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Y.-H. Percival Zhang

Y.-H. Percival Zhang

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
12776
World Ranking
11008
National Ranking
1777

Overview

Y.-H. Percival Zhang is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to the field of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research is focused mainly on molecular biology and intersects with renewable energy, sustainability, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, and materials chemistry.

Their work covers several key topics, including:

  • Enzyme catalysis and immobilization
  • Enzyme production and characterization
  • Biochemical and molecular research
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts
  • Electrocatalysts for energy conversion
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors

Their recent publications reflect diverse approaches within these fields. Selected papers include:

  • "Enzymatic regeneration and conservation of ATP: challenges and opportunities," 2020, Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
  • "Enzymatic Electrosynthesis of Glycine from CO2 and NH3," 2023, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Biosynthesis of artificial starch and microbial protein from agricultural residue," 2023, Science Bulletin
  • "Spatially structured exchange of metabolites enhances bacterial survival and resilience in biofilms," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "In Vitro BioTransformation (ivBT): Definitions, Opportunities, and Challenges," 2023, Synthetic Biology and Engineering

Y.-H. Percival Zhang frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • ChemSusChem
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
  • Nature Communications

The researcher collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Zhiguang Zhu
  • Chun You
  • Lingling Zhang
  • Yunjie Li
  • Ranran Wu

Best Publications

  • Outlook for cellulase improvement: screening and selection strategies.

    Y.-H. Percival Zhang;Michael E. Himmel;Jonathan R. Mielenz

  • A transition from cellulose swelling to cellulose dissolution by o-phosphoric acid: evidence from enzymatic hydrolysis and supramolecular structure.

    Y.-H. Percival Zhang;Jingbiao Cui;Lee R Lynd;Lana R Kuang

  • Increasing cellulose accessibility is more important than removing lignin: A comparison of cellulose solvent‐based lignocellulose fractionation and soaking in aqueous ammonia

    Joseph A. Rollin;Zhiguang Zhu;Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh;Y.-H. Percival Zhang;Y.-H. Percival Zhang

  • High-Yield Hydrogen Production from Starch and Water by a Synthetic Enzymatic Pathway

    Y.-H. Percival Zhang;Barbara R. Evans;Jonathan R. Mielenz;Robert C. Hopkins

  • Determination of the Number-Average Degree of Polymerization of Cellodextrins and Cellulose with Application to Enzymatic Hydrolysis

    Y-H Percival Zhang;Lee R Lynd

  • A functionally based model for hydrolysis of cellulose by fungal cellulase.

    Y.-H. Percival Zhang;Lee R. Lynd

  • A high-energy-density sugar biobattery based on a synthetic enzymatic pathway

    Zhiguang Zhu;Tsz Kin Tam;Fangfang Sun;Chun You

  • Bioethanol production from pentose sugars: Current status and future prospects

    Ramesh Chander Kuhad;Rishi Gupta;Yogender Pal Khasa;Ajay Singh

  • Simple, fast and high-efficiency transformation system for directed evolution of cellulase in Bacillus subtilis

    Xiao-Zhou Zhang;Y.-H. Percival Zhang;Y.-H. Percival Zhang

  • High-yield hydrogen production from biomass by in vitro metabolic engineering: Mixed sugars coutilization and kinetic modeling

    Joseph A. Rollin;Julia Martin del Campo;Suwan Myung;Fangfang Sun

  • Production of biocommodities and bioelectricity by cell-free synthetic enzymatic pathway biotransformations: challenges and opportunities.

    Y.-H. Percival Zhang

  • Facilitated substrate channeling in a self-assembled trifunctional enzyme complex.

    Chun You;Suwan Myung;Y.-H. Percival Zhang

  • Biomanufacturing: history and perspective.

    Yi-Heng Percival Zhang;Yi-Heng Percival Zhang;Jibin Sun;Yanhe Ma

  • Simple Cloning via Direct Transformation of PCR Product (DNA Multimer) to Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis

    Chun You;Xiao-Zhou Zhang;Y.-H. Percival Zhang

  • Spontaneous high-yield production of hydrogen from cellulosic materials and water catalyzed by enzyme cocktails.

    Xinhao Ye;Yiran Wang;Robert C. Hopkins;Michael W. W. Adams

  • Efficient Sugar Release by the Cellulose Solvent-Based Lignocellulose Fractionation Technology and Enzymatic Cellulose Hydrolysis

    Geoffrey Moxley;Zhiguang Zhu;Y.-H. Percival Zhang

  • Evaluations of Cellulose Accessibilities of Lignocelluloses by Solute Exclusion and Protein Adsorption Techniques

    Q.Q. Wang;Z. He;Z. Zhu;Z. Zhu;Y.-H.P. Zhang;Y.-H.P. Zhang

  • An in vitro synthetic biology platform for the industrial biomanufacturing of myo-inositol from starch.

    Chun You;Ting Shi;Yunjie Li;Pingping Han

  • New biotechnology paradigm: cell-free biosystems for biomanufacturing

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  • Self-Assembly of Synthetic Metabolons through Synthetic Protein Scaffolds: One-Step Purification, Co-immobilization, and Substrate Channeling

    Chun You;Y.-H. Percival Zhang

  • More Accurate Determination of Acid-Labile Carbohydrates in Lignocellulose by Modified Quantitative Saccharification

    Geoffery Moxley;Y.-H. Percival Zhang

  • High‐Yield Production of Dihydrogen from Xylose by Using a Synthetic Enzyme Cascade in a Cell‐Free System

    Julia S. Martín del Campo;Joseph Rollin;Suwan Myung;You Chun

  • Biohydrogenation from Biomass Sugar Mediated by In Vitro Synthetic Enzymatic Pathways

    Yiran Wang;Yiran Wang;Weidong Huang;Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh;Zhiguang Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael W. W. Adams
Michael W. W. Adams University of Georgia
Lee R. Lynd
Lee R. Lynd Dartmouth College
Yanhe Ma
Yanhe Ma Chinese Academy of Sciences
Michael E. Himmel
Michael E. Himmel National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Bin Xu
Bin Xu Shenzhen University
Shelley D. Minteer
Shelley D. Minteer University of Utah

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