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Shela Gorinstein is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine. Subfields of particular focus in their work include Biochemistry, Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Plant Science, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist has contributed notably to topics related to Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Heavy Metals in Plants, Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress, Selenium in Biological Systems, Genomics, Phytochemicals, and Oxidative Stress, Botanical Research and Applications, as well as Bee Products Chemical Analysis.

Recent publications reflect a significant engagement with antioxidant properties and bioactivity in plant-derived foods and biological systems. Selected publications include:

  • Methods to evaluate the scavenging activity of antioxidants toward reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (IUPAC Technical Report), 2021, Pure and Applied Chemistry
  • Bioactivity and cytotoxicity of different species of pitaya fruits - A comparative study with advanced chemometric analysis, 2021, Food Bioscience
  • Metabolomic and antioxidant properties of different varieties and origins of Dragon fruit, 2020, Microchemical Journal
  • Dragon Fruits as a Reservoir of Natural Polyphenolics with Chemopreventive Properties, 2021, Molecules
  • Does selenium fortification of kale and kohlrabi sprouts change significantly their biochemical and cytotoxic properties?, 2020, Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Shela Gorinstein frequently collaborates with a range of researchers, including Paweł Paśko, Agnieszka Galanty, Martyna Lubinska-Szczygeł, Paweł Zagrodzki, and Rajamohamed Beema Shafreen. These collaborations have supported investigations across biochemical, nutritional, and plant science contexts.

Publications by Gorinstein appear regularly in journals such as Molecules, Microchemical Journal, Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, Applied Sciences, and European Food Research and Technology, underlining a focus on areas intersecting plant biochemistry and applied nutritional research.

Best Publications

  • Methods of measurement and evaluation of natural antioxidant capacity/activity (IUPAC Technical Report)

    Reşat Apak;Shela Gorinstein;Volker Böhm;Karen M. Schaich

  • Comparison of some biochemical characteristics of different citrus fruits

    Shela Gorinstein;Olga Martı́n-Belloso;Yong-Seo Park;Ratiporn Haruenkit

  • Anthocyanins, total polyphenols and antioxidant activity in amaranth and quinoa seeds and sprouts during their growth

    Paweł Paśko;Henryk Bartoń;Paweł Zagrodzki;Shela Gorinstein

  • Comparative contents of dietary fiber, total phenolics, and minerals in persimmons and apples.

    Shela Gorinstein;Zofia Zachwieja;Maria Folta;Henryk Barton

  • The multiple nutrition properties of some exotic fruits: Biological activity and active metabolites

    Valery M. Dembitsky;Sumitra Poovarodom;Hanna Leontowicz;Maria Leontowicz

  • Antioxidants and proteins in ethylene-treated kiwifruits

    Yong-Seo Park;Soon-Teck Jung;Seong-Gook Kang;Buk Gu Heo

  • Total phenolic and total flavonoid content, antioxidant activity and sensory evaluation of pseudocereal breads

    Joanna Chlopicka;Pawel Pasko;Shela Gorinstein;Aneta Jedryas

  • The total polyphenols and the antioxidant potentials of some selected cereals and pseudocereals

    Shela Gorinstein;Oscar J. Medina Vargas;Nicolas O. Jaramillo;Ines Arnao Salas

  • LC–MS/MS analysis, antioxidant and anticholinergic properties of galanga (Alpinia officinarum Hance) rhizomes

    Leyla Polat Kose;İlhami Gülçin;İlhami Gülçin;Ahmet Ceyhan Goren;Jacek Namiesnik

  • Plant Sources, Extraction Methods, and Uses of Squalene

    M. Azalia Lozano-Grande;Shela Gorinstein;Eduardo Espitia-Rangel;Gloria Dávila-Ortiz

  • Comparative content of some bioactive compounds in apples, peaches and pears and their influence on lipids and antioxidant capacity in rats.

    Hanna Leontowicz;Shela Gorinstein;Antonin Lojek;Maria Leontowicz

  • Apple and pear peel and pulp and their influence on plasma lipids and antioxidant potentials in rats fed cholesterol-containing diets.

    Maria Leontowicz;Shela Gorinstein;Hanna Leontowicz;Ryszard Krzeminski

  • Characterisation of peach dietary fibre concentrate as a food ingredient

    Nuria Grigelmo-Miguel;Shela Gorinstein;Olga Martı́n-Belloso

  • Characterisation of pseudocereal and cereal proteins by protein and amino acid analyses

    Shela Gorinstein;Elke Pawelzik;Efren Delgado-Licon;Ratiporn Haruenkit

  • Antioxidant interactions between major phenolic compounds found in 'Ataulfo' mango pulp: Chlorogenic, gallic, protocatechuic and vanillic acids

    Hugo Palafox-Carlos;Joana Gil-Chávez;Rogerio R Sotelo-Mundo;Jacek Namiesnik

  • Extraction and characterization of some natural plant pigments

    Hee-Ock Boo;Sung-Jin Hwang;Chun-Sik Bae;Su-Hyun Park

  • Comparison of the main bioactive compounds and antioxidant activities in garlic and white and red onions after treatment protocols.

    Shela Gorinstein;Hanna Leontowicz;Maria Leontowicz;Jacek Namiesnik

  • Comparison of the contents of the main biochemical compounds and the antioxidant activity of some Spanish olive oils as determined by four different radical scavenging tests.

    Shela Gorinstein;Olga Martin-Belloso;Elena Katrich;Antonin Lojek

  • Partial characterization of white cabbages ( Brassica oleracea var . capitata f . alba ) from different regions by glucosinolates, bioactive compounds, total antioxidant activities and proteins

    Barbara Kusznierewicz;Agnieszka Bartoszek;Lidia Wolska;Jerzy Drzewiecki

  • Comparative content of total polyphenols and dietary fiber in tropical fruits and persimmon.

    Shela Gorinstein;Marina Zemser;Ratiporn Haruenkit;Rachit Chuthakorn

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon Trakhtenberg
Simon Trakhtenberg Kaplan Medical Center
Olga Martín-Belloso
Olga Martín-Belloso University of Lleida
Jacek Namieśnik
Jacek Namieśnik Gdańsk University of Technology
Gustavo A. González-Aguilar
Gustavo A. González-Aguilar United States Department of Agriculture
Octavio Paredes-López
Octavio Paredes-López Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Robert Soliva-Fortuny
Robert Soliva-Fortuny University of Lleida
İlhami Gülçin
İlhami Gülçin Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University
Faridah Abas
Faridah Abas Universiti Putra Malaysia
Reşat Apak
Reşat Apak Istanbul University
Piotr Szefer
Piotr Szefer Gdańsk Medical University

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