Conference Proceedings

Bhullar, K. S. and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2011. Bioactives of Wild Berries: Potential Alternatives to Vasodilator drugs? Arteries 11. The Maison Internationale, Cité Universitaire, Paris, France (October 13-15, 2011).

Ziaullah, H.P.V. Rupasinghe, and E. Fraser. 2011. Enzymatic Esterification of Flavonoids With Fatty Acids in Organic Solvents/Room Temperature Ionic Liquids. Plant Canada 2011. Halifax, NS (July 17-21, 2011).

Warnakulasuriya, S., P. Kathrivel and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2011. Concentration-Depended Effect of Selected Apple Flavonoids on PUFA Oxidation. Plant Canada 2011. Halifax, NS (July 17-21, 2011).

Balasuriya, N. and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2011. Antihypertensive Properties of Selected Fruit Bioactives. Plant Canada 2011. Halifax, NS (July 17-21, 2011).

Thilakarathna, S.K.P.H., H.P.V. Rupasinghe, and Y. Wang. 2011. Inhibition of LDL oxidation in vitro and regulation of cholesterol metabolism in hamsters by apple skin bioactives. Plant Canada 2011. Halifax, NS (July 17-21, 2011).

Gunathilake, K.D.P.P. and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2011. Antioxidant Protection of Human LDL Oxidation In Vitro by Ginger Extracts. Plant Canada 2011. Halifax, NS (July 17-21, 2011).

Nandasiri, H.M.A.R. and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2011. Anti-hypertensive Properties of Fruit Vinegars. Plant Canada 2011. Halifax, NS (July 17-21, 2011).

Kathrivel, P. and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2011.Apple peel extracts as inhibitors of lipid oxidation in a meat model system. Plant Canada 2011. Halifax, NS (July 17-21, 2011).

Sekhon, S.K. P. Kathrivel, H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2011. Inhibition of fish oil oxidation by polyphenols fractionated from apple peel extract. Plant Canada 2011. Halifax, NS (July 17-21, 2011).

Yu. L.J., and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2011. Effect of Acidification on Quality and Shelf-life of Carrot Juice. Plant Canada 2011. Halifax, NS (July 17-21, 2011).

Muche, B.M., H.P.V. Rupasinghe, A. Speers, C.F. Forney and T. Astatkie. 2011. Impact of 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) on Quality of Apple Juice. Plant Canada 2011. Halifax, NS (July 17-21, 2011).

Parmar, I. and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2011. Bioconversion of apple processing by-products: Optimization of acid-catalyzed hydrothermal pretreatment and use of laccase for removal of polyphenols. Plant Canada 2011. Halifax, NS (July 17-21, 2011).

Parmar, I. and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2011. Bio-conversion of apple processing waste in to fermentable sugars: A feasibility study of hydrolysis of polysaccharides. The Second Annual meeting of the NSERC Bioconversion Network, Toronto, ON (June 6-8, 2011).

Balasuriya, N. and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2011. Inhibition of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) by Wild Berry Extracts in vitro. The 8th Annual NHP Research Conference - The Multidisciplinary Approaches for Modern Diseases. Montreal, QC (May 24-27, 2011).

Bhullar, K. S. and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2011. Antioxidant capacity of ethanol extracts of Atlantic wild berries. The 36th Annual APICS-CIC Chemistry conference 2011 (ChemCon2011), UPEI, Charlottetown, PE (May 20-22, 2011).

Rupasinghe, H.P.V. 2011. Antioxidant properties of glycosylated flavonols in protecting lipids and neuronal cells from oxidative stress. BIT’s 4th Annual World Congress of Industrial Biotechnology – 2011 (iBio2011),  Dalian, China (April 25-30, 2011).

Rupasinghe, H.P.V., P. Kathirvel, S. Thilakaratne, A.P.K. Joshi, and J. White. 2010. Antioxidant capacity and PUFA oxidation inhibition properties of berry extracts. The 6th International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (PacifiChem2010), Honolulu, Hawaii. USA. December 15-20, 2010.

