R W Owen

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Affiliation: German Cancer Research Center
Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Olives and olive oil in cancer prevention
    R W Owen
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Eur J Cancer Prev 13:319-26. 2004
  2. ncbi The antioxidant/anticancer potential of phenolic compounds isolated from olive oil
    R W Owen
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Centre, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
    Eur J Cancer 36:1235-47. 2000
  3. ncbi Phenolic compounds and squalene in olive oils: the concentration and antioxidant potential of total phenols, simple phenols, secoiridoids, lignansand squalene
    R W Owen
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Food Chem Toxicol 38:647-59. 2000
  4. ncbi Olive-oil consumption and health: the possible role of antioxidants
    R W Owen
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg
    Lancet Oncol 1:107-12. 2000
  5. ncbi Isolation and structure elucidation of the major individual polyphenols in carob fibre
    R W Owen
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center DKFZ, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Food Chem Toxicol 41:1727-38. 2003
  6. ncbi Isolation, structure elucidation and antioxidant potential of the major phenolic and flavonoid compounds in brined olive drupes
    R W Owen
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Food Chem Toxicol 41:703-17. 2003
  7. ncbi Evaluation of the polyphenol composition and antioxidant activity of African variety of Dacryodes edulis (G.Don) H.J Lam fruit
    S E Atawodi
    Institute for Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
    J Med Food 12:1321-5. 2009
  8. ncbi Identification of lignans as major components in the phenolic fraction of olive oil
    R W Owen
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, Central Spectroscopy Department, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Clin Chem 46:976-88. 2000
  9. ncbi Polyphenol composition and antioxidant potential of Hibiscus esculentus L. fruit cultivated in Nigeria
    S E Atawodi
    Institute for Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
    J Med Food 12:1316-20. 2009
  10. ncbi Characterization of alkyl phenols in cashew (Anacardium occidentale) products and assay of their antioxidant capacity
    M T S Trevisan
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Food Chem Toxicol 44:188-97. 2006

