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Overview

Luke R. Howard is affiliated with the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in the United States. Their research contributions primarily span the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine, focusing on subfields such as Plant Science, Biochemistry, Food Science, Molecular Biology, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

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

  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Horticultural and Viticultural Research
  • Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Berry Genetics and Cultivation Research
  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress

Frequent collaborators in their research include Cindi Brownmiller, Sun-Ok Lee, Renee T. Threlfall, Inah Gu, and John R. Clark.

Luke R. Howard has published extensively in journals such as Current Developments in Nutrition, Heliyon, ACS Food Science & Technology, American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, and Advances in Nutrition.

Some recent papers authored include:

  • Phenolic profile, in vitro antimicrobial activity and antioxidant capacity of Vaccinium meridionale Swartz pomace, 2020, Heliyon
  • The Effects of Blueberry Phytochemicals on Cell Models of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress, 2021, Advances in Nutrition
  • Berry Phenolic and Volatile Extracts Inhibit Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Secretion in LPS-Stimulated RAW264.7 Cells through Suppression of NF-κB Signaling Pathway, 2020, Antioxidants
  • Volatiles in Berries: Biosynthesis, Composition, Bioavailability, and Health Benefits, 2022, Applied Sciences
  • Children's liking and wanting of foods vary over multiple bites/sips of consumption: A case study of foods containing wild blueberry powder in the amounts targeted to deliver bioactive phytonutrients for children, 2020, Food Research International

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

  • Changes in phytochemical and antioxidant activity of selected pepper cultivars (Capsicum species) as influenced by maturity.

    L. R. Howard;S. T. Talcott;C. H. Brenes;B. Villalon

  • Flavonoids and Antioxidant Activity of Fresh Pepper (Capsicum annuum) Cultivars

    Y. Lee;L.R Howard;B. Villalón

  • Recent Research on the Health Benefits of Blueberries and Their Anthocyanins.

    Wilhelmina Kalt;Aedin Cassidy;Luke R Howard;Robert Krikorian

  • Antioxidant Activity and Total Phenolics in Different Genotypes of Potato (Solanum tuberosum, L.)

    M.S. Al‐Saikhan;L.R. Howard;J.C. Miller

  • Flavonoid glycosides and antioxidant capacity of various blackberry, blueberry and red grape genotypes determined by high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry

    Mi Jin Cho;Luke R Howard;Ronald L Prior;John R Clark

  • Effects of solvent and temperature on pressurized liquid extraction of anthocyanins and total phenolics from dried red grape skin.

    Zhi Yong Ju;Luke R. Howard

  • The blackberry fruit: a review on its composition and chemistry, metabolism and bioavailability, and health benefits.

    Lydia Kaume;Luke R. Howard;Latha Devareddy

  • Antioxidant capacity and phenolic content in blueberries as affected by genotype and growing season

    Luke R Howard;John R Clark;Cindi Brownmiller

  • Processing and storage effects on monomeric anthocyanins, percent polymeric color, and antioxidant capacity of processed black raspberry products.

    A. Hager;L.R. Howard;R.L. Prior;C. Brownmiller

  • Provitamin A and Ascorbic Acid Content of Fresh Pepper Cultivars (Capsicum annuum) and Processed Jalapeños

    L. R. Howard;R. T. Smith;A. B. Wagner;B. Villalon

  • 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

  • Blueberry fruit response to postharvest application of ultraviolet radiation

    Penelope Perkins-Veazie;Julie K. Collins;Luke Howard

  • Phenolic autoxidation is responsible for color degradation in processed carrot puree.

    S T Talcott;L R Howard

  • Solubility and solution thermodynamic properties of quercetin and quercetin dihydrate in subcritical water

    Keerthi Srinivas;Jerry W. King;Luke R. Howard;Jeana K. Monrad

  • Ellagitannin Composition of Blackberry As Determined by HPLC-ESI-MS and MALDI-TOF-MS

    Tiffany J Hager;Luke R Howard;Rohana Liyanage;Jackson O Lay

  • Purified blueberry anthocyanins and blueberry juice alter development of obesity in mice fed an obesogenic high-fat diet.

    Ronald L. Prior;Samuel E. Wilkes;Theodore R. Rogers;Ramesh C. Khanal

  • Processing and storage effects on monomeric anthocyanins, percent polymeric color, and antioxidant capacity of processed blueberry products.

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  • Subcritical Water and Sulfured Water Extraction of Anthocyanins and Other Phenolics from Dried Red Grape Skin

    Zhi Y. Ju;Luke R. Howard

  • Berry polyphenols metabolism and impact on human gut microbiota and health

    Laura Lavefve;Luke R. Howard;Franck Carbonero;Franck Carbonero

  • Antioxidant capacity and phenolic content of spinach as affected by genetics and growing season

    Howard Lr;Pandjaitan N;Morelock T;Gil Mi

  • Processing and storage effects on monomeric anthocyanins, percent polymeric color, and antioxidant capacity of processed blackberry products.

    Tiffany J. Hager;Luke R. Howard;Ronald L. Prior

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald L. Prior
Ronald L. Prior United States Department of Agriculture
Xianli Wu
Xianli Wu Agricultural Research Service
Stephen T. Talcott
Stephen T. Talcott Texas A&M University
Liwei Gu
Liwei Gu University of Florida
María I. Gil
María I. Gil Spanish National Research Council
Arijit Sengupta
Arijit Sengupta Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Maria-José Motilva
Maria-José Motilva University of La Rioja
Tom Van de Wiele
Tom Van de Wiele Ghent University
Phillip J. Brantley
Phillip J. Brantley Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Edward E. Gbur
Edward E. Gbur University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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