Rupasinghe, H.P.V.. 2010. Inhibition of lipid oxidation by apple-derived flavonoids. The 6th International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (PacifiChem2010), Honolulu, Hawaii. USA. December 15-20, 2010.

Balasuriya, N. and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2010. Inhibition of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme in vitro by Apple Skin Extract, Selected Flavonoids and their Metabolites. The 7th International Conference Proceedings of Functional Foods in the Prevention and Management of Metabolic Syndrome (pp. 158-160). Southern Methodist University (SMU),  Dallas, Texas, USA. December 3-4, 2010.

Rupasinghe, H.P.V., N. Erkan, Z. Tao, B. Uysal, B.S. Buyuktas. 2010. Antibacterial activity of essential oil obtained from leaves of Murraya koenigii L. by solvent-free microwave extraction and hydro-distillation. The 15th World Congress of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST 2010), Cape Town, South Africa. August 22-26, 2010.

Ratnasooriya, C.R., H.P.V. Rupasinghe, and A. Jamieson. 2010. Bioactive polyphenol concentrations and juice quality of selected grape cultivars. The 15th World Congress of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST 2010), Cape Town, South Africa. August 22-26, 2010.

Joshi, A.P.J., H.P.V. Rupasinghe, N.L. Pitts. 2010. Quality assessment of a non-fried apple snack designed for promoting consumer health. The 15th World Congress of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST 2010), Cape Town, South Africa. August 22-26, 2010.

Rupasinghe, H.P.V. 2010. Oxidative stability of omega-3 fatty acid enriched fish oil incorporated with apple skin phenolics. The 15th World Congress of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST 2010), Cape Town, South Africa. August 22-26, 2010.

Thilakaratne, S. and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2010.  Inhibition of LDL oxidation in vitro by apple skin bioactives. The 6th Annual Conference of Advanced Food and Material network (AFMnet), Halifax, NS, May 26 – 29, 2010.

Gao, J. and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2010. Deacidification of Apple Juice by Malolactic Conversion using Oenococcus oeni. The 6th Annual Conference of Advanced Food and Material network (AFMnet), Halifax, NS, May 26 – 29, 2010.

Kathirvel, P., A.P.K. Joshi, and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2010. Inhibition of peroxyl radical-induced oxidation of eicosapentaenoic acid by berry extracts. The 6th Annual Conference of Advanced Food and Material network (AFMnet), Halifax, NS, May 26 – 29, 2010.

Rupasinghe, H.P.V. 2010. Antioxidant protection of omega-3 fatty acids by bioactive apple flavonoids. The 7th Annual Conference of Natural Health Product Research Society of Canada (NHPRS), Halifax, NS, Pharmaceutical Biology 48S1: 16-17. May 23 – 26, 2010.

Ratnasooriya, C.R. and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2009. Extraction of phenolic compounds from grapes and their pomace using cyclic oligosaccharides. 2009 Conference and Exhibition of the International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (ISNFF), San Francisco, CA, USA. November 1-4, 2009.

Huber, G.M., H.P.V. Rupasinghe, and F. Shahidi. 2009. Inhibition of oxidation of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and fish oil by quercetin glycosides. 100th AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo in Orlando, FL, USA. May 3-6, 2009.

Erkan, N. and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2009. Oxidative stability of fish oil incorporated with apple skin extract under accelerated conditions. 100th AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo in Orlando, FL, USA. May 3-6, 2009.

Gibson, L., L. Eaton, and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2008. Ripening patterns at the field level in Lowbush blueberry (Vacinnium angustifolium Ait.). The Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Horticultural Sciences (CSHS). Montreal, QC. July 13-16, 2008.

Khanizadeh, S., M. Zhang, C. Yu, M. T. Charles, A. Bondar, and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2008. Browning index of new apple genotypes developed for fresh-cut processing. The Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Horticultural Sciences (CSHS). Montreal, QC. July 13-16, 2008.

Khanizadeh, S., R. Tsao, D. Rekika, R. Yang, M. T. Charlesa, and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2008. Selection of new apple genotypes for juice and cider processing. The Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Horticultural Sciences (CSHS). Montreal, QC. July 13-16, 2008.