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Publications19

  1. ncbi Olives and olive oil in cancer prevention
    R W Owen
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Eur J Cancer Prev 13:319-26. 2004
    ..It seems probable that olive and olive oil consumption in southern Europe represents an important contribution to the beneficial effects on health of the Mediterranean diet...
  2. ncbi The antioxidant/anticancer potential of phenolic compounds isolated from olive oil
    R W Owen
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Centre, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
    Eur J Cancer 36:1235-47. 2000
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  3. ncbi Phenolic compounds and squalene in olive oils: the concentration and antioxidant potential of total phenols, simple phenols, secoiridoids, lignansand squalene
    R W Owen
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Food Chem Toxicol 38:647-59. 2000
    ..29 +/- 2.56). All classes of phenolics were shown to be potent antioxidants. In future epidemiologic studies, both the nature and source of olive oil consumed should be differentiated in ascertaining cancer risk...
  4. ncbi Olive-oil consumption and health: the possible role of antioxidants
    R W Owen
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg
    Lancet Oncol 1:107-12. 2000
    ....
  5. ncbi Isolation and structure elucidation of the major individual polyphenols in carob fibre
    R W Owen
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center DKFZ, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Food Chem Toxicol 41:1727-38. 2003
    ..9% and 10%, respectively). These data indicate that carob fibre is rich in both amount and variety of phenolic antioxidant substances, and its inclusion in the diet may have chemopreventive properties...
  6. ncbi Isolation, structure elucidation and antioxidant potential of the major phenolic and flavonoid compounds in brined olive drupes
    R W Owen
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Food Chem Toxicol 41:703-17. 2003
    ..Brined olives contain even higher concentrations of phenolic antioxidants than olive oil and may, therefore, be more important modulators of cancer chemopreventive activity...
  7. ncbi Evaluation of the polyphenol composition and antioxidant activity of African variety of Dacryodes edulis (G.Don) H.J Lam fruit
    S E Atawodi
    Institute for Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
    J Med Food 12:1321-5. 2009
    ..These results suggest that consumption of D. edulis could contribute to prevention of diseases that are related to oxidative stress...
  8. ncbi Identification of lignans as major components in the phenolic fraction of olive oil
    R W Owen
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, Central Spectroscopy Department, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Clin Chem 46:976-88. 2000
    ..Because olive oil is an important component of the Mediterranean diet, it is necessary to establish unequivocal identification of the major potential antioxidant phenolic compounds it contains...
  9. ncbi Polyphenol composition and antioxidant potential of Hibiscus esculentus L. fruit cultivated in Nigeria
    S E Atawodi
    Institute for Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
    J Med Food 12:1316-20. 2009
    ..esculentus, popular especially during the rainy season in Nigeria and many tropical West, Central, and Eastern African countries, is a good contributor to the antioxidant status and disease chemoprevention of people in these countries...
  10. ncbi Characterization of alkyl phenols in cashew (Anacardium occidentale) products and assay of their antioxidant capacity
    M T S Trevisan
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Food Chem Toxicol 44:188-97. 2006
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  11. ncbi Contribution of linseed intake to urine and serum enterolignan levels in German females: a randomised controlled intervention trial
    U Knust
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center DKFZ, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Food Chem Toxicol 44:1057-64. 2006
    ..In the control group enterolignan levels were raised slightly but did not reach significance. Serum and urinary enterolignans of the whole collective showed a good pairwise correlation...
  12. ncbi Analysis of enterolignan glucuronides in serum and urine by HPLC-ESI-MS
    U Knust
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Food Chem Toxicol 44:1038-49. 2006
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  13. ncbi Secondary plant substances in various extracts of the leaves, fruits, stem and bark of Caraipa densifolia Mart
    C V da Silveira
    Division of Preventive Oncology, National Tumor Center German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
    Food Chem Toxicol 48:1597-606. 2010
    ..The data shows that the botanical parts of C. densifolia Mart. has a much richer spectrum of secondary plant substances than previously reported...
  14. ncbi Isolation, purification and identification of ellagic acid derivatives, catechins, and procyanidins from the root bark of Anisophyllea dichostyla R. Br
    F Khallouki
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center DKFZ, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Food Chem Toxicol 45:472-85. 2007
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  15. ncbi Characterization of a rare triterpenoid and minor phenolic compounds in the root bark of Anisophyllea dichostyla R. Br
    F Khallouki
    Division of Chemopreventive Oncology, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 517, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Food Chem Toxicol 47:2007-12. 2009
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  16. ncbi Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and cancers of the breast and colorectum: emerging evidence for their role as risk modifiers
    H Bartsch
    Division of Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center DKFZ, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Carcinogenesis 20:2209-18. 1999
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  17. ncbi Biomarkers in colorectal cancer
    R W Owen
    Division of Molecular Toxicology- C0300, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany
    IARC Sci Publ 154:101-11. 2001
    ..In three recently completed intervention trials, calcium moderately reduced the recurrence of adenomas, but in one study fibre increased recurrence dramatically...
  18. ncbi Isolation and structure elucidation of phenolic antioxidants from Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) seeds and pericarp
    Y Sudjaroen
    Department of Tropical Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
    Food Chem Toxicol 43:1673-82. 2005
    ..The antioxidant capacities of the Soxhlet methanolic extracts were determined, and indicates that Tamarind may be an important source of cancer chemopreventive natural products in tropical regions...
  19. ncbi Consumption of argan oil (Morocco) with its unique profile of fatty acids, tocopherols, squalene, sterols and phenolic compounds should confer valuable cancer chemopreventive effects
    F Khallouki
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    Eur J Cancer Prev 12:67-75. 2003
    ..0 mg/kg). Nevertheless, argan oil with its high content of the vitamer -tocopherol, squalene and oleic acid is likely to enhance the cancer prevention effects of the Moroccan diet...