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Itay Maoz

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2011
Plant biochemistry and biosynthesisFermentation and Sensory AnalysisPlant Gene Expression AnalysisHorticultural and Viticultural ResearchPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities

Publications

48

Citations

2,756

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

16

Publishing since 2011

Research summary
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Itay Maoz studies the biochemistry of plant compounds, focusing on how fruits, grapes, and medicinal plants produce flavor, color, and defense-related chemicals such as anthocyanins (pigments), flavonols, and specialized metabolites. Much of the work combines chemical analysis techniques like mass spectrometry with plant breeding and genetics to understand how factors like temperature, ripening, and gene regulation shape fruit quality in crops such as blueberries, raspberries, grapes, and citrus hybrids, as well as biosynthesis pathways in medicinal plants like Salvia miltiorrhiza. This research is relevant to agriculture, food science, and plant-derived drug production.

Plant biochemistry and metabolite biosynthesisFruit ripening, flavor, and color chemistryMass spectrometry-based chemical analysisPlant breeding and horticultural qualityMedicinal plant gene regulation and specialized metabolites

Publication output has been variable over the past decade, with a notable peak in 2022 (11 papers) followed by a return to a steadier pace of 3-5 publications per year.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.2/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 11 publications11222023: 4 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Horticulture Research×3
  • Frontiers in Plant Science×3
  • Journal of Mass Spectrometry×3
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×3
  • Journal of Integrative Plant Biology×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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