Rose, M.C., H.P.V. Rupasinghe, S.M. Budge, K. Glover, and A.H. Fredeen. 2008. Effect of feeding pasture and long chain omega-3 fatty acid (LCn-3FA) supplements on the composition and oxidative stability of milk & butter. Annual Conference of American Dairy Science Association (ADSA), Indianapolis, IN. July 7-11, 2008.

Huber, G.M. and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2008. Inhibition of oxidation of methyl linolenate in aqueous emulsion by naturally occurring flavonols. The Annual Meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), New Orleans, LA. June 28 – July 01, 2008.

Yasmin, A., H.P.V. Rupasinghe, F. Shahidi. 2008. Antioxidant properties of dihydrochalcones from apple. The Annual Meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), New Orleans, LA. June 28 – July 01, 2008.

Rupasinghe, H.P.V. and S. Muthuswamy. 2008. Fruit phenolics as natural antimicrobials for fresh-cut products. The Annual Meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), New Orleans, LA. June 28 – July 01, 2008.

Joshi, A.P.J., H.P.V. Rupasinghe, N.L. Pitts, and S. Khanizadeh. 2008. Development of healthy and convenient snack food from apples. The Annual Meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), New Orleans, LA. June 28 – July 01, 2008.

Rupasinghe, H.P.V., G.M. Huber, C. Embree, and W. Forsline. 2008. Red-fleshed apple as a source for functional beverages. The Annual Meeting of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Charlottetown, PE. May 25-27, 2008.

Gao, J., C.C. Ratnasooriya, H.P.V. Rupasinghe, and A.R. Jamieson. 2008. Determination of trans-resveratrol and polydatin in selected grapes using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. The Annual Meeting of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Charlottetown, PE. May 25-27, 2008.

Gibson, L., H.P.V. Rupasinghe, L. Eaton, C.F. Forney. 2008. Accumulation of polyphenolics during fruit ripening of lowbush blueberry (Vacinnium angustifolium Ait.). The Annual Meeting of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Charlottetown, PE. May 25-27, 2008.

Gibson, L., L. Eaton, and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2008. Pre-harvest fruit drop in lowbush blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.). The Annual Meeting of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Charlottetown, PE. May 25-27, 2008.

Ronalds, C.M., H.P.V. Rupasinghe, B. Rathgeber, and R.A. Robinson. 2008. Metabolic profiling of dietary quercetins in broiler chickens. The Annual Meeting of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Charlottetown, PE. May 25-27, 2008.

Joshi, A.P.K., H.P.V. Rupasinghe, N.L. Pitts, and S. Khanizadeh. 2008. Impact of dehydration on the bioactive compounds of ‘Redfield’ apples. The Annual Meeting of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Charlottetown, PE. May 25-27, 2008.

Muthuswamy, S. and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2007. Fruit phenolics as natural antimicrobials. The Atlantic Agricultural Science and Communication Workshop (AASCW). Truro, Nova Scotia. Nov 15-16, 2007.

Joshi, A.P.J., H.P.V. Rupasinghe, N.L. Pitts, and S. Khanizadeh. 2007. Development of healthy and convenient snack food. The Atlantic Agricultural Science and Communication Workshop (AASCW). Truro, Nova Scotia. Nov 15-16, 2007.

Gibson, L., C. Forney, H.P.V. Rupasinghe, and L. Eaton. 2007. Effect of date of harvest on the chemical composition of lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium). The Atlantic Agricultural Science and Communication Workshop (AASCW). Truro, Nova Scotia. Nov 15-16, 2007.

Rupasinghe, H.P.V. 2007. Value-added fruit products for human wellness. The Atlantic Agricultural Science and Communication Workshop (AASCW). Truro, Nova Scotia. Nov 15-16, 2007.

Soundararajan, R., A.D. Wishart, H.P.V. Rupasinghe, M. Arcellana-Panlilio, C.M. Nelson, M. Mayne, and G.S. Robertson. 2007. Quercetin-3-glucoside protects SH-SY5Y cells from oxidative damage by inducing cholesterol and phospholipid biosynthesis. Neuroscience 2007: The 37th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. San Diego, California. November 3-7, 2007.

