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Veronika Somoza

Veronika Somoza

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Chemistry

D-Index
43
Citations
8806
World Ranking
17091
National Ranking
116

Overview

Veronika Somoza is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria and focuses primarily on research within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several interconnected subfields including Nutrition and Dietetics, Sensory Systems, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Physiology.

The scientist's research encompasses a range of topics related to biochemical analysis, sensory function, and molecular mechanisms. Main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Ion Channels and Receptors
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality

Veronika Somoza has published extensively in multiple scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Lebensmittelchemie
  • Frontiers in Nutrition
  • Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
  • Food Chemistry

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by them demonstrate their focus on taste receptors, bioactive compounds, and sensory modulation. Selected recent publications include:

  • The True Value of Spirulina, 2020, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Sensoproteomic Discovery of Taste-Modulating Peptides and Taste Re-engineering of Soy Sauce, 2022, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Astringent Gallic Acid in Red Wine Regulates Mechanisms of Gastric Acid Secretion via Activation of Bitter Taste Sensing Receptor TAS2R4, 2021, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • The Role of Bitter Taste Receptors in Cancer: A Systematic Review, 2021, Cancers
  • Bitter Sensing TAS2R50 Mediates the trans-Resveratrol-Induced Anti-inflammatory Effect on Interleukin 6 Release in HGF-1 Cells in Culture, 2021, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The scientist has collaborated regularly with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Barbara Lieder
  • Andreas Dunkel
  • Sonja Sterneder
  • Marc Pignitter
  • Philip Pirkwieser

Best Publications

  • Metabolism and bioavailability of trans‐resveratrol

    Elisabeth Wenzel;Veronika Somoza

  • A review on the beneficial aspects of food processing.

    Martinus van Boekel;Vincenzo Fogliano;Nicoletta Pellegrini;Catherine Stanton

  • Bioactivity and metabolism of trans-resveratrol orally administered to Wistar rats.

    Elisabeth Wenzel;Tomislav Soldo;Helmut Erbersdobler;Veronika Somoza

  • Forty years of furosine - : Forty years of using maillard reaction products as indicators of the nutritional quality of foods

    Helmut F. Erbersdobler;Veronika Somoza

  • Five years of research on health risks and benefits of Maillard reaction products: an update.

    Veronika Somoza

  • Physiological relevance of dietary melanoidins

    Francisco J. Morales;Veronika Somoza;Vincenzo Fogliano

  • Coffee constituents as modulators of Nrf2 nuclear translocation and ARE (EpRE)-dependent gene expression.

    Ute Boettler;Katharina Sommerfeld;Nadine Volz;Nadine Volz;Gudrun Pahlke

  • Dietary α-Linolenic Acid, EPA, and DHA Have Differential Effects on LDL Fatty Acid Composition but Similar Effects on Serum Lipid Profiles in Normolipidemic Humans

    Sarah Egert;Frank Kannenberg;Veronika Somoza;Helmut F. Erbersdobler

  • Quantification of free and protein-bound trans-resveratrol metabolites and identification of trans-resveratrol-C/O-conjugated diglucuronides - two novel resveratrol metabolites in human plasma.

    Alexander Burkon;Veronika Somoza

  • Quantitation of alpha-linolenic acid elongation to eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid as affected by the ratio of n6/n3 fatty acids

    Kerstin Harnack;Gaby Andersen;Veronika Somoza;Veronika Somoza

  • Intestinal breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP)/Bcrp1 and multidrug resistance protein 3 (MRP3)/Mrp3 are involved in the pharmacokinetics of resveratrol.

    Koen van de Wetering;Alexander Burkon;Wouter Feddema;Alice Bot

  • Identification of 1,8-Cineole, Borneol, Camphor, and Thujone as Anti-inflammatory Compounds in a Salvia officinalis L. Infusion Using Human Gingival Fibroblasts

    Miriam M Ehrnhöfer-Ressler;Kristina Fricke;Marc Pignitter;Joel M Walker

  • Dose-dependent utilisation of casein-linked lysinoalanine, N(epsilon)-fructoselysine and N(epsilon)-carboxymethyllysine in rats.

    Veronika Somoza;Elisabeth Wenzel;Carola Weiß;Ingrid Clawin-Rädecker

  • Activity-guided identification of a chemopreventive compound in coffee beverage using in vitro and in vivo techniques

    Veronika Somoza;Michael Lindenmeier;Elisabeth Wenzel;Oliver Frank

  • Characterization of alpha-terpineol as an anti-inflammatory component of orange juice by in vitro studies using oral buccal cells.

    Sandra Held;Peter Schieberle;Veronika Somoza

  • Caffeine induces gastric acid secretion via bitter taste signaling in gastric parietal cells

    Kathrin Ingrid Liszt;Jakob Peter Ley;Barbara Lieder;Maik Behrens

  • Plasma Concentration and Urinary Excretion of Nɛ‐(Carboxymethyl)lysine in Breast Milk– and Formula‐fed Infants

    Katarína Šebeková;Giselle Saavedra;Cornelia Zumpe;Veronika Somoza

  • Coffees rich in chlorogenic acid or N-methylpyridinium induce chemopreventive phase II-enzymes via the Nrf2/ARE pathway in vitro and in vivo.

    Ute Boettler;Nadine Volz;Gudrun Pahlke;Nicole Teller

  • Interactions of the advanced glycation end product inhibitor pyridoxamine and the antioxidant α-lipoic acid on insulin resistance in the obese Zucker rat

    Elizabeth A. Muellenbach;Cody J. Diehl;Mary K. Teachey;Katherine A. Lindborg

  • Influence of feeding malt, bread crust, and a pronylated protein on the activity of chemopreventive enzymes and antioxidative defense parameters in vivo.

    Veronika Somoza;Elisabeth Wenzel;Michael Lindenmeier;Dörthe Grothe

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Hofmann
Thomas Hofmann Technical University of Munich
Doris Marko
Doris Marko University of Vienna
Gerhard Eisenbrand
Gerhard Eisenbrand Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Vincenzo Fogliano
Vincenzo Fogliano Wageningen University & Research
Peter Boor
Peter Boor RWTH Aachen University
Maik Behrens
Maik Behrens Technical University of Munich
Berthold Koletzko
Berthold Koletzko Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Abdulbari Bener
Abdulbari Bener University of Manchester
Hanns Hatt
Hanns Hatt Ruhr University Bochum
Christiane Spiel
Christiane Spiel University of Vienna

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