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ARS Home Plains Area Manhattan, Kansas Center for Grain and Animal Health Research Grain Quality and Structure Research People & Locations







Dmitriy  Smolensky

                                                                (PhD)
                        Grain Quality and Structure Research

                        




                        
                        Research Biologist
                        Phone: (785) 537-5546
                        
                        
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                            ProjectsGrain Composition Traits Related to End-Use Quality and Value of Sorghum
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 437958Characterization of Phenolic Compounds in Sorghum Bicolor
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 438318Relationship Between Physical and Chemical Properties of Sorghum and Susceptibility to Stored Product Insects
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 438334Evaluation of Sorghum Extracts as Anti-bacterial Agents against Staphylococcus aureus
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 438744Development and Characterization of Sorghum with Improved End-use Quality
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 438882Phenolic Extracts from USDA-ARS Sorghum Novel Lines and Inhibition of the Inflammasomes
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 438897Impact of Sorghum Pericarp Color and Grain Composition in Pet Food Applications
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 439002Sorghum Bioactive Compounds in Mouse Disease Models
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 443055Mass Spectroscopy Analysis of High Polyphenol Sorghum Brans
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 443077Bacterial & Human Metabolism of High-polyphenol Varietals of Sorghum Bicolor, and Effects on Human Colon Cancer Cells
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444813Effects of Sorghum Polyphenols on Human Microbiome in vitro and of Mice in vivo
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444866Functional Properties of Sorghum Biomolecules Related to Human Health Benefits
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 436614Evaluation of Sorghum Bioactive Compounds in Cancer Metabolic Pathways
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 436852Evaluation of Sorghum Bioactive Compounds as Anti-bacterial Agents in Legionella and Listeria Infections
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 437008Relationships Between Sorghum Physical Grain Attributes, Grain Composition and End-use Quality
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 437049Mammalian Responses to Arboviruses and Sorghum Polyphenols
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 437098**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Post acid treatment on pressurized liquid extracts of sorghum bicolor grain and plant material improves quantification and identification of 3-deoxyanthocyanidins
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Santana, A.L., Peterson, J.M., Perumal, R., Hu, C., Sang, S., Siliveru, K., Smolensky, D. 2023. Post acid treatment on pressurized liquid extracts of sorghum bicolor grain and plant material improves quantification and identification of 3-deoxyanthocyanidins. Processes. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11072079.Consumer perceptions and antioxidant profiling of acidified cold-brewed sorghum bran beverages
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Ardoin, R.P., Smith, B., Lea, J.M., Boue, S.M., Smolensky, D., Santana, A.L., Peterson, J.M. 2023. Consumer perceptions and antioxidant profiling of acidified cold-brewed sorghum bran beverages. Journal of Food Science. 88(6):2301-2312. https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.16589.Novel cold-brewed acidified beverages made from tannin-containing sorghum bran

- (Abstract Only)Pendimethalin induces apoptotic cell death through activating ER stress-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction in human umbilical vein endothelial cells
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Lee, H., Park, Y., Smolensky, D., Lee, H. 2022. Pendimethalin induces apoptotic cell death through activating ER stress-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 168. Article 113370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2022.113370.Chemical composition, fatty acid and mineral content of food-grade white, red and black sorghum varieties grown in the Mediterranean environment
                                                        

- (Review Article)Pontieri, P., Troisi, J., Calcagnile, M., Bean, S.R., Tilley, M., Aramouni, F.M., Boffa, A., Pepe, G., Del Giudice, F., Chessa, A.L., Smolensky, D., Aletta, M., Alifanio, P., Del Giudice, L. 2022. Chemical composition, fatty acid and mineral content of food-grade white, red and black sorghum varieties grown in the Mediterranean environment. Journal of Food Science and Nutrition. 11(3). Article 436. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11030436.Registration of 3 new bmr12 sorghum mutants from ems-induced btx623 mutation
                                                        

- (Germplasm Registration)Emendack, Y., Xin, Z., Hayes, C.M., Burow, G.B., Sattler, S.E., Bean, S.R., Smolensky, D. 2022. Registration of 3 new bmr12 sorghum mutants from ems-induced btx623 mutation. Journal of Plant Registrations. 16(2):453-458. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20219.Registration of Grain Sorghum Seed (A/B) and Pollinator (R) Parent Lines for Chilling and Drought tolerance

