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Huimin ZHANG, Laichuang Han, Magezi Joshua, Beihuang Huang, Yuting Jin, Songlin Zhang, Shiyi Yang, Minglong Shao, Zhiming Rao (2026). Identification and rational engineering of a novel zearalenone-degrading enzyme from Fonsecaea erecta. Food Research International.DOI
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Fan Cheng, Jie Mei, Jiasheng Wang, Xian Zhang, Yongmei Miao, Guan-Ru Si, Qing-Tao Liu, Tao Chen, Zhiming Rao, Zhengliang Xue, Wenqing Zhang (2025). Screening and application of degraded ethyl carbamate yeast in the brewing microecology of Zhimaxiangxing baijiu. Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing.DOI
Erum Bux, Magezi Joshua, Hero Nmeri Godspower, Samaila Boyi Ajeje, Kashwar Syed, Elijah N. Smith, Salman Khan, Tanzila Asjad, Minglong Shao, Zhiming Rao (2025). Balancing α6/α6 barrel kinetic stability and loop flexibility in a thermophilic cellobiose 2-epimerase enhanced lower temperature lactulose biosynthesis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.DOI
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Hengwei Zhang, Jiajia You, Hanwen Zhou, Zan Zhang, Hongxuan Wu, Di Zhang, Xuewei Pan, Weiguo Zhang, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2025). The two-component nuclease-active KELShedu system confers broad antiphage activity via abortive infection. Science Advances.DOI
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Peng Zhang, Xin-An Mao, Xiaoli Kong, Jin‐Song Gong, Zi-Kai Wang, Chang Su, Heng Li, Xiaomei Zhang, Zhiming Rao, Zhenghong Xu, Jin‐Song Shi (2025). Rational design of phospholipase D to enhance thermostability and catalytic activity for efficient biocatalytic phosphatidylserine synthesis. Food Chemistry.DOI
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Shuran Jiang, Xuewei Pan, Xinyu Zhang, Na Wang, Mi Tang, Qisheng Sun, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao (2024). Development of a β-Arbutin Hyperproducer in Escherichia coli by Rational Modular and Transcription Factor Engineering. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.DOI
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Magezi Joshua, Erum Erum, Hero Nmeri Godspower, Samaila Boyi Ajeje, Minglong Shao, Zhina Qiao, Zhiming Rao (2024). Challenges and Solutions in D-Amino Acid Production Methods. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology.DOI
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Peiyu Miao, Qiang Wang, Kexin Ren, Zigang Zhang, Tongtong Xu, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2023). Advances and Prospects of d-Tagatose Production Based on a Biocatalytic Isomerization Pathway. Catalysts.DOI
Shuling Yang, Xuewei Pan, Jiajia You, Baomin Guo, Zuyi Liu, Ying Cao, Guo‐Min Li, Minglong Shao, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2023). Systematic metabolic engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica for the enhanced production of erythritol. Bioresource Technology.DOI
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Yanan Hao, Xuewei Pan, Guo‐Min Li, Jiajia You, Hengwei Zhang, Sihan Yan, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao (2023). Construction of a plasmid-free l-leucine overproducing Escherichia coli strain through reprogramming of the metabolic flux. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts.DOI
Mengmeng Cai, Zhifei Liu, Zhenqiang Zhao, Hongxuan Wu, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao (2023). Microbial production of L-methionine and its precursors using systems metabolic engineering. Biotechnology Advances.DOI
Hui Gao, Mengxuan Li, Qing Kenneth Wang, Tingting Liu, Xian Zhang, Taowei Yang, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao (2023). Correction: A high-throughput dual system to screen polyphosphate kinase mutants for efficient ATP regeneration in l-theanine biocatalysis. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts.DOI
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Yunran Liu, Xuewei Pan, Hengwei Zhang, Zhenqiang Zhao, Zixin Teng, Zhiming Rao (2023). Combinatorial protein engineering and transporter engineering for efficient synthesis of L-Carnosine in Escherichia coli. Bioresource Technology.DOI
