Environmental Toxicology Faculty

Taka Shibamoto Professor Department of Environmental Toxicology 4115 Meyer Hall Phone: (530) 752-4523 Fax: (530) 752-3394 Email: tshibamoto@ucdavis.edu

Research:

Lipid peroxidation associated with diseases, Natural antioxidants and their role in prevention of oxidative damages. Analysis and fate of pesticides in environment. Flavor and fragrance chemistry.

Education:

UC Davis, Agricultural Chemistry, 1974 PhD

Teaching:

• ETX 102B - Quantitative Analysis of Environemetal Toxicants
• ETX 128 - Food Toxicology

Professional Activities:

• Member of the Graduate Group in Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Member of the Graduate Group in Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry
• Member of the Graduate Group in Food Science
• Trace Analytical Laboratory (TAL) Director for the IR4 Western Region Laboratory

Recent Publications:

Shibamoto T. Analytical methods for trace levels of reactive carbonyl compounds formed in lipid peroxidation systems. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2006, 41(1):12-25.

Osada, Y.; Shibamoto, T. Antioxidative activity of volatile extracts from Maillard model systems. Food Chem 2006, 98:522-528

Sadakane K, Ichinose T, Takano H, Abe M, Sera N, Yanagisawa R, Ochi H, Fujioka K, Lee KG, Shibamoto T. Murine strain differences in 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine formation in hepatic DNA induced by oxidized lard and dietary oils. Food Chem Toxicol. 2006, 44(8):1372-6. Epub 2006 Mar 10.

Zhou L, Haorah J, Perini F, Carmella SG, Shibamoto T, Mirvish SS. Partial purification from hot dogs of N-nitroso compound precursors and their mutagenicity after nitrosation. J Agric Food Chem. 2006, 54(15):5679-87.

Ichinose T, Sadakane K, Takano H, Yanagisawa R, Nishikawa M, Mori I, Kawazato H, Yasuda A, Hiyoshi K, Shibamoto T. Enhancement of mite allergen-induced eosinophil infiltration in the murine airway and local cytokine/chemokine expression by Asian sand dust. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2006, 69(16):1571-85.

Fujioka K, Shibamoto T. Quantitation of volatiles and nonvolatile acids in an extract from coffee beverages: correlation with antioxidant activity. J Agric Food Chem. 2006, 54(16):6054-8.

Shibamoto T, Yasuhara A, Katami T. Dioxin formation from waste incineration. Rev Environ Contam Toxicol. 2007, 190:1-41.

Taleb, K.; Shibamoto, T. Degradation of malathion in aqueous extracts obtained from different developmental stages of asparagus (Asparagus officinalis). J. Sci. Foos Agric. 2007, 87:320-325

Wei A, Shibamoto T. Antioxidant activities and volatile constituents of various essential oils. J Agric Food Chem. 2007, 55(5):1737-42. Epub 2007 Feb 13.