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Dmitriy Smolensky (PhD)
Grain Quality and Structure Research
Research Biologist

Phone: (785) 537-5546
Fax:
Room 243

1515 COLLEGE AVE
Grain Quality & Structure Research Unit
MANHATTAN, KS 66502
Projects
Grain Composition Traits Related to End-Use Quality and Value of Sorghum
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 437958
Characterization of Phenolic Compounds in Sorghum Bicolor
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 438318
Relationship Between Physical and Chemical Properties of Sorghum and Susceptibility to Stored Product Insects
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 438334
Evaluation of Sorghum Extracts as Anti-bacterial Agents against Staphylococcus aureus
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 438744
Development and Characterization of Sorghum with Improved End-use Quality
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 438882
Phenolic Extracts from USDA-ARS Sorghum Novel Lines and Inhibition of the Inflammasomes
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 438897
Impact of Sorghum Pericarp Color and Grain Composition in Pet Food Applications
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 439002
Determining the Bioavilability of Sorghum Phenolic Compounds
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 429504
Efficacy of High Phenolic Sorghum Bran for Reducing Size and Number of Colorectal Tumors Evaluated in a Mouse Model
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 433717
Functional Properties of Sorghum Biomolecules Related to Human Health Benefits
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 436614
Evaluation of Sorghum Bioactive Compounds in Cancer Metabolic Pathways
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 436852
Evaluation of Sorghum Bioactive Compounds as Anti-bacterial Agents in Legionella and Listeria Infections
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 437008
Relationships Between Sorghum Physical Grain Attributes, Grain Composition and End-use Quality
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 437049
Mammalian Responses to Arboviruses and Sorghum Polyphenols
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 437098

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Anti-cancer activity of a novel high phenolic sorghum bran in human colon cancer cells Reprint Icon - (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 Reprint Icon - (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 Reprint Icon - (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 Reprint Icon - (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.pdf
Optimization of ethanol-based extraction conditions of sorghum bran bioactive compounds with downstream anticancer properties Reprint Icon - (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 Reprint Icon - (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.