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64
Citations
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World Ranking
9654
National Ranking
100

Overview

Won-Kyo Jung is a researcher affiliated with Pukyong National University in South Korea. Their academic focus lies primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular attention to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, Aquatic Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's work addresses several specialized topics including:

  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Wound Healing and Treatments
  • Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications

Frequent coauthors in their collaborative research include:

  • Won Sun Park
  • Il-Whan Choi
  • Young-Mog Kim
  • Seong-Yeong Heo
  • Tae-Hee Kim

They have published extensively in several scientific journals, notably:

  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Marine Drugs
  • European Journal of Pharmacology
  • Scientific Reports
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent publications by Won-Kyo Jung include:

  • "Electrospun porous bilayer nano-fibrous fish collagen/PCL bio-composite scaffolds with covalently cross-linked chitooligosaccharides for full-thickness wound-healing applications," 2021, Materials Science and Engineering C
  • "Characterization of an oxidized alginate-gelatin hydrogel incorporating a COS-salicylic acid conjugate for wound healing," 2020, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • "Wound healing properties of triple cross-linked poly (vinyl alcohol)/methacrylate kappa-carrageenan/chitooligosaccharide hydrogel," 2021, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • "Marine-derived biopolymers as potential bioplastics, an eco-friendly alternative," 2023, iScience
  • "Phloroglucinol-Gold and -Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Antibiofilm and Antivirulence Activities towards Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1," 2021, Marine Drugs

Best Publications

  • Purification of a radical scavenging peptide from fermented mussel sauce and its antioxidant properties

    Niranjan Rajapakse;Eresha Mendis;Won-Kyo Jung;Jae-Young Je

  • Free radical scavenging activity of a novel antioxidative peptide purified from hydrolysate of bullfrog skin, Rana catesbeiana Shaw

    Zhong-Ji Qian;Won-Kyo Jung;Se-Kwon Kim

  • Purification and characterization of an antioxidative peptide from enzymatic hydrolysate of yellowfin sole ( Limanda aspera) frame protein

    Shin-Young Jun;Pyo-Jam Park;Won-Kyo Jung;Se-Kwon Kim

  • Purification and characterization of antioxidative peptides from protein hydrolysate of lecithin-free egg yolk

    Pyo-Jam Park;Won-Kyo Jung;Kyung-Soo Nam;F. Shahidi

  • Angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory peptide from yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera) frame protein and its antihypertensive effect in spontaneously hypertensive rats

    Won-Kyo Jung;Eresha Mendis;Jae-Young Je;Pyo-Jam Park

  • Evaluation of anti-inflammatory effect of fucoxanthin isolated from brown algae in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages.

    Soo-Jin Heo;Weon-Jong Yoon;Kil-Nam Kim;Gin-Nae Ahn

  • Effect of phlorotannins isolated from Ecklonia cava on melanogenesis and their protective effect against photo-oxidative stress induced by UV-B radiation.

    Soo-Jin Heo;Seok-Chun Ko;Seon-Heui Cha;Do-Hyung Kang

  • Protective effect of an antioxidative peptide purified from gastrointestinal digests of oyster, Crassostrea gigas against free radical induced DNA damage.

    Zhong-Ji Qian;Won-Kyo Jung;Hee-Guk Byun;Se-Kwon Kim

  • An anticoagulative polysaccharide from an enzymatic hydrolysate of Ecklonia cava

    Yasantha Athukorala;Won-Kyo Jung;Thava Vasanthan;You-Jin Jeon

  • Phlorotannins in Ecklonia cava extract inhibit matrix metalloproteinase activity

    Moon-Moo Kim;Quang Van Ta;Eresha Mendis;Niranjan Rajapakse

  • A novel anticoagulant purified from fish protein hydrolysate inhibits factor XIIa and platelet aggregation

    Niranjan Rajapakse;Won-Kyo Jung;Eresha Mendis;Sung-Hoon Moon

  • Isolation of angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor from fermented oyster sauce, Crassostrea gigas

    Jae-Young Je;Ji-Young Park;Won-Kyo Jung;Pyo-Jam Park

  • Angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory peptide derived from the sauce of fermented blue mussel, Mytilus edulis.

    Jae-Young Je;Pyo-Jam Park;Hee-Guk Byun;Won-Kyo Jung

  • A novel angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory peptide from a marine Chlorella ellipsoidea and its antihypertensive effect in spontaneously hypertensive rats

    Seok-Chun Ko;Nalae Kang;Eun-A. Kim;Min Cheol Kang

  • Recovery of a novel Ca-binding peptide from Alaska Pollack (Theragra chalcogramma) backbone by pepsinolytic hydrolysis

    Won-Kyo Jung;Rohan Karawita;Soo-Jin Heo;Bae-Jin Lee

  • Marine-derived biological macromolecule-based biomaterials for wound healing and skin tissue regeneration.

    Pathum Chandika;Seok-Chun Ko;Won-Kyo Jung

  • Anti-inflammatory effects of cordycepin via suppression of inflammatory mediators in BV2 microglial cells.

    Jin-Woo Jeong;Cheng-Yun Jin;Gi-Young Kim;Jae-Dong Lee

  • Calcium-binding peptide derived from pepsinolytic hydrolysates of hoki ( Johnius belengerii ) frame

    Won-Kyo Jung;Se-Kwon Kim

  • Preparation of hoki (Johnius belengerii) bone oligophosphopeptide with a high affinity to calcium by carnivorous intestine crude proteinase

    Won-Kyo Jung;Pyo-Jam Park;Hee-Guk Byun;Sung-Hoon Moon

  • Inhibitory effect of diphlorethohydroxycarmalol on melanogenesis and its protective effect against UV-B radiation-induced cell damage

    Soo-Jin Heo;Seok-Chun Ko;Sung-Myung Kang;Seon-Heui Cha

Frequent Co-Authors

Il-Whan Choi
Il-Whan Choi Inje University
Se-Kwon Kim
Se-Kwon Kim Hanyang University
You-Jin Jeon
You-Jin Jeon Jeju National University
Dae Sung Lee
Dae Sung Lee Kyungpook National University
Jae-Young Je
Jae-Young Je Pukyong National University
Pyo-Jam Park
Pyo-Jam Park Konkuk University
GeunHyung Kim
GeunHyung Kim Sungkyunkwan University
Yung Hyun Choi
Yung Hyun Choi Dong-Eui University
Kwon-Soo Ha
Kwon-Soo Ha Kangwon National University
Gi-Young Kim
Gi-Young Kim Jeju National University

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