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Overview

Dae-Ok Kim is affiliated with Kyung Hee University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to research within the field of medicine, specifically focusing on subfields including biochemistry, molecular biology, plant science, pathology and forensic medicine, and nutrition and dietetics. Their work intersects various scientific disciplines, emphasizing phytochemicals and antioxidant activities, phytoestrogen effects, microbial metabolites in food biotechnology, and neuroprotective properties of medicinal plants.

Their recent notable publications include:

  • N -Aryl-linked spirocyclic polymers for membrane separations of complex hydrocarbon mixtures, 2020, Science
  • Turbostratic nanoporous carbon sheet membrane for ultrafast and selective nanofiltration in viscous green solvents, 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Antioxidant capacity of 12 major soybean isoflavones and their bioavailability under simulated digestion and in human intestinal Caco-2 cells, 2021, Food Chemistry
  • Neuroprotective Effects of Phlorotannin-Rich Extract from Brown Seaweed Ecklonia cava on Neuronal PC-12 and SH-SY5Y Cells with Oxidative Stress, 2020, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • A brief history and spectroscopic analysis of soy isoflavones, 2020, Food Science and Biotechnology

Frequent co-authors working alongside Dae-Ok Kim include:

  • Young Sung Jung
  • Kwan Joong Kim
  • Chan-Su Rha
  • Ho Jin Heo
  • Nam-In Baek

Their research has appeared frequently in the following publication venues:

  • Food Science and Biotechnology
  • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Antioxidants
  • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
  • Molecules

Dae-Ok Kim's core research topics cover a diverse range related to natural compounds and their biomedical applications, including:

  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Phytoestrogen effects and research
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • GABA and Rice Research

The combination of work in plant-derived bioactive compounds and cellular neuroprotection highlights the intersection of natural product chemistry and biomedical science in their research portfolio. The contributions to membrane technology research also reflect a broader engagement with material sciences as applied to chemical separations and environmental applications.

Best Publications

  • Antioxidant capacity of phenolic phytochemicals from various cultivars of plums

    Dae-Ok Kim;Seung Weon Jeong;Chang Y. Lee

  • Comparison of ABTS/DPPH assays to measure antioxidant capacity in popular antioxidant-rich US foods

    Anna Floegel;Dae-Ok Kim;Sang-Jin Chung;Sung I. Koo

  • Vitamin C equivalent antioxidant capacity (VCEAC) of phenolic phytochemicals

    Dae-Ok Kim;Ki Won Lee;Hyong Joo Lee;Chang Yong Lee

  • Quantification of polyphenolics and their antioxidant capacity in fresh plums.

    Dae Ok Kim;Ock Kyoung Chun;Young Jun Kim;Hae Yeon Moon

  • Major Phenolics in Apple and Their Contribution to the Total Antioxidant Capacity

    Ki Won Lee;Young Jun Kim;Dae-Ok Kim;Hyong Joo Lee

  • Daily consumption of phenolics and total antioxidant capacity from fruit and vegetables in the American diet.

    Ock Kyoung Chun;Dae-Ok Kim;Nancy Smith;David Schroeder

  • Superoxide radical scavenging activity of the major polyphenols in fresh plums.

    Ock Kyoung Chun;Dae Ok Kim;Chang Yong Lee

  • Comprehensive Study on Vitamin C Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity (VCEAC) of Various Polyphenolics in Scavenging a Free Radical and its Structural Relationship

    Dae-Ok Kim;Chang Yong Lee

  • Sweet and sour cherry phenolics and their protective effects on neuronal cells.

    Dae-Ok Kim;Ho Jin Heo;Young Jun Kim;Hyun Seuk Yang

  • Contribution of Individual Polyphenolics to Total Antioxidant Capacity of Plums

    Ock Kyoung Chun;Dae-Ok Kim;Hae Yeon Moon;Hee Gon Kang

  • Antioxidant capacities of individual and combined phenolics in a model system

    Ho Jin Heo;Young Jun Kim;Donghwa Chung;Dae-Ok Kim

  • Effect of Antioxidant Flavanone, Naringenin, from Citrus junos on Neuroprotection

    Ho Jin Heo;Dae-Ok Kim;Soo Cheol Shin;Mi Jeong Kim

  • Jam Processing Effect on Phenolics and Antioxidant Capacity in Anthocyanin-rich Fruits: Cherry, Plum, and Raspberry

    D.-O. Kim;O.I. Padilla-Zakour

  • Flavonol glycosides from the aerial parts of Aceriphyllum rossii and their antioxidant activities

    Jae-Taek Han;Myun-Ho Bang;Ock-Kyoung Chun;Dae-Ok Kim

  • Extraction and Isolation of Polyphenolics

    Dae-Ok Kim;Chang Y. Lee

  • Neuroprotective and anti-oxidant effects of caffeic acid isolated from Erigeron annuus leaf

    Chang-Ho Jeong;Hee Rok Jeong;Gwi Nam Choi;Dae-Ok Kim

  • Consideration on equivalent chemicals in total phenolic assay of chlorogenic acid-rich plums.

    Ock Kyoung Chun;Dae-Ok Kim

  • Antioxidant activities from the aerial parts of Platycodon grandiflorum

    Chang-Ho Jeong;Gwi Nam Choi;Ji Hye Kim;Ji Hyun Kwak

  • Evaluation of Different Methods of Antioxidant Measurement

    Kyung Mi Yoo;Dae Ok Kim;Chang Yong Lee

  • Potent Inhibitory effect of flavonoids in Scutellaria baicalensis on amyloid beta protein-induced neurotoxicity.

    Ho Jin Heo;Dae-Ok Kim;Soo Jung Choi;Dong Hoon Shin

Frequent Co-Authors

Chang Yong Lee
Chang Yong Lee Cornell University
Nam-In Baek
Nam-In Baek Kyung Hee University
Cheon-Seok Park
Cheon-Seok Park Kyung Hee University
Jin-Ho Seo
Jin-Ho Seo Seoul National University
Hyong Joo Lee
Hyong Joo Lee Seoul National University
Ki Won Lee
Ki Won Lee Seoul National University
Maria Luz Fernandez
Maria Luz Fernandez University of Connecticut
Ronald G. Crystal
Ronald G. Crystal Cornell University
Tae-Sook Jeong
Tae-Sook Jeong Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology

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