Professor

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 Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Recent Publications

Chandrasekaran, S., & de Mejia, E. G. (2025). Chickpea (cicer arietinum) protein hydrolysates as functional components: Potential use in type 2 diabetes. In Plant and Animal Proteins in Health and Disease Prevention (pp. 403-423). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003597926-30

Kusumah, J., Aguado Preciado, J., Yuan, J., & Gonzalez de Mejia, E. (2025). Lunasin, soluble protein concentration and profile in Glycine soja compared to Glycine max, bioaccessibility and peptides bioactivity. Food Bioscience, 68, Article 106370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2025.106370

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

Locklear, R., Kusumah, J., Rashad, L., Lugaro, F., Viera, S., Kipyego, N., Kipkosgei, F., Jerop, D., Jacquet, S., Kassem, M. A., Yuan, J., de Mejia, E., & Mian, R. (2025). Multi-Locus GWAS Mapping and Candidate Gene Analysis of Anticancer Peptide Lunasin in Soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.). Plants, 14(14), Article 2169. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14142169

Luzardo-Ocampo, I., & Gonzalez de Mejia, E. (2025). Plant proteins and peptides as key contributors to good health: A focus on pulses. Food Research International, 211, Article 116346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2025.116346

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