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Jean-Michel Mérillon

Jean-Michel Mérillon

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Biology and Biochemistry

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67
Citations
17268
World Ranking
8165
National Ranking
274

Overview

Jean-Michel Mérillon is affiliated with the University of Bordeaux in France. Their research spans several fields, mainly Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these fields, their work particularly focuses on subfields such as Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Food Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

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

  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Natural Product Bioactivities and Synthesis
  • Plant Tissue Culture and Regeneration
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Plant Biochemistry and Biosynthesis

Some of the recent papers authored by or associated with Jean-Michel Mérillon include:

  • "A grapevine by-product extract enriched in oligomerised stilbenes to control downy mildews: focus on its modes of action towards Plasmopara viticola", 2022, published in OENO One
  • "Characterization of Stilbene Composition in Grape Berries from Wild Vitis Species in Year-To-Year Harvest", 2020, published in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • "Chiroptical and potential in vitro anti-inflammatory properties of viniferin stereoisomers from grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.)", 2022, published in Food Chemistry
  • "Diastereomeric stilbenoid glucoside dimers from the rhizomes of Gnetum africanum", 2020, published in Phytochemistry Letters
  • "Arundinosides I-IX and graminifolosides A-B: 2R-benzylmalate and 2R-isobutylmalates derivatives from Arundina graminifolia (D.Don) Hochr. with antioxidant, cytocompatibility and cytoprotective properties", 2022, published in Phytochemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jean-Michel Mérillon include:

  • Pierre Waffo-Téguo
  • Julien Gabaston
  • Tristan Richard
  • Stéphanie Cluzet
  • Kishan Gopal Ramawat

Publications appear regularly in specialized venues such as:

  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • OENO One
  • Food Chemistry
  • Phytochemistry Letters
  • Phytochemistry

Jean-Michel Mérillon has also contributed to book publications with Springer International Publishing, publishing four books including:

  • Co-Evolution of Secondary Metabolites, 2020
  • Plant Defence: Biological Control, 2020
  • Orchids Phytochemistry, Biology and Horticulture, 2022
  • Natural Products in Beverages, 2023

Best Publications

  • Comparative study of antioxidant properties and total phenolic content of 30 plant extracts of industrial interest using DPPH, ABTS, FRAP, SOD, and ORAC assays.

    Stéphanie Dudonné;Xavier Vitrac;Philippe Coutière;Marion Woillez

  • COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RADICAL SCAVENGER AND ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS FROM VITIS VINIFERA CELL CULTURES USING IN VITRO TESTS

    Bernard Fauconneau;Pierre Waffo-Teguo;François Huguet;Laurence Barrier

  • Water deficit alters differentially metabolic pathways affecting important flavor and quality traits in grape berries of Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay

    Laurent G Deluc;David R Quilici;Alain Decendit;Jérôme Grimplet

  • Characterization of a Grapevine R2R3-MYB Transcription Factor That Regulates the Phenylpropanoid Pathway

    Laurent Deluc;François Barrieu;Chloé Marchive;Virginie Lauvergeat

  • The transcription factor VvMYB5b contributes to the regulation of anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in developing grape berries

    Laurent Deluc;Jochen Bogs;Amanda R. Walker;Thilia Ferrier

  • Natural stilbenoids: distribution in the plant kingdom and chemotaxonomic interest in Vitaceae

    Céline Rivière;Céline Rivière;Alison D. Pawlus;Jean Michel Mérillon

  • Distribution of [14C]-trans-resveratrol, a cancer chemopreventive polyphenol, in mouse tissues after oral administration.

    Xavier Vitrac;Alexis Desmoulière;Brigitte Brouillaud;Stéphanie Krisa

  • Inhibitory activity of stilbenes on Alzheimer’s β-amyloid fibrils in vitro

    Céline Rivière;Tristan Richard;Lysiane Quentin;Stéphanie Krisa

  • Determination of stilbenes (delta-viniferin, trans-astringin, trans-piceid, cis- and trans-resveratrol, epsilon-viniferin) in Brazilian wines.

    Xavier Vitrac;Aurélie Bornet;Regina Vanderlinde;Josep Valls

  • Effect of methyl jasmonate in combination with carbohydrates on gene expression of PR proteins, stilbene and anthocyanin accumulation in grapevine cell cultures.

    Assia Belhadj;Nadège Telef;Cassandrine Saigne;Stéphanie Cluzet

  • Sugar sensing and Ca2+-calmodulin requirement in Vitis vinifera cells producing anthocyanins.

    Xavier Vitrac;Fabienne Larronde;Stéphanie Krisa;Alain Decendit

  • Neuroprotective properties of resveratrol and derivatives.

    Tristan Richard;Alison D. Pawlus;Marie Laure Iglésias;Eric Pedrot

  • Direct liquid chromatographic analysis of resveratrol derivatives and flavanonols in wines with absorbance and fluorescence detection

    Xavier Vitrac;Jean-Pierre Monti;Joseph Vercauteren;Gérard Deffieux

  • Determination of Stilbenes (trans-Astringin, cis- and trans-Piceid, and cis- and trans-Resveratrol) in Portuguese Wines

    M T Ribeiro de Lima;P Waffo-Téguo;P L Teissedre;A Pujolas

  • Methyl jasmonate induces defense responses in grapevine and triggers protection against Erysiphe necator.

    Assia Belhadj;Cassandrine Saigne;Nadège Telef;Stéphanie Cluzet

  • Isolation, Identification, and Antioxidant Activity of Three Stilbene Glucosides Newly Extracted from Vitis vinifera Cell Cultures

    Pierre Waffo Teguo;Bernard Fauconneau;Gérard Deffieux;François Huguet

  • Bioactive molecules and medicinal plants

    K. G. Ramawat;J. M. Merillon

  • Dietary levels of pure flavonoids improve spatial memory performance and increase hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor

    Catarina Rendeiro;David Vauzour;Marcus Rattray;Pierre Waffo-Téguo

  • Integrin αVβ3 contains a receptor site for resveratrol

    Hung Yun Lin;Lawrence Lansing;Jean Michel Merillon;Faith B. Davis

  • Involvement of cytochrome P450 1A2 in the biotransformation of trans-resveratrol in human liver microsomes

    Bertrand Piver;Maude Fer;Xavier Vitrac;Jean-Michel Merillon

Frequent Co-Authors

Marie-France Corio-Costet
Marie-France Corio-Costet INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Pierre-Louis Teissedre
Pierre-Louis Teissedre University of Bordeaux
Eric Gomès
Eric Gomès University of Bordeaux
Riadh Ksouri
Riadh Ksouri Center of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria
Chedly Abdelly
Chedly Abdelly Center of Biotechnogy of Borj Cédria
Nathalie Ollat
Nathalie Ollat INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Serge Delrot
Serge Delrot University of Bordeaux
Denis Dubourdieu
Denis Dubourdieu University of Bordeaux
Grant R. Cramer
Grant R. Cramer University of Nevada Reno
Hélène Budzinski
Hélène Budzinski University of Bordeaux

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