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Hui Gao, Mengxuan Li, Qing Wang, Tingting Liu, Xian Zhang, Taowei Yang, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao (2023). A high-throughput dual system to screen polyphosphate kinase mutants for efficient ATP regeneration in L-theanine biocatalysis. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts.DOI
Mi Tang, Xuewei Pan, Tianjin Yang, Jiajia You, Rongshuai Zhu, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao (2023). Multidimensional engineering of Escherichia coli for efficient synthesis of L-tryptophan. Bioresource Technology.DOI
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Xin Xu, Zhiming Rao, Jian-Zhong Xu, Zhang Wei-guo (2022). Enhancement of l -Pipecolic Acid Production by Dynamic Control of Substrates and Multiple Copies of the pipA Gene in the Escherichia coli Genome. ACS Synthetic Biology.DOI
Hero Nmeri Godspower, Meijuan Xu, Zhina Qiao, Sunday Bulus Peter, Waleed AL‐Ansi, Zhiming Rao (2022). Emerging developments and innovations in the construction of microbial cell factories for the improved production of S-adenosylmethionine. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology.DOI
An Jiang, Yunhai Song, Jia Emil You, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao (2022). High-yield ectoine production in engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum by fine metabolic regulation via plug-in repressor library. Bioresource Technology.DOI
Xuewei Pan, Mi Tang, Jiajia You, Yanan Hao, Xian Zhang, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao (2022). A Novel Method to Screen Strong Constitutive Promoters in Escherichia coli and Serratia marcescens for Industrial Applications. Biology.DOI
Kexin Chen, Chao Liu, Xian Zhang, Zhenghong Xu, Minglong Shao, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao (2022). Identification of a novel cytochrome P450 17A1 enzyme and its molecular engineering. Catalysis Science & Technology.DOI
Kexin Ren, Qiang Wang, Mengkai Hu, Yan Chen, Rufan Xing, Jiajia You, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2022). Research Progress on the Effect of Autolysis to Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Bioprocess. Fermentation.DOI
Shuling Yang, Xuewei Pan, Qiang Wang, Qinglan Lv, Xian Zhang, Rongzhen Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2022). Enhancing erythritol production from crude glycerol in a wild-type Yarrowia lipolytica by metabolic engineering. Frontiers in Microbiology.DOI
Chao Liu, Jin‐Song Gong, Chang Su, Hui Li, Heng Li, Zhiming Rao, Zhenghong Xu, Jin‐Song Shi (2022). Pathway engineering facilitates efficient protein expression in Pichia pastoris. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.DOI
Qiang Wang, Xian Zhang, Kexin Ren, Rumeng Han, Ruiqi Lu, Teng Bao, Xuewei Pan, Taowei Yang, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao (2022). Acetoin production from lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysates with a modular metabolic engineering system in Bacillus subtilis. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts.DOI
Mengkai Hu, Fei Liu, Zhi Wang, Minglong Shao, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Rongzhen Zhang, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2022). Sustainable isomaltulose production in Corynebacterium glutamicum by engineering the thermostability of sucrose isomerase coupled with one-step simplified cell immobilization. Frontiers in Microbiology.DOI
Xuewei Pan, Jiajia You, Mi Tang, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao (2022). Improving prodigiosin production by transcription factor engineering and promoter engineering in Serratia marcescens. Frontiers in Microbiology.DOI
Sihan Yan, Minglong Shao, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao (2022). [Efficient production of biliverdin through whole-cell biocatalysis using recombinant Escherichia coli]. PubMed.DOI
Shan Pan, Mengkai Hu, Xuewei Pan, Qinglan Lyu, Rongshuai Zhu, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2022). [Efficient biosynthesis of D-mannitol by coordinated expression of a two-enzyme cascade]. PubMed.DOI
