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9979
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National Ranking
450

Overview

Zhen-Ming Chi is affiliated with the Ocean University of China. Their research focuses primarily on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and agricultural and biological sciences. Within these broader fields, their work touches on molecular biology, plant science, biomedical engineering, food science, and biotechnology.

The main topics covered in Chi's research include biofuel production and bioconversion, polysaccharides and plant cell walls, fungal and yeast genetics research, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, polysaccharides composition and applications, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, and enzyme production and characterization.

Their recent publications reflect a focus on microorganism biology, biopolymers, and biotechnology applications. Selected papers include:

  • Pullulan biosynthesis and its regulation in Aureobasidium spp., 2020, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Fungi in mangrove ecosystems and their potential applications, 2020, Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
  • An Alternative Hard Capsule Prepared with the High Molecular Weight Pullulan and Gellan: Processing, Characterization, and In Vitro Drug Release, 2020, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Aptamer-superparamagnetic nanoparticles capture coupling siderophore-Fe3+ scavenging actuated with carbon dots to confer an "off-on" mechanism for the ultrasensitive detection of Helicobacter pylori, 2021, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • The signaling pathways involved in metabolic regulation and stress responses of the yeast-like fungi Aureobasidium spp., 2021, Biotechnology Advances

Throughout their career, Chi has frequently collaborated with co-authors including Guang-Lei Liu, Zhe Chi, Zhong Hu, Xin Wei, and Shulei Jia.

Chi's work has been published extensively in journals such as the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Carbohydrate Polymers, Microbiological Research, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, and Critical Reviews in Biotechnology.

Best Publications

  • Biotechnological potential of inulin for bioprocesses.

    Zhen-Ming Chi;Tong Zhang;Tian-Shu Cao;Xiao-Yan Liu

  • Inulinase-expressing microorganisms and applications of inulinases

    Zhenming Chi;Zhe Chi;Tong Zhang;Guanglei Liu

  • Optimization of medium and cultivation conditions for alkaline protease production by the marine yeast Aureobasidium pullulans

    Z. Chi;C. Ma;P. Wang;H.F. Li

  • Microbial biosynthesis and secretion of l-malic acid and its applications.

    Zhe Chi;Zhi-Peng Wang;Guang-Yuan Wang;Ibrar Khan

  • Inulinase production by a marine yeast Pichia guilliermondii and inulin hydrolysis by the crude inulinase.

    Fang Gong;Jun Sheng;Zhenming Chi;Jing Li

  • Inulin hydrolysis and citric acid production from inulin using the surface-engineered Yarrowia lipolytica displaying inulinase.

    Xiao-Yan Liu;Zhe Chi;Guang-Lei Liu;Fang Wang

  • A new exopolysaccharide produced by marine Cyanothece sp. 113.

    Z. Chi;C.D. Su;W.D. Lu

  • Production of phytase by a marine yeast Kodamaea ohmeri BG3 in an oats medium: optimization by response surface methodology.

    X.Y. Li;Z.Q. Liu;Z.M. Chi

  • Single cell oil production from hydrolysates of inulin and extract of tubers of Jerusalem artichoke by Rhodotorula mucilaginosa TJY15a.

    Chun-Hai Zhao;Tong Zhang;Mei Li;Zhen-Ming Chi

  • Bioethanol production from hydrolysates of inulin and the tuber meal of Jerusalem artichoke by Saccharomyces sp. W0.

    T. Zhang;Z. Chi;C.H. Zhao;Z.M. Chi

  • Purification and characterization of extracellular amylase from the marine yeast Aureobasidium pullulans N13d and its raw potato starch digestion

    Haifeng Li;Zhenming Chi;Xiaohong Wang;Xiaohui Duan

  • Expression of inulinase gene in the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica and single cell oil production from inulin-containingmaterials

    Chun-Hai Zhao;Wei Cui;Xiao-Yan Liu;Zhen-Ming Chi

  • Yeast killer toxins, molecular mechanisms of their action and their applications.

    Guang-Lei Liu;Zhe Chi;Guang-Yuan Wang;Zhi-Peng Wang

  • Fatty acids from oleaginous yeasts and yeast-like fungi and their potential applications.

    Si-Jia Xue;Zhe Chi;Yu Zhang;Yan-Feng Li

  • Disruption of the MIG1 gene enhances lipid biosynthesis in the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica ACA-DC 50109.

    Zhi-Peng Wang;Hong-Mei Xu;Guang-Yuan Wang;Zhe Chi

  • A marine killer yeast against the pathogenic yeast strain in crab (Portunus trituberculatus) and an optimization of the toxin production.

    Xianghong Wang;Zhenming Chi;Lixi Yue;Jing Li

  • Mig1 is involved in mycelial formation and expression of the genes encoding extracellular enzymes in Saccharomycopsis fibuligera A11

    Guang-Lei Liu;Dong-Sheng Wang;Ling-Fei Wang;Shou-Feng Zhao

  • High-level pullulan production by Aureobasidium pullulans var. melanogenium P16 isolated from mangrove system.

    Zai-Chao Ma;Wen-Juan Fu;Guang-Lei Liu;Zhi-Peng Wang

  • Production, purification and characterization of an extracellular lipase from Aureobasidium pullulans HN2.3 with potential application for the hydrolysis of edible oils

    Zhiqiang Liu;Zhenming Chi;Lin Wang;Jing Li

  • Antibacterial activity of the lipopetides produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens M1 against multidrug-resistant Vibrio spp. isolated from diseased marine animals

    Hong-Mei Xu;Yan-Jun Rong;Ming-Xin Zhao;Bo Song

Frequent Co-Authors

Chang-Lun Shao
Chang-Lun Shao Ocean University of China

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