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Ying-Jin Yuan

Ying-Jin Yuan

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
17341
World Ranking
6351
National Ranking
198

Overview

Ying-Jin Yuan is affiliated with Tianjin University in China and has a research focus primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scholarly contributions encompass a range of specialized subfields, including molecular biology, biomedical engineering, plant science, biotechnology, and genetics. The scientist's work also intersects with various main topics such as microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, biofuel production and bioconversion, lignin and wood chemistry, CRISPR and genetic engineering, biochemical processes, fungal and yeast genetics research, and plant biochemistry and biosynthesis.

Yuan's recent publications illustrate a consistent engagement with topics related to microbial processes, lignin valorization, and genetic engineering. Some notable recent papers include:

  • Construction of microbial consortia for microbial degradation of complex compounds, 2022, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Creative biological lignin conversion routes toward lignin valorization, 2022, Trends in biotechnology
  • Alkali-Based Pretreatment-Facilitated Lignin Valorization: A Review, 2020, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • An artificial chromosome for data storage, 2021, National Science Review
  • Microbial Adaptation to Enhance Stress Tolerance, 2022, Frontiers in Microbiology

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, reflecting a network of ongoing scientific partnerships. Their most frequent co-authors include:

  • Bing-Zhi Li
  • Zhiyuan Liu
  • Wenhai Xiao
  • Mingdong Yao
  • Ming-Zhu Ding

Yuan's contributions have been published extensively in key venues related to synthetic biology, green chemistry, and agricultural sciences. The frequent publication venues are:

  • Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology
  • ACS Synthetic Biology
  • Green Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Building a global alliance of biofoundries

    Nathan J. Hillson;Mark Caddick;Yizhi Cai;Jose A. Carrasco

  • Process optimization to convert forage and sweet sorghum bagasse to ethanol based on ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) pretreatment.

    Bing Zhi Li;Venkatesh Balan;Ying Jin Yuan;Bruce E. Dale

  • "Perfect" designer chromosome v and behavior of a ring derivative

    Ze Xiong Xie;Bing Zhi Li;Leslie A. Mitchell;Yi Wu

  • Synthetic microbial consortia: from systematic analysis to construction and applications

    Hao Song;Ming-Zhu Ding;Xiao-Qiang Jia;Qian Ma

  • Bug mapping and fitness testing of chemically synthesized chromosome X

    Yi Wu;Bing Zhi Li;Meng Zhao;Leslie A. Mitchell

  • Inhibition of lignin-derived phenolic compounds to cellulase

    Lei Qin;Wen-Chao Li;Li Liu;Jia-Qing Zhu

  • Engineering the ribosomal DNA in a megabase synthetic chromosome

    Weimin Zhang;Guanghou Zhao;Guanghou Zhao;Zhouqing Luo;Yicong Lin

  • Deep functional analysis of synII, a 770-kilobase synthetic yeast chromosome

    Yue Shen;Yun Wang;Tai Chen;Feng Gao

  • Engineered biosynthesis of natural products in heterologous hosts

    Yunzi Luo;Yunzi Luo;Bing Zhi Li;Duo Liu;Lu Zhang

  • Lycopene overproduction in Saccharomyces cerevisiae through combining pathway engineering with host engineering

    Yan Chen;Wenhai Xiao;Ying Wang;Hong Liu

  • Manipulation of GES and ERG20 for geraniol overproduction in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Guo-Zhen Jiang;Ming-Dong Yao;Ying Wang;Liang Zhou

  • Enhanced Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Hydrolase Activity by Protein Engineering

    Yuan Ma;Mingdong Yao;Bingzhi Li;Mingzhu Ding

  • Optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis and ethanol fermentation from AFEX-treated rice straw

    Cheng Zhong;Ming W. Lau;Venkatesh Balan;Bruce E. Dale

  • Effects of biomass particle size on steam explosion pretreatment performance for improving the enzyme digestibility of corn stover

    Zhi Hua Liu;Lei Qin;Feng Pang;Ming Jie Jin;Ming Jie Jin

  • Decomposition of metabolic network into functional modules based on the global connectivity structure of reaction graph

    Hong-Wu Ma;Xue-Ming Zhao;Ying-Jin Yuan;An-Ping Zeng

  • Mass balance and transformation of corn stover by pretreatment with different dilute organic acids.

    Lei Qin;Zhi Hua Liu;Bing Zhi Li;Bruce E. Dale

  • Precise control of SCRaMbLE in synthetic haploid and diploid yeast.

    Bin Jia;Yi Wu;Bing Zhi Li;Leslie A. Mitchell

  • 3D organization of synthetic and scrambled chromosomes

    Guillaume Mercy;Guillaume Mercy;Guillaume Mercy;Julien Mozziconacci;Vittore F. Scolari;Vittore F. Scolari;Kun Yang

  • Transcriptome shifts in response to furfural and acetic acid in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Bing-Zhi Li;Ying-Jin Yuan

  • Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of steam-exploded corn stover at high glucan loading and high temperature.

    Zhi-Hua Liu;Lei Qin;Jia-Qing Zhu;Bing-Zhi Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Jef D. Boeke
Jef D. Boeke New York University
Bruce E. Dale
Bruce E. Dale Michigan State University
Joel S. Bader
Joel S. Bader Johns Hopkins University
Bo Li
Bo Li Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
huanming yang
huanming yang Beijing Genomics Institute
Mingjie Jin
Mingjie Jin Nanjing University of Science and Technology
An-Ping Zeng
An-Ping Zeng Hamburg University of Technology
Venkatesh Balan
Venkatesh Balan Michigan State University
Weiwen Zhang
Weiwen Zhang Zhejiang University
Cheng Zhong
Cheng Zhong Wuhan University

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