Sabine Freitag
Sabine is a Research Scientist within the Environmental and Biochemical Sciences Group and joined the institute in 2012. She has extensive experience in using targeted and non-targeted LC-MS methods. She obtained her PhD in Environmental Science from the University of Aberdeen in 2011. Following she completed a post doc position at the University of Aberdeen looking at the phytoavailability and solubility of iron (III) phosphate in commercially available molluscicides. When joining the James Hutton institute, she was initially based in Dundee in the sub-group ‘Plant Biochemistry & Food Quality’and her role included the delivery on key analytical requirements to a range of different EU but also Scottish Government funded projects. These analytical requirements included mainly method development for targeted and semi-quantitative methods for phytochemical compounds in different plant tissue matrices using LC-MS systems. In 2019, Sabine transferred to the Aberdeen site focusing on method development for targeted analysis of emerging contaminants in different environmental matrices using LC-QQQ/MS.
Current research interests
Current research interest include method development for targeted analysis of a range of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, endocrine disrupters and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a range of environmental (water, soil, sediment) but also food matrices.
Bibliography
- Scolari, L. M.; Hancock, R.; Graham, J.; Freitag, S.; Verrall, S.; Moreno-Melada, A. R.; Allwood, W. (2022) Hormone profiling in artificially induced ‘crumbly’ fruit in raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) at two different development stages, The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 98(3), 384-393
- Menezes, R.; Foito, A.; Jardim, C.; Costa, I.; Garcia, G.; Rosado-Ramos, R.; Freitag, S.; Alexander, C.J.; Outeiro, T.F.; Stewart, D.; Santos, C.N. (2020) Bioprospection of natural sources of polyphenols with therapeutic potential for redox-related diseases., Antioxidants, 9, Article No.789.
- Allwood, J.W.; Woznicki, T.L.; Xu, Y.; Foito, A.; Aaby, K.; Sungurtas, J.; Freitag, S.; Goodacre, R.; Stewart, D.; Rember, S.F.; Heide, O.M.; Sønsteby, A. (2019) Application of HPLC-PDA-MS metabolite profiling to investigate the effect of growth temperature and day length on blackcurrant fruit., Metabolomics, 15, Article No. 12.
- Freitag, S.; Verrall, S.R.; Pont, S.D.A.; McRae, D.; Sungartas, J.A.; Palau, R.; Hawes, C.; Alexander, C.J.; Allwood, J.W.; Foito, A.; Stewart, D.; Shepherd, L.V.T. (2018) Impact of conventional and integrated management systems on the water-soluble vitamin content in potatoes, field beans and cereals., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66, 831-841.
- Dudnik, A.; Almeida, A.F.; Andrade, R.; Avila, B.; Banados, P.; Bassard, J-E.; Benkoulouche, M.; Bott, M.; Braga, A.; Breitel, D.; Brennan, R.; Bulteau, L.; Chanforasn, C.; Costa, I.; Doostmohammadi, M.; Faria, N.; Feng, C.; Fernandes, A.; Ferreira, P.; Ferro, R.; Foito, A.; Freitag, S.; Garcia, G.; Gaspar, P.; Godinho-Pereira, J.; Hamberger, B.; Hartmann, A.; Heider, H.; Jardim, C.; Julien-Laferriere, A.; Kallscheuer, N.; Kerbe, W.; Kuipers, O.P.; Li, S.; Love, N.; Marchetti-Spaccamela, A.; Marienhagen, J.; Martin, C.; Arnaud, M.; Mazurek, V.; Meinhart, C.; Méndez Sevillano, D.; Menezes, R.; Naesby, M.; Nørholm, M.H.H.; Okkels, F.T.; Oliveira, J.; Ottens, M.; Parrot, D.; PeiI, L.; Rocha, I.; Rosado-Ramos, R.; Rousseau, C.; Sagot, M-F.; Nunes dos Santos, C.; Schmidt, M.; Shelenga, T.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; Silva, A.R.; da Silva, M.H.; Simon, O.; Stahlhut, S.G.; Solopova, A.; Sorokin, A.; Stewart, D.; Stougie, L.; Su, S.; Thole, V.; Tikhonova, O.; Trick, M.; Vain, P.; Veríssimo, A.; Vila-Santa, A.; Vinga, S.; Vogt, M.; Wang, L.; Wang, L.; Wei, W.; Youssef, S.; Neves, A.R.; Forster, J. (2018) BacHBerry: BACterial Hosts for production of Bioactive phenolics from bERRY fruits, Phytochemistry Reviews, 17, 291-326
- Campbell, R.; Freitag, S.; Bryan, G.J.; Stewart, D.; Taylor M.A. (2016) Environmental and genetic factors associated with solanesol accumulation in potato leaves., Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, Article No. 1263.
