park, J.W., Kim, H.S., Lee, S., Yerke, A.M., Jaiswal, Y.S., Williams, L.L., Hwang, S., & Moon, K.H. (2024). Effects of antibiotic residues on fish gut microbiome dysbiosis and mucosal barrier-related pathogen susceptibility in Zebrafish experimental model. Antibiotics, 13(84). https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13010082.

Zhang, S., DiMango, E., Zhu, Y., Saroya, T.K., Emala, C.W., & Sang, S. (2022). Pharmacokinetics of gingerols, shogaols, and their metabolites in asthma patients. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 70(31), 9674-9683.

Zhu, S., Li, B., & Chen, G. (2022). Improving prediction of temperature profiles of packaged food during retort processing. Journal of Food Engineering, 313, 110758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2021.110758.

Ayad, A., Abdulsalam, N., Khateeb, N., Hijazi, M. & Williams, L.L. (2022). Saudi Arabia household awareness and knowledge of food safety. Foods.11(7):935. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11070935.

Bahrami, A., Delshadi, R., Cacciotti, I., Esfanjani, A., Rezaei, A., Tarhan, O., Lee, C., Assadpour, E., Tomas, M., Vahapoglu, B., Capanoglu, E., Williams, L.L. & Jafari, S. (2022). Targeting foodborne pathogens via surface-functionalized nano-antimicrobials. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 302(2):102622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2022.102622.

Djorgbenoo, R., Wang, W., Zhu, Y., & Sang, S. (2023). Detoxification of the Lipid Peroxidation Aldehyde, 4-Hydroxynonenal, by Apple Phloretin In Vitro and in Mice. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 71(28), 10629-10637.

Hao, L., Liu, X., Jaiswal, Y., Xu, H., Chen, R., Lu, R., Nong, Y., Williams, L., Liang, Y., & Jia, Z. (2023). Design and synthesis of acridine-triazole and acridine-thiadiazole derivatives and their inhibitory effect against cancer cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21; 24(1):64. https://doi: 10.3390/ijms24010064.

Jaiswal, Y., Xue, Y., Xiao, T. & Williams, L.L. (2022). Use of microcomputed tomography and image processing tools in medicinal and aromatic plants. Innovations in Horticultural Sciences: Medicinal Plants. Apple Academic Press, ISBN: 978-1-77463-845-3.

Nicholas-Okpkara, V., Adegboyega, M., Oben, J., Williams, L., Anastasia, U., Jemima, R., Collins, A., & Joy, U. (2024). Exploring the potential of bioactive compounds as interventions for dementia: current insights and future directions. Functional Food Science, 4 (5):166-179. https://doi.org/10.31989/ffs.v415.1329.

Sang, S. (2022). Impacts of Biotransformation on the Health Benefits of Tea Polyphenols: Recent Progress in Health Benefit Studies (SY (T7) 7). Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology, 68(Supplement), S124-S125.

Shen, C.L., Santos, J.M., Elmassry, M.M., Bhakta, V., Driver, Z., Ji, G., Yakhnitsa, V., Kiritoshi, T., Lovett, J., Hamood, A.N., Sang, S., & Neugebauer, V. (2024). Ginger Polyphenols Reverse Molecular Signature of Amygdala Neuroimmune Signaling and Modulate Microbiome in Male Rats with Neuropathic Pain: Evidence for Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis. Antioxidants, 13(5), 502.

Song, X., Ku, C., Si, T., Jaiswal, Y., Williams, L.L., Lu, D., Huang, J., He, Z., & Wang, M. (2022). Synthesis and biological activities assessment of 4-, 6-, and 9-phenylphenalenone derivatives. Wiley-VCH, 7(47). https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202203793.

Wang, W., Ohland, C., Jobin, C., & Sang, S. (2022). Gut microbiota as a novel tool to dissect the complex structures of black tea polymers. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 70(16), 5005-5014.

Yoon, J.B., Hwan, S., Yerke, A.M., Jaiswal, Y.S., Williams, L.L., Park, J.W., Yoon, Y., & Moon, K.H. (2024). Effect of polystyrene nanoplastics exposure on gene expression and pathogenesis of zoonotic pathogen, Edwardsiella piscicida. J. Ecotoxicology and Environ Safety, 272 (116057). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116057.

