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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
15917
World Ranking
7823
National Ranking
3558

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Biochemistry

His primary areas of study are Biochemistry, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Fermentation, Xylose and Yeast. His studies in Saccharomyces cerevisiae integrate themes in fields like Gene expression, Galactose, Mutant, Phosphoglucomutase and Metabolism. His Fermentation research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Biofuel, Flux balance analysis, Butanol and Trehalose.

His Xylose research includes elements of Cellulosic ethanol and Xylitol. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Ethanol, Alcohol tolerance and Metabolic pathway. His Metabolic engineering research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Yield, Plasmid, Sugar and Escherichia coli.

His most cited work include:

  • Metabolic engineering for improved fermentation of pentoses by yeasts (439 citations)
  • Genome sequence of the lignocellulose-bioconverting and xylose-fermenting yeast Pichia stipitis (415 citations)
  • Identifying gene targets for the metabolic engineering of lycopene biosynthesis in Escherichia coli. (411 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Yong Su Jin spends much of his time researching Biochemistry, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Fermentation, Yeast and Xylose. His Saccharomyces cerevisiae research incorporates elements of Galactose, Xylose isomerase, Strain, Complementation and Neurospora crassa. Yong Su Jin has included themes like Sugar and Hydrolysis in his Fermentation study.

His research in Yeast intersects with topics in Ethanol, Synthetic biology, Gene, Metabolic pathway and Lactic acid. His Xylose research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Lignocellulosic biomass, Cellulosic ethanol and Xylitol. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Metabolic engineering, Biomass is strongly linked to Biofuel.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Biochemistry (72.09%)
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae (49.30%)
  • Fermentation (44.19%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Biochemistry (72.09%)
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae (49.30%)
  • Yeast (42.33%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Yong Su Jin focuses on Biochemistry, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Yeast, Fermentation and Xylose. His Saccharomyces cerevisiae research includes elements of Glycolysis, Xylose isomerase, Carbohydrate metabolism, Hydrolysis and Cellodextrin. His study in Yeast is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Chromatin, Order, Mutant and Synthetic biology.

Yong Su Jin has researched Fermentation in several fields, including Hydrolysate, Cellobiose and Lactic acid. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Sugar, Lignocellulosic biomass, Galactose and Metabolic engineering. His Metabolic engineering study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Yarrowia, Bioconversion and Fatty acid.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Production of biofuels and chemicals from xylose using native and engineered yeast strains. (36 citations)
  • Production of a human milk oligosaccharide 2′-fucosyllactose by metabolically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae (36 citations)
  • Glucose repression can be alleviated by reducing glucose phosphorylation rate in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (33 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Bacteria

Yong Su Jin mainly investigates Biochemistry, Xylose, Yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Fermentation. Biochemistry is closely attributed to Extraction in his study. His Xylose study focuses on Xylose metabolism in particular.

His Yeast study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Peroxisome, Lactose and Lipid biosynthesis. His research integrates issues of Oligosaccharide, 2'-Fucosyllactose, Biosynthesis, Vitamin and Micronutrient in his study of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Many of his studies on Fermentation involve topics that are commonly interrelated, such as Metabolic engineering.

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence of the lignocellulose-bioconverting and xylose-fermenting yeast Pichia stipitis

    Thomas W. Jeffries;Thomas W. Jeffries;Igor V. Grigoriev;Jane Grimwood;José M. Laplaza

  • Metabolic engineering for improved fermentation of pentoses by yeasts

    T. W. Jeffries;Y.-S. Jin

  • Marine macroalgae: an untapped resource for producing fuels and chemicals

    Na Wei;Josh Quarterman;Yong Su Jin

  • Identifying gene targets for the metabolic engineering of lycopene biosynthesis in Escherichia coli.

    Hal S Alper;Yong Su Jin;J. F. Moxley;G. Stephanopoulos

  • Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae capable of simultaneous cellobiose and xylose fermentation.

