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  1. Benefits of extracts of seeds and rinds of passion fruits

    Article • Antioxidants, November 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  2. Vitisin B, a resveratrol tetramer from Vitis thunbergii var. taiwaniana, ameliorates impaired glucose regulations in nicotinamide/streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetic mice

    Article • Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, September 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  3. The potential uses in the delaying onsets of Alzheimer's disease.

    Article • Antioxidants, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  4. Obesity

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, May 2022, Wiley

    Llu Yu-Hwa, Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  5. Vitisin A improves sopolamine-Induced impaired learning and memory functions in mice

    Article • Biomedicines, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  6. The recycled TT-hull may be developed as functional foods to treat degenerative disorders.

    Article • Biomedicines, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  7. Reductions of copper ion-mediated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidations of trypsin inhibitors, the sweet potato root major proteins, and LDL binding capacities

    Article • Botanical Studies, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  8. Correction to: Anti-glycation, anti-hemolysis, and ORAC activities of demethylcurcumin and tetrahydroxycurcumin in vitro and reductions of oxidative stress in d-galactose-induced BALB/c mice in vivo

    Article • Botanical Studies, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  9. In vitro and in vivo evaluation of the neuroprotective activity of Uncaria hirsuta Haviland

    Article • Journal of Food and Drug Analysis, January 2020, The Journal of Food and Drug Analysis (JFDA), Food and Drug Administration, Taiwan (TFDA)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  10. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity and neuroprotection in vitro, molecular docking, and improved learning and memory functions of demethylcurcumin in scopolamine-induced amnesia ICR mice

    Article • Food & Function, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  11. Anti-glycation, anti-hemolysis, and ORAC activities of demethylcurcumin and tetrahydroxycurcumin in vitro and reductions of oxidative stress in d-galactose-induced BALB/c mice in vivo

    Article • Botanical Studies, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  12. Yam Dioscorin and the Asn-Trp (NW) show to reduce weight gains in HFD mice models

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, January 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  13. acetohydroxamic acid exhibited antiglycation and SSAO inhibitory activities

    Article • Drug Design Development and Therapy, July 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou, Llu Yu-Hwa

  14. ε-Viniferin Improve Obesity in High-Fat Diet-Induced Mice

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, March 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  15. DPP-IV inhibitory and OGTT improved activities in normal mice

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, August 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  16. Polyhydroxycurcuminoids but not curcumin upregulate neprilysin and can be applied to the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2016, Nature

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  17. minor components of curcuminoids in nature

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, May 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  18. Vitisin A exhibited anti-obesity activities in high-fat diet-induced mice models

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, October 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  19. Glucosidase and Dipeptidyl Peptidase-IV Inhibitory Activities of Vitis thunbergii var. taiwaniana

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, July 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  20. Prebiotic and immune-stimulatory activities of hot-water extracts from Ganoderma lucidum residues

    Article • Botanical Studies, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  21. HISPOLON DIFFERENTIALLY MODULATED THE PRODUCTION OF ANTIGEN-INDUCED T CELL CYTOKINES VIA THE REGULATION OF CELLULAR GLUTATHIONE

    Article • Taiwan Veterinary Journal, June 2015, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  22. yam dioscorin interventions on improvements of the metabolic syndrome in high-fat diet-induced obese

    Article • Botanical Studies, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  23. Glycine hydroxamate inhibits tyrosinase activity and melanin contents

    Article • Amino Acids, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  24. Vasorelaxing and antihypertensive activities of synthesized peptides derived from yam dioscorin

    Article • Botanical Studies, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  25. yam tuber protein, dioscorin, on attenuating oxidative status and learning dysfunction

    Article • Food and Chemical Toxicology, March 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  26. Antioxidant and antiglycation activities of the syntheszsed dipeptide, Asn-Trp, from yam dioscorin

    Article • Food Chemistry, March 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  27. Asn-Trp dipeptides improve the oxidative stress and learning dysfunctions

