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Bruce J. Holub

Bruce J. Holub

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
14146
World Ranking
10227
National Ranking
350

Overview

Bruce J. Holub is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada and has contributed extensively to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiology, and Plant Science.

The research topics explored by Holub include:

  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Gut Microbiota and Health

Notable recent papers authored by or involving Holub include:

  • Recommendations for standardizing nomenclature for dietary (poly)phenol catabolites, 2020, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Blueberry anthocyanin intake attenuates the postprandial cardiometabolic effect of an energy-dense food challenge: Results from a double blind, randomized controlled trial in metabolic syndrome participants, 2021, Clinical Nutrition
  • Diversity in Metabolites and Fruit Quality Traits in Blueberry Enables Ploidy and Species Differentiation and Establishes a Strategy for Future Genetic Studies, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Foaming and sensory characteristics of protein-polyphenol particles in a food matrix, 2021, Food Hydrocolloids
  • A randomized placebo-controlled cross-over study on the effects of anthocyanins on inflammatory and metabolic responses to a high-fat meal in healthy subjects, 2022, Redox Biology

Holub frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Mário G. Ferruzzi
  • Mary Ann Lila
  • Massimo Iorizzo
  • Andrew P. Neilson
  • Preeti Chandra

Holub's publications have appeared regularly in specific venues, with multiple papers in:

  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Food & Function
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Nutrition

Best Publications

  • "Essential fatty acids" in aquatic ecosystems: a crucial link between diet and human health and evolution

    Michael T Arts;Robert G Ackman;Bruce J Holub

  • n−3 Fatty acids and cardiovascular disease risk factors among the Inuit of Nunavik

    Eric Dewailly;Carole Blanchet;Simone Lemieux;Louise Sauvé

  • Supplementation with Quercetin Markedly Increases Plasma Quercetin Concentration without Effect on Selected Risk Factors for Heart Disease in Healthy Subjects

    J. A. Conquer;G. Maiani;G. Maiani;E. Azzini;E. Azzini;A. Raguzzini;A. Raguzzini

  • Anthocyanin metabolites in human urine and serum

    Colin D. Kay;G. Mazza;Bruce J. Holub;Jian Wang

  • The effect of wild blueberry ( Vaccinium angustifolium ) consumption on postprandial serum antioxidant status in human subjects

    Colin D. Kay;Bruce J. Holub

  • Supplementation with an algae source of docosahexaenoic acid increases (n-3) fatty acid status and alters selected risk factors for heart disease in vegetarian subjects

    Julie A. Conquer;Bruce J. Holub

  • Clinical nutrition: 4. Omega-3 fatty acids in cardiovascular care.

    Bruce J. Holub

  • Effect of garlic and fish-oil supplementation on serum lipid and lipoprotein concentrations in hypercholesterolemic men.

    A J Adler;B J Holub

  • Anthocyanins Exist in the Circulation Primarily as Metabolites in Adult Men

    Colin D Kay;Colin D Kay;Giuseppe Joe Mazza;Bruce J Holub

  • Effect of a fish-oil concentrate on serum lipids in postmenopausal women receiving and not receiving hormone replacement therapy in a placebo-controlled, double-blind trial.

    Ken D Stark;Eek J Park;Valerie A Maines;Bruce J Holub

  • Effect of supplementation with different doses of DHA on the levels of circulating DHA as non-esterified fatty acid in subjects of Asian Indian background

    Julie A. Conquer;Bruce J. Holub

  • Effects of supplementation with fish oil–derived n−3 fatty acids and γ-linolenic acid on circulating plasma lipids and fatty acid profiles in women

    Maggie Laidlaw;Bruce J Holub

  • Directly Quantitated Dietary (n-3) Fatty Acid Intakes of Pregnant Canadian Women Are Lower than Current Dietary Recommendations

    Jennifer Denomme;Ken D. Stark;Bruce J. Holub

  • A soy protein isolate rich in genistein and daidzein and its effects on plasma isoflavone concentrations, platelet aggregation, blood lipids and fatty acid composition of plasma phospholipid in normal men.

    Melinda J. Gooderham;Herman Adlercreutz;Sirpa T. Ojala;Kristiina Wähälä

  • alpha-Linolenic acid- and docosahexaenoic acid-enriched eggs from hens fed flaxseed: influence on blood lipids and platelet phospholipid fatty acids in humans.

    L K Ferrier;L J Caston;S Leeson;J Squires

  • Elevated levels and altered fatty acid composition of plasma lysophosphatidylcholine(lysoPC) in ovarian cancer patients.

    Misako Okita;Douglas C. Gaudette;Gordon B. Mills;Bruce J. Holub

  • Effect of dietary α-linolenic acid and its ratio to linoleic acid on platelet and plasma fatty acids and thrombogenesis

    Joanna K. Chan;Bruce E. McDonald;Jon M. Gerrard;Vivian M. Bruce

  • Alteration and recovery of bleeding times, platelet aggregation and fatty acid composition of individual phospholipids in platelets of human subjects receiving a supplement of cod-liver oil

    Ahmed A. Ahmed;Bruce J. Holub

  • Dietary docosahexaenoic acid as a source of eicosapentaenoic acid in vegetarians and omnivores

    Julie A. Conquer;Bruce J. Holub

  • Contribution of Selected Traditional and Market Foods to the Diet of Nunavik Inuit Women.

    Carole Blanchet;Eric Dewailly;Pierre Ayotte;Suzanne Bruneau

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Dewailly
Eric Dewailly Université Laval
Brian W. McBride
Brian W. McBride University of Guelph
Robert S. Chapkin
Robert S. Chapkin Texas A&M University
Gordon B. Mills
Gordon B. Mills Oregon Health & Science University
Penny M. Kris-Etherton
Penny M. Kris-Etherton Pennsylvania State University
Pierre Ayotte
Pierre Ayotte Université Laval
L. J. Caston
L. J. Caston University of Guelph
André Marette
André Marette Université Laval
Paul Dorian
Paul Dorian University of Toronto
S. Leeson
S. Leeson University of Guelph

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