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Liwei Gu is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans various subfields including Molecular Biology, Food Science, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Genetics.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Liwei Gu include:

  • Synergic interactions between polyphenols and gut microbiota in mitigating inflammatory bowel diseases, 2020, Food & Function
  • Use natural deep eutectic solvents as efficient green reagents to extract procyanidins and anthocyanins from cranberry pomace and predictive modeling by RSM and artificial neural networking, 2020, Separation and Purification Technology
  • A highly efficient protein corona-based proteomic analysis strategy for the discovery of pharmacodynamic biomarkers, 2022, Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis
  • Identifying Cranberry Juice Consumers with Predictive OPLS-DA Models of Plasma Metabolome and Validation of Cranberry Juice Intake Biomarkers in a Double-Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Cross-Over Study, 2020, Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
  • Efficacy and mechanisms of dietary polyphenols in mitigating rheumatoid arthritis, 2020, Journal of Functional Foods

Liwei Gu frequently publishes in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Food & Function
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Functional Foods
  • Nutrients

Collaborations are an integral part of Liwei Gu's research activities. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Lindsey M. Christman
  • Yavuz Yağız
  • Taylor L. Washington
  • Shaomin Zhao
  • Christina Khoo

Best Publications

  • Assays for hydrophilic and lipophilic antioxidant capacity (oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC(FL))) of plasma and other biological and food samples.

    Ronald L Prior;Ha Hoang;Liwei Gu;Xianli Wu

  • Development of a database for total antioxidant capacity in foods: a preliminary study

    Xianli Wu;Liwei Gu;Joanne Holden;David B. Haytowitz

  • Concentrations of Proanthocyanidins in Common Foods and Estimations of Normal Consumption

    Liwei Gu;Mark A. Kelm;John F. Hammerstone;Gary Beecher

  • Characterization of anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins in some cultivars of Ribes, Aronia, and Sambucus and their antioxidant capacity.

    Xianli Wu;Liwei Gu;Ronald L Prior;Steve McKay

  • Screening of foods containing proanthocyanidins and their structural characterization using LC-MS/MS and thiolytic degradation.

    Liwei Gu;Mark A Kelm;John F Hammerstone;Gary Beecher

  • Fractionation of polymeric procyanidins from lowbush blueberry and quantification of procyanidins in selected foods with an optimized normal-phase HPLC-MS fluorescent detection method.

    Liwei Gu;Mark Kelm;John F Hammerstone;Gary Beecher

  • Occurrence and biological significance of proanthocyanidins in the American diet

    Ronald L. Prior;Liwei Gu

  • Absorption and metabolism of proanthocyanidins

    Keqin Ou;Liwei Gu

  • Antioxidant capacities, procyanidins and pigments in avocados of different strains and cultivars

    Wei Wang;Terrell R. Bostic;Liwei Gu

  • A review: Using nanoparticles to enhance absorption and bioavailability of phenolic phytochemicals

    Zheng Li;Hong Jiang;Changmou Xu;Liwei Gu

  • Procyanidin and catechin contents and antioxidant capacity of cocoa and chocolate products.

    Liwei Gu;Suzanne E. House;Xianli Wu;Boxin Ou

  • Antioxidant Capacities of Phlorotannins Extracted from the Brown Algae Fucus vesiculosus

    Tao Wang;Rósa Jónsdóttir;Haiyan Liu;Liwei Gu

  • Liquid chromatographic/electrospray ionization mass spectrometric studies of proanthocyanidins in foods

    Liwei Gu;Mark A. Kelm;John F. Hammerstone;Ze Zhang

  • Whole berries versus berry anthocyanins: interactions with dietary fat levels in the C57BL/6J mouse model of obesity.

    Ronald L. Prior;Xianli Wu;Liwei Gu;Tiffany J. Hager

  • Antioxidant Capacity, Phenolic Content, and Profiling of Phenolic Compounds in the Seeds, Skin, and Pulp of Vitis rotundifolia (Muscadine Grapes) As Determined by HPLC-DAD-ESI-MSn

    Amandeep K. Sandhu;Liwei Gu

  • Plasma Antioxidant Capacity Changes Following a Meal as a Measure of the Ability of a Food to Alter In Vivo Antioxidant Status

    Ronald L. Prior;Liwei Gu;Xianli Wu;Robert A. Jacob

  • Free and bound total phenolic concentrations, antioxidant capacities, and profiles of proanthocyanidins and anthocyanins in whole grain rice (Oryza sativa L.) of different bran colours

    Byungrok Min;Liwei Gu;Anna M. McClung;Christine J. Bergman

  • Metabolic Phenotype of Isoflavones Differ among Female Rats, Pigs, Monkeys, and Women

    Liwei Gu;Suzanne E. House;Ronald L. Prior;Nianbai Fang

  • Processing of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and Sorghum Products Alters Procyanidin Oligomer and Polymer Distribution and Content

    Joseph M Awika;Linda Dykes;Liwei Gu;Lloyd W Rooney

  • Improvements in Metabolic Health with Consumption of Ellagic Acid and Subsequent Conversion into Urolithins: Evidence and Mechanisms

    Inhae Kang;Teresa Buckner;Neil F Shay;Liwei Gu

  • Effects of exogenous abscisic acid on antioxidant capacities, anthocyanins, and flavonol contents of muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia) skins

    Amandeep K. Sandhu;Dennis J. Gray;Jiang Lu;Liwei Gu

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald L. Prior
Ronald L. Prior United States Department of Agriculture
Xianli Wu
Xianli Wu Agricultural Research Service
Gary R. Beecher
Gary R. Beecher United States Department of Agriculture
Thomas M. Badger
Thomas M. Badger University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Lloyd W. Rooney
Lloyd W. Rooney Texas A&M University
Martin J. J. Ronis
Martin J. J. Ronis Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
Thomas G. Phillips
Thomas G. Phillips California Institute of Technology
Luke R. Howard
Luke R. Howard University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Matthew E. Smith
Matthew E. Smith University of Florida
Charles A. Sims
Charles A. Sims University of Florida

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