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Overview

Xianli Wu is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, biochemistry, nutrition and dietetics, and food science. Their research output includes 43 publications in medicine, with subfield emphases distributed across molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, biochemistry, nutrition, and food science.

Their recent scholarly papers include:

  • "Transbronchial mediastinal cryobiopsy in the diagnosis of mediastinal lesions: a randomised trial" (2021), published in European Respiratory Journal
  • "Glucosinolates in Brassica Vegetables: Characterization and Factors That Influence Distribution, Content, and Intake" (2021), in Annual Review of Food Science and Technology
  • "Are Processed Tomato Products as Nutritious as Fresh Tomatoes? Scoping Review on the Effects of Industrial Processing on Nutrients and Bioactive Compounds in Tomatoes" (2021), in Advances in Nutrition

Wu's research topics engage with several themes, including:

  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress

Frequent publication venues for Wu include:

  • ACS Food Science & Technology
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Respiration
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Collaborative research is an important aspect of Wu's work, with frequent coauthors being:

  • Pamela Pehrsson
  • Liangli Yu
  • Yanfang Li
  • Zhihao Liu
  • Boyan Gao

Wu's interdisciplinary interests are reflected in the integration of food science and nutrition with molecular biology and respiratory medicine, especially through studies on bioactive compounds, antioxidant activities, and their impact on health conditions such as lung diseases.

Best Publications

  • Standardized Methods for the Determination of Antioxidant Capacity and Phenolics in Foods and Dietary Supplements

    Ronald L. Prior;Xianli Wu;Karen M. Schaich

  • Lipophilic and hydrophilic antioxidant capacities of common foods in the United States

    Xianli Wu;Gary R. Beecher;Joanne M. Holden;David B. Haytowitz

  • 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

  • Concentrations of Anthocyanins in Common Foods in the United States and Estimation of Normal Consumption

    Xianli Wu;Gary R Beecher;Joanne M Holden;David B Haytowitz

  • Development of a database for total antioxidant capacity in foods: a preliminary study

    Xianli Wu;Liwei Gu;Joanne Holden;David B. Haytowitz

  • Screening Methods To Measure Antioxidant Activity of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and Sorghum Products

    Joseph M. Awika;Lloyd W. Rooney;Xianli Wu;Ronald L. Prior

  • Characterization of anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins in some cultivars of Ribes, Aronia, and Sambucus and their antioxidant capacity.

    Xianli Wu;Liwei Gu;Ronald L Prior;Steve McKay

  • SYSTEMATIC IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ANTHOCYANINS BY HPLC-ESI-MS/MS IN COMMON FOODS IN THE UNITED STATES: FRUITS AND BERRIES

    Xianli Wu;Ronald L Prior

  • Anthocyanins: Structural characteristics that result in unique metabolic patterns and biological activities

    Ronald L. Prior;Xianli Wu

  • Identification and Characterization of Anthocyanins by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography−Electrospray Ionization−Tandem Mass Spectrometry in Common Foods in the United States: Vegetables, Nuts, and Grains

    Xianli Wu;Ronald L Prior

  • Phytochemical and nutrient composition of the freeze-dried amazonian palm berry, Euterpe oleraceae mart. (acai).

    Alexander G Schauss;Xianli Wu;Ronald L Prior;Boxin Ou

  • Antioxidant Capacity and Other Bioactivities of the Freeze-Dried Amazonian Palm Berry, Euterpe oleraceae Mart. (Acai)

    Alexander G. Schauss;Xianli Wu;Ronald L. Prior;Boxin Ou

  • Absorption and Metabolism of Anthocyanins in Elderly Women after Consumption of Elderberry or Blueberry

    Xianli Wu;Guohua Cao;Ronald L. Prior

  • Procyanidin and catechin contents and antioxidant capacity of cocoa and chocolate products.

    Liwei Gu;Suzanne E. House;Xianli Wu;Boxin Ou

  • Anti-oxidant capacities of flavonoid compounds isolated from acai pulp (Euterpe oleracea Mart.)

    Jie Kang;Zhimin Li;Tong Wu;Gitte S. Jensen

  • The Purple Cauliflower Arises from Activation of a MYB Transcription Factor

    Li-Wei Chiu;Xiangjun Zhou;Sarah Burke;Xianli Wu

  • 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

  • In Vitro and in Vivo Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Capacities of an Antioxidant-Rich Fruit and Berry Juice Blend. Results of a Pilot and Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Study

    Gitte S. Jensen;Xianli Wu;Kelly M. Patterson;Janelle Barnes

  • Nutritional characterisation and antioxidant capacity of different tissues of Artemisia annua L.

    Ebiamadon Andi Brisibe;Ebiamadon Andi Brisibe;Umoren E. Umoren;Fraideh Brisibe;Pedro M. Magalhäes

  • Plasma Antioxidant Capacity Changes Following a Meal as a Measure of the Ability of a Food to Alter In Vivo Antioxidant Status

    Ronald L. Prior;Liwei Gu;Xianli Wu;Robert A. Jacob

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald L. Prior
Ronald L. Prior United States Department of Agriculture
Thomas M. Badger
Thomas M. Badger University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Martin J. J. Ronis
Martin J. J. Ronis Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
Liwei Gu
Liwei Gu University of Florida
Luke R. Howard
Luke R. Howard University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Rosalia C. M. Simmen
Rosalia C. M. Simmen University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Dejian Huang
Dejian Huang National University of Singapore
Gary R. Beecher
Gary R. Beecher United States Department of Agriculture
James M. Harnly
James M. Harnly United States Department of Agriculture
Lloyd W. Rooney
Lloyd W. Rooney Texas A&M University

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