    Article • Food & Function, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  28. Hepatoprotective effects of eburicoic acid and dehydroeburicoic acid from Antrodia camphorata in a mouse model of acute hepatic injury

    Article • Food Chemistry, December 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  29. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of taiwanese yam (Dioscorea japonica Thunb. var. pseudojaponica (Hayata) Yamam.) and its reference compounds

    Article • Food Chemistry, November 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  30. Antioxidant activities of the synthesized thiol-contained peptides from yam dioscorin

    Article • Food Chemistry, June 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  31. Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Bioactivities of Eburicoic Acid and Dehydroeburicoic Acid Isolated from Antrodia camphorata on the Inflammatory Mediator Expression in Mice

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, May 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  32. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of aqueous extract of Centipeda minima

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, May 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  33. Antiglycation of acteoside and isoacteoside in vitro

    Article • Botanical Studies, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  34. Defensin protein from sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam ‘Tainong 57’) storage roots exhibits antioxidant activities in vitro and ex vivo

    Article • Food Chemistry, December 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  35. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor improves neovascularization by increasing circulating endothelial progenitor cells

    Article • British Journal of Pharmacology, November 2012, Wiley

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  36. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation ofortho-ArylN-Hydroxycinnamides as Potent Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) 8 Isoform-Selective Inhibitors

    Article • ChemMedChem, August 2012, Wiley

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  37. Hepatoprotective effect of the ethanol extract of Vitis thunbergii on carbon tetrachloride-induced acute hepatotoxicity in rats through anti-oxidative activities

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, August 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  38. Antihypertensive activities of Vitis thunbergii var. taiwaniana

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, July 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  39. nicotinic acid derivatives on tyrosinase inhibitory and antioxidant activities

    Article • Food Chemistry, June 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  40. Evaluation of Antioxidant and Free Radical Scavenging Capacities of Polyphenolics from Pods of Caesalpinia pulcherrima

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, May 2012, MDPI AG

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  41. Nicotinic Acid Hydroxamate Downregulated the Melanin Synthesis and Tyrosinase Activity

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, May 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  42. Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase and Cyclooxygenase-2 Participate in Anti-inflammatory Activity of Imperatorin from Glehnia littoralis

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, February 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  43. Involvement of Heme Oxygenase-1 Participates in Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Effects of Aqueous Extract ofHibiscus taiwanensis

    Article • Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  44. Chemical Compositions, Anti-Inflammatory, Antiproliferative and Radical-Scavenging Activities of Actinidia callosa var. ephippioides

    Article • The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, January 2012, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  45. Antioxidant, Antinociceptive, and Anti-Inflammatory Activities fromActinidia callosavar.callosa In VitroandIn Vivo

    Article • Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  46. Anti-Inflammatory Activities ofCinnamomum cassiaConstituentsIn VitroandIn Vivo

    Article • Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  47. Antioxidant and SSAO inhibitory activities of glucuronic acid hydroxamate

    Article • Food Chemistry, November 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  48. Anti-inflammatory activities of tormentic acid from suspension cells of Eriobotrya Japonica ex vivo and in vivo

    Article • Food Chemistry, August 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  49. Preventive effects of rice bran oil on 1,2-dimethylhydrazine/dextran sodium sulphate-induced colon carcinogenesis in rats

    Article • Food Chemistry, May 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  50. Hepatoprotective Effect of the Aqueous Extract of Flemingia macrophylla on Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Acute Hepatotoxicity in Rats Through Anti-Oxidative Activities

    Article • The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, January 2011, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  51. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of Cardiospermum halicacabum and its reference compounds ex vivo and in vivo

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, January 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  52. Antinociceptive Activities and the Mechanisms of Anti-Inflammation of Asiatic Acid in Mice

    Article • Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  53. Hispolon Suppresses SK-Hep1 Human Hepatoma Cell Metastasis by Inhibiting Matrix Metalloproteinase-2/9 and Urokinase-Plasminogen Activator through the PI3K/Akt and ERK Signaling Pathways

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, September 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  54. Hydroxyurea exhibited Antioxidant and Amine Oxidase Inhibitory Activities

    Article • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, June 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  55. Analgesic Effects and the Mechanisms of Anti-inflammation of Ergostatrien-3β-ol from Antrodia camphorata Submerged Whole Broth in Mice

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, June 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  56. Neuroprotective Activity ofVitis thunbergiivar.taiwanianaExtractsInVitroandIn Vivo

    Article • Journal of Medicinal Food, February 2010, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  57. Oral Administration of Yam Tuber Storage Protein, Dioscorin, on Immune Responses

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, October 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  58. Flaxseed protein-derived peptide fractions: Antioxidant properties and inhibition of lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production in murine macrophages

    Article • Food Chemistry, September 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Chibuike C Udenigwe, Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  59. Effects of Different Types of Yam (Dioscorea alata) Products on the Blood Pressure of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

    Article • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, June 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  60. Kinetics of the inhibition of renin and angiotensin I-converting enzyme by flaxseed protein hydrolysate fractions

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, April 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Chibuike C Udenigwe, Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  61. Feeding trial of instant food containing lyophilised yam powder in hypertensive subjects

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 2009, Wiley

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  62. Liposome encapsulation reduces cantharidin toxicity

    Article • Food and Chemical Toxicology, September 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  63. Erratum to “Antioxidant and nitric oxide production inhibitory activities of galacturonyl hydroxamic acid” [Food Chem. 109 (1) (2008) 159–166]

    Article • Food Chemistry, August 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  64. Taiwanofungus camphoratusActivates Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors and Induces Hypotriglyceride in Hypercholesterolemic Rats

    Article • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, July 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  65. Antioxidant, anti-SSAO, and anti-hypertensive activities of geranii

    Article • Food and Chemical Toxicology, July 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  66. Antioxidant and NO production inhibitory activities of galacturonyl hydroxamic acid

    Article • Food Chemistry, July 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  67. Quercetin inhibition of tumor invasion via suppressing PKC /ERK/AP-1-dependent matrix metalloproteinase-9 activation in breast carcinoma cells

    Article • Carcinogenesis, June 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  68. The Effects of Antibiotics Combined with Natural Polyphenols against Clinical Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA)

    Article • Planta Medica, June 2008, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  69. Heme oxygenase-1 inhibits breast cancer invasion via suppressing the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9

    Article • Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, May 2008, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  70. Anti-tumor potential of 15,16-dihydrotanshinone I against breast adenocarcinoma through inducing G1 arrest and apoptosis

    Article • Biochemical Pharmacology, December 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  71. Immunomodulatory activity of yam dioscorin

    Article • Food and Chemical Toxicology, November 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  72. DPPH Radical Scavenging and Semicarbazide-Sensitive Amine Oxidase Inhibitory and Cytotoxic Activities ofTaiwanofungus camphoratus(Chang-Chih)

    Article • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, August 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  73. Comparative anti-inflammatory characterization of wild fruiting body, liquid-state fermentation, and solid-state culture of Taiwanofungus camphoratus in microglia and the mechanism of its action

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, August 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  74. A high-resistance-starch rice diet reduces glycosylated hemoglobin levels and improves the antioxidant status in diabetic rats

    Article • Food Research International, August 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  75. Ancordin, the major rhizome protein of madeira-vine, with trypsin inhibitory and stimulatory activities in nitric oxide productions

    Article • Peptides, June 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  76. Switch activation of PI-PLC downstream signals in activated macrophages with wortmannin

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research, June 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  77. Improving abnormal hemorheological parameters in aging guinea pigs by water-soluble extracts of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, May 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  78. Antihypertensive Activities of a Solid-State Culture ofTaiwanofungus camphoratus(Chang-Chih) in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

    Article • Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, January 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  79. A newγ-lactone from the leaves ofCinnamomum kotoense

    Article • Natural Product Research, November 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  80. Suppression of endotoxin-induced proinflammatory responses by citrus pectin through blocking LPS signaling pathways

    Article • Biochemical Pharmacology, October 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  81. Pro-oxidant and cytotoxic activities of atractylenolide I in human promyeloleukemic HL-60 cells

    Article • Food and Chemical Toxicology, August 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  82. Molecular cloning and characterization of a granulin-containing cysteine protease SPCP3 from sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) senescent leaves

    Article • Journal of Plant Physiology, July 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  83. Astaxanthin Protects against Oxidative Stress and Calcium-Induced Porcine Lens Protein Degradation

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, March 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  84. Antioxidant and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1)-induced effects of selected Taiwanese plants

    Article • Fitoterapia, February 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  85. Antioxidant and semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase inhibitory activities of alginic acid hydroxamates

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 2006, Wiley

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  86. Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam ‘Tainong 57’) storage root mucilage with antioxidant activities in vitro

    Article • Food Chemistry, January 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  87. Effects of tuber storage protein of yam (Dioscorea alata cv. Tainong No. 1) and its peptic hydrolyzates on spontaneously hypertensive rats

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 2006, Wiley

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  88. Dioscorin isolated from Dioscorea alata activates TLR4-signaling pathways and induces cytokine expression in macrophages

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, January 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  89. Immobilized Zinc Affinity Chromatography of Pectin Hydroxamic Acids for Purification of Trypsin Inhibitors from Soybean and Sweet Potato

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, December 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  90. Monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) inhibition by active principles from Uncaria rhynchophylla

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, August 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  91. Expression and function of a cysteine proteinase cDNA from sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam ‘Tainong 57’) storage roots

    Article • Plant Science, August 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  92. Storage proteins of two cultivars of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) and their protease hydrolysates exhibited antioxidant activity in vitro

    Article • Plant Science, February 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  93. The phenolic constituents and free radical scavenging activities ofGynura formosana Kiamnra

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 2005, Wiley

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  94. Detection of glutathione reductase after electrophoresis on native or sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gels

    Article • Electrophoresis, September 2004, Wiley

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  95. Antioxidant Iridoid Glucosides FromWendlandia Formosana

    Article • Natural Product Research, August 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  96. Active Recombinant Thioredoxin h Protein with Antioxidant Activities from Sweet Potato ( Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam Tainong 57) Storage Roots

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, July 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  97. Pectin Hydroxamic Acids Exhibit Antioxidant Activities in Vitro

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, June 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  98. Glutathione peroxidase-like activity of 33 kDa trypsin inhibitor from roots of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam ‘Tainong 57’)

    Article • Plant Science, June 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  99. Monohydroxamates of Aspartic Acid and Glutamic Acid Exhibit Antioxidant and Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Activities

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, April 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  100. Molecular cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding asparaginyl endopeptidase from sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) senescent leaves

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, March 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  101. Isolation and characterization of thioredoxin h cDNA from sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam ‘Tainong 57’) storage roots

    Article • Plant Science, February 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  102. In vitro reduction of trypsin inhibitor by purified NADPH/thioredoxin system from sprouts of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam.) storage roots

    Article • Plant Science, February 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  103. Baicalin Induces Differential Expression of Cytochrome C Oxidase in Human Lung H441 Cell

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, December 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  104. Inhibitory Activities of Semicarbazide-Sensitive Amine Oxidase and Angiotensin Converting Enzyme of Pectin Hydroxamic Acid

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, October 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  105. Patatin, the Tuber Storage Protein of Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.), Exhibits Antioxidant Activity in Vitro

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, July 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  106. Antioxidant Peptides with Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Activities and Applications for Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Purification

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, March 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  107. Molecular cloning of two metallothionein-like protein genes with differential expression patterns from sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) leaves

    Article • Journal of Plant Physiology, January 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  108. Inhibition of monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) by Chinese herbal medicines

    Article • Phytomedicine, January 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  109. Free radical-scavenging activity of Taiwanese native plants

    Article • Phytomedicine, January 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  110. Yam (Dioscorea batatas) Tuber Mucilage Exhibited Antioxidant Activitiesin Vitro

    Article • Planta Medica, December 2002, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  111. Interactions of Lipid Metabolism and Intestinal Physiology with Tremella fuciformis Berk Edible Mushroom in Rats Fed a High-Cholesterol Diet with or without Nebacitin

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, December 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  112. Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) trypsin inhibitors, the major root storage proteins, inhibit one endogenous serine protease activity

    Article • Plant Science, October 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  113. Yam Dioscorin and Its Peptic Hydrolysates Exhibited ACE Inhibitory Activities

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, September 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  114. Flavanones structure-related inhibition on TPA-induced tumor promotion through suppression of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases: Involvement of prostaglandin E2 in anti-promotive process

    Article • Journal of Cellular Physiology, August 2002, Wiley

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  115. Activity staining of plasma amine oxidase after polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and its application to natural inhibitor screening

    Article • Electrophoresis, August 2002, Wiley

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  116. Activity staining of glutathione peroxidase after electrophoresis on native and sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gels

    Article • Electrophoresis, February 2002, Wiley

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  117. Wogonin and fisetin induce apoptosis in human promyeloleukemic cells, accompanied by a decrease of reactive oxygen species, and activation of caspase 3 and Ca2+-dependent endonuclease

    Article • Biochemical Pharmacology, January 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  118. Monoamine Oxidase B and Free Radical Scavenging Activities of Natural Flavonoids inMelastoma candidumD. Don

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, November 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  119. Antioxidant Activities of Yam Dioscorin

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, September 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  120. Activity staining of isocitrate lyase after electrophoresis on either native or sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gels

    Article • Electrophoresis, August 2001, Wiley

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  121. Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors and lipopolysaccharide induced inducible NOS and cyclooxygenase-2 gene expressions by rutin, quercetin, and quercetin pentaacetate in RAW 264.7 macrophages

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, January 2001, Wiley

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  122. A complex containing both trypsin inhibitor and dehydroascorbate reductase activities isolated from mitochondria of etiolated mung bean ( Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek) cv. Tainan No. 5) seedlings

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, April 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  123. Dioscorins, the major tuber storage proteins of yam (Dioscorea batatas Decne), with dehydroascorbate reductase and monodehydroascorbate reductase activities

    Article • Plant Science, December 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  124. yam dioscorin with carbonic anhydrase and trypsin inhibitory activities

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, April 1999, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  125. Detection of protease activities using specific aminoacyl or peptidylp-nitroanilides after sodium dodecyl sulfate — polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and its applications

    Article • Electrophoresis, March 1999, Wiley

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  126. Activity staining of pectinesterase on polyacrylamide gels after acidic or sodium dodecyl sulfate electrophoresis

    Article • Electrophoresis, May 1998, Wiley

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  127. Activity staining on polyacrylamide gels of trypsin inhibitors from leaves of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam) varieties

    Article • Electrophoresis, February 1998, Wiley

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  128. Egg White Lysozyme Purification with Sweet Potato [ Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] Leaf Preparations

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, November 1997, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  129. Dehydroascorbate reductase and monodehydroascorbate reductase activities of trypsin inhibitors, the major sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam) root storage protein

    Article • Plant Science, October 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  130. Polyamine-bound trypsin inhibitors in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam cv. Tainong 57) storage roots, sprouted roots and sprouts

    Article • Plant Science, July 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou

  131. PECTINESTERASE-CATALYZED FIRMING EFFECTS DURING PRECOOKING OF VEGETABLES

    Article • Journal of Food Biochemistry, June 1996, Wiley

    Professor Wen-Chi Hou