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2025

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Byung Sun Min is affiliated with the Catholic University of Daegu in South Korea. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. The subfields they engage in include Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Plant Science, Biochemistry, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Their scientific work covers a range of topics centered on natural compounds and their biological activities, including:

  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
  • Phytochemistry and biological activities
  • Phytochemicals and antioxidant activities
  • Piperaceae chemical and biological studies
  • Bioactive compounds and antitumor agents
  • Bone metabolism and diseases
  • Essential oils and antimicrobial activity

Several recent publications illustrate the focus and scope of their research:

  • "Phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Myristica fragrans Houtt.: an updated review" (2020), published in Archives of Pharmacal Research
  • "Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Activities of Flavonoid Derivatives from the Outer Skins of Allium cepa L." (2020), published in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • "PTP1B inhibition studies of biological active phloroglucinols from the rhizomes of Dryopteris crassirhizoma: Kinetic properties and molecular docking simulation" (2021), published in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • "Anti-inflammatory activity and cytotoxicity against ovarian cancer cell lines by amide alkaloids and piperic esters isolated from Piper longum fruits: In vitro assessments and molecular docking simulation" (2022), published in Bioorganic Chemistry
  • "PTP1B and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities of the chemical constituents from Hedera rhombea fruits: Kinetic analysis and molecular docking simulation" (2022), published in Phytochemistry

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Byung Sun Min include:

  • Jeong Ah Kim
  • Mạnh Tuấn Hà
  • Nguyen Viet Phong
  • Thi Thanh Le
  • Jae Sue Choi

Their work is prominently published in the following venues, reflecting a thematic emphasis on natural products and biochemical studies:

  • Natural Product Sciences
  • Phytochemistry Letters
  • Biochemical Systematics and Ecology
  • Bioorganic Chemistry
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Best Publications

  • Anti-Alzheimer and antioxidant activities of coptidis rhizoma alkaloids.

    Hyun Ah Jung;Byung-Sun Min;Takako Yokozawa;Je-Hyun Lee

  • Triterpenes from the spores of Ganoderma lucidum and their inhibitory activity against HIV-1 protease.

    Byung-Sun Min;Norio Nakamura;Hirotsugu Miyashiro;Ki-Whan Bae

  • Triterpenes from the spores of Ganoderma lucidum and their cytotoxicity against Meth-A and LLC tumor cells.

    Byung-Sun Min;Jiang-Jing Gao;Norio Nakamura;Masao Hattori

  • New Triterpene Aldehydes, Lucialdehydes A—C, from Ganoderma lucidum and Their Cytotoxicity against Murine and Human Tumor Cells

    Jiang-Jing Gao;Byung-Sun Min;Eun-Mi Ahn;Norio Nakamura

  • Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of constituents isolated from Pueraria lobata roots

    Seong Eun Jin;You Kyung Son;Byung-Sun Min;Hyun Ah Jung

  • Anti-inflammatory activity of flavonoids from Populus davidiana.

    XinFeng Zhang;Tran Manh Hung;Phuong Thien Phuong;Tran Minh Ngoc

  • Inhibitory activities of the alkaloids from Coptidis Rhizoma against aldose reductase.

    Hyun Ah Jung;Na Young Yoon;Hyun Ju Bae;Byung-Sun Min;Byung-Sun Min

  • Antioxidant activities of coumarins from Korean medicinal plants and their structure-activity relationships.

    Phuong Thien Thuong;Tran Manh Hung;Tran Minh Ngoc;Do Thi Ha

  • The Heterocyclic Ring Fission and Dehydroxylation of Catechins and Related Compounds by Eubacterium Sp. Strain SDG-2, a Human Intestinal Bacterium

    Li-Quan Wang;Meselhy Ragab Meselhy;Yan Li;Norio Nakamura

  • Isolation and anticomplement activity of compounds from Dendropanax morbifera.

    Bo-Young Park;Byung-Sun Min;Sei-Ryang Oh;Jung-Hee Kim

  • Anticancer Constituents from the Roots of Rubia cordifolia L.

    Jong Keun Son;Soon Ja Jung;Ji Hyun Jung;Zhe Fang

  • Anti-complementary activity of triterpenoides from fruits of Zizyphus jujuba.

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  • Cholinesterase inhibitory and anti-amnesic activity of alkaloids from Corydalis turtschaninovii.

    Tran Manh Hung;MinKyun Na;Nguyen Tien Dat;Tran Minh Ngoc

  • Anticomplement activity of terpenoids from the spores of Ganoderma lucidum.

    Byung Sun Min;Jiang Jing Gao;Masao Hattori;Hyeong Kyu Lee

  • New furofuran and butyrolactone lignans with antioxidant activity from the stem bark of Styrax japonica.

    Byung-Sun Min;Min-Kyun Na;Sei-Ryang Oh;Kyung-Seop Ahn

  • Coptis chinensis alkaloids exert anti-adipogenic activity on 3T3-L1 adipocytes by downregulating C/EBP-α and PPAR-γ

    Jae Sue Choi;Ji-Hye Kim;Md. Yousof Ali;Byung-Sun Min

  • Inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase and ribonuclease H activities by constituents of Juglans mandshurica.

    Byung-Sun Min;Norio Nakamura;Hirotsugu Miyashiro;Young-Ho Kim

  • Anti-complement activity of constituents from the stem-bark of Juglans mandshurica.

    Byung-Sun Min;Sun-Young Lee;Jung-Hee Kim;Joong-Ku Lee

  • Chalcone derivatives from the root bark of Morus alba L. act as inhibitors of PTP1B and α-glucosidase

    Manh Tuan Ha;Su Hui Seong;Tien Dat Nguyen;Won-Kyung Cho

  • Steroids and triterpenes from the fruit bodies of Ganoderma lucidum and their anti-complement activity

    Hyo Won Seo;Tran Manh Hung;MinKyun Na;Hyun Ju Jung

  • Antioxidant Activity of Two Phloroglucinol Derivatives from Dryopteris crassirhizoma

    Sang-Myung Lee;Min-Kyun Na;Ren-Bo An;Byung-Sun Min

  • Lipoxygenase inhibitory constituents from rhubarb

    Tran Minh Ngoc;Pham Thi Hong Minh;Tran Manh Hung;Phuong Thien Thuong

Frequent Co-Authors

Jae Sue Choi
Jae Sue Choi Pukyong National University
KiHwan Bae
KiHwan Bae Chungnam National University
MinKyun Na
MinKyun Na Chungnam National University
Young Ho Kim
Young Ho Kim Kyungpook National University
Jin-Cheol Kim
Jin-Cheol Kim Chonnam National University
Hyun Ah Jung
Hyun Ah Jung Jeonbuk National University
Masao Hattori
Masao Hattori University of Toyama
Won Keun Oh
Won Keun Oh Seoul National University
Sam Sik Kang
Sam Sik Kang Seoul National University
Sanghee Kim
Sanghee Kim Seoul National University

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