Zhang, S., Ohland, C., Jobin, C., & Sang, S. (2022). Degradation of black tea theaflavin through C-ring cleavage by gut microbiota. Food Science and Human Wellness, 11(3), 598-605.

Zhu, Y., Wang, W., Huang, Q., Hu, C., & Sang, S. (2022). Metabolic investigation on the interaction mechanism between dietary dihydrochalcone intake and lipid peroxidation product acrolein reduction. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 66(9), 2101107.

Babekir, A., Mostafa, S., Minor, R., Williams, L., Harrison, S., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2022). The association of Toxoplama gondii IgG and liver injury in US adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(12):7515. https://doi: 10.3390/ijerph19127515.

Bahrami, A., Delshadi, R., Cacciotti, I., Esfanjani, A., Rezaei, A., Tarhan, O., Lee, C., Assadpour, E., Tomas, M., Vahapoglu, B., Capanoglu, E., Williams, L.L. & Jafari, S. (2022). Targeting foodborne pathogens via surface-functionalized nano-antimicrobials. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 302(2):102622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2022.102622.

Esquivel-Alvarado, D., Zhang, S., Hu, C., Zhao, Y., & Sang, S. (2022). Using metabolomics to identify the exposure and functional biomarkers of ginger. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 70(38), 12029-12040.

Iloghalu, U., Miller, S., Ewunkem, A., Khatiwada, J., & Williams, L.L. (2022). Treatment effect of various concentration of plant extracts on murine Norovirus. Adv Microbiol, 12:242-253. https://doi:10.4236/aim.2022.124018.

Maanaki, H., Xu, T., Chen, G., Du, X., & Wang, J. (2023). Development of integrated smartphone/resistive biosensor for on-site rapid environmental monitoring of organophosphate pesticides in food and water. Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X, 15, 100402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosx.2023.100402.

Ning, X., Huang, M., Liang, Q., Jaiswal, Y., Wei, J., Lu, C., Feng, X., Liang, C., Williams, L., Feng, J., & Wang, L. (2023). Pentacyclic Triterpenoids from Rubus pirifolius Smith and their Chemotaxonomic Significance. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 110 (104686). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2023.104686.

Santana, Á.L., Peterson, J., Perumal, R., Hu, C., Sang, S., Siliveru, K., & Smolensky, D. (2023). Post Acid Treatment on Pressurized Liquid Extracts of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Grain and Plant Material Improves Quantification and Identification of 3-Deoxyanthocyanidins. Processes, 11(7), 2079.

Shen, C.L., Wang, R., Ji, G., Elmassry, M.M., Zabet-Moghaddam, M., Vellers, H., ... & Neugebauer, V. (2022). Dietary supplementation of gingerols-and shogaols-enriched ginger root extract attenuate pain-associated behaviors while modulating gut microbiota and metabolites in rats with spinal nerve ligation. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 100, 108904.

Tan, Z., Ding, Y., Tian, J., Liu, Z., Bi, J., Zhou, D., Song, L., & Chen, G. (2022). Inhibition of Sea Cucumber (Stichopus japonicus) Autolysis by Maintaining Coelomocyte Intracellular Calcium Homeostasis. Food Chemistry, 368, 130768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130768.

Wang, W., Zhu, Y., & Sang, S. (2023). Barley phenolamides effectively scavenge harmful methylglyoxal in vitro and in mice. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 67(8), 2200709.

Zhang, H., He, F., Wang, T., & Chen, G. (2022). Insights into the interaction of CaCl2 and potato starch: Rheological, structural and gel properties. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 220, 934-941. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.08.135.

Zhao, M., Jiang, W., Xie, X., Jaiswal, Y., Williams, L., Wei, M., Mo, Y., Guan, Y. & Yang, H. (2022). Preparation and in vitro release of pH-sensitive β-cyclodextrin derivative micelles loaded with paclitaxel. Polymers, 14(12):2482. https://doi: 10.3390/polym14122482.