Khanizadeh, S., L. Ding, R. Tsao, D. Rekika, R. Yang, M-T. Charles, and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2007. Distribution of phytochemicals among selected apple breeding lines and cultivars. Advances in fruit breeding in Eastern Canada - Role of phytochemicals in designing specialty fruits. XII Meeting of the Fruit Section of the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA), Zaragoza, Spain. September 16-20, 2007.

Yousaf, M., S. Gould, and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2007. Recovery of phenolic compounds from apple peel. Nutrisciences and Health 2007: Bioprospecting for Neuroprotectants. NRC-INH, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. July 10-12, 2007.

Joshi, A.P.K., S. Cheng, S. Khanizadeh, N. L. Pitts, and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2007. Enzymatic browning in selected apple genotypes. Plant Canada 2007, Saskatoon, Saskatheuwan. June 10-14, 2007.

Khanizadeh, S., L. Ding, R. Tsao, D. Rekika, R. Yang, M-T. Charles, and H.P.V. Rupasinghe. 2007. Phytochemical composition of selected apple lines for processing. Plant Canada 2007, Saskatoon, Saskatheuwan. June 10-14, 2007.

Rupasinghe, H.P.V., C. Kean, S. Porter, and R. Skinner. 2006. Supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of flavonoids from apple skins. The 23rd International Conference on Polyphenols, Winnipeg, Manitoba. August 22-25, 2006. Polyphenols communications 23:233-234.

Rupasinghe, H. P. V., C. Kean, L. Wang, and N.L. Pitts. 2006. Degradation of apple phenolics in a model muffin system. The 23rd International Conference on Polyphenols, Winnipeg, Manitoba. August 22-25, 2006. Polyphenols communications 23:109-110.

Rupasinghe, H.P.V. and C. Kean. 2006. Polyphenol profiles of apple processing by-products. Halifax 2006: the Joint Colloquium of the Canadian Societies for Agronomy, Animal Sciences, and Horticultural Sciences, Halifax. August 1-4, 2006. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 86:1440 (Abst.)

Rupasinghe, H.P.V., L. Wang, G. Huber, and N.L. Pitts. 2006. Apple skin as a value-added food ingredient in a model muffin system. Halifax 2006. August 1-4, 2006. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 86:1430 (Abst.)

Huber G., H.P.V. Rupasinghe, and C. Embree. 2006. Determination of flavonols in apple genotypes by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. Halifax 2006. August 1-4, 2006. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 86:1435 (Abst.)

Muthuswamy, S., H.P.V. Rupasinghe, and G.W. Stratton. 2006. Microbial growth control of fresh-cut apples by cinnamon extracts. Halifax 2006. August 1-4, 2006. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 86:1438 (Abst.)

Ronalds, C., H.P.V. Rupasinghe, and B. Rathgeber. 2006. Apple by-products as poultry feed ingredient. The Poultry Science Annual Meeting. Alberta. July 16-19, 2006.

Rupasinghe, H.P.V., C. Kean, D. Nichols, and C. Embree. 2006. Orchard waste as a valuable bio-resource: a chemical composition analysis. The First International Organic Apple and Pear Symposium, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. February 28 – March 02, 2006.

Soundararajan, R., A.D. Wishart, H. Hara, H.P.V. Rupasinghe, M. Mayne, and G.S. Robertson. 2005 Quercetin-3-glucoside protects SH-SY5Y cells from the injurious effects of hydrogen peroxide. The 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. Washington DC. November 12-16, 2005.

Soundararajan, R., A.D. Wishart, H. Hara, H.P.V. Rupasinghe, M. Mayne, and G.S. Robertson. 2005. Apple flavonols can protect human neuroblastoma cells against H2O2 induced oxidative stress in vitro. The First International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables (FAV Health 2005), Quebec City, Quebec. August 17-20, 2005.

Conference Proceedings prior to 2005

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