- Stavang, J.A.; Freitag, S.; Foito, A.; Verrall, S.; Heide, O.M.; Stewart, D.; Sonsteby, A. (2015) Raspberry fruit quality changes during ripening and storage as assessed by colour, sensory evaluation and chemical analyses., Scientia Horticulturae, 195, 216-225.
- Mazur, S.P.; Sonsteby, A.; Wold, A.B.; Foito, A.; Freitag, S.; Verrall, S.; Conner, S.; Stewart, D.; Heide, O.M. (2014) Post-flowering photoperiod has marked effects on fruit chemical composition in red raspberry (Rubus idaeus)., Annals of Applied Biology, 165, 454-465.
- Mazur, S.P.; Sonsteby, A.; Nes, A.; Wold, A.B.; Foito, A.; Freitag, S.; Verrall, S.R.; Stewart, D.; Heide, O.M. (2014) Effects of Post-Flowering Environmental Variation along an Altitudinal Gradient on Chemical Composition of 'Glen Ample' Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.)., European Journal of Horticultural Science, 79, 267-277.
- Scolari, L. M.; Hancock, R.; Graham, J.; Freitag, S.; Verrall, S.; Moreno-Melada, A. R.; Allwood, W. (2022) Hormone profiling in artificially induced ‘crumbly’ fruit in raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) at two different development stages, The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 98(3), 384-393
- Menezes, R.; Foito, A.; Jardim, C.; Costa, I.; Garcia, G.; Rosado-Ramos, R.; Freitag, S.; Alexander, C.J.; Outeiro, T.F.; Stewart, D.; Santos, C.N. (2020) Bioprospection of natural sources of polyphenols with therapeutic potential for redox-related diseases., Antioxidants, 9, Article No.789.
- Allwood, J.W.; Woznicki, T.L.; Xu, Y.; Foito, A.; Aaby, K.; Sungurtas, J.; Freitag, S.; Goodacre, R.; Stewart, D.; Rember, S.F.; Heide, O.M.; Sønsteby, A. (2019) Application of HPLC-PDA-MS metabolite profiling to investigate the effect of growth temperature and day length on blackcurrant fruit., Metabolomics, 15, Article No. 12.
- Freitag, S.; Verrall, S.R.; Pont, S.D.A.; McRae, D.; Sungartas, J.A.; Palau, R.; Hawes, C.; Alexander, C.J.; Allwood, J.W.; Foito, A.; Stewart, D.; Shepherd, L.V.T. (2018) Impact of conventional and integrated management systems on the water-soluble vitamin content in potatoes, field beans and cereals., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66, 831-841.
