Dr.
Kerry Ringer
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kringer@wsu.edu
Assistant Food Scientist / Professor, Department of Food Science, IAREC Prosser. Ph.D. 2004, Washington State University.
Research
Kerry Ringer’s research focuses on the impacts of winemaking techniques and viticulture techniques on the volatile compounds and volatile precursors found in grapes and wine, particularly the fruity and floral terpenes. With water and climate change becoming important issues in Washington State, she is currently analyzing the impact of extreme deficit irrigation treatments on the aroma composition of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes and wine, one of top selling varietals in Washington. Her work also focuses on the genes and enzymes involved in terpene biosynthesis.
Kerry continues to expand the methodology of the antioxidant activity method that she co-developed and is interested in the sustainable utilization of fruit and vegetable waste streams, focusing now on berries including blueberry and strawberry through dehydration, as potential sources for nutritional supplements and food powders for dry mixes.
Selected
Publications
Davis E.M., Ringer K.L., Croteau R. In press. Biochemistry, enzymology, and biotechnological potential of monoterpene biosynthesis in Mentha. In American Chemical Society Symposium Proceedings: Genetic Engineering in Flavor Chemistry – Application and Potentials.
Croteau R., Davis E.M., Ringer K.L., Wildung M. 2005. (–)-Menthol biosynthesis and molecular genetics. Naturwissenschaften 92(12):562-577.
Ringer K.L., Davis E.M., Croteau R. 2005. Monoterpene metabolism. Cloning, expression and characterization of (–)-isopiperitenol/(–)-carveol dehydrogenase of peppermint and spearmint. Plant Physiology 137:863-872.
Davis E.M., Ringer K.L., McConkey M.E., Croteau R. 2005. Monoterpene metabolism. Cloning, expression, and characterization of menthone reductases from peppermint. Plant Physiology 137:873-881.
Rininger J.A., Ringer K., Savarese M. 2004. In vitro immunopharmacology of Echinacea. In SC Miller, H Yu, eds, Echinacea – The genus Echinacea, CRC Press, pp 169-180.
Ringer K.L., McConkey M.E., Davis E.M., Rushing G.W., Croteau R. 2003. Monoterpene double-bond reductases of the (–)-menthol biosynthetic pathway: Isolation and characterization of cDNAs encoding (–)-isopiperitenone reductase and (+)-pulegone reductase of peppermint. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 418:80-92. |
