2011 TC Research
Teachers College, Columbia University
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John Thomas Pinto

Professional Background

Educational Background

B.S. (Chemistry), St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY, 1968
Ph.D., (Biochemistry), University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ, 1974

Scholarly Interests

Interactions of drugs and nutrients; the impact of phytochemicals, herbs and drugs on human health and disease.

Selected Publications

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (2006-2008)

Pinto JT, Krasnikov BF, and Cooper AL.  Redox-sensitive proteins are potential targets of garlic-derived mercaptocysteine derivatives. J. Nutr, 136:835S-841S, 2006.

El-Bayoumy K, Sinha R, Pinto JT, and Rivlin RS.  Cancer Chemoprevention by garlic and garlic-containing sulfur and selenium compounds.  J. Nutr, 136:864S-869S, 2006.

Cooper AJL and Pinto, JT.  Cysteine S-conjugate b-lyases.  Amino Acids,  30:1-15, 2006.

Cho S, Szeto HH, Kim E., Kim HJ, Tolhurst A, and Pinto JT.  A novel cell permeable antioxidant peptide, SS31, attenuates ischemic brain injury by down-regulating CD36.
J Biol Chem. 282(7):4634-42. 2007.

Pinto JT, Sinha R, Papp K, Facompre ND, Desai D, and El-Bayoumy K.  Differential effects of naturally occurring and synthetic organoselenium compounds on biomarkers in androgen responsive and androgen independent human prostate carcinoma cells. Int J Cancer. 120(7):1410-1417, 2007.

Sinha R, Pinto JT, Facompre N, Kilheffer J, Baatz JE, and El-Bayoumy K. Effects of naturally occurring and synthetic organoselenium compounds on protein profiling in androgen responsive and androgen independent human prostate cancer cells.  In Press:  Nutr Cancer, 2008.

Huang Z, Pinto JT, Deng H, and Richie JP, Jr. Inhibition of Caspase-3 Activity and Activation by Protein Glutathionylation.  In Press: Biochem Pharm, 2008.

biographical information

HBSV 5011: Advanced nutrition II

In-depth review of current knowledge and research on the biochemical and physiological aspects of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients; applications to diet.