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Overview

Wei Chen is affiliated with Jiangnan University in China and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional work in Medicine. Their research output includes a significant number of publications in various scientific subfields, notably Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Food Science, Biotechnology, and Plant Science.

Their work addresses several main topics, with publications covering:

  • Microbial Metabolism and Applications
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Proteins in Food Systems
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Phytochemistry and Bioactivity Studies
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis

Wei Chen has contributed to a range of recent scientific papers including the following:

  • Phytic acid and its interactions in food components, health benefits, and applications: A comprehensive review, 2023, Trends in Food Science & Technology
  • Role of dietary edible mushrooms in the modulation of gut microbiota, 2021, Journal of Functional Foods
  • Developing a highly efficient hydroxytyrosol whole-cell catalyst by de-bottlenecking rate-limiting steps, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Occurrence and Characterization of Fungi and Mycotoxins in Contaminated Medicinal Herbs, 2020, Toxins
  • Metabolic Engineering for Improved Curcumin Biosynthesis in Escherichia coli, 2020, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Ruoyu Shi
  • Chengtao Wang
  • Qiaoqiao Luo
  • Yanbo Wang

Wei Chen's publications are often found in journals such as:

  • Foods
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Journal of Fungi
  • LWT
  • Food Hydrocolloids

Best Publications

  • Blautia-a new functional genus with potential probiotic properties?

    Xuemei Liu;Bingyong Mao;Jiayu Gu;Jiaying Wu

  • Graphene wrapped Cu2O nanocubes: Non-enzymatic electrochemical sensors for the detection of glucose and hydrogen peroxide with enhanced stability

    Minmin Liu;Ru Liu;Wei Chen

  • Smart electronic yarns and wearable fabrics for human biomonitoring made by carbon nanotube coating with polyelectrolytes.

    Bong Sup Shim;Wei Chen;Chris Doty;Chuanlai Xu

  • Synthesis of highly fluorescent nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots for sensitive, label-free detection of Fe (III) in aqueous media

    Jian Ju;Wei Chen

  • A phylo-functional core of gut microbiota in healthy young Chinese cohorts across lifestyles, geography and ethnicities

    Jiachao Zhang;Zhuang Guo;Zhengsheng Xue;Zhihong Sun

  • Quantitative genetic background of the host influences gut microbiomes in chickens.

    Lele Zhao;Gang Wang;Paul Siegel;Chuan He

  • Anomalous barium filling fraction and n-type thermoelectric performance of BayCo4Sb12

    L. D. Chen;T. Kawahara;X. F. Tang;T. Goto

  • Nucleation and Growth of Amino‐acid and Peptide Supramolecular Polymers through Liquid‐liquid Phase Separation

    Chengqian Yuan;Aviad Levin;Wei Chen;Ruirui Xing

  • Metal-Free Nitrogen-Doped Mesoporous Carbon for Electroreduction of CO2 to Ethanol

    Yanfang Song;Wei Chen;Chengcheng Zhao;Shenggang Li;Shenggang Li

  • Surface components and metabolites of probiotics for regulation of intestinal epithelial barrier.

    Qing Liu;Zhiming Yu;Fengwei Tian;Jianxin Zhao

  • Biomimetic enzyme nanocomplexes and their use as antidotes and preventive measures for alcohol intoxication

    Yang Liu;Juanjuan Du;Ming Yan;Mo Yin Lau

  • Thermoelectric properties of the n-type filled skutterudite Ba0.3Co4Sb12 doped with Ni

    Jeffrey S. Dyck;Wei Chen;Ctirad Uher;Lidong Chen

  • Exclusive Formation of Formic Acid from CO2 Electroreduction by a Tunable Pd-Sn Alloy

    Xiaofang Bai;Wei Chen;Chengcheng Zhao;Shenggang Li;Shenggang Li

  • Side-by-side and end-to-end gold nanorod assemblies for environmental toxin sensing.

    Libing Wang;Yingyue Zhu;Liguang Xu;Wei Chen;Wei Chen

  • Simple, Rapid, Sensitive, and Versatile SWNT−Paper Sensor for Environmental Toxin Detection Competitive with ELISA

    Libing Wang;Wei Chen;Dinghua Xu;Bong Sup Shim

  • Whole-tree Agarwood-Inducing Technique: An Efficient Novel Technique for Producing High-Quality Agarwood in Cultivated Aquilaria sinensis Trees

    Liu Y;Chen H;Yang Y;Zhang Z

  • Influence of consumption of probiotics on the plasma lipid profile: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    Z. Guo;X.M. Liu;Q.X. Zhang;Z. Shen

  • Nanosheet-constructed porous BiOCl with dominant {001} facets for superior photosensitized degradation

    Dong-Hong Wang;Dong-Hong Wang;Gui-Qi Gao;Yue-Wei Zhang;Li-Sha Zhou

  • Ultrasensitive one-step rapid visual detection of bisphenol A in water samples by label-free aptasensor.

    Zhanlong Mei;Huaqin Chu;Huaqin Chu;Wei Chen;Feng Xue

  • Nanoparticle Superstructures Made by Polymerase Chain Reaction: Collective Interactions of Nanoparticles and a New Principle for Chiral Materials

    Wei Chen;Ai Bian;Ashish Agarwal;Liqiang Liu

  • Bifidobacterium with the role of 5-hydroxytryptophan synthesis regulation alleviates the symptom of depression and related microbiota dysbiosis.

    Peijun Tian;Gang Wang;Jianxin Zhao;Hao Zhang

  • Surface modification of TiO2 nanoparticles by polyaniline

    Xingwei Li;Wei Chen;Chaoqing Bian;Jinbo He

  • Review of the roles of conjugated linoleic acid in health and disease

    Bo Yang;Haiqin Chen;Catherine Stanton;Catherine Stanton;R. Paul Ross

  • Unusual pH-Dependent Polarity Changes in PAMAM Dendrimers: Evidence for pH-Responsive Conformational Changes

    Wei Chen;Donald A. Tomalia;James L. Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

Hao Zhang
Hao Zhang Jiangnan University
Yong Q. Chen
Yong Q. Chen Jiangnan University
Chuanlai Xu
Chuanlai Xu Jiangnan University
Gi Xue
Gi Xue Nanjing University
Libing Wang
Libing Wang Jiangnan University
R. Paul Ross
R. Paul Ross University College Cork
Ctirad Uher
Ctirad Uher University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Catherine Stanton
Catherine Stanton Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Guodong Liu
Guodong Liu Harbin Institute of Technology
Heping Zhang
Heping Zhang Inner Mongolia Agricultural University

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