Assistant Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, HKU
BSc (The University of Hong Kong); PhD (The University of Hong Kong)
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3917 3800
2858 3477
KBSB G/F
Teaching Areas
BIOL 3209 Food and Nutrient Analysis
BIOL 3217 Food, Environment and Health
Practical Classes for Food and Nutrition Science Major Courses
Food and Nutrient Analysis, Principles of Food Chemistry, Diet and disease, Food Commodities, Food Technology
Research Interests
Fatty acids, oxidative stress and lipid oxidation
Oxylipins and cardioprotection
Lipid oxidation and food quality
Publications and News
Leung KS*, Galano JM, Yau YF, Oger C, Durand T, Lee JCY (2020). Walnut-Enriched Diet Elevated α-Linolenic Acid, Phytoprostanes, and Phytofurans in Rat Liver and Heart Tissues and Modulated Anti-inflammatory Lipid Mediators in the Liver. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 69(32):9094-9101.
Leung KS*, Galano JM, Oger C, Durand T, Lee JCY (2020). Enrichment of alpha-linolenic acid in rodent diet reduced oxidative stress and inflammation during myocardial infarction. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 162:53-64.
Leung KS*, Galano JM, Durand T, Lee JCY (2018). Profiling of Omega-Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Their Oxidized Products in Salmon after Different Cooking Methods. Antioxidants 7(8):96.
Cuyamendous C, Leung KS*, Bultel‐Poncé V, Guy A, Durand T, Galano JM, Lee JCY, Oger C (2017). Total Synthesis and in Vivo Quantitation of Phytofurans Derived from α‐Linolenic Acid. European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2017(17):2486-2490.
Cuyamendous C, Leung KS*, Durand T, Lee JCY, Oger C, Galano JM (2015). Synthesis and discovery of phytofurans: metabolites of α-linolenic acid peroxidation. Chemical Communications 51(86):15696-15699.
Awards and Honours
Invited speaker - SCIEX Users Meeting 2017
Finalist - HKU Three Minute Thesis (3MT® ) Competition 2017
