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80
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21502
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4116
National Ranking
123

Overview

Yan Xu is affiliated with Jiangnan University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research extensively covers subfields such as Molecular Biology, Food Science, Biotechnology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work spans several main topics, including Fermentation and Sensory Analysis, Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Food Quality and Safety Studies, Tea Polyphenols and Effects, and Microbial Metabolism and Applications.

Yan Xu has published research in several frequent publication venues, notably:

  • Food Chemistry
  • Food Research International
  • Food Bioscience
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Foods

Among recent papers authored by Yan Xu, notable titles include:

  • "Structure and mechanism of the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter holocomplex" (2020) published in Nature
  • "Can we control microbiota in spontaneous food fermentation? - Chinese liquor as a case example" (2021) published in Trends in Food Science & Technology
  • "Formation and fate of Amadori rearrangement products in Maillard reaction" (2021) published in Trends in Food Science & Technology
  • "Effect of Pichia on shaping the fermentation microbial community of sauce-flavor Baijiu" (2020) published in International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • "Unraveling the chemosensory characteristics of strong-aroma type Baijiu from different regions using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometry and descriptive sensory analysis" (2020) published in Food Chemistry

Yan Xu frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Yao Nie (54 publications)
  • Shuang Chen (42 publications)
  • Hai Du (33 publications)
  • Xiao-Wei Yu (30 publications)
  • Ke Tang (22 publications)

Best Publications

  • Mystery behind Chinese liquor fermentation

    Guangyuan Jin;Yang Zhu;Yan Xu

  • Characterization of the Key Odorants in Light Aroma Type Chinese Liquor by Gas Chromatography−Olfactometry, Quantitative Measurements, Aroma Recombination, and Omission Studies

    Wenjun Gao;Wenlai Fan;Yan Xu

  • A novel raw starch digesting α-amylase from a newly isolated Bacillus sp. YX-1: Purification and characterization

    Xu Dong Liu;Yan Xu

  • Environmental Microbiota Drives Microbial Succession and Metabolic Profiles during Chinese Liquor Fermentation

    Xueshan Wang;Hai Du;Yan Zhang;Yan Xu

  • Characterization of pyrazines in some Chinese liquors and their approximate concentrations.

    Wenlai Fan;Yan Xu;Yanhong Zhang

  • Unraveling Core Functional Microbiota in Traditional Solid-State Fermentation by High-Throughput Amplicons and Metatranscriptomics Sequencing

    Zhewei Song;Hai Du;Yan Zhang;Yan Xu

  • Aroma Characterization of Chinese Rice Wine by Gas Chromatography–Olfactometry, Chemical Quantitative Analysis, and Aroma Reconstitution

    Shuang Chen;Yan Xu;Michael C. Qian

  • Bacillus licheniformis affects the microbial community and metabolic profile in the spontaneous fermentation of Daqu starter for Chinese liquor making.

    Peng Wang;Qun Wu;Xuejian Jiang;Zhiqiang Wang

  • Characterization of aroma compounds in Chinese rice wine Qu by solvent-assisted flavor evaporation and headspace solid-phase microextraction.

    Xinliang Mo;Yan Xu;Wenlai Fan

  • Comparison on aroma compounds in Chinese soy sauce and strong aroma type liquors by gas chromatography- olfactometry, chemical quantitative and odor activity values analysis

    Xiaoxin Wang;Wenlai Fan;Yan Xu

  • Source tracking of prokaryotic communities in fermented grain of Chinese strong-flavor liquor

    Xueshan Wang;Hai Du;Yan Xu

  • Rapid Analysis of Flavor Volatiles in Apple Wine Using Headspace Solid‐Phase Microextraction

    L. Wang;Y. Xu;G. Zhao;J. Li

  • The influence of yeast strains on the volatile flavour compounds of Chinese rice wine

    Shuang Chen;Yan Xu

  • Succinic acid production from corn stover by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation using Actinobacillus succinogenes.

    Pu Zheng;Lin Fang;Yan Xu;Jin-Jun Dong

  • Characterization of the Typical Potent Odorants in Chinese Roasted Sesame-like Flavor Type Liquor by Headspace Solid Phase Microextraction-Aroma Extract Dilution Analysis, with Special Emphasis on Sulfur-Containing Odorants.

    Sha Sha;Shuang Chen;Michael Qian;Chengcheng Wang

  • Systematically engineering the biosynthesis of a green biosurfactant surfactin by Bacillus subtilis 168.

    Qun Wu;Yan Zhi;Yan Xu

  • Yeast community associated with the solid state fermentation of traditional Chinese Maotai-flavor liquor.

    Qun Wu;Liangqiang Chen;Yan Xu

  • Filamentous fungal diversity and community structure associated with the solid state fermentation of Chinese Maotai-flavor liquor.

    Bi Chen;Qun Wu;Yan Xu

  • Characterization of key odorants in Chinese chixiang aroma-type liquor by gas chromatography-olfactometry, quantitative measurements, aroma recombination, and omission studies.

    Haiyan Fan;Wenlai Fan;Yan Xu

  • Can we control microbiota in spontaneous food fermentation? – Chinese liquor as a case example

    Qun Wu;Qun Wu;Yang Zhu;Cheng Fang;Cheng Fang;Rene H. Wijffels;Rene H. Wijffels

Frequent Co-Authors

Rong Xiao
Rong Xiao Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Michael C. Qian
Michael C. Qian Oregon State University
Gaetano T. Montelione
Gaetano T. Montelione Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Wei Jia
Wei Jia University of Hong Kong
René H. Wijffels
René H. Wijffels Wageningen University & Research
Thomas Szyperski
Thomas Szyperski University at Buffalo, State University of New York
John F. Hunt
John F. Hunt Columbia University
Yong Cao
Yong Cao South China University of Technology
Zihe Rao
Zihe Rao Tsinghua University
Chi-Tang Ho
Chi-Tang Ho Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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