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2025

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Chemistry

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75
Citations
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Microbiology

D-Index
67
Citations
14210
World Ranking
2298
National Ranking
15

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Jintae Lee is affiliated with Yeungnam University in South Korea and has a research focus primarily in the field of Materials Science. Their work spans various subfields including Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Plant Science, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics explored in Lee's research include:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication

Lee has contributed to multiple recent papers across reputable journals. Notable publications include:

  • "2H/4H-Chromenes-A Versatile Biologically Attractive Scaffold," 2020, Frontiers in Chemistry
  • "Nanoparticles in the soil-plant system: a review," 2021, Environmental Chemistry Letters
  • "Binary and ternary sustainable composites of gellan gum, hydroxyethyl cellulose and lignin for food packaging applications: Biocompatibility, antioxidant activity, UV and water barrier properties," 2020, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • "Biological Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Prospects in Plant Disease Management," 2022, Molecules
  • "Antibiofilm and antifungal activities of medium-chain fatty acids against Candida albicans via mimicking of the quorum-sensing molecule farnesol," 2020, Microbial Biotechnology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lee include Jin-Hyung Lee, Govindasamy Palanisamy, Yong-Guy Kim, Devaraj Bharathi, and Selvaraj Barathi.

Publication venues where Lee has appeared most regularly include:

  • Environmental Research
  • Chemosphere
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Indole as an intercellular signal in microbial communities

    Jin-Hyung Lee;Jintae Lee

  • Band gap engineered TiO2 nanoparticles for visible light induced photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic studies

    Mohammad Mansoob Khan;Sajid A. Ansari;D. Pradhan;M. Omaish Ansari

  • Oxygen vacancy induced band gap narrowing of ZnO nanostructures by an electrochemically active biofilm

    Sajid Ali Ansari;Mohammad Mansoob Khan;Shafeer Kalathil;Ambreen Nisar

  • Indole is an inter-species biofilm signal mediated by SdiA

    Jintae Lee;Arul Jayaraman;Thomas K Wood

  • Roles of indole as an interspecies and interkingdom signaling molecule.

    Jin Hyung Lee;Thomas K. Wood;Jintae Lee

  • Biogenic Synthesis, Photocatalytic, and Photoelectrochemical Performance of Ag–ZnO Nanocomposite

    Sajid Ali Ansari;Mohammad Mansoob Khan;Mohd Omaish Ansari;Jintae Lee

  • Differential effects of epinephrine, norepinephrine, and indole on Escherichia coli O157:H7 chemotaxis, colonization, and gene expression.

    Tarun Bansal;Derek Englert;Jintae Lee;Manjunath Hegde

  • Motility influences biofilm architecture in Escherichia coli

    Thomas Keith Wood;Andrés F. González Barrios;Moshe Herzberg;Jintae Lee

  • Defect-Induced Band Gap Narrowed CeO2 Nanostructures for Visible Light Activities

    Mohammad Mansoob Khan;Sajid Ali Ansari;Debabrata Pradhan;Do Hung Han

  • Temporal gene‐expression in Escherichia coli K‐12 biofilms

    Joanna Domka;Jintae Lee;Tarun Bansal;Thomas K. Wood

  • Band gap engineering of CeO2 nanostructure using an electrochemically active biofilm for visible light applications

    Sajid Ali Ansari;Mohammad Mansoob Khan;Mohd Omaish Ansari;Shafeer Kalathil

  • YliH (BssR) and YceP (BssS) Regulate Escherichia coli K-12 Biofilm Formation by Influencing Cell Signaling

    Joanna Domka;Jintae Lee;Thomas K. Wood

  • ZnO nanoparticles inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation and virulence factor production.

    Jin Hyung Lee;Yong Guy Kim;Moo Hwan Cho;Jintae Lee

  • Anti-biofilm activities of quercetin and tannic acid against Staphylococcus aureus.

    Jin-Hyung Lee;Joo-Hyeon Park;Hyun Seob Cho;Sang Woo Joo

  • Recent Nanotechnology Approaches for Prevention and Treatment of Biofilm-Associated Infections on Medical Devices.

    Mohankandhasamy Ramasamy;Jintae Lee

  • Au@TiO2 nanocomposites for the catalytic degradation of methyl orange and methylene blue: An electron relay effect

    Mohammad Mansoob Khan;Jintae Lee;Moo Hwan Cho

  • Indole and 7‐hydroxyindole diminish Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence

    Jintae Lee;Can Attila;Suat L. G. Cirillo;Jeffrey D. Cirillo

  • Apple Flavonoid Phloretin Inhibits Escherichia coli O157:H7 Biofilm Formation and Ameliorates Colon Inflammation in Rats

    Jin-Hyung Lee;Sushil Chandra Regmi;Jung-Ae Kim;Moo Hwan Cho

  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli biofilms are inhibited by 7-hydroxyindole and stimulated by isatin.

    Jintae Lee;Tarun Bansal;Arul Jayaraman;William E. Bentley

  • Cinnamon bark oil and its components inhibit biofilm formation and toxin production.

    Yong-Guy Kim;Jin Hyung Lee;Soon Il Kim;Kwang-Hyun Baek

  • Highly visible light active Ag@TiO2 nanocomposites synthesized using an electrochemically active biofilm: a novel biogenic approach

    M. Mansoob Khan;Sajid A. Ansari;M. Ikhlasul Amal;Jintae Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Moo Hwan Cho
Moo Hwan Cho Yeungnam University
Mohammad Mansoob Khan
Mohammad Mansoob Khan Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Thomas K. Wood
Thomas K. Wood Pennsylvania State University
Jae-Jin Shim
Jae-Jin Shim Yeungnam University
Arul Jayaraman
Arul Jayaraman Texas A&M University
Chang-Soo Lee
Chang-Soo Lee Chungnam National University
Jin-Cheol Kim
Jin-Cheol Kim Chonnam National University
Moonyong Lee
Moonyong Lee Yeungnam University
Sang Woo Joo
Sang Woo Joo Yeungnam University
Debabrata Pradhan
Debabrata Pradhan Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

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