Dr Eshetu Bobasa
Senior Technical Coordinator
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
Journal Articles
Akter, Saleha, Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Adiamo, Oladipupo Q., Bobasa, Eshetu Mulisa, Seididamyeh, Maral, Rajagopal, Gayathri, Sivakumar, Dharini and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2024). Bio‐functional properties of Jilungin (Terminalia canescens). Journal of Food Science, 89 (11), 7664-7679. doi: 10.1111/1750-3841.17457
Bobasa, Eshetu M., Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Netzel, Michael E., Akter, Saleha, Cozzolino, Daniel and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2024). Nutritional and functional properties of Terminalia ferdinandiana fruits wild harvested from Western Australia. Foods, 13 (18) 2888, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/foods13182888
Adiamo, Oladipupo Q., Bobasa, Eshetu M., Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Akter, Saleha, Seididamyeh, Maral, Dayananda, Buddhi, Gaisawat, Mohd Baasir, Kubow, Stan, Sivakumar, Dharini and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2024). In-vitro colonic fermentation of Kakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana) fruit powder: microbial biotransformation of phenolic compounds and cytotoxicity. Food Chemistry, 448 139057, 139057. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139057
Zhou, Yuntao, Akter, Saleha, Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Bobasa, Eshetu Mulisa, Seididamyeh, Maral, Sivakumar, Dharini and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2024). Australian native lemongrass (Cymbopogon ambiguus A. Camus): an underestimated herbal plant. AppliedChem, 4 (2), 212-223. doi: 10.3390/appliedchem4020014
Zhou, Yuntao, Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Akter, Saleha, Bobasa, Eshetu Mulisa, Seididamyeh, Maral, Sivakumar, Dharini and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2023). Bioactive properties of Kakadu plum-blended products. Molecules, 28 (6) 2828, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/molecules28062828
Bobasa, Eshetu M., Akter, Saleha, Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Netzel, Michael E., Cozzolino, Daniel, Osborne, Simone and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2023). Impact of growing location on Kakadu plum fruit composition and in vitro bioactivity as determinants of its nutraceutical potential. Nutraceuticals, 3 (1), 13-25. doi: 10.3390/nutraceuticals3010002
Bobasa, Eshetu M., Srivarathan, Sukirtha, Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Netzel, Michael E., Cozzolino, Daniel and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2022). Influence of blanching on the bioactive compounds of Terminalia ferdinandiana Exell fruit during storage. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 17 (1), 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s11694-022-01581-1
Bobasa, Eshetu M., Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Netzel, Michael E., Cozzolino, Daniel and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2021). Hydrolysable tannins in Terminalia ferdinandiana Exell fruit powder and comparison of their functional properties from different solvent extracts. Food Chemistry, 358 129833, 129833. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129833
Bobasa, Eshetu M., Netzel, Michael E., Cozzolino, Daniel, Phan, Anh Dao Thi and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2021). Measurement of total soluble solids and moisture in puree and dry powder of Kakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinanadiana) samples using hand-held near infrared spectroscopy. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, 29 (4), 096703352098236-206. doi: 10.1177/0967033520982361
Bobasa, Eshetu, Netzel, Michael, Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Smyth, Heather, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Cozzolino, Daniel (2021). Unlocking the secrets of kernels using near-infrared spectroscopy. Applied Spectroscopy, 75 (7), 1-5. doi: 10.1177/0003702821992136
Bobasa, Eshetu, Phan, Anh Dao T., Netzel, Michael, Smyth, Heather E., Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Cozzolino, Daniel (2021). The use of a micro near infrared portable instrument to predict bioactive compounds in a wild harvested fruit—Kakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana). Sensors, 21 (4) 1413, 1-10. doi: 10.3390/s21041413
Mulisa Bobasa, Eshetu, Dao Thi Phan, Anh, Manolis, Comalie, Netzel, Michael, Smyth, Heather, Cozzolino, Daniel and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2020). Effect of sample presentation on the near infrared spectra of wild harvest Kakadu plum fruits (Terminalia ferdinandiana). Infrared Physics and Technology, 111 103560, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.infrared.2020.103560
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Conference Papers
Bobasa, E., Phan, A. D. T., Netzel, M. E. and Sultanbawa, Y. (2022). Impact of growing region on the sugar content of Terminalia ferdinandiana fruit. TROPAG, International Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October-2 November 2022.
Phan, A. D. T., Sultanbawa, Y., Akter, S., Bobasa, E. and Netzel, M. (2022). Functional ingredients from Terminalia sp. Kakadu plum as a case study. TROPAG, International Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October-2 November 2022.
Bobasa, Eshetu M., Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Netzel, Michael E., Cozzolino, Daniel and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2021). Hydrolysable tannins in Terminalia ferdinandiana Exell fruit powder and comparison of their functional properties from different solvent extracts. Joint virtual Workshop between The ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods (ARC ITTC UAF), Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia and The SARChI Research Programme in Phytochemical Food Network to Improve the Nutritional Quality for Consumers, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa, virtual, 24-25 August 2021.
Bobasa, Eshetu M., Netzel, Michael E., Kubow, Stan, Chaliha, Mridusmita, Phan, Anh and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2019). Kakadu plum (Terminalia Ferdinandiana)—a native Australian fruit with functional properties. TropAg2019, International Tropical Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11-13 November 2019. Basel Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036114
Thesis
Bobasa, Eshetu Mulisa (2022). Impact of growing region and processing on the quality and functionality of wild harvested Terminalia ferdinandiana Exell fruits. PhD Thesis, Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/ad966b1