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Biology and Biochemistry
Netherlands
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
97
Citations
40060
World Ranking
1731
National Ranking
32

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  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Aalt Bast is a researcher affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their academic pursuits focus predominantly on the field of Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Food Science.

Their work spans various main topics including:

  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Advanced Glycation End Products research
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Frequent publication venues for Aalt Bast include:

  • Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine (10 publications)
  • Nutrients (4 publications)
  • Frontiers in Nutrition (4 publications)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (3 publications)
  • Food & Function (2 publications)

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Valorized Food Processing By-Products in the EU: Finding the Balance between Safety, Nutrition, and Sustainability," 2021, published in Sustainability
  • "The Molecular Mechanisms of Adaptive Response Related to Environmental Stress," 2020, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Immunomodulating Effects of Fungal Beta-Glucans: From Traditional Use to Medicine," 2021, published in Nutrients
  • "Placental Mitochondrial Abnormalities in Preeclampsia," 2021, published in Reproductive Sciences
  • "Gastrointestinal digestion of dietary advanced glycation endproducts using an in vitro model of the gastrointestinal tract (TIM-1)," 2020, published in Food & Function

Aalt Bast collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Alie de Boer, Marjolein Drent, Khrystyna O. Semen, Madhura Rao, and Misha F. Vrolijk. These collaborations highlight ongoing research partnerships across multiple projects and publications.

Best Publications

  • Health effects of quercetin: from antioxidant to nutraceutical.

    Agnes W. Boots;Guido R.M.M. Haenen;Aalt Bast

  • Structural aspects of antioxidant activity of flavonoids.

    S. A. B. E. Van Acker;D.-J. Van Den Berg;M. N. J. L. Tromp;D. H. Griffioen

  • Oxidative stress in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    J.E. Repine;A.J.J. Bast;I.L.M. Lankhorst

  • The pharmacology of the antioxidant lipoic acid

    Gerreke Ph. Biewenga;Guido R.M.M. Haenen;Aalt Bast

  • Applicability of an improved Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) assay for evaluation of antioxidant capacity measurements of mixtures

    R. van den Berg;G.R.M.M. Haenen;H. van den Berg;A. Bast

  • Oxidants and antioxidants: State of the art

    Aalt Bast;Guido R.M.M. Haenen;Cees J.A. Doelman

  • Increased exhalation of hydrogen peroxide in patients with stable and unstable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    P.N.R. Dekhuijzen;K.K.H. Aben;I. Dekker;L.P.H.J. Aarts

  • Interactions between flavonoids and proteins: effect on the total antioxidant capacity.

    Mariken J T J Arts;Guido R M M Haenen;Lonneke C Wilms;Sasja A J N Beetstra

  • Flavonoids as Scavengers of Nitric Oxide Radical

    S. A. B. E. Van Acker;M. N. J. L. Tromp;G. R. M. M. Haenen;W. J. F. Van Der Vijgh

  • Peroxynitrite Scavenging by Flavonoids

    Guido R.M.M. Haenen;Jos B.G. Paquay;Ronald E.M. Korthouwer;Aalt Bast

  • Butyrate modulates oxidative stress in the colonic mucosa of healthy humans

    Henrike M. Hamer;Daisy M.A.E. Jonkers;Aalt Bast;Steven A.L.W. Vanhoutvin

  • Influence of iron chelation on the antioxidant activity of flavonoids.

    Saskia A.B.E van Acker;Georgette Plemper van Balen;Dirk–Jan van den Berg;Aalt Bast

  • Molecular pharmacology of vitamin E: Structural aspects of antioxidant activity

    A. B. E. Van Acker;L. M. H. Koymans;A. Bast

  • Bioavailability and metabolism

    Wilhelm Stahl;Henk van den Berg;John Arthur;Aalt Bast

  • The Role of Oxidative Stress in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis

    G.H. Koek;P.R. Liedorp;A. Bast

  • The antioxidant activity of phloretin: the disclosure of a new antioxidant pharmacophore in flavonoids

    Bashir M Rezk;Guido R.M.M Haenen;Wim J.F van der Vijgh;Aalt Bast

  • A new approach to assess the total antioxidant capacity using the TEAC assay

    Mariken J.T.J Arts;J Sebastiaan Dallinga;Hans-Peter Voss;Guido R.M.M Haenen

  • Flavonoids can replace α-tocopherol as an antioxidant

    Frédérique A.A. van Acker;Olga Schouten;Guido R.M.M. Haenen;Wim J.F. van der Vijgh

  • In vitro and ex vivo anti-inflammatory activity of quercetin in healthy volunteers

    Agnes W. Boots;Lonneke C. Wilms;Els L.R. Swennen;Jos C.S. Kleinjans

  • Analytical, Nutritional and Clinical Methods Section Applicability of an improved Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) assay for evaluation of antioxidant capacity measurements of mixtures

    Robin van den Berg;Henk van den Berg;Aalt Bast

Frequent Co-Authors

Guido R.M.M. Haenen
Guido R.M.M. Haenen Maastricht University
Marjolein Drent
Marjolein Drent Maastricht University
Rob Leurs
Rob Leurs Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Emiel F.M. Wouters
Emiel F.M. Wouters Maastricht University
Roel P.F. Schins
Roel P.F. Schins Maastricht University
Nico P. E. Vermeulen
Nico P. E. Vermeulen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Frederik J. van Schooten
Frederik J. van Schooten Maastricht University
Roger W. L. Godschalk
Roger W. L. Godschalk Maastricht University
Jogchum Plat
Jogchum Plat Maastricht University
Martine J. Smit
Martine J. Smit Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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