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Overview

Pingkai Ouyang was affiliated with Nanjing Tech University in China. Their work primarily spanned the interdisciplinary areas of biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and engineering, with a substantial focus on molecular biology and biomedical engineering among other subfields.

The main fields of study covered in their research included:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Engineering

The subfields of study in which Pingkai Ouyang published frequently were:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biotechnology
  • Biomaterials
  • Materials Chemistry

The key topics addressed in their scientific work encompassed:

  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases

Frequent co-authors in their publications included:

  • Kequan Chen
  • Alei Zhang
  • Sheng Xu
  • Hui Li
  • Guoguang Wei

Pingkai Ouyang published extensively in specific scientific journals, with multiple publications appearing in:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Communications
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Selected recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of Ouyang's research. These include:

  • Synthesis, characterization, and utilization of poly-amino acid-functionalized lignin for efficient and selective removal of lead ion from aqueous solution (2022, Journal of Cleaner Production)
  • The production of biobased diamines from renewable carbon sources: Current advances and perspectives (2020, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering)
  • Hierarchical porous and hydrophilic metal-organic frameworks with enhanced enzyme activity (2020, Chemical Communications)
  • Direct electron uptake from a cathode using the inward Mtr pathway in Escherichia coli (2020, Bioelectrochemistry)
  • CaCl2 molten salt hydrate-promoted conversion of carbohydrates to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural: an experimental and theoretical study (2021, Green Chemistry)

Throughout their career, Pingkai Ouyang contributed to themes such as biomass conversion, enzyme catalysis, and microbial metabolic engineering. Their work involved multidisciplinary approaches integrating molecular biology and chemical engineering techniques.

Best Publications

  • Microbial 2,3-butanediol production: A state-of-the-art review

    Xiao-Jun Ji;He Huang;Ping-Kai Ouyang

  • Encapsulation of Single Enzyme in Nanogel with Enhanced Biocatalytic Activity and Stability

    Ming Yan;Jun Ge;Zheng Liu;Pingkai Ouyang

  • The possibility of separating saccharides from a NaCl solution by using nanofiltration in diafiltration mode

    Xiao-Lin Wang;Chenghong Zhang;Pingkai Ouyang

  • Development of a stepwise aeration control strategy for efficient docosahexaenoic acid production by Schizochytrium sp.

    Lu-Jing Ren;Xiao-Jun Ji;He Huang;Liang Qu

  • In situ hydrogenation and decarboxylation of oleic acid into heptadecane over a Cu–Ni alloy catalyst using methanol as a hydrogen carrier

    Zihao Zhang;Qiwei Yang;Hao Chen;Kequan Chen

  • Spatial co-localization of multi-enzymes by inorganic nanocrystal–protein complexes

    Zhixian Li;Yifei Zhang;Yechao Su;Pingkai Ouyang

  • Enhanced bioelectricity generation by improving pyocyanin production and membrane permeability through sophorolipid addition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa-inoculated microbial fuel cells.

    Hai-Bo Shen;Xiao-Yu Yong;Yi-Lu Chen;Zhi-Hong Liao

  • Efficient production of poly(γ-glutamic acid) by newly isolated Bacillus subtilis NX-2

    Hong Xu;Min Jiang;Hui Li;Dingqiang Lu

  • Perovskite-type Oxide LaMnO3: An Efficient and Recyclable Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Wet Aerobic Oxidation of Lignin to Aromatic Aldehydes

    Haibo Deng;Lu Lin;Yong Sun;Chunsheng Pang

  • Advances in Cadaverine Bacterial Production and Its Applications

    Weichao Ma;Kequan Chen;Yan Li;Ning Hao

  • Activity and Stability of Perovskite-Type Oxide LaCoO3 Catalyst in Lignin Catalytic Wet Oxidation to Aromatic Aldehydes Process

    Haibo Deng;Lu Lin;Yong Sun;Chunsheng Pang

  • Dissolution of microcrystalline cellulose in phosphoric acid--molecular changes and kinetics.

