Mendel Friedman
Produce Safety and Microbiology Research
Research Chemist
Phone: (510) 559-5615
Fax: (510) 559-6162
Room 3125 USDA, ARS, PWA, WRRC-PSM
800 BUCHANAN STREET ALBANY, CA, 94710
Ravishankar, S., Zhu, L., Olsen, C.W., Mc Hugh, T.H., Friedman, M. 2009. Edible Apple Film Wraps Containing Plant Antimicrobials Inactivate Foodborne Pathogens on Meat and Poultry Products. Journal of Food Science. DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2009.01320.x. M1-M6.
Friedman, M., Levin, C.E., Lee, S., Hyung-Jeong, K., Lee, I., Byun, J., Kosukue, N. 2009. Tomatine-Containing Green Tomato Extracts Inhibit Growth of Human Breast, Colon, Liver, and Stomach Cancer Cells. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 57:5727-5733.
Du, W., Olsen, C.W., Avena-Bustillos, R.D., Mc Hugh, T.H., Levin, C.E., Mandrell, R.E., Friedman, M. 2009. Antibacterial Effects of Allspice, Garlic, and Oregano Essential Oils in Tomato Films Determined by Overlay and Vapor-Phase Methods. Journal of Food Science. 74(7):M390-M397.
Du, W., Olsen, C.W., Avena-Bustillos, R.D., Mc Hugh, T.H., Levin, C.E., Friedman, M. 2009. Effects of Allspice, Cinnamon, and Clove Bud Essential Oils in Edible Apple Films on Physical Properties and Antimicrobial Activities. Journal of Food Science. 74(7):M372-M378.
Friedman, M., Levin, C.E., Choi, S., Lee, S., Kozukue, N. 2009. Changes in the Composition of Raw Tea Leaves from the Korean Yabukida Plant during High-temperature Processing to Pan-Fried Kamairi-cha Green Tea. Journal of Food Science. 74(5):406-412.
Friedman, M., Zhu, L., Fienstein, Y., Ravishankar, S. 2009. Carvacrol facilates heat induced inactivation of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 and inhibits formation of heterocylic amines in grilled ground beef patties. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 57:1848-1853.
Quinones, B., Masey, S., Friedman, M., Swimley, M.S, Teter, K. 2009. A Novel Cell-Based Method to Detect Shiga Toxin 2 from Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Inhibitors of Toxin Activity. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
75(5):1410-1416.
Kozukue, N., Yoon, K., Byun, G., Misoo, S., Levin, C.E., Friedman, M. 2008. Distribution of Glycoalkaloids in Potato Tubers of 59 Accessions of Two Wild and Five Cultivated Solanum Species. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 56(24):11920-11928.
Friedman, M., Levin, C.E., Lee, S., Kozukue, N. 2009. Stability of Green Tea Catechins in Commercial Tea Leaves during Storage for 6 Months. Journal of Food Science. 74(2):47-51.
Finotti, E., Bersani, E., Vivanti, V., Friedman, M. 2009. Application of a Functional Mathematical Index to the Evaluation of the Nutritional Quality of Potatoes. In: Yee, N;Busseul, W. (Editors) Potato IV, FOOD 3 (Special Issue 2); United Kingdom: Global Scientific Books. p. 30-36.
Lee, S., Lee, J., Choi, S., Lee, J., Ohnishi-Kameyama, M., Kozukue, N., Levin, C.E., Friedman, M. 2008. Flavonoid Content in Fresh, Home Processed, and Light-Exposed Onions and in Dehydrated Commercial Onion Products. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 56(18):8541-8548.
Wong, Y.Y., Grant, I., Friedman, M., Elliot, C.T., Situ, C. 2008. Antibacterial Activities of Naturally occurring Compounds against Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 74:5986-5990.
Sirk, T.W., Brown, E.F., Sum, A.K., Friedman, M. 2008. Molecular Dynamics Study on the Biophysical Interactions of Seven Green Tea Catechins with Cell Membranes. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 56:7750-7758.
