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Jason T.C. Tzen is affiliated with National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several subfields including Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Biochemistry, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

The scientist's main research topics include Tea Polyphenols and Effects, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques, melanin and skin pigmentation, Natural Product Bioactivities and Synthesis, Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis, and Food Quality and Safety Studies.

Frequent publication venues for Jason T.C. Tzen include:

  • Molecules
  • Metabolites
  • Journal of Ethnopharmacology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Agronomy

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Teaghrelin protected dopaminergic neurons in MPTP-induced Parkinson's disease animal model by promoting PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy and AMPK/SIRT1/PGC1-α-mediated mitochondrial biogenesis (2024, Environmental Toxicology)
  • Theacrine and strictinin, two major ingredients for the anti-influenza activity of Yunnan Kucha tea (2020, Journal of Ethnopharmacology)
  • Teaghrelin Protects SH-SY5Y Cells against MPP+-Induced Neurotoxicity through Activation of AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α and ERK1/2 Pathways (2020, Nutrients)
  • Quercetin 3- O -malonylglucoside in the leaves of mulberry ( Morus alba ) is a functional analog of ghrelin (2020, Journal of Food Biochemistry)
  • Exploring The Relative Astringency of Tea Catechins and Distinct Astringent Sensation of Catechins and Flavonol Glycosides via an In Vitro Assay Composed of Artificial Oil Bodies (2022, Molecules)

Frequent co-authors of Jason T.C. Tzen are:

  • Wen-Ying Chen
  • Ping-Chung Kuo
  • Cian-Fen Jhuo
  • Wei-Li Hsu
  • Chung-Tse Chen

Best Publications

  • Lipids, Proteins, and Structure of Seed Oil Bodies from Diverse Species

    Jason T. C. Tzen;Yi-zhi Cao;Pascal Laurent;Chandra Ratnayake

  • Surface structure and properties of plant seed oil bodies

    J. T. C. Tzen;A. H. C. Huang

  • Oil bodies and their associated proteins, oleosin and caleosin

    Gitte I. Frandsen;John Mundy;Jason T. C. Tzen

  • Characterization of the charged components and their topology on the surface of plant seed oil bodies.

    J. T. C. Tzen;G. C. Lie;A. H. C. Huang

  • A new method for seed oil body purification and examination of oil body integrity following germination.

    Jason T.C. Tzen;Chi-Chung Peng;Dor-Jih Cheng;Emily C.F. Chen

  • Steroleosin, a Sterol-Binding Dehydrogenase in Seed Oil Bodies

    Li-Jen Lin;Sorgan S.K. Tai;Chi-Chung Peng;Jason T.C. Tzen

  • Cloning and secondary structure analysis of caleosin, a unique calcium-binding protein in oil bodies of plant seeds.

    Jeff C.F. Chen;Corinne C.Y. Tsai;Jason T.C. Tzen

  • Oleosin Isoforms of High and Low Molecular Weights Are Present in the Oil Bodies of Diverse Seed Species

    Jason T. C. Tzen;Yiu-Kay Lai;Kwai-Lan Chan;Anthony H. C. Huang

  • Identification of oleosins as major allergens in sesame seed allergic patients.

    V. Leduc;D. A. Moneret-Vautrin;J. T. C. Tzen;M. Morisset

  • Protective effects of sesamin and sesamolin on hypoxic neuronal and PC12 cells

    Rolis Chien-Wei Hou;Hsueh-Meei Huang;Jason T.C. Tzen;Kee-Ching G. Jeng

  • Integral Proteins in Plant Oil Bodies

    Jason T. C. Tzen

  • Effect of sesame antioxidants on LPS-induced NO production by BV2 microglial cells.

    Rolis Chien-Wei Hou;Huan-Lian Chen;Jason T. C. Tzen;Kee-Ching G. Jeng

  • Constitution of stable artificial oil bodies with triacylglycerol, phospholipid, and caleosin.

    Miles C M Chen;Chia-Lin Chyan;Tiger T T Lee;Shin-Hung Huang

  • Increase of Viability of Entrapped Cells of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus in Artificial Sesame Oil Emulsions

    R.C.W. Hou;M.Y. Lin;M.M.C. Wang;J.T.C. Tzen

  • Gene family of oleosin isoforms and their structural stabilization in sesame seed oil bodies.

    Sorgan S. K. Tai;Miles C. M. Chen;Chi-Chung Peng;Jason T. C. Tzen

  • Molecular cloning of 11S globulin and 2S albumin, the two major seed storage proteins in sesame

    Sorgan S. K. Tai;Lawrence S. H. Wu;Emily C. F. Chen;Jason T. C. Tzen

  • Size and stability of reconstituted sesame oil bodies

    Chi-Chung Peng;I-Ping Lin;Ching-Kuan Lin;Jason T. C. Tzen

  • Two distinct steroleosins are present in seed oil bodies

    Li-Jen Lin;Jason T.C. Tzen

  • Effect of aristolochic acid on intracellular calcium concentration and its links with apoptosis in renal tubular cells

    Yi Hong Hsin;Chi Hung Cheng;Jason T.C. Tzen;Ming Ju Wu

  • (J. Agric. Food. Chem.,55(18):7462-7468)Identification and Comparison of Phenolic Compounds in the Preparation of Oolong Tea Manufactured by Semifermentation and Drying Processes

    Jianpeng Dou;Viola S.Y. Lee;Jason T.C. Tzen;M. R. Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Tsong-Long Hwang
Tsong-Long Hwang Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
Maw-Rong Lee
Maw-Rong Lee National Chung Hsing University
Anthony H. C. Huang
Anthony H. C. Huang University of California, Riverside
Wen-Cai Ye
Wen-Cai Ye Jinan University
Chih-Hsin Tang
Chih-Hsin Tang China Medical University
John Mundy
John Mundy University of Copenhagen
Kay-Hooi Khoo
Kay-Hooi Khoo National Taiwan University
Shui-Tein Chen
Shui-Tein Chen Academia Sinica
Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao McGill University
Denise-Anne Moneret-Vautrin
Denise-Anne Moneret-Vautrin University of Lorraine

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