Asim K. Duttaroy is an Indian-born American
medical scientist
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who, since 2001, has worked as a Professor at the Faculty of Medicine,
University of Oslo
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, Norway.
He was born in Gopinagar (
Gangnapur),
Nadia district
Nadia () is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Purba Bardhaman to the west, and Murshidabad to the north.
Nadia district is highly influentia ...
,
West Bengal
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,
India
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.
Duttaroy is the author of over 370 research papers and book chapters, has authored or edited several books, and also holds several international patents.
His research contributions have led to several industrial developments worldwide, such as
Provexis.
Duttaroy, while he worked as Professor (1990-2001) at the
Rowett Research Institute at the
University of Aberdeen
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,
Scotland
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,
United Kingdom
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, discovered that an extract from tomato had a positive effect in the prevention of
blood platelet aggregation.
Another area of his research has been the investigation of the
fatty acid
In chemistry, particularly in biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with an aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated. Most naturally occurring fatty acids have an unbranched chain of an even number of carbon atoms, ...
transport system in human
placenta
The placenta is a temporary embryonic and later fetal organ (anatomy), organ that begins embryonic development, developing from the blastocyst shortly after implantation (embryology), implantation. It plays critical roles in facilitating nutrien ...
and its roles in the placental preferential transfer of critically important nutrients such as
docosahexaenoic acid
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an omega-3 fatty acid that is a primary structural component of the human brain, cerebral cortex, skin, and retina. In physiological literature, it is given the name 22:6(n-3). It can be synthesized from alpha-li ...
,22:6n-3 (DHA) and
arachidonic acid,20:4n-6 (ARA) from the mother to the fetus.
Duttaroy serves as Editor-In-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal ''
Food & Nutrition Research ''Food & Nutrition Research'' is an annual peer-reviewed open access medical journal covering nutrition and food science. It was established in 1996 as ''Näringsforskning'', and was renamed the ''Scandinavian Journal of Nutrition'' in 2002. In 200 ...
'',
which has an
Impact factor
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of 3.89 (2020). Duttaroy serves on the editorial boards of several other journals, including ''Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids'',
''Nutrients'',
and ''European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology''.
Legacy
Duttaroy’s research focuses on how the placenta transports maternal plasma DHA and ARA to the fetus. The fetal brain development in utero is critically dependent on the maternal supply of these fatty acids in the utero. His studies have been documented through several articles. Besides, his articles have drawn many citations (Google Scholar PubMed).
His other research area is cardioprotective factors in fruits and vegetables. He has discovered the anti-platelet factors from tomatoes. This discovery made by him is now widely known as Fruitflow. In 2009, Fruitflow® became the first product in Europe to obtain an approved, proprietary health claim under Article 13(5) of the European Health Claims Regulation 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods. The EU Commission authorized the health claim “water-soluble tomato concentrate (WSTC) I and II help maintain normal platelet aggregation, which contributes to healthy blood flow.”. Fruitflow® is now widely available in different countries worldwide.
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References
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Living people
Indian emigrants to the United States
American medical researchers
American nutritionists
1955 births
Scientists from West Bengal