- Dudnik, A.; Almeida, A.F.; Andrade, R.; Avila, B.; Banados, P.; Bassard, J-E.; Benkoulouche, M.; Bott, M.; Braga, A.; Breitel, D.; Brennan, R.; Bulteau, L.; Chanforasn, C.; Costa, I.; Doostmohammadi, M.; Faria, N.; Feng, C.; Fernandes, A.; Ferreira, P.; Ferro, R.; Foito, A.; Freitag, S.; Garcia, G.; Gaspar, P.; Godinho-Pereira, J.; Hamberger, B.; Hartmann, A.; Heider, H.; Jardim, C.; Julien-Laferriere, A.; Kallscheuer, N.; Kerbe, W.; Kuipers, O.P.; Li, S.; Love, N.; Marchetti-Spaccamela, A.; Marienhagen, J.; Martin, C.; Arnaud, M.; Mazurek, V.; Meinhart, C.; Méndez Sevillano, D.; Menezes, R.; Naesby, M.; Nørholm, M.H.H.; Okkels, F.T.; Oliveira, J.; Ottens, M.; Parrot, D.; PeiI, L.; Rocha, I.; Rosado-Ramos, R.; Rousseau, C.; Sagot, M-F.; Nunes dos Santos, C.; Schmidt, M.; Shelenga, T.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; Silva, A.R.; da Silva, M.H.; Simon, O.; Stahlhut, S.G.; Solopova, A.; Sorokin, A.; Stewart, D.; Stougie, L.; Su, S.; Thole, V.; Tikhonova, O.; Trick, M.; Vain, P.; Veríssimo, A.; Vila-Santa, A.; Vinga, S.; Vogt, M.; Wang, L.; Wang, L.; Wei, W.; Youssef, S.; Neves, A.R.; Forster, J. (2018) BacHBerry: BACterial Hosts for production of Bioactive phenolics from bERRY fruits, Phytochemistry Reviews, 17, 291-326
- Campbell, R.; Freitag, S.; Bryan, G.J.; Stewart, D.; Taylor M.A. (2016) Environmental and genetic factors associated with solanesol accumulation in potato leaves., Frontiers in Plant Science, 7, Article No. 1263.
- Stavang, J.A.; Freitag, S.; Foito, A.; Verrall, S.; Heide, O.M.; Stewart, D.; Sonsteby, A. (2015) Raspberry fruit quality changes during ripening and storage as assessed by colour, sensory evaluation and chemical analyses., Scientia Horticulturae, 195, 216-225.
- Mazur, S.P.; Sonsteby, A.; Wold, A.B.; Foito, A.; Freitag, S.; Verrall, S.; Conner, S.; Stewart, D.; Heide, O.M. (2014) Post-flowering photoperiod has marked effects on fruit chemical composition in red raspberry (Rubus idaeus)., Annals of Applied Biology, 165, 454-465.
- Mazur, S.P.; Sonsteby, A.; Nes, A.; Wold, A.B.; Foito, A.; Freitag, S.; Verrall, S.R.; Stewart, D.; Heide, O.M. (2014) Effects of Post-Flowering Environmental Variation along an Altitudinal Gradient on Chemical Composition of 'Glen Ample' Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.)., European Journal of Horticultural Science, 79, 267-277.
- Gomez-Banderas, J.; Freitag, S.; Cooper, P.; Watson, H.; Zhang, Z. (2023) Assessment of pharmaceutical levels in the River Dee a Scottish priority catchment, Poster at #EnvChem2023: Chemistry of the Whole Environment, 1-2 June 2023, Glasgow
- Allwood, J.W.; Woznicki, T.L.; Xu, Y.; Foito, A.; Aaby, K.; Sungurtas, J.; Freitag, S.; Goodacre, R.; Stewart, D.; Remberg, S.F.; Heide, O.M.; Sønsteby, A. (2020) Application of HPLC-PDA-MS metabolite profiling to investigate the effect of growth temperature and day length on blackcurrant fruit., RFMF-MPF MetaboMeeting 2020, University of Toulouse, 22-24 January 2020. Poster.
- Morris, W.L.; Campbell, R.; Freitag, S.; Bryan, G.; Stewart, D.; Taylor, M.A. (2017) Solanesol: added value from potato waste: factors influencing solanesol content in potato., XIV Solanaceae and 3rd Cucurbitaceae Joint Conference Solcuc 2017, Valencia, Spain, 3-6 September 2017. (Poster)
- Foito, A.; Freitag, S.; Sungurtas, J.; Santos, C.; Costa, I.; Jardim, C.; Garcia, G.; Ramos, R.; Menezes, R.; Mendez-Sevillano, D.; Ottens, M.; Dobson, G.; McDougall, G.J.; Hackett, C.; Graham, J.; Stewart, D. (2017) BacHberry - Bio-prospecting strategies identify a novel bioactive phenolic compound from a Rubus germplasm collection., International Conference on Polyphenols and Health, Quebec, Canada, 3-6 October 2017.
