Projects

PROCESSING AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENT OF FOODS TO PREVENT OBESITY RELATED AND OTHER DEGENERATIVE DISEASES Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 408538

LOW GLYCEMIC PASTAS AND NOODLES CONTAINING SOLUBLE FIBERS Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)   Accession Number: 407940

GENE EXPRESSION AND OXIDATIVE STRESS IN NORMAL AND INSULIN RESISTANCE HAMSTERS Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 409712

Publications

Simultaneous Characterization of Bile Acid, Sterols, and Determination of Acyglycerides in Feces from Soluble Cellulose-Fed Hamsters using HPLC with Evaporative Light Scattering Detection and APCI-MS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Hong, Y., Turowski, M., Lin, J.T., Yokoyama, W.H. 2007. Simultaneous Characterization of Bile Acid, Sterols, and Determination of Acyglycerides in Feces from Soluble Cellulose-Fed Hamsters using HPLC with Evaporative Light Scattering Detection and APCI-MS. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 55:9759-9757.

Viscoelastic Properties of Waxy and Non-Waxy Rice Flours, Their Fat and Protein-Free Starch, and the Microstructure of Their Cooked Kernels - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Ibanez-Carranza, A.M., Wood, D.F., Yokoyama, W.H., Park, I.M., Tinoco, M.A., Hudson, C.A., McKenzie, K.S., Shoemaker, C.F. 2007. Viscoelastic Properties of Waxy and Non-Waxy Rice Flours, Their Fat and Protein-Free Starch, and the Microstructure of Their Cooked Kernels. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 55(16):6761-6771.

Lung Vitamin E Transport Processes are Affected by Both Age and Environmental Oxidants in Mice - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Valacchi, G., Vasu, V.T., Yokoyama, W., Corbacho, A.M., Phung, A., Lim, Y., Aung, H.H., Cross, C.E., Davis, P.A. 2007. Lung Vitamin E Transport Processes are Affected by Both Age and Environmental Oxidants in Mice. Journal of Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 222(2):227-234.

Dietary Soluble Celluloses Prevent Obesity-Related Metabolic Diseases in Fat Fed Hamsters - (Proceedings/Symposium)

Yokoyama, W.H. 2006. Dietary Soluble Celluloses Prevent Obesity-Related Metabolic Diseases in Fat Fed Hamsters. UJNR Food & Agricultural Panel Proceedings. FF:15-19.

SOLUBLE FIBERS PREVENT INSULIN RESISTANCE IN HAMSTERS FED HIGH SATURATED FAT DIETS - (Other)

Yokoyama, W.H., Shao, Q. January-February 2006. Soluble fibers prevent insulin resistance in hamsters fed high saturated fat diets. Cereal Foods World. 51:16-18.

PTEROSTILBENE AS A NEW AGONIST FOR THE PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR ALPHA ISOFORM - (Patent Application)

Rimando, A.M., Feller, D., Yokoyama, W.H. 2006. Pterostilbene as a new agonist for the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha isoform. Patent No. 11/207,038. 2/24/06.

RICE STARCH AMYLOPECTIN, AND AMYLOSE: MOLECULAR WEIGHT AND SOLUBILITY IN DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE-BASED SOLVENTS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Zhong, F., Yokoyama, W.H., Wang, Q., Shoemaker, C.F. 2006. Rice Starch, Amylopectin, and Amylose: Molecular Weight and Solubility in Dimethyl Sulfoxide-Based Solvents. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 10.1021:A-G.

WALNUTS REDUCE AORTIC ET-1 MRNA LEVELS IN HAMSTERS FED A HIGH FAT, ATHEROGENIC DIET - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Davis, P., Valacchi, G., Pagnin, E., Shao, Q., Gross, H.B., Calo, L., Yokoyama, W.H. 2006. Walnuts Reduce Aortic ET-1 mRNA Levels in Hamsters Fed a High Fat, Atherogenic Diet. Journal of Nutrition. 0022-3166/06:428-432.

HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE (HPMC) PREVENTS INSULIN RESISTANCE IN HAMSTERS FED HIGH HIGH SATURATED FAT DIETS THROUGH REGULATION OF METABOLIC GENES - (Abstract)

Shao, Q., Wlaschin, K., Yokoyama, W.H., Nissom, P.M., Yap, M., Hu, W., Lazo, G.R. 2005. Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (hpmc) May Prevent Insulin Resistance in Hamsters Fed High Saturated Fat Diets through Regulating Metabolic Genes. Meeting Abstract Paper AGFD #103, ACS Cornucopia, 3/15/05, San Diego, CA.

HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE (HPMC) MAY PREVENT INSULIN RESISTANCE IN HAMSTERS FED HIGH SATURATED FAT DIETS THROUGH REGULATING METABOLIC GENES - (Abstract)

Shao, Q., Wlaschin, K., Yokoyama, W.H., Nissom, P.M., Yap, M., Hu, W., Lazo, G.R. 2005. Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) May Prevent Insulin Resistance in Hamsters Fed High Saturated Fat Diets through Regulating Metabolic Genes. Meeting Abstract Paper AGFD #103, ACS Cornucopia, 3/15/05, San Diego, CA.

PTEROSTILBENE, A NEW AGONIST FOR THE PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR ALPHA ISOFORM, LOWERS PLASMA LIPOPROTEINS AND CHOLESTEROL IN HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC HAMSTER - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Rimando, A.M., Rangaswamy, N., Feller, D.R., Yokoyama, W.H. 2005. Pterostilbene, a new agonist for the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha isoform, lowers plasma lipoproteins and cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic hamster. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 53:3403-3407.

MULTIPLE DETECTION (LIGHT SCATTERING, FLUORESCENCE, RETRACTIVE INDEX, UV) IN SIZE-EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY OF SOLUBLE GLUCAN POLYMERS - (Book/Chapter)

Yokoyama, W.H., Knuckles, B.E. 2005. Multiple Detection (Light Scattering, Fluorescence, Refractive Index and UV) in Size-Exclusion Chromatography of Soluble Glucan Polymers. ACS Book Chapter 8:141-149.

PLASMA LDL CHOLESTEROL LOWERING BY PLANT PHYTOSTEROLS IN A HAMSTER MODEL - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Yokoyama, W.H. 2004. Plasma LDL cholesterol lowering by plant phytosterols in a hamster model. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 15(11):528-531.

SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY AND ULTRACENTRIFUGATION OF LIPOPROTEINS - (Book/Chapter)

Yokoyama, W.H., Xu, R., Walzem, R., German, B. 2005. Size-Exclusion Chromatography and Ultracentrifugation of Lipoproteins. Book Chapter. Chapter 17 - HPLC of Acyl Lipids. p. 521-534.

NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES OF RICE AND RICE BRAN - (Book/Chapter)

Yokoyama, W.H. Book Chapter, 3rd Edition, Rice: Chemistry and Technology, 2004, Edited by E.T. Champagne. Chapter 20:595-609.

WHOLE ALMONDS ACTIVATE GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) TRACT ANTI-PROLIFERATIVE SIGNALLING IN APC MIN (MULTIPLE INTESTINAL NEOPLASIA) MICE - (Abstract)

DAVIS, P., IWAHASHI, C.K., YOKOYAMA, W.H. WHOLE ALMONDS ACTIVATE GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) TRACT ANTI-PROLIFERATIVE SIGNALLING IN APC MIN (MULTIPLE INTESTINAL NEOPLASIA) MICE. JOURNAL OF FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SOCIETIES FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY. 2003. v. 17. p. A1153.

FOOD PROCESSING REDUCES SIZE OF SOLUBLE CEREAL B-GLUCAN POLYMERS WITHOUT LOSS OF CHOLESTEROL-REDUCING PROPERTIES - (Book/Chapter)

Yokoyama, W.H., Knuckles, B.E., Wood, D.F., Inglett, G.E. 2002. Food Processing Reduces Size of Soluble Cereal B-Glucan Polymers Without Loss of Cholesterol-Reducing Properties. American Chemical Society Symposium Series 8:105-116.

STABILITY OF INGESTED METHYCELLULOSE IN THE RAT DETERMINED BY POLYMER MOLAR MASS MEASUREMENTS BY LIGHT SCATTERING - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Yokoyama, W.H., Knuckles, B.E., Davis, P.A., Daggy, B.P. 2002. Stability of Ingested Methycellulose in the Rat Determined by Polymer Molar Mass Measurements by Light Scattering. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 50:7726-7730.

FOOD PROCESSING REDUCES SIZE OF SOLUBLE CEREAL B-GLUCAN POLYMERS WITHOUT LOSS OF CHOLESTEROL-REDUCING PROPERTIES. - (Proceedings/Symposium) - (30-Mar-00)