Yanan Hao, Xuewei Pan, Rufan Xing, Jiajia You, Mengkai Hu, Zhifei Liu, Xiangfei Li, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao (2022). High-level production of L-valine in Escherichia coli using multi-modular engineering. Bioresource Technology.DOI
Jiajia You, Yuxuan Du, Xuewei Pan, Xian Zhang, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao (2022). Increased Production of Riboflavin by Coordinated Expression of Multiple Genes in Operons in Bacillus subtilis. ACS Synthetic Biology.DOI
Mengkai Hu, Yuxia Wei, Rongzhen Zhang, Minglong Shao, Taowei Yang, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2022). Efficient D-allulose synthesis under acidic conditions by auto-inducing expression of the tandem D-allulose 3-epimerase genes in Bacillus subtilis. Microbial Cell Factories.DOI
Xian Zhang, Zhi Wang, Yimai Wang, Xu Li, Manchi Zhu, Hengwei Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao (2021). Heterologous Expression and Rational Design of l-asparaginase from Rhizomucor miehei to Improve Thermostability. Biology.DOI
Xian Zhang, Ruiqi Lu, Qiang Wang, Mengkai Hu, Zhiyue Li, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Rongzhen Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2021). Production of d-Tagatose by Whole-Cell Conversion of Recombinant Bacillus subtilis in the Absence of Antibiotics. Biology.DOI
Xuewei Pan, Mi Tang, Jiajia You, Tolbert Osire, Changhao Sun, Weilai Fu, Ganfeng Yi, Taowei Yang, Shang‐Tian Yang, Zhiming Rao (2021). PsrA is a novel regulator contributes to antibiotic synthesis, bacterial virulence, cell motility and extracellular polysaccharides production in Serratia marcescens. Nucleic Acids Research.DOI
Jinyu Wang, Zhiming Rao, Jian-Zhong Xu, Zhang Wei-guo (2021). Enhancing β-alanine production from glucose in genetically modified Corynebacterium glutamicum by metabolic pathway engineering. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.DOI
Kexin Chen, Chao Liu, Minglong Shao, Zhenghong Xu, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao (2021). Enhancing the biotransformation efficiency of human CYP17A1 in Pichia pastoris by co-expressing CPR and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase simultaneously. Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing.DOI
Chao Liu, Kexin Chen, Yetong Wang, Minglong Shao, Zhenghong Xu, Zhiming Rao (2021). Identification of a novel cytochrome P450 17A2 enzyme catalyzing the C17α hydroxylation of progesterone and its application in engineered Pichia pastoris. Biochemical Engineering Journal.DOI
Xiangfei Li, Rumeng Han, Teng Bao, Tolbert Osire, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao (2021). Citrulline deiminase pathway provides ATP and boosts growth of Clostridium carboxidivorans P7. Biotechnology for Biofuels.DOI
Weilai Fu, Qiang Wang, Shuhui Chen, Yunshuang Wang, Yaru Wang, Peifeng Duan, Ganfeng Yi, Chao Liu, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2021). Isolation and Identification of an Efficient Aerobic Denitrifying Pseudomonas stutzeri Strain and Characterization of Its Nitrite Degradation. Catalysts.DOI
Liang Wang, Chongyang Zhang, Jianhua Zhang, Zhiming Rao, Xueming Xu, Zhonggui Mao, Xusheng Chen (2021). Epsilon-poly-L-lysine: Recent Advances in Biomanufacturing and Applications. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.DOI
Xiangfei Li, Teng Bao, Tolbert Osire, Zhina Qiao, Jiafeng Liu, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao (2021). MarR-type transcription factor RosR regulates glutamate metabolism network and promotes accumulation of L-glutamate in Corynebacterium glutamicum G01. Bioresource Technology.DOI
Jiajia You, Xuewei Pan, Yang Chen, Yuxuan Du, Tolbert Osire, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Guoqiang Xu, Zhiming Rao (2021). Microbial production of riboflavin: Biotechnological advances and perspectives. Metabolic Engineering.DOI
Hui Gao, Philibert Tuyishime, Xian Zhang, Taowei Yang, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao (2021). Engineering of microbial cells for L-valine production: challenges and opportunities. Microbial Cell Factories.DOI
Ning Liu, Tingting Zhang, Zhiming Rao, Weiguo Zhang, Jian-Zhong Xu (2021). Reconstruction of the Diaminopimelic Acid Pathway to Promote L-lysine Production in Corynebacterium glutamicum. International Journal of Molecular Sciences.DOI