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Permethrin inhibits tube formation and viability of endothelial cells
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Lee, H., Park, Y., Smolensky, D., Lee, S. 2022. Permethrin inhibits tube formation and viability of endothelial cells. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 102. Article 11757. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.11757.In vitro infection dynamics of Japanese encephalitis virus in established porcine cell lines
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Adetunji, S.A., Smolensky, D., Mitzel, D.N., Chitko-Mckown, C.G., Cernicchiaro, N., Noronha, L.E., Owens, J.L. 2021. In vitro infection dynamics of Japanese encephalitis virus in established porcine cell lines. Pathogens. 10(11). Article 1468. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10111468.Tumor suppressive activity of high phenolic sorghum brans in colon cancer model
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Lee, S., Lee, H., Lee, J., Amarakoon, D., Lou, Z., Noronha, L.E., Herald, T.J., Perumal, R., Smolensky, D. 2021. Tumor suppressive activity of high phenolic sorghum brans in colon cancer model. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 22. Article 8286. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22158286.Adverse effect of polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) on tube formation and viability of human umbilical vein endothelial cells
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Lee, H., Amarakoon, D., Wei, C., Choi, K., Smolensky, D., Lee, S. 2021. Adverse effect of polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) on tube formation and viability of human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 154:112356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2021.112356.Comparison of content in phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity in grains of white, red and black sorghum varieties grown in Mediterranean area
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Pontieri, P., Pepe, G., Campiglia, P., Merciai, F., Basilicata, M.G., Smolensky, D., Calcagnile, M., Troisi, J., Romano, R., Giudice, F., Aletta, M., Guida, M., Alifano, P., Del Giudice, L. 2021. Comparison of content in phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity in grains of white, red and black sorghum varieties grown in Mediterranean area. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.1c00115.Antimicrobial Activity of Sorghum Phenolic Extract on Bovine Foodborne and Mastitis Causing Pathogens
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Sydney, S.E., R.G., A., Giovanna, B., Sarah, S., Davina, R., Smolensky, D., Herald, T.J., Ramasamy, P., D. U., T., T. G., N. 2021. Antimicrobial activity of sorghum phenolic extract on bovine foodborne and mastitis causing pathogens. Antibiotics. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10050594.Infection dynamics of Japanese encephalitis virus in porcine cell lines

- (Abstract Only)Porcine macrophage-like cell line C Delta 2+ is susceptible to Japanese encephalitis virus infection

- (Abstract Only)A comparative study on phenolic contents, antioxidant activity and anti-inflammatory capacity in lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW 264.7 macrophages of sorghum aqueous and ethanolic extracts
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Hong, S., Pangloli, P., Perumal, R., Cox, S.R., Noronha, L.E., Dia, V.P., Smolensky, D. 2020. A comparative study on phenolic contents, antioxidant activity and anti-inflammatory capacity in lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW 264.7 macrophages of sorghum aqueous and ethanolic extracts. Antioxidants. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9121297.Porcine macrophage-like cell line Cdelta2+ is susceptible to Japanese encephalitis virus infection

- (Abstract Only)Anti-cancer activity of a novel high phenolic sorghum bran in human colon cancer cells
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Lee, S., Lee, J., Herald, T.J., Cox, S.R., Noronha, L.E., Perumal, R., Smolensky, D. 2020. Anti-cancer activity of a novel high phenolic sorghum bran in human colon cancer cells. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/2890536.Development of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) on sorghum milling fractions
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Arthur, F.H., Bean, S.R., Smolensky, D., Gerken, A.R., Siliveru, K., Scully, E.D., Baker, N.J. 2020. Development of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) on sorghum milling fractions. Journal of Stored Products Research. 87:101606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2020.101606.High-polyphenol extracts from Sorghum bicolor attenuate replication of Legionella pneumophila within RAW 264.7 macrophages
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Gilchrist, A., Smolensky, D., Cox, S.R., Perumal, R., Noronha, L.E., Shames, S. 2020. High-polyphenol extracts from Sorghum bicolor attenuate replication of Legionella pneumophila within RAW 264.7 macrophages. FEMS Microbiology Letters. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnaa053.Development of Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae) on sorghum: quality characteristics and varietal susceptibility
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Arthur, F.H., Bean, S.R., Smolensky, D., Cox, S.R., Lin, H., Peiris, S., Petersen, J. 2020. Development of Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae) on sorghum: quality characteristics and varietal susceptibility. Journal of Stored Products Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2020.101569.Differential responses of two porcine macrophage- like cell lines to infection with Rift Valley fever virus MP-12

- (Proceedings)Smolensky, D., Wilson, W.C., Cox, V.G., Schirtzinger, E.E., Chitko-Mckown, C.G., Fawver, Z.T., Noronha, L.E. 2019. Differential responses of two porcine macrophage- like cell lines to infection with Rift Valley fever virus MP-12. Proceedings of International Veterinary Immunology Symposium. August 13-16, 2019, Seattle, Washington. P072:126-127. Available online at https://ivis2019.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IVIS-2019-Abstract-book.pdfOptimization of ethanol-based extraction conditions of sorghum bran bioactive compounds with downstream anticancer properties
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cox, S.R., Noronha, L.E., Herald, T.J., Bean, S.R., Lee, S., Perumal, R., Smolensky, D. 2019. Optimization of ethanol-based extraction conditions of sorghum bran bioactive compounds with downstream anticancer properties. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01589.High-polyphenol sorghum bran extract inhibits cancer cell growth through DNA damage, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Smolensky, D., Rhodes, D.H., Mcvey, D.S., Fawver, Z.T., Perumal, R., Herald, T.J., Noronha, L.E. 2018. High-polyphenol sorghum bran extract inhibits cancer cell growth through DNA damage, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis. Journal of Medicinal Food. DOI:10.1089/jmf.2018.0008.Porcine Macrophage-Like Cells Permit Viral Replication, Produce Inflammatory Mediators, and Undergo Apoptosis Following Infection with Rift Valley Fever Virus MP-12

- (Abstract Only)Noronha, L.E., Smolensky, D., Cox, V.G., Schirtzinger, E.E., Chitko-Mckown, C.G., Fawver, Z.T., Wilson, W.C. 2018. Porcine Macrophage-Like Cells Permit Viral Replication, Produce Inflammatory Mediators, and Undergo Apoptosis Following Infection with Rift Valley Fever Virus MP-12. Journal of Immunology. 200:59.31.


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