    Suk Jin Ha;Jonathan M. Galazka;Soo Rin Kim;Jin Ho Choi

  • Maternal fucosyltransferase 2 status affects the gut bifidobacterial communities of breastfed infants

    Zachery T. Lewis;Sarah M. Totten;Jennifer T. Smilowitz;Mina Popovic

  • Ethanol and thermotolerance in the bioconversion of xylose by yeasts.

    Thomas W. Jeffries;Yong Su Jin

  • Strain engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for enhanced xylose metabolism.

    Soo Rin Kim;Yong Cheol Park;Yong Su Jin;Jin Ho Seo

  • Enhanced biofuel production through coupled acetic acid and xylose consumption by engineered yeast

    Na Wei;Josh Quarterman;Soo Rin Kim;Jamie H.D. Cate;Jamie H.D. Cate

  • Optimal Growth and Ethanol Production from Xylose by Recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae Require Moderate d-Xylulokinase Activity

    Yong Su Jin;Haiying Ni;Jose M. Laplaza;Jose M. Laplaza;Thomas W. Jeffries;Thomas W. Jeffries

  • Rational and Evolutionary Engineering Approaches Uncover a Small Set of Genetic Changes Efficient for Rapid Xylose Fermentation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Soo Rin Kim;Jeffrey M. Skerker;Jeffrey M. Skerker;Wei Kang;Anastashia Lesmana

  • Simultaneous co-fermentation of mixed sugars: a promising strategy for producing cellulosic ethanol.

    Soo Rin Kim;Suk Jin Ha;Na Wei;Eun Joong Oh

  • Production of fuels and chemicals from xylose by engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae: a review and perspective.

    Suryang Kwak;Yong Su Jin

  • Global metabolic interaction network of the human gut microbiota for context-specific community-scale analysis.

    Jaeyun Sung;Jaeyun Sung;Jaeyun Sung;Seunghyeon Kim;Seunghyeon Kim;Seunghyeon Kim;Josephine Jill T. Cabatbat;Sungho Jang

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae engineered for xylose metabolism exhibits a respiratory response.

    Yong Su Jin;Jose M. Laplaza;Thomas W. Jeffries;Thomas W. Jeffries

  • Markerless chromosomal gene deletion in Clostridium beijerinckii using CRISPR/Cas9 system.

    Yi Wang;Zhong Tian Zhang;Seung Oh Seo;Kijoong Choi

  • Bacterial Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cas9: Deletion, Integration, Single Nucleotide Modification, and Desirable “Clean” Mutant Selection in Clostridium beijerinckii as an Example

    Yi Wang;Zhong Tian Zhang;Seung Oh Seo;Patrick Lynn

  • Construction of a Quadruple Auxotrophic Mutant of an Industrial Polyploid Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain by Using RNA-Guided Cas9 Nuclease

    Guo Chang Zhang;In Iok Kong;Heejin Kim;Jing Jing Liu

  • Improvement of Xylose Uptake and Ethanol Production in Recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae through an Inverse Metabolic Engineering Approach

    Yong Su Jin;Hal Alper;Yea Tyng Yang;Gregory Stephanopoulos

  • Multi-dimensional gene target search for improving lycopene biosynthesis in Escherichia coli.

    Yong Su Jin;Gregory Stephanopoulos

Frequent Co-Authors

Jamie H. D. Cate
Jamie H. D. Cate University of California, Berkeley
Jin-Ho Seo
Jin-Ho Seo Seoul National University
Kyoung Heon Kim
Kyoung Heon Kim Korea University
Thomas W. Jeffries
Thomas W. Jeffries University of Wisconsin–Madison
Hans P. Blaschek
Hans P. Blaschek University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Adam P. Arkin
Adam P. Arkin Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Huimin Zhao
Huimin Zhao University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
N. Louise Glass
N. Louise Glass University of California, Berkeley
Eberhard Morgenroth
Eberhard Morgenroth Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

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