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Canada
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
20705
World Ranking
3830
National Ranking
99

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

David D. Kitts is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and has a research profile spanning multiple interdisciplinary fields. Their work primarily intersects Medicine, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, Kitts has contributed notably to subfields such as Food Science, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Physiology, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of subjects, including:

  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Proteins in Food Systems
  • Biochemical effects in animals
  • Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Advanced Glycation End Products research

Kitts has published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • LWT
  • Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
  • ACS Nano

Their recent scholarly output includes the following papers:

  • "Lactic acid fermentation: A novel approach to eliminate unpleasant aroma in pea protein isolates," 2021, LWT
  • "Mangiferin: a review of dietary sources, absorption, metabolism, bioavailability, and safety," 2021, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
  • "Production of high loading insulin nanoparticles suitable for oral delivery by spray drying and freeze drying techniques," 2022, Scientific Reports
  • "Antioxidants help favorably regulate the kinetics of lipid peroxidation, polyunsaturated fatty acids degradation and acidic cannabinoids decarboxylation in hempseed oil," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Plant Extracts Containing Saponins Affects the Stability and Biological Activity of Hempseed Oil Emulsion System," 2020, Molecules

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Anubhav Pratap-Singh
  • Anika Singh
  • Yigong Guo
  • Kaiwen Mu
  • Farahnaz Fathordoobady

Best Publications

  • Bioactive proteins and peptides from food sources applications of bioprocesses used in isolation and recovery

    David D Kitts;Katie Weiler

  • Role of Chlorogenic Acids in Controlling Oxidative and Inflammatory Stress Conditions

    Ningjian Liang;David D. Kitts

  • Antioxidant properties of a North American ginseng extract.

    David D. Kitts;Arosha N. Wijewickreme;Chun Hu

  • Antioxidant Property of Coffee Components: Assessment of Methods that Define Mechanisms of Action

    Ningjian Liang;David D Kitts

  • Antioxidant activity of the flaxseed lignan secoisolariciresinol diglycoside and its mammalian lignan metabolites enterodiol and enterolactone.

    D D Kitts;Y V Yuan;A N Wijewickreme;L U Thompson

  • Black rice (Oryza sativa L. indica) pigmented fraction suppresses both reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide in chemical and biological model systems.

    Chun Hu;Jerzy Zawistowski;Wenhua Ling;David D Kitts

  • Studies on the dual antioxidant and antibacterial properties of parsley (Petroselinum crispum) and cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) extracts

    Peter Y.Y. Wong;David D. Kitts

  • Flavonoid composition of orange peel and its association with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.

    Xiu-Min Chen;Andrew R. Tait;David D. Kitts

  • Evaluation of Antioxidant and Prooxidant Activities of Bamboo Phyllostachys nigra Var. Henonis Leaf Extract in Vitro

    Chun Hu;Ying Zhang;David D. Kitts

  • STUDIES ON THE ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF ECHINACEA ROOT EXTRACT

    Chun Hu;David D. Kitts

  • Chemical and biochemical properties of casein-sugar Maillard reaction products

    H Jing;D.D Kitts

  • Efficacy and safety of ginseng.

    DD Kitts;C Hu

  • Antioxidant activities of the flaxseed lignan secoisolariciresinol diglucoside, its aglycone secoisolariciresinol and the mammalian lignans enterodiol and enterolactone in vitro.

    Chun Hu;Yvonne V. Yuan;David D. Kitts

  • Dietary Choline Intake: Current State of Knowledge Across the Life Cycle

    Alejandra M. Wiedeman;Susan I. Barr;Timothy J. Green;Zhaoming Xu

  • Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flower extract suppresses both reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide and prevents lipid oxidation in vitro

    C. Hu;D.D. Kitts

  • Luteolin and luteolin-7-O-glucoside from dandelion flower suppress iNOS and COX-2 in RAW264.7 cells.

    Chun Hu;David D. Kitts

  • Antioxidant assessment of an anthocyanin-enriched blackberry extract

    Ingrid Elisia;Chun Hu;David G. Popovich;David D. Kitts

  • Structure-function relationship exists for ginsenosides in reducing cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis in the human leukemia (THP-1) cell line.

    David G Popovich;David D Kitts

  • Antioxidant, prooxidant, and cytotoxic activities of solvent-fractionated dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flower extracts in vitro.

    Chun Hu;David D Kitts

  • Antioxidant activity of sugar-lysine Maillard reaction products in cell free and cell culture systems.

    Hao Jing;David D. Kitts

Frequent Co-Authors

Eunice C.Y. Li-Chan
Eunice C.Y. Li-Chan University of British Columbia
Shuryo Nakai
Shuryo Nakai University of British Columbia
Helen M. Burt
Helen M. Burt University of British Columbia
Andrew W. Trites
Andrew W. Trites University of British Columbia
Laurent Bazinet
Laurent Bazinet Université Laval
Sheila M. Innis
Sheila M. Innis University of British Columbia
Xiaonan Lu
Xiaonan Lu McGill University
Peter Jones
Peter Jones University of Cambridge
Rickey Y. Yada
Rickey Y. Yada University of British Columbia
Shuo Wang
Shuo Wang Nankai University

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