Du, W., Olsen, C.W., Avena-Bustillos, R., Mc Hugh, T.H., Levin, C.E., Friedman, M. 2008. Antibacterial Activity against E. coli O157:H7, Physical Properties, and Storage Stability of Novel Carvacrol-Containing Edible Tomato Films. Journal of Food Science. 73(7):M378-383.
Juneja, V.K., Friedman, M. 2008. Carvacrol and Cinnamaldehyde Facilitate Thermal Destruction of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Raw Ground Beef. Journal of Food Protection. 71(8):1604-1611.
Friedman, M., Levin, C.E. 2008. Review of methods for the reduction of dietary content & toxicity of acrylamide. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 56:6113-6140.
Friedman, M., Levin, C.E., Lee, S., Lee, J., Ohnisi-Kameyama, M., Kozukue, N. 2008. Analysis by HPLC and LC/MS of Pungent Piperamides in Commercial Black,White, Green, and Red Whole and Ground Peppercorns.. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 56(9):3028-3036.
Du, W., Olsen, C.W., Avena-Bustillos, R.D., Mc Hugh, T.H., Levin, C.E., Friedman, M. 2008. Storage Stability and Antibacterial Activity against Echerichia coli O157:H7 of Carvacrol in Edible Apple Films made by Two Different Casting Methods. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 56:3082-2088.
Juneja, V.K., Bari, M.L., Inatsu, S., Kawamoto, S., Friedman, M. 2009. Thermal Destruction of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Sous-vide Cooked Ground Beef as affected by Tea Leaf and Apple Skin Powders. Journal of Food Protection. 72(4):860-865.
Im, H., Suh, B., Lee, S., Kozukue, N., Ohnisi-Kameyama, M., Levin, C.E., Friedman, M. 2008. Analysis of Phenolic Compounds by HPLC and LC/MS in Potato Plants, Flowers, Leaves, Stems, and Tubers and in Home Processed Potatoes. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry. 56, 3341-3349
Juneja, V.K., Friedman, M., Thippareddi, H. 2008. Predictive model for growth of clostridium perfringens during cooling of cooked ground chicken. Meeting Abstract. P2-64. page 98.
Kozukue, N., Park, M., Choi, S., Lee, S., Levin, C.E., Friedman, M. 2007. Kinetics of Light-Induced cis-trans Isomerization of Four Piperines and their Levels in Ground Black Peppers as Determined by HPLC and LC/MS. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 55:7131-7139.
Juneja, V.K., Bari, L.M., Inatsu, Y., Kawamoto, S., Friedman, M. 2007. Control of Clostridium perfringens Spores by Green Tea Leaf Extracts During Cooling of Cooked Ground Beef, Chicken, and Pork. Journal of Food Protection. 70(6):1429-1433.
Juneja, V.K., Friedman, M. Control of Clostridium perfringens Spores by Green Tea Leaf Extracts During Cooling of Cooked Ground Beef, Chicken, and Pork. Abstract. International Association for Food Protection. P2-36.
Juneja, V.K., Friedman, M. 2007. Carvacrol, cinnamaldehyde, oregano oil, and thymol inhibit clostridium perfringens spore germination and outgrowth in ground turkey during chilling. Journal of Food Protection. 70:218-222.
Kirui, K.G., Misra, A.K., Olanya, O.M., El-Bedewy, R., Ewell, P.T., Friedman, M. 2007. Glycoalkaloid content of some superior potato (solanum tuberosum l.) clones and commercial varieties. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection. 2007 on line. p. 1-11. 2009 42:453-463.
Friedman, M. 2007 Overview of Antibacterial, Antitoxin, Antiviral, and Antifungal Activities of Tea Flavonoids and Teas. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research. 51(1):116-134
Choi, S., Suh, B., Kozukue, E., Kozukue, N., Levin, C.E., Friedman, M. 2006. Analysis of the contents of pungent compounds in fresh korean peppers and pepper-containing foods. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Rojas-Grau, M.A., Avena Bustillos, R.D., Friedman, M., Henika, P.R., Martin-Belloso, O., Mc Hugh, T.H. 2006. Mechanical, Barrier and Antimicrobial Properties of Apple Puree Edible Films Containing Plant Essential Oils. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 54:9262-9267.
