UC Davis Nutrition Department Faculty


Heidrun B. Gross
Assistant Project Scientist
Department of Nutrition
Office: 3150C Meyer Hall
Phone: (530) 752-8813
e-mail: hbgross@ucdavis.edu

Education
Ph.D., Food Chemistry, Research Institute for Child Nutrition Dortmund, Germany
M.S., Food Chemistry, University of Wuppertal Wuppertal, Germany

Research Interests
Dr. Gross's research investigates the putative beneficial effects of plant-derived polyphenolic compounds against degenerative disorders, in particular cardiovascular diseases.  


Selected Publications
Topp, H., Gross, H., Heller-Schöch, G., Schöch, G. Determination of N6-Threoninocarbonyladenosine, N2,N2-Dimethylguanosine, Pseudouridine, and other Ribonucleosides in Human Breast Milk. Nucleosides & Nucleotides 1993;12(6): 585-596.

Schmarr, H.-G., Gross, H.B., Shibamoto, T. Analysis of Polar Cholesterol Oxidation Products: Evaluation of a New Method Involving Transesterification, Solid Phase Extraction, and Gas Chromatography. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 1996;44(2): 512-517.

Gross, H.B., Dalebout, T., Grubb, C.D., Abel, S. Functional Detection of Chemopreventive Glucosinolates in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Science 159(2): 265-272.

Gross, H.B., Smith, G.J., Walzem, R.L., Hansen, R.J. A Cell Model for Producing Physiologically Important Metabolites of Wine Flavonoids. Perishables Handling, Issue No. 102, spring 2000, pg. 11-12.

Charles, M.J., Schell, M.J., Willman, E., Gross, H.B., Lin, Y., Sonnenberg, S., Graham, M.L. Organochlorines and 8-Hydroxy-2’-Deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) in Cancerous and Noncancerous Breast Tissue: Do the Data Support the Hypothesis That Oxidative DNA Damage Caused by Organochlorines Affects Breast Cancer? Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 2001;41(3): 386-395.

Grubb, C.D., Gross, H.B., Chen, D.L., Abel, S. Identification of Arabidopsis mutants with altered glucosinolate profiles based on isothiocyanate bioactivity. Plant Science 2002;162(1): 143-152.

Muccitelli H.U., Gross, H.B., Hammerstone, J.F. Rapid Screening and Identification of Polyphenol Metabolites Using HPLC-Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry and Metabolites Tools Software: A Comparison of (±)Naringenin and Luteolin Treatments. LC-GC, The Application Notebook, September 2003, pg. 15-16.



 


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