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Robert Verpoorte

Robert Verpoorte

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Biology and Biochemistry
Netherlands
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
120
Citations
64823
World Ranking
625
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Robert Verpoorte is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as agricultural and biological sciences. Their work encompasses various subfields including pharmacology, molecular biology, plant science, catalysis, and spectroscopy.

The scientist's research topics cover a broad spectrum related to natural products and their applications. These include ionic liquids properties and applications, metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, analytical chemistry and chromatography, chemical synthesis and alkaloids, pharmacological effects of natural compounds, chemical and physical properties in aqueous solutions, and essential oils and antimicrobial activity.

Robert Verpoorte has authored several scientific papers, with notable recent publications including:

  • Natural products in drug discovery: advances and opportunities, 2021, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
  • Natural Deep Eutectic Solvent Extraction of Flavonoids of Scutellaria baicalensis as a Replacement for Conventional Organic Solvents, 2020, Molecules
  • Solubility and Stability of Some Pharmaceuticals in Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents-Based Formulations, 2021, Molecules
  • Biological activity and sensory evaluation of cocoa by-products NADES extracts used in food fortification, 2020, Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies
  • Exploring natural products-based cancer therapeutics derived from Egyptian flora, 2020, Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Their frequent coauthors include Young Hae Choi, Geert-Jan Witkamp, Yuntao Dai, Andreia S.F. Farinha, and Daniel Załuski. Collaboration with these researchers has been reflected across a range of studies.

Publication venues where Robert Verpoorte has frequently contributed include:

  • Molecules
  • Journal of Ethnopharmacology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Plants

Best Publications

  • Natural products in drug discovery: advances and opportunities.

    Atanas G Atanasov;Sergey B Zotchev;Verena M Dirsch

  • Natural deep eutectic solvents as new potential media for green technology.

    Yuntao Dai;Jaap van Spronsen;Geert Jan Witkamp;Robert Verpoorte

  • Elicitor signal transduction leading to production of plant secondary metabolites.

    Jian Zhao;Lawrence C. Davis;Robert Verpoorte

  • Are natural deep eutectic solvents the missing link in understanding cellular metabolism and physiology

    Young Hae Choi;Jaap van Spronsen;Yuntao Dai;Marianne Verberne

  • Tailoring properties of natural deep eutectic solvents with water to facilitate their applications

    Yuntao Dai;Geert-Jan Witkamp;Robert Verpoorte;Young Hae Choi

  • NMR-based metabolomic analysis of plants.

    Hye Kyong Kim;Young Hae Choi;Robert Verpoorte

  • The Catharanthus alkaloids: pharmacognosy and biotechnology.

    Robert van der Heijden;Denise I. Jacobs;Wim Snoeijer;Didier Hallard

  • Biotechnology for the production of plant secondary metabolites

    R. Verpoorte;A. Contin;J. Memelink

  • Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents as a New Extraction Media for Phenolic Metabolites in Carthamus tinctorius L.

    Yuntao Dai;Geert-Jan Witkamp;Robert Verpoorte;Young Hae Choi

  • Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants for specialty industrial materials

    Andrea Lubbe;Andrea Lubbe;Robert Verpoorte

  • Chalcone synthase and its functions in plant resistance

    T. T. H. Dao;H. J. M. Linthorst;Robert Verpoorte

  • Screening for acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from Amaryllidaceae using silica gel thin-layer chromatography in combination with bioactivity staining.

    In Kyung Rhee;Michiel van de Meent;Kornkanok Ingkaninan;Robert Verpoorte

  • The seco-iridoid pathway from Catharanthus roseus

    Karel Miettinen;Lemeng Dong;Nicolas Navrot;Thomas Schneider

  • Biosynthesis, natural sources, dietary intake, pharmacokinetic properties, and biological activities of hydroxycinnamic acids

    Hesham R El-Seedi;Hesham R El-Seedi;Asmaa M A El-Said;Shaden A M Khalifa;Ulf Göransson

  • Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents in Natural Products Research: Mixtures of Solids as Extraction Solvents

    Yuntao Dai;Jaap Van Spronsen;Geert Jan Witkamp;Robert Verpoorte

  • Engineering secondary metabolite production in plants.

    R Verpoorte;J Memelink

  • Exploration of nature's chemodiversity: the role of secondary metabolites as leads in drug development

    Rob Verpoorte

  • ORCAnization of jasmonate-responsive gene expression in alkaloid metabolism.

    Johan Memelink;Rob Verpoorte;Jan W Kijne

  • Pharmacognosy in the new millennium : Leadfinding and biotechnology

    Robert Verpoorte

  • NMR-based plant metabolomics: where do we stand, where do we go?

    Hye Kyong Kim;Young Hae Choi;Robert Verpoorte

Frequent Co-Authors

Young Hae Choi
Young Hae Choi Leiden University
Robert van der Heijden
Robert van der Heijden Bruker Nederland
Johan Memelink
Johan Memelink Leiden University
Geert-Jan Witkamp
Geert-Jan Witkamp King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Alfi Khatib
Alfi Khatib International Islamic University Malaysia
Huub J. M. Linthorst
Huub J. M. Linthorst Leiden University
Peter G. L. Klinkhamer
Peter G. L. Klinkhamer Leiden University
Lars Bohlin
Lars Bohlin Uppsala University
Annemarie H. Meijer
Annemarie H. Meijer Leiden University
Georgios Theodoridis
Georgios Theodoridis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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