    Junhua Zhang;Jingqiang Zhang;Lu Lin;Tianming Chen

  • Enhancement of bioelectricity generation by manipulation of the electron shuttles synthesis pathway in microbial fuel cells

    Xiao-Yu Yong;Dong-Yan Shi;Yi-Lu Chen;Jiao Feng

  • Green and economical production of propionic acid by Propionibacterium freudenreichii CCTCC M207015 in plant fibrous-bed bioreactor

    Xiaohai Feng;Fei Chen;Hong Xu;Bo Wu

  • Enhancement of docosahexaenoic acid production by Schizochytrium sp. using a two-stage oxygen supply control strategy based on oxygen transfer coefficient.

    L. Qu;X.-J. Ji;L.-J. Ren;Z.-K. Nie

  • Enhanced cadaverine production from l -lysine using recombinant Escherichia coli co-overexpressing CadA and CadB

    Weichao Ma;Weijia Cao;Hong Zhang;Kequan Chen

  • Reducing Sugar Content in Hemicellulose Hydrolysate by DNS Method: A Revisit

    Ruofei Hu;Lu Lin;Tingjun Liu;Pingkai Ouyang

  • ε-Poly-L-lysine production by immobilized cells of Kitasatospora sp. MY 5-36 in repeated fed-batch cultures

    Yang Zhang;Xiaohai Feng;Hong Xu;Zhong Yao

  • Engineering a pyridoxal 5’-phosphate supply for cadaverine production by using Escherichia coli whole-cell biocatalysis

    Weichao Ma;Weijia Cao;Bowen Zhang;Kequan Chen

  • Enhancement of bioelectricity generation by cofactor manipulation in microbial fuel cell

    Xiao-Yu Yong;Jiao Feng;Yi-Lu Chen;Dong-Yan Shi

  • Butanol production from hemicellulosic hydrolysate of corn fiber by a Clostridium beijerinckii mutant with high inhibitor-tolerance.

    Ting Guo;Ai-yong He;Teng-fei Du;Da-wei Zhu

  • A complete industrial system for economical succinic acid production by Actinobacillus succinogenes

    Jian Li;Xiao-Yu Zheng;Xiao-Jiang Fang;Shu-Wen Liu

  • Ultrasonic pretreatment and acid hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse for succinic acid production using Actinobacillus succinogenes

    Yong-lan Xi;Wen-yu Dai;Rong Xu;Jiu-hua Zhang

  • Effect of phosphoric acid pretreatment on enzymatic hydrolysis of microcrystalline cellulose.

    Juanhua Zhang;Beixiao Zhang;Jingqiang Zhang;Lu Lin

  • Efficient and stable Cu-Ni/ZrO2 catalysts for in situ hydrogenation and deoxygenation of oleic acid into heptadecane using methanol as a hydrogen donor

    Zihao Zhang;Hao Chen;Changxue Wang;Kequan Chen

  • Catalytic in-Situ Hydrogenation of Furfural over Bimetallic Cu–Ni Alloy Catalysts in Isopropanol

    Zihao Zhang;Zehua Pei;Hao Chen;Kequan Chen

  • gTME for Improved Xylose Fermentation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Hongmei Liu;Ming Yan;Cangang Lai;Lin Xu

  • Molecular characterization of a novel chitinase Cm Chi1 from Chitinolyticbacter meiyuanensis SYBC-H1 and its use in N -acetyl- d -glucosamine production

    Alei Zhang;Yumei He;Guoguang Wei;Jie Zhou

  • Enhanced succinic acid production from corncob hydrolysate by microbial electrolysis cells

    Yan Zhao;Weijia Cao;Zhen Wang;Bowen Zhang

  • Clean conversion of cellulose into fermentable glucose.

    Yong Sun;Junping Zhuang;Lu Lin;Pingkai Ouyang

Frequent Co-Authors

Kequan Chen
Kequan Chen Nanjing Tech University
Jie Fu
Jie Fu Zhejiang University
He Huang
He Huang Nanjing Tech University
Shusheng Zhang
Shusheng Zhang Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Xiao-Jun Ji
Xiao-Jun Ji Nanjing Tech University
Pu Chen
Pu Chen University of Waterloo
Jingguang G. Chen
Jingguang G. Chen Columbia University
Jun Wang
Jun Wang Jiangsu University
Yimei Zhu
Yimei Zhu Brookhaven National Laboratory
Yong Qin
Yong Qin Chinese Academy of Sciences

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