Oomah, Dave, Ph.D.

• Research Publications
• Other Science Related Publications

Contact Information:

Highway 97
Summerland, British Columbia V0H 1Z0
Telephone: 250-494-6399
Fax: 250-494-0755
Email: dave.oomah@agr.gc.ca

Areas of Expertise:

• oilseed crops and products
• bioprocesses
• new products
• industrial uses/pharmaceuticals
• pulses
• horticulture crops and products
• food components
• food processing
• biochemistry and physiology(metabolism)
• food quality
• nutrients(functions/sources/structure)
• functional foods and neutraceuticals
• food characteristics
• field crops/alternative crops

Current Projects:

• Development of innovative strategies for the processing and production of plant-based functional foods and nutraceuticals products for improving the health, wellness and quality of life of Canadians.
• Discovery and development of plant-based functional food ingredients and nutraceutical products for improved quality of life and increased economic activity for Canadians
• Technology platforms for the development of nutraceutical products from medicinal herbs
• Extraction, separation and purification processes for value added products

Affiliations:

• Professional Member: Institute of Food Technology (since 1974)
• Professional Member: American Chemical Society (since 1995).
• Professional Member: American Oil Chemist's Society (since 1992)
• Current member of the Pulse Innovation Project responsible for evaluating research gaps for pulse fractions (phytonutrients)
• Current member of plant biology and food science NSERC Committee

Research Publications:

2013:

• Boudjou, S., Oomah, B.D., Zaidi, F., and Hosseinian, F.S. (2013). "Phenolics content and antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of legume fractions.", Food Chemistry, 138(2), pp. 1543-1550. doi : 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.11.108

2012:

• Agil, R., Oomah, B.D., Mazza, G., and Hosseinian, F.S. (2012). "Optimization of alkylresorcinols extraction from triticale bran using response surface methodology.", Food and Bioprocess Technology, 5(7), pp. 2655-2664. doi : 10.1007/s11947-011-0756-7
• Campos-Vega, R., Garcia-Gasca, T., Guevara-González, R.G., Ramos-Gómez, M., Oomah, B.D., and Loarca-Piña, G.F. (2012). "Human gut flora-fermented nondigestible fraction from cooked bean (Phaseolus vulgaris l.) modifies protein expression associated with apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and proliferation in human adenocarcinoma colon cancer cells.", Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 60(51), pp. 12443-12450. doi : 10.1021/jf303940r
• Harrison, J.E., Oomah, B.D., Diarra, M.S., and Ibarra-Alvarado, C. (2012). "Bioactivities of pilot-scale extracted cranberry juice and pomace.", Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. doi : 10.1111/j.1745-4549.2011.00655.x
• Vergara-Castañeda, H., Guevara-González, R.G., Guevara-Olvera, B.L., Oomah, B.D., and Loarca-Piña, G.F. (2012). "Non-digestible fraction of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) modulates signalling pathway genes at an early stage of colon cancer in Sprague-Dawley rats.", British Journal of Nutrition, 108(Suppl. S1), pp. S145-S154. doi : 10.1017/S0007114512000785

2011:

• Cruz-Bravo, R.K., Guevara-González, R.G., Ramos-Gómez, M., Garcia-Gasca, T., Campos-Vega, R., Oomah, B.D., and Loarca-Piña, G.F. (2011). "Fermented Nondigestible Fraction from Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Cultivar Negro 8025 Modulates HT-29 Cell Behavior.", Journal of Food Science, 76(2), pp. T41–T47. doi : 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.02025.x
• Oomah, B.D., Caspar, F., Malcolmson, L.J., and Bellido, A.S. (2011). "Phenolics and antioxidant activity of lentil and pea hulls.", Food Research International, 44(1), pp. 436-441. doi : 10.1016/j.foodres.2010.09.027
• Oomah, B.D., Luc, G., Leprelle, C., Drover, J.C.G., Harrison, J.E., and Olson, M. (2011). "Phenolics, Phytic Acid, and Phytase in Canadian-Grown Low-Tannin Faba Bean ( Vicia faba L.) Genotypes.", Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 59(8), pp. 3763-3771. doi : 10.1021/jf200338b

2010:

• Aguerrebere, I.A., Molina, A.R., Oomah, B.D., and Drover, J.C.G. (2010). "Characteristics of Prunus serotina seed oil.", Food Chemistry, 124(3), pp. 983-990. doi : 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.07.040
• Campos-Vega, R., Guevara-González, R.G., Guevara-Olvera, B.L., Oomah, B.D., and Loarca-Piña, G.F. (2010). "Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) polysaccharides modulate gene expression in human colon cancer cells (HT-29).", Food Research International, 43(4), pp. 1057-1064. doi : 10.1016/j.foodres.2010.01.017
• Campos-Vega, R., Loarca-Piña, G.F., and Oomah, B.D. (2010). "Minor components of pulses and their potential impact on human health.", Food Research International, 43(2), pp. 461-482. doi : 10.1016/j.foodres.2009.09.004
• Oomah, B.D., Corbé, A., and Balasubramanian, P.M. (2010). "Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Activities of Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Hulls.", Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58(14), pp. 8225-8230. doi : 10.1021/jf1011193
• Oomah, B.D., Ward, S., and Balasubramanian, P.M. (2010). "Dehulling and selected physical characteristics of Canadian dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivars.", Food Research International, 43(5), pp. 1410-1415. doi : 10.1016/j.foodres.2010.04.007
• Vergara-Castañeda, H., Guevara-González, R.G., Ramos-Gómez, M., Reynoso-Camacho, R., Guzmén-Maldonado, H., Feregrino-Pérez, A.A., Oomah, B.D., and Loarca-Piña, G.F. (2010). "Non-digestible fraction of cooked bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivar Bayo Madero suppresses colonic aberrant crypt foci in azoxymethane-induced rats.", Food & Function, 1, pp. 294-300. doi : 10.1039/c0fo00130a

2009:

• Athukorala, Y., Mazza, G., and Oomah, B.D. (2009). "Extraction, purification and characterization of wax from flax (Linum usitatissimum) straw.", European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 111(7), pp. 705-714. doi : 10.1002/ejlt.200800269
• Campos-Vega, R., Reynoso-Camacho, R., Pedraza-Aboytes, G., Acosta-Gallegos, J.A., Guzman-Maldonado, S.H., Paredes-Lopez, O., Oomah, B.D., and Loarca-Piña, G.F. (2009). "Chemical Composition and In Vitro Polysaccharide Fermentation of Different Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.).", Journal of Food Science, 74(7), pp. T59-T65. doi : 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2009.01292.x
• Oomah, B.D. and Sitter, L. (2009). "Characteristics of flaxseed hull oil.", Food Chemistry, 114(2), pp. 623-628. doi : 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.09.096

Other Science Related Publications:

2010:

• Bassett, C., Boye, J.I., Tyler, R.T., and Oomah, B.D. (2010). "Molecular, functional and processing characteristics of whole pulses and pulse fractions and their emerging food and nutraceutical applications (Editorial).", Food Research International, 43(2), pp. 397-398.
• Hosseinian, F.S., Agil, R., Mazza, G., Oomah, B.D., Loarca-Piña, G.F., Reynoso-Camacho, R., Wiersma, P.A. (2010). "Alkylresorcinols in triticale bran has potential as new source of bioactive phenolics.", 2010 Canadian Institute of Food Science & Technology (CIFST) and AAFC Conference, Fairmont Winnipeg Hotel, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, May 30-June 1, 2010, # 03-5. (Abstract)