Position: Associate Dean and Professor

Office:
University of Manitoba
Department of Human Nutritional Sciences
406 Human Ecology Building
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

Phone No.: (204) 474-8078

Fax No.: (204) 474-7592

E-mail: michael.eskin@ad.umanitoba.ca


Dr. Eskin continues his research on the quality and frying performance of new canola oil varieties, particularly high oleic and low linolenic canola oil. He also studies the nature and properties of a unique mucilage from yellow mustard.

Education:

B.Sc. (Hons) Biochemistry University of Birmingham, UK
Ph.D. Physiological Chemistry University of Birmingham, UK

Areas of Specialization:

• Food carbohydrates
• Canola oil
• Food enzymes

Recent Publications:

Co-Editor: Journal "Lipid Technology"

Books
Daun, J., Hickling and Eskin, N.A.M, D. 2011. Canola: Chemistry, Production, Processing and Utilization.  American Oil Chemists’ (AOCS) Press, pp 370.

Papers
Wu, Y., Li, W., Cui, W., Eskin, N.A.M. and Goff, H.D. 2012. A molecular modeling approach to understand the mechanism of synergistic interactions between galactomannans and non-prctic polysaccharides from yellow mustrd mucilage. Food Hydrocolloids. 26: 319-364.

Wu, Y., Cui, W., Eskin, N.A.M. and Goff, H.D. 2011. Stress relaxation in synergistically associated polysaccharides: galactomannns and a non-pectic polysaccharide from yellow mustard mucilage. Carbohydrate Polymers. 84: 984-989.   

Wu, Y., Cui, W., Eskin, N.A.M., Goff, H.D. and Nikiforuk, J. 2011. NMR analysis of a methylated non-pectic polysaccharide fraction from water soluble yellow mustard mucilage. Carbohydrate Polymers. 84: 69-75.

Varma, S., Eskin, N.A.M., Bird, R., Dolenko, B. and Bezabeh, T. 2010. The potential of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H MRS) to assess the effect of dietary fatty aids on the progression of inflammatory bowel disease in an animal model. Lipids 45: 843-854.

Nag, A. and Eskin, N.A.M. 2010.  Extraction and Stabilization of Edible Oils. Chapter 13, in Biosystems Engineering, A. Nag ed. McGraw Hill, USA. pp. 367-390.

Eskin, N.A.M. & Aliani, M. 2010.  Enzymatic Degradation of  Plant Foods, Chapter 18 in Chemical Deterioration and Physical Instability of Food and Beverages,  Professors Leif Skibsted, Jens Ribo and Modens Andersen, Copenhagen University, Denmark ed.pp. 519-538.

Marinangeli, C.P.F., Jones, P.J.H., Kassis, A.N. and Eskin, N.A.M. 2010. Policosanols as nuttraceuticals: Fact or Fiction. CRC Critic Rev in Food Sci Nutr. 50(3):259-267.

Khattab, R., Eskin, N.A.M., Aliani, M. and Thiyam, U. 2010. Determination of sinapic acid derivatives in canola extracts using high-performance iquid  chromatography. J. Amer. Oil Chem. Soc 87: 147-155.