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Nuran Ercal is affiliated with the Missouri University of Science and Technology in the United States, contributing primarily to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research extensively covers subfields such as Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Materials Chemistry, and Clinical Biochemistry.

Their research topics include:

  • Connexins and lens biology
  • Redox biology and oxidative stress
  • Sulfur Compounds in Biology
  • Advanced Glycation End Products research
  • Free Radicals and Antioxidants
  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Potato Plant Research

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nuran Ercal demonstrate a focus on biochemical processes and oxidative damage, with notable publications including:

  • Postharvest application of thiol compounds affects surface browning and antioxidant activity of fresh-cut potatoes (2020) in Journal of Food Biochemistry
  • Continuous measurement of reactive oxygen species inside and outside of a residential house during summer (2021) in Indoor Air
  • Thiol antioxidants protect human lens epithelial (HLE B-3) cells against tert-butyl hydroperoxide-induced oxidative damage and cytotoxicity (2022) in Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports
  • Development of a HPLC-MS/MS method for assessment of thiol redox status in human tear fluids (2021) in Analytical Biochemistry
  • Protective effects of tiopronin on oxidatively challenged human lung carcinoma cells (A549) (2020) in Free Radical Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nuran Ercal include:

  • Annalise Pfaff
  • Anna Chernatynskaya
  • Jiandong Wu
  • Huari Kou
  • Nan Cen

Publication venues where Nuran Ercal has contributed multiple works include:

  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • Biomacromolecules
  • Journal of Food Biochemistry
  • Indoor Air
  • Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports

Best Publications

  • Toxic Metals and Oxidative Stress Part I: Mechanisms Involved in Me-tal induced Oxidative Damage

    Nuran Ercal;Hande Gurer-Orhan;Nukhet Aykin-Burns

  • Can Antioxidants Be Beneficial in the Treatment of Lead Poisoning

    Hande Gurer;Nuran Ercal

  • Antioxidant effects of N-acetylcysteine and succimer in red blood cells from lead-exposed rats

    Hande Gürer;Hilal Özgünes;Rachel Neal;Douglas R Spitz

  • Analysis of glutathione, glutathione disulfide, cysteine, homocysteine, and other biological thiols by high-performance liquid chromatography following derivatization by n-(1-pyrenyl)maleimide.

    R.A. Winters;J. Zukowski;N. Ercal;R.H. Matthews

  • Drying effects on the antioxidant properties of tomatoes and ginger.

    Özlem Aktürk Gümüşay;Alev Akpınar Borazan;Nuran Ercal;Omca Demirkol

  • HIV-1 viral proteins gp120 and Tat induce oxidative stress in brain endothelial cells.

    Tulin Otamis Price;Nuran Ercal;Ryota Nakaoke;William A. Banks

  • Antioxidant effect of taurine against lead-induced oxidative stress.

    Hande Gürer;H Ozgunes;E Saygin;N Ercal

  • In vivo indices of oxidative stress in lead-exposed C57BL/6 mice are reduced by treatment with meso-2,3-Dimercaptosuccinic Acid or N-acetylcysteine

    Nuran Ercal;Piyanee Treeratphan;Terese C. Hammond;Richard H. Matthews

  • Antioxidant role of α-lipoic acid in lead toxicity

    Hande Gurer;Hilal Ozgunes;Serdar Oztezcan;Nuran Ercal

  • Biologically important thiols in various vegetables and fruits.

    Omca Demirkol;Craig D. Adams;Nuran Ercal

  • Nicotine enantiomers and oxidative stress

    Deniz Yildiz;Nuran Ercal;Daniel W. Armstrong

  • Comparison of pure nicotine- and smokeless tobacco extract-induced toxicities and oxidative stress.

    Deniz Yildiz;Y. S. Liu;Nuran Ercal;Daniel W. Armstrong

  • Antioxidant and free radical scavenging properties of N-acetylcysteine amide (NACA) and comparison with N-acetylcysteine (NAC)

    Burhan Ates;Linu Sara Abraham;Nuran Ercal

  • A role for oxidative stress in suppressing serum immunoglobulin levels in lead-exposed Fisher 344 rats.

    Nuran Ercal;Rachel Neal;Piyanee Treeratphan;Paula Marcellus Lutz

  • Acute and subacute pulmonary toxicity and mortality in mice after intratracheal instillation of ZnO nanoparticles in three laboratories

    Nicklas Raun Jacobsen;Tobias Stoeger;Sybille Van Den Brûle;Anne Thoustrup Saber

  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil Improves Learning and Memory in SAMP8 Mice

    Susan A. Farr;Tulin O. Price;Ligia J. Dominguez;Antonio Motisi

  • Effects of N-acetylcysteine amide (NACA), a novel thiol antioxidant against glutamate-induced cytotoxicity in neuronal cell line PC12

    Suman Penugonda;Suneetha Mare;Glenn Goldstein;William A. Banks

  • Antioxidant role of N-acetyl cysteine isomers following high dose irradiation.

    Rachel Neal;Richard H Matthews;Richard H Matthews;Paula Lutz;Nuran Ercal

  • D-amino acid levels in human physiological fluids

    Daniel W. Armstrong;Mary Gasper;Sun Haing Lee;Janusz Zukowski

  • A Novel Antioxidant N-acetylcysteine Amide Prevents Gp120- and Tat-Induced Oxidative Stress in Brain Endothelial Cells

    Tulin Otamis Price;Fikriye Uras;William A. Banks;William A. Banks;Nuran Ercal;Nuran Ercal

  • N-Acetylcysteine amide protects against methamphetamine-induced oxidative stress and neurotoxicity in immortalized human brain endothelial cells

    Xinsheng Zhang;Atrayee Banerjee;William A. Banks;Nuran Ercal

Frequent Co-Authors

William A. Banks
William A. Banks University of Washington
Daniel W. Armstrong
Daniel W. Armstrong The University of Texas at Arlington
John E. Morley
John E. Morley Saint Louis University
Douglas R. Spitz
Douglas R. Spitz University of Iowa
Craig D. Adams
Craig D. Adams Saint Louis University
Zhimin Qiang
Zhimin Qiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nader Sheibani
Nader Sheibani University of Wisconsin–Madison
Peter Møller
Peter Møller University of Copenhagen
Vadym Mochalin
Vadym Mochalin Missouri University of Science and Technology
Kostas Kostarelos
Kostas Kostarelos University of Manchester

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