Dr Anh Phan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
+61 7 344 32476
Researcher biography
Dr Anh Phan is a Food Scientist with experience in Food Biochemistry and Food analytic techniques using state-of-the art LC-MSMS. PhD Graduate from the University of Queensland in 2016 worked on the interactions between polyphenols and dietary fibres. Currently, Dr Anh Phan is an early research career appointed by the ARC Training Centre for Uniquely Australian Foods at QAAFI's Centre for Nutrition and Food Science (CNAFS). Her current research focuses on nutritional values and health related benefits of Australian native foods.
Book Chapter
Wright, Olivia R. L., Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Hong, Hung Trieu, Netzel, Gabriele, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael E. (2020). Bioactive anthocyanins in selected fruits – a foodomics approach. Reference module in food science. (pp. 1-28) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-08-100596-5.22785-6
Journal Articles
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
Cozzolino, Daniel, Phan, Anh Dao T. , Netzel, Michael, Smyth, Heather and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2020). Assessing the interaction between drying and addition of maltodextrin to Kakadu plum powder samples by two dimensional and near infrared spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 247 119121, 119121. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.119121
Igwe, Ezinne O., Roodenrys, Steven, Probst, Yasmine C., do Rosario, Vinicius, Netzel, Michael E., Hong, Hung T., Netzel, Gabriele, Phan, Anh D. T. and Charlton, Karen E. (2020). Low anthocyanin plum nectar does not impact cognition, blood pressure and gut microbiota in healthy older adults: a randomized crossover trial. Nutrition Research, 82, 74-87. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2020.08.003
Moloto, Mapula R., Phan, Anh Dao T., Shai, Jerry L., Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Sivakumar, Dharini (2020). Comparison of phenolic compounds, carotenoids, amino acid composition, in vitro antioxidant and anti-diabetic activities in the leaves of Seven Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) cultivars. Foods, 9 (9) 1285, 1285. doi: 10.3390/foods9091285
Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Chaliha, Mridusmita, Hong, Hung Trieu, Tinggi, Ujang, Netzel, Michael E. and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2020). Nutritional value and antimicrobial activity of Pittosporum angustifolium (Gumby Gumby), an Australian indigenous plant. Foods, 9 (7) 9070887, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/foods9070887
Phan, A. D. T., Williams, B. A., Netzel, G., Mikkelsen, D., D'Arcy, B. R. and Gidley, M. J. (2020). Independent fermentation and metabolism of dietary polyphenols associated with a plant cell wall model. Food and Function, 11 (3), 2218-2230. doi: 10.1039/c9fo02987g
Grant, Lucas J., Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Phan, Anh Dao T., Kang, Seungha, Ouwerkerk, Diane, Klieve, Athol V., Gidley, Mike J. and Williams, Barbara (2020). Purified plant cell walls with adsorbed polyphenols alter porcine faecal bacterial communities during in vitro fermentation. Food and Function, 11 (1), 834-845. doi: 10.1039/c9fo02428j
Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Chaliha, Mridusmita, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael E. (2019). Nutritional characteristics and antimicrobial activity of Australian grown Feijoa (Acca sellowiana). Foods, 8 (9) 376, 376. doi: 10.3390/foods8090376
Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Netzel, Gabriele, Chhim, Panhchapor, Netzel, Michael E. and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2019). Phytochemical characteristics and antimicrobial activity of Australian grown garlic (Allium Sativum L.) cultivars. Foods, 8 (9) 358, 358. doi: 10.3390/foods8090358
Lekala, Chembi Solomon, Madani, Khalil Saber H., Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Maboko, Martin Makgose, Fotouo, Helen, Soundy, Puffy, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Sivakumar, Dharini (2019). Cultivar-specific responses in red sweet peppers grown under shade nets and controlled-temperature plastic tunnel environment on antioxidant constituents at harvest. Food Chemistry, 275, 85-94. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.09.097
Phan, Anh Dao T., Flanagan, Bernadine M., D'Arcy, Bruce R. and Gidley, Michael J. (2017). Binding selectivity of dietary polyphenols to different plant cell wall components: quantification and mechanism. Food Chemistry, 233, 216-227. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.04.115
Phan, Anh Dao T., Netzel, Gabriele, Wang, Dongjie, Flanagan, Bernadine M., D'Arcy, Bruce R. and Gidley, Michael J. (2015). Binding of dietary polyphenols to cellulose: structural and nutritional aspects. Food Chemistry, 171, 388-396. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.08.118
Phan, Anh Dao T., D'Arcy, Bruce R. and Gidley, Michael J. (2015). Polyphenol-cellulose interactions: effects of pH, temperature and salt. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 51 (1), 203-211. doi: 10.1111/ijfs.13009
Conference Papers
Phan, Anh, Cozzolino, Daniel, Wright, Olivia, Rychlik, Michael, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael (2020). Nutritional features of Australian grown feijoa (Acca sellowiana) fruit. 5th International Conference on Metrology in Food and Nutrition, Prague, Czech Republic, 16-18 September 2020. Prague, Czech Republic: IMEKOFOODS.
Netzel, Michael, Weber, Nadine, Dumler, Caroline, Striegel, Lisa, Phan, Anh, Trieu, Hung, Rychlik, Michael and O'Hare, Tim (2019). Strawberries - an underestimated dietary source of folate. 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Nutrition Society of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 27-30 November 2018. MDPI.
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. MDPI. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036114
Srivarathan, Sukirtha, Phan, Anh, Hong, Hung, Wright, Olivia, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael (2019). Nutritional profile and phytochemical characteristics of Australian grown Samphire (Tecticornia sp.). 4th Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium QACS 2019, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 29 November 2019.
Srivarathan, Sukirtha, Netzel, Michael E., Phan, Anh D. T. and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2019). Exploring the nutritional profile and bioactive potential of Australian grown saltbush (Atriplex sp.). TropAg2019, International Tropical Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11 - 13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: M D P I AG. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036083
Phan, Anh, Chaliha, Mridusmita, Hong, Hung, Netzel, Michael and Sultanbawa, Yasmina (2019). Bioactive compounds and functional properties of Pittosporum angustifolium (Gumby Gumby), an Australian native plant. 4th Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium QACS 2019, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 29 November 2019.
Phan, Anh D. T., Chaliha, Mridusmita, Bicknel, Rohan, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael E. (2019). Nutritional characteristics of Australian grown feijoa (Acca sellowiana) and its antimicrobial activity. TropAg2019, International Tropical Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11 - 13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: M D P I AG. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036100
Phan, Anh Dao Thi, Netzel, Gabriele, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael E. (2017). Assessing important polyphenols and organo-sulfur compounds in selected varieties of Australian grown onions using Orbitrap LC-ESI-MS analysis. 2nd Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium QACS 2017, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 27 November 2017.
Thesis
Phan, Anh Dao Thi (2016). Interactions between dietary polyphenols and plant cell wall models. PhD Thesis, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2016.1003