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Zongbao K. Zhao is affiliated with the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics in China and has contributed extensively to the field of biochemical and molecular research, with a primary focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their publication record includes over 110 works in these areas, with significant involvement in molecular biology, biomedical engineering, organic chemistry, biotechnology, and biochemistry as subfields of study.

Their research encompasses several main topics:

  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Biofuel Production and Bioconversion
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research
  • Plant Biochemistry and Biosynthesis
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion

Zhao has published in a variety of venues, frequently contributing to:

  • ChemBioChem
  • Industrial Crops and Products
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Tetrahedron Letters
  • Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology

Their recent scientific papers include:

  • Rhodosporidium toruloides - A potential red yeast chassis for lipids and beyond, 2020, FEMS Yeast Research
  • Sustainable Production of Benzylamines from Lignin, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Transition-metal-free synthesis of pyrimidines from lignin β-O-4 segments via a one-pot multi-component reaction, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Engineering yeast for high-level production of diterpenoid sclareol, 2022, Metabolic Engineering
  • Engineering Rhodosporidium toruloides for limonene production, 2021, Biotechnology for Biofuels

Collaborations form an integral part of Zhao's work, with frequent co-authors including Qitian Huang, Rasool Kamal, Xueying Wang, Xiaojia Guo, and Liting Lyu.

Best Publications

  • High-density cultivation of oleaginous yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides Y4 in fed-batch culture

    Yonghong Li;Yonghong Li;Zongbao Kent Zhao;Fengwu Bai;Fengwu Bai

  • Acid in ionic liquid: An efficient system for hydrolysis of lignocellulose

    Changzhi Li;Changzhi Li;Qian Wang;Zongbao K. Zhao

  • A multi-omic map of the lipid-producing yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides

    Zhiwei Zhu;Zhiwei Zhu;Sufang Zhang;Hongwei Liu;Hongwei Shen

  • Microwave-assisted conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into furans in ionic liquid.

    Zehui Zhang;Zongbao K. Zhao

  • Modular pathway engineering of diterpenoid synthases and the mevalonic acid pathway for miltiradiene production.

    Yongjin J. Zhou;Wei Gao;Qixian Rong;Guojie Jin

  • Efficient Acid-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Cellulose in Ionic Liquid

    Changzhi Li;Changzhi Li;Zongbao K. Zhao

  • CYP76AH1 catalyzes turnover of miltiradiene in tanshinones biosynthesis and enables heterologous production of ferruginol in yeasts.

    Juan Guo;Yongjin J. Zhou;Matthew L. Hillwig;Ye Shen

  • Direct conversion of glucose and cellulose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in ionic liquid under microwave irradiation

    Changzhi Li;Zehui Zhang;Zehui Zhang;Zongbao K. Zhao

  • Biodiesel production by direct methanolysis of oleaginous microbial biomass

    Bo Liu;Zongbao Zhao

  • Effects of biomass hydrolysis by-products on oleaginous yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides.

    Cuimin Hu;Xin Zhao;Xin Zhao;Jin Zhao;Siguo Wu;Siguo Wu

  • Phosphate-limitation mediated lipid production by Rhodosporidium toruloides.

    Siguo Wu;Cuimin Hu;Cuimin Hu;Guojie Jin;Guojie Jin;Xin Zhao;Xin Zhao

  • Medium optimization for lipid production through co-fermentation of glucose and xylose by the oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi

    Xin Zhao;Xin Zhao;Xiangli Kong;Yanyan Hua;Bin Feng

  • Microbial lipid production by Rhodosporidium toruloides under sulfate-limited conditions

    Siguo Wu;Xin Zhao;Xin Zhao;Hongwei Shen;Qian Wang

  • Catalytic Conversion of Carbohydrates into 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural by Germanium(IV) Chloride in Ionic Liquids

    Zehui Zhang;Zehui Zhang;Qian Wang;Haibo Xie;Wujun Liu

  • Solid acid and microwave-assisted hydrolysis of cellulose in ionic liquid.

    Zehui Zhang;Zongbao K. Zhao

  • Cytochrome P450 promiscuity leads to a bifurcating biosynthetic pathway for tanshinones

    Juan Guo;Xiaohui Ma;Xiaohui Ma;Yuan Cai;Yuan Cai;Ying Ma

  • Efficient conversion of furfuryl alcohol into alkyl levulinates catalyzed by an organic-inorganic hybrid solid acid catalyst.

    Zehui Zhang;Zehui Zhang;Kun Dong;Kun Dong;Zongbao Kent Zhao

  • Simultaneous utilization of glucose and xylose for lipid production by Trichosporon cutaneum.

    Cuimin Hu;Cuimin Hu;Siguo Wu;Qian Wang;Guojie Jin;Guojie Jin

  • Optimized culture medium and fermentation conditions for lipid production by Rhodosporidium toruloides

    Yong-Hong Li;Bo Liu;Zong-Bao Zhao;Feng-Wu Bai;Feng-Wu Bai

  • Lipid production by Rhodosporidium toruloides Y4 using different substrate feeding strategies

    Xin Zhao;Xin Zhao;Cuimin Hu;Cuimin Hu;Siguo Wu;Siguo Wu;Hongwei Shen

  • Microwave-assisted catalytic conversion of cellulose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in ionic liquids

    Bing Liu;Zehui Zhang;Zongbao Kent Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Yongjin J. Zhou
Yongjin J. Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hung-wen Liu
Hung-wen Liu The University of Texas at Austin
Hongwei Liu
Hongwei Liu Xidian University
Mingliang Ye
Mingliang Ye Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lei Wang
Lei Wang University of California, San Francisco
Hanfa Zou
Hanfa Zou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fengwu Bai
Fengwu Bai Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tao Zhang
Tao Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yong-Gui Zhou
Yong-Gui Zhou Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Chang Liu
Chang Liu Southern University of Science and Technology

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