Dr. N. Benkeblia has been working on food sciences and technologies from 1991. He
started his work on crops physiology and biochemistry, preservation technologies such
as irradiation, chemicals, modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), rare gases and other
natural biological compounds (essential oils). From 2000, he focused his research on
the postharvest metabolism of carbohydrates, mainly fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and
fructans, and their impact on crops qualities. He also introduced new tools of
"Metabolomics" in his research to investigate the biochemistry and the biological
system of the biosynthesis and metabolism of FOS in fructan-containing plants (using
asparagus and onion as models).
Research papers
- Benkeblia, N; Onodera, S; and Shiomi, N. (2005). Variation in 1-fructo-exohydrolase (1-FEH) and 1-kestose-hydrolysing (1-KH) activities and fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) status in onion bulbs. Influence of temperature and storage time. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 85: 227-234.
- Fujishima, M; Sakai,H; Ueno, K; Onodera, S; Benkeblia, N and Shiomi, N. (2005). Purification and characterization of a fructosyltransferase from onion bulbs and its unique role in the synthesis of fructo-oligosaccharides in vivo. New Phytologist 165: 513-524.
- Benkeblia, N; Takahashi, N; Ueno, K; Onodera, S and Shiomi, N. (2005). Tetra- and penta- fructooligosaccharide (FOS) isomers assessment in onion bulb tissues. Effect of temperature and storage time. Tetrahedron Asymmetry 16: 33-37.
- Benkeblia, N; Ueno, K; Onodera, S and Shiomi, N. (2005). Variation of fructooligosaccharides and their metabolizing enzymes in onion bulb (Allium cepa L. cv. Tenshin) during long-term storage. Journal of Food Science 70: S208-S214.
- Shiomi, N; Benkeblia, N and Onodera, S. (2006). Fructooligosaccharides accumulation in stamens and carpels during flowering and seed maturation of onion bulbs Allium cepa L. var. Hyusan. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 86: 269-278.
- Benkeblia, N; and Shiomi, N. (2006). Hydrolysis kinetic parameters of DP 6, 7, 8 and 9~12 fuctooligosaccharides of onion bulb tissues. Effect of temperature and storage time. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 54: 2587-2792.
- Shiomi, N; Benkeblia, N; Onodera, S. (2007). Saccharides and fructooligosaccharides contents, and invertase, 1-KHE, 1-SST, 1-FFT and 6G-FFT activities in green asparagus spears during storage: effect of temperatures and spear portion. Journal of Applied Glycoscience 54: 187-194.
- Benkeblia, N; Shinano, T and Osaki, M. (2007). Metabolite Profiling and Assessment of Metabolome Compartmentation of Soybean Leaves using Non-Aqueous Fractionation and GC-MS Analysis. Metabolomics 3: 297-305.
- Takahashi, N; Fukushi, E; Onodera, S; Benkeblia, N; Nishimoto, T; Kawabata, J and Shiomi, N. (2007). Three novel oligosaccharides synthesized using Thermoanaerobacter brockii kojibiose phosphorylase. Chemistry Central Journal 1: 1-8.
Review papers
- Benkeblia, N and Shiomi, N. (2006). Fructooligosaccharides of Edible Alliums: Occurrence, Chemistry and Health Benefits. Current Nutrition and Food Science 2: 181-191.
- Benkeblia, N and Lanzotti, V. (2007). Thiosulfinates and their utilization in food preservation. FOOD 2: 193-201
- Benkeblia, N. (2007). The physiology of dormancy of onion bulb Allium cepa. Advances in Plant Physiology 10 (in press).
Books and Chapters
- Benkeblia, N; Shiomi, N. (2006). Postharvest metabolism of carbohydrates in onion bulb. In: Advances in postharvest technology for horticultural crops. N. Benkeblia, and N. Shiomi (Eds.). Research Signpost Publisher, Kerala, pp. 351-373.
- Benkeblia, N; and Shiomi, N. (Eds.). (2006). Advances in postharvest technology for horticultural crops. Vol. 1. Research Signpost Publisher, Kerala, 392 p.
- Shiomi, N, Benkeblia, N, Onodera, S, Osaki, M. (2007). Metabolism of fructooligosaccharides in asparagus roots and spears. In: Recent advances in fructooligosaccharides Research. Shiomi, N. Benkeblia, N. and S. Onodera (Eds.). Research Signpost Publisher, Kerala, 213-230.
- Shiomi, N, Benkeblia, N. Onodera, S. (Eds.). (2007). Recent advances in fructooligosaccharides Research. Research Signpost Publisher, Kerala, 395 p.
- Benkeblia, N. (Guest-Editor) (2007). Natural biological compounds and food preservation. FOOD, Special issue 2, pp. 111-245.
- Benkeblia, N. (2008). Fructooligosaccharides of Allium species. In: Niba E.L. (Ed.). Edible Fiber Components: Nutritional and Health Benefits. Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, (in press).
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