Friedman, M., Levin, C.E., Choi, S., Kozukue, E., Kozukue, N. 2006. Hplc analysis of catechins, theraflavins, and alkaloids in commercial teas and green tea dietary supplements: comararison of water and 80% ethanol/water extracts. Journal of Food Science. 71(6):C328-C337
Kozukue, N., Han, J., Lee, S., Kim, J., Lee, K., Park, M., Levin, C.E., Friedman, M. 2005. Analysis of seven capsaicinoids in peppers and pepper-containing foods by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry. 53:9172-9181.
Friedman, M., Henika, P.R., Levin, C.E., Mandrell, R.E., Kozukue, N. 2006. Antimicrobial activities of tea catechins and theaflavins and tea extracts against Bacillus cereus. Journal of Food Protection. 69(2):354-361
Brandon, D.L., Friedman, M., Chen, D. 2005. Applications of monoclonal antibodies against soy protease inhibitors [abstract]. International Conference on Agri-Food Antibodies. Abstract No. PL-6
Friedman, M., Kim, S., Lee, S., Han, J., Lee, K., Kozukue, N. 2005. Catechin, theaflavin, caffeine, and theobromine content in 38 commercial teas and green tea extracts determined by hplc.. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry.
70:C550-559.
Friedman, M., Henika, P.R., Levin, C.E., Mandrell, R.E. 2006. Antibiotic activities of green tea catechins and green tea extracts at nanomolar levels against the foodborne pathogen bacillus cereus. Journal of Food Protection. 69:100-107.
Friedman, M., Lee, K., Kim, H., Lee, I., Kozukue, N. 2005. Glycoalkaloids from five potato varieties inhibit the growth of human cervical, liver, lymphoma, and stomach cancer cells. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.53:6162-6169.
Choi, S., Kang, M., Koh, H., Kozukue, N., Nam, S., Friedman, M. 2005. Bran extracts from pigmented rice seeds inhibit phorbol ester tumor promotion in lymphoblastoid b cells. Food and Chemical Toxicology.43:741-745.
Friedman, M., Mottram, D.S. 2005. Chemistry and Safety of Acrylamide in Food. In: Friedman, M., Mottram, D.S., editors. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology.(v)561. New York, NY: Springer Co.
Nam, S., Choi, S., Kang, M., Kozukue, N., Friedman, M. 2005. Antioxidative, antimutagenic, and anticarcinogenic activities of rice bran extracts in chemical tests and in cell cultures. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry.53:516-822.
Friedman, M., Henika, P.R., Levin, C.E., Mandrell, R.E. 2006 Structure-antibiotic activity relationships of plant compounds against nonresistant and antibiotic-resistant foodborne pathogens. Advanaces in Microbial Food Safety. Juneja, V.K.,Cherry, J.P., Tunick, M.H. (Editors). ACS Symposium Series 931. American Chemical Society, Washington D.C.
ACS Symposium. 167-183
Friedman, M., Buick, R., Elliot, C. 2004. Antibacterial activities of naturally occurring compounds against
antibiotic-resistant micrococcus luteus atcc 10240a. Journal of Food Protection. v. 67 p. 1774-1778
Friedman, M., Henika, P.R., Levin, C.E., Mandrell, R.E. 2004. Bacterial activities of plant essential oils and their components against escherichia coli O157:H7 and salmonella enterica in apple juice. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry. 52(19):6042-6048.
Brandon, D.L., Bates, A.H., Friedman, M. 2004. Immunoassays for Bowman-Birk and Kunitz soybean trypsin inhibitors in infant formula. Journal of Food Science. 69(1):45-49.
FRIEDMAN, M., ROITMAN, J.N., KOZUKUE, N. GLYCOALKALOID AND CALYSTEGINE CONTENTS OF EIGHT POTATO CULTIVARS. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY. 2003. v. 51. p. 2964-2973.