Elizabeth E. Hood

High Impact

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Arkansas State University

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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36 h-index 183 pubs 6,571 cited

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Elizabeth E. Hood's research focuses on the development and application of biosensors, particularly for glucose detection, and the study of recombinant proteins derived from plants. She has investigated the electrocatalytic effect and sensitivity of recombinant manganese peroxidase from corn in various amperometric and voltammetric biosensor designs, often utilizing nanocomposite materials and advanced electrochemical methods. Her work also extends to assessing the specific activity and utility of other recombinant enzymes, such as cellobiohydrolase II (Cel6A), produced in maize endosperm.

Beyond biosensor development, Hood has contributed to studies on plant genetics and physiology, including the importance of dominance and genotype-by-environment interactions on grain yield in maize experiments. Her research has also explored the degradation of synthetic dyes using plant-produced enzymes like manganese peroxidase in conjunction with commercial laccase. Hood holds a designation as a highly cited researcher and has a significant publication record, with a h-index of 36 and over 6,500 citations. She collaborates with researchers at Arkansas State University and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

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h-index: 36
Publications: 183
Citations: 6,571

Selected Publications

Detection of Glucose Using Recombinant Corn Mn Peroxidase with Square Wave and Linear Sweep Voltammetry on Disposable Screen-Printed Electrodes (2025)

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Increasing Glucose Yield from Cellulose in Ground Corn Using Plant-Made Recombinant Cellulases (2025)

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Molecular Farming of Industrial Enzymes: Products and Applications (2024)

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2018–2019 field seasons of the Maize Genomes to Fields (G2F) G x E project (2023)

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Electrocatalytic effect of recombinant Mn peroxidase from corn on microbiosensors to detect glucose (2022)

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Development of a highly sensitive glucose nanocomposite biosensor based on recombinant enzyme from corn (2022)

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Degradation of Synthetic Dyes with Plant-Produced Manganese Peroxidase and Commercial Laccase (2022)

2 citations DOI OpenAlex
A bienzymatic amperometric glucose biosensor based on using a novel recombinant Mn peroxidase from corn and glucose oxidase with a Nafion membrane (2021)

20 citations DOI OpenAlex
The importance of dominance and genotype-by-environment interactions on grain yield variation in a large-scale public cooperative maize experiment (2021)

100 citations DOI OpenAlex