Qinglan Lv, Mengkai Hu, Lingzhi Tian, Fei Liu, Qing Wang, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao (2021). Enhancing l-glutamine production in Corynebacterium glutamicum by rational metabolic engineering combined with a two-stage pH control strategy. Bioresource Technology.DOI
Jie Liu, Jian-Zhong Xu, Bingbing Wang, Zhiming Rao, Wei-Guo Zhang (2021). L-valine production in Corynebacterium glutamicum based on systematic metabolic engineering: progress and prospects. Amino Acids.DOI
Yang Sun, Lijun Wang, Tolbert Osire, Weilai Fu, Ganfeng Yi, Shang‐Tian Yang, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao (2021). Enhanced Prodigiosin Production in Serratia marcescens JNB5-1 by Introduction of a Polynucleotide Fragment into the pigN 3′ Untranslated Region and Disulfide Bonds into O -Methyl Transferase (PigF). Applied and Environmental Microbiology.DOI
Jiajia You, Yang Chen, Xuewei Pan, Mengkai Hu, Yuxuan Du, Tolbert Osire, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao (2021). Metabolic engineering of Bacillus subtilis for enhancing riboflavin production by alleviating dissolved oxygen limitation. Bioresource Technology.DOI
Yang Sun, Lijun Wang, Tolbert Osire, Weilai Fu, Ganfeng Yi, Shang‐Tian Yang, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao (2021). Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals metabolic regulation of prodigiosin in Serratia marcescens. Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing.DOI
Qing Wang, An Jiang, Jiabing Tang, Hui Gao, Xian Zhang, Taowei Yang, Zhenghong Xu, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao (2021). Enhanced production of L-arginine by improving carbamoyl phosphate supply in metabolically engineered Corynebacterium crenatum. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.DOI
Taowei Yang, Shuanying Liu, Huiling Liu, Mengfei Long, Pengcheng Chen, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao (2021). Semi-quantitative activity assays for high-throughput screening of higher activity gamma glutamyl transferase and enzyme immobilization to efficiently synthesize L-theanine. Journal of Biotechnology.DOI
Huiling Liu, Shuanying Liu, Tolbert Osire, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Shang‐Tian Yang, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao (2021). Engineering the 2,3-BD pathway in Bacillus subtilis by shifting the carbon flux in favor of 2,3-BD synthesis. Biochemical Engineering Journal.DOI
Lingzhi Tian, Junping Zhou, Qinglan Lv, Fei Liu, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao (2021). Rational engineering of the Plasmodium falciparum l-lactate dehydrogenase loop involved in catalytic proton transfer to improve chiral 2-hydroxybutyric acid production. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.DOI
Yang Chen, Jiajia You, Mengkai Hu, Ganfeng Yi, Rongzhen Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Minglong Shao, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2021). Redistribution of Intracellular Metabolic Flow in E. coli Improves Carbon Atom Economy for High-Yield 2,5-Dimethylpyrazine Production. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.DOI
Tolbert Osire, Zhina Qiao, Taowei Yang, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2021). Biochemical Characterization and Structural Insight into Interaction and Conformation Mechanisms of Serratia marcescens Lysine Decarboxylase (SmcadA). Molecules.DOI
Lingzhi Tian, Junping Zhou, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao (2021). Cascade biocatalysis for production of enantiopure (S)-2-hydroxybutyric acid using recombinant Escherichia coli with a tunable multi-enzyme-coordinate expression system. Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing.DOI
Jiajie Chen, Rongshuai Zhu, Junping Zhou, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao (2021). Efficient single whole-cell biotransformation for L-2-aminobutyric acid production through engineering of leucine dehydrogenase combined with expression regulation. Bioresource Technology.DOI
Ildephonse Habimana, Qiao Zhina, Aqeel Sahibzada Muhammad, Jean Damascene Harindintwali, Abdulqader Al‐Adeeb, Waleed AL‐Ansi, Tolbert Osirea, Mengkai Hu, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2021). