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Sun-Ok Lee

Sun-Ok Lee Assistant Professor

Phone: (479) 575-6921
Email: sunok@uark.edu

Department of Food Science
2650 N. Young Ave., Office: N-211
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72704

 

Education

  • PhD: Iowa State University, Nutrition with a minor in Toxicology
  • MS: Iowa State University, Nutrition with a minor in Toxicology
  • MS: Dongduk Women’s University, Food Science
  • BS: Dongduk Women’s University, Food Science and Nutrition

Courses Taught

FDSC 5001: Seminar

Research Emphasis

  • Role of dietary phytochemicals and natural extracts in health and disease
  • Bioavailability of bioactive components in natural products and foods
  • Food Toxicology

Publications

• Lee S-O, Renouf M, Zhong Ye, Murphy PA, Hendrich S. Isoflavone glycitein diminished plasma cholesterol in female golden Syrian hamsters. J. Agric. Food Chem.  2007; 55: 11063-11067.

• Zhong Y, Renouf M, Lee S-O, Hauck CC, Murphy PA, Hendrich S. High urinary isoflavone excretion phenotype decreases plasma cholesterol in Golden Syrian Hamsters. J. Nutr.2006; 136: 2773-2778.

• Renouf M, Lee S-O, Hendrich S. Isoflavone excretion phenotypes influence plasma cholesterol in Golden Syrian Hamsters. Nutr. Res. 2006; 26: 77-83.

• Lee S-O, Simons AL, Murphy PA, Hendrich S.  Soyasaponins lowered plasma cholesterol and increased fecal bile acids in female golden Syrian hamsters. Exp. Biol. Med. 2005; 230: 472-478.

• Zheng Y, Lee S-O, Verbruggen MA, Murphy PA, Hendrich S.  The apparent absorptions of isoflavone glucosides and aglucones are similar in women and are increased by rapid gut transit time and low fecal isoflavone degradation. J. Nutr.  2004; 134: 2534-2539.

• Song T, Lee S-O, Murphy PA, Hendrich S. Soy protein, with or without isoflavones, and daidzein lower plasma cholesterol levels in golden Syrian hamsters. Exp. Biol. Med. 2003; 228: 1063-1068.

• Lee S-O, Liu H, Cunnick JE, Murphy PA, Hendrich S. Menhaden oil inhibited r-glutamyltransferase-positive altered hepatic foci in female Sprage-Dawley rats. Nutr. Cancer 2002; 44: 71-79.

• Hu J, Lee S-O, Hendrich S, Murphy PA. Quantification of the group B soyasaponins by high-performance liquid chromatography. J. Agri. Food Chem. 2002; 50: 2587-2594.

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