Rui-Min Han Associate professor

Rui-Min Han

Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China,

Beijing, 100872, China

E-mail: rmhan@ruc.edu.cn

Phone number: +86-10-6251-6604, Fax: +86-10-6251-6444

Education

Ph.D.: Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2002/09–2006/07
M. S. : Inner Mongolia University 1999/09–2002/07
B. S. : Inner Mongolia University 1993/09–1997/07

Acdemic career

Associate professor Renmin University of China 2014/07–now
Visiting scholar University of California, Santa Barbara(UCSB) 2013/02–2014/02
Lecturer Renmin University of China, 2009/03–2014/07
Postdoctor Renmin University of China 2006/09–2009/03

Teaching courses

<Structural Chemistry> undergraduate course
<Food Chemistry> graduate course

 

Research area

Antioxidant mechanism of carotenoids, flavonoids and metal-flavonoid complexes, Free radical chemistry, Biological and chemical reaction dynamics

Projects

Synthesis and molecular mechanism of flavonoid-metal complexes as antioxidants NSFC

21573284

2016/01–2019/12

Principal Investigator

in progress
Antioxidant radical reaction dynamics of flavonoids in liposome. NSFC

20803091

2009/01–2011/12 Principal Investigator completed

Publications

  • Yang, Y. Xu, H.-Y. Liu, R.-M. Han*, J.-P. Zhang, L. H. Skibsted*, Genistein binding to copper(II). Solvent dependence and effects on radical scavenging. Molecules. 2017, 22, 1757.
  • C. M. Pereira, A. V. Iretskii, R.-M. Han*, P. C. Ford*, Dinitrosyl iron complexes with cysteine. Kinetics studies of the formation and reactions of DNICs in aqueous solution. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2015137, 328.
  • -M. Han,H. Cheng, R. Feng, D.-D. Li, W. Lai*, J.-P. Zhang, L. H. Skibsted*, β‑Carotene as a lipophilic scavenger of nitric oxide. J. Phys. Chem. B2014118, 11659.
  • -D. Li, R.-M. Han,* R. Liang, C.-H. Chen, W. Lai, J.-P. Zhang, L. H. Skibsted*, Hydroxyl Radical Reaction with trans-Resveratrol: Initial Carbon Radical Adduct Formation Followed by Rearrangement to Phenoxyl Radical. J. Phys. Chem. B2012116, 7154.
  • -M. Han*, J.-P. Zhang*, L. H. Skibsted, Reaction Dynamics of Flavonoids and Carotenoids as Antioxidants. Molecules201217, 2140.
  • -M. Han*, D.-D. Li, C.-H. Chen, R. Liang, Y.-X. Tian, J.-P. Zhang, L. H. Skibsted*, Phenol acidity and ease of oxidation in isoflavonoid/β-carotene antioxidant synergism. J. Agric. Food Chem.201159, 10367.
  • -H. Chen,R.-M. Han*, R. Liang, L.-M. Fu, P. Wang, X.-C. Ai, J.-P. Zhang, L. H. Skibsted. Direct observation of β-carotene reaction with hydroxyl radical. J. Phys. Chem. B2011115, 2082.
  • -M. Han, C.-H. Chen, Y.-X. Tian, J.-P. Zhang*, L. H. Skibsted*, Fast regeneration of carotenoids from radical cations by isoflavonoid dianions. Importance of carotenoid keto group for electron transfer. J. Phys. Chem. A2010114, 126.
  • -M. Han, Y.-X. Tian, Y. Liu, C.-H. Chen, X.-C. Ai, J.-P. Zhang, L. H. Skibsted* Comparison of Flavonoids and Isoflavonoids as Antioxidants.J. Agric. Food Chem. 200957, 3780.