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Heidrun B. Gross

Heidrun B. Gross

  • Assistant Project Scientist, Department of Nutrition

3150C Meyer

(530) 752-8813

hbgross@ucdavis.edu

Email

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.
  • Zhu, Q.Y., Schramm, D.D., Gross, H.B., Holt, R.R., Kim, S.H., Yamaguchi, T., Kwik-Uribe, C.L., Keen, C.L.  Influence of cocoa flavanols and procyanidins of free radical-induced human erythrocyte hemolysis.  Clinical and Developmental Immunology. 2005;12(1): 27-34.
    Davis, P., Valacchi, G., Pagnin, E., Shao, Q., Gross, H.B., Calo, C., Yokoyama, W.  Walnuts reduce aortic ET-1 mRNA levels in hamsters fed a high fat, atherogenic diet.   Journal of Nutrition 2006;136: 428-432. 
  • Yu, J., Smith, G., Gross, H.B., Hansen, R.J., LEvenberg, J., Walzem, R.L.  Enzymatic O-methylation of flavanols changes lag time, progagation rate, and total oxidation during in vitro model triacylglycerol-rich lipoprotein oxidation.  Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2006;54(22): 8403-8408.
  •  Polagruto, J.A., Gross, H.B., Kamangar, F., Kosuna, K., Sun, B., Fujii, H., Keen, C.L., Hackman, R.M.  Platelet Reactivity in Male Smokers Following the Acute Consumption of a Flavanol-Rich Grapeseed Extract.  Journal of Medicinal Food. 2007;10(4): 725-730.
  • Balzer, J., Rassaf, T., Heiss, C., Kleinbongard, P., Lauer, T., Merx, M., Heussen, N., Gross, H.B., Keen, C.L., Schroeter, H., Kelm, M.  Sustained benefits in vascular function through flavanol-containing cocoa in medicated diabetic patients: A double-masked, randomized, controlled trial.  Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2008;51(22): 2141-2149.