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Overview

Edward J. Kennelly is affiliated with the City University of New York in the United States. Their research contributions span several main fields of study, predominantly in Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work is further specialized in subfields including Plant Science, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology, Food Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.

The core topics of Kennelly's research focus on Natural Compound Pharmacology Studies, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, Plant-based Medicinal Research, Biological and pharmacological studies of plants, Bioactive natural compounds, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, and Bioactive Natural Diterpenoids Research.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Structural diversity, bioactivities, and biosynthesis of natural diterpenoid alkaloids, 2020, Natural Product Reports
  • Ethnopharmacology of Hypericum species in China: A comprehensive review on ethnobotany, phytochemistry and pharmacology, 2020, Journal of Ethnopharmacology
  • Solanum steroidal glycoalkaloids: structural diversity, biological activities, and biosynthesis, 2021, Natural Product Reports
  • Identification, Biological Activities and Biosynthetic Pathway of Dendrobium Alkaloids, 2021, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Hop (Humulus lupulus L.) terroir has large effect on a glycosylated green leaf volatile but not on other aroma glycosides, 2020, Food Chemistry

Kennelly frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field. Among their frequent coauthors are Chunlin Long, Taylan Morcol, Ruifei Zhang, Yuanyuan Ji, and Dake Zhao.

Their research is often published in journals such as:

  • Journal of Ethnopharmacology
  • Food Chemistry
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Natural Product Reports
  • Industrial Crops and Products

Best Publications

  • Phytoestrogens: a review of the present state of research.

    Andreana L. Ososki;Edward J. Kennelly;Edward J. Kennelly

  • Anthocyanin antioxidants from edible fruits

    Linda S. Einbond;Kurt A. Reynertson;Xiao-Dong Luo;Margaret J. Basile

  • Quantitative analysis of antiradical phenolic constituents from fourteen edible Myrtaceae fruits.

    Kurt A. Reynertson;Hui Yang;Bei Jiang;Margaret J. Basile

  • Polyphenolic antioxidants from the fruits of Chrysophyllum cainito L. (Star Apple).

    Xiao-Dong Luo;Margaret J Basile;Edward J Kennelly

  • Bioactive novel polyphenols from the fruit of Manilkara zapota (Sapodilla).

    Jun Ma;Xiao-Dong Luo;Petr Protiva;Hui Yang

  • Saponins from the traditional medicinal plant Momordica charantia stimulate insulin secretion in vitro.

    Amy C. Keller;Jun Ma;Adam Kavalier;Kan He

  • Structural diversity and bioactivities of natural benzophenones.

    Shi-Biao Wu;Chunlin Long;Edward J. Kennelly

  • White and green teas (Camellia sinensis var. sinensis): variation in phenolic, methylxanthine, and antioxidant profiles.

    Uchenna J. Unachukwu;Selena Ahmed;Adam Kavalier;James T. Lyles

  • Bioactive Benzophenones from Garcinia xanthochymus Fruits

    Scott Baggett;Petr Protiva;Eugene P Mazzola;Hui Yang

  • Antioxidant Potential of Seven Myrtaceous Fruits

    Kurt A. Reynertson;Margaret J. Basile;Edward J. Kennelly

  • The Passiflora tripartita (Banana Passion) Fruit: A Source of Bioactive Flavonoid C-Glycosides Isolated by HSCCC and Characterized by HPLC–DAD–ESI/MS/MS

    Mario J. Simirgiotis;Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann;Jorge Bórquez;Edward J. Kennelly

  • Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of seven cultivars of guava (Psidium guajava) fruits

    Gema Flores;Shi-Biao Wu;Adam Negrin;Edward J. Kennelly

  • Bioactive depsides and anthocyanins from jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora).

    Kurt A Reynertson;Alison M Wallace;Seiji Adachi;Roberto R Gil

  • Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive compounds from Tripterygium wilfordii

    Jun Ma;Moul Dey;Hui Yang;Alexander Poulev

  • Effects of extreme climate events on tea (Camellia sinensis) functional quality validate indigenous farmer knowledge and sensory preferences in tropical China.

    Selena Ahmed;Selena Ahmed;Selena Ahmed;John Richard Stepp;Colin M. Orians;Timothy S. Griffin

  • Antioxidant capacities of ten edible North American plants.

    Ulyana Muñoz Acuña;Daniel E. Atha;Jun Ma;Michael H. Nee

  • Metabolite profiling of jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) and other dark-colored fruit juices

    SB Wu;K Dastmalchi;C Long;E Kennelly

  • Steroidal saponins from Asparagus officinalis and their cytotoxic activity.

    Yu Shao;Onoomar Poobrasert;Edward J. Kennelly;Chee-Kok Chin

  • Cytotoxic chalcones and antioxidants from the fruits of Syzygium samarangense (Wax Jambu)

    Mario J. Simirgiotis;Seiji Adachi;Satoshi To;Hui Yang

  • Phytochemistry and health benefits of jaboticaba, an emerging fruit crop from Brazil

    Shi-Biao Wu;Shi-Biao Wu;Chunlin Long;Edward J. Kennelly;Edward J. Kennelly

Frequent Co-Authors

Chunlin Long
Chunlin Long Minzu University of China
I. Bernard Weinstein
I. Bernard Weinstein Columbia University
A. Douglas Kinghorn
A. Douglas Kinghorn The Ohio State University
Bruce D. Whitaker
Bruce D. Whitaker United States Department of Agriculture
Ping-Chung Leung
Ping-Chung Leung Chinese University of Hong Kong
John M. Pezzuto
John M. Pezzuto Western New England University
Susanna Cunningham-Rundles
Susanna Cunningham-Rundles Cornell University
Roberto R. Gil
Roberto R. Gil Carnegie Mellon University
Kwok-Pui Fung
Kwok-Pui Fung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mark Coles
Mark Coles University of Oxford

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