Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition
Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Affiliate, Personalized Nutrition Initiative, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Professor, Center for Global Studies
Professor, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Recent Publications
Kwan, S. H., Esteves, F., Davis, E., & Gonzalez de Mejia, E. (2025). Chemical characterization and DPP IV inhibitory capacity of purified adzuki bean β-vignin digest in comparison to soybean β-conglycinin and in vitro effect of β-vignin on diabetic-related outcomes. Food chemistry, 467, Article 142285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.142285
Castañeda-Reyes, E. D., Gonzalez-Almazán, A., Lubbert-Licón, A., Yahya, N. F., & Gonzalez de Mejia, E. (2024). Encapsulation of soybean lunasin and amaranth unsaponifiable matter in liposomes induces cell cycle arrest in an allograft melanoma mouse model. Scientific reports, 14(1), Article 27858. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-79448-2
Fonseca Hernandez, D., Mojica, L., & Gonzalez de Mejia, E. (2024). Legume-derived bioactive peptides: role in cardiovascular disease prevention and control. Current Opinion in Food Science, 56, Article 101132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cofs.2024.101132
Gómez-Gómez, A. L., Martínez-Ayala, A. L., Corea-Ventura, P., Stasiewicz, M. J., de Mejia, E. G., & Dávila-Ortiz, G. (2024). Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles by curcin from Jatropha curcas: Characterization and antibacterial activity. MRS Advances, 9(5), 254-258. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43580-024-00876-3
Grancieri, M., de São José, V. P. B., Toledo, R. C. L., Verediano, T. A., Sant'Ana, C., Lúcio, H. G., Gonzalez de Mejia, E., & Martino, H. S. D. (2024). Effect of digested chia seed protein on the gut microbiota and colon morphology of mice fed a high-saturated-fat diet. Food and Function, 15(18), 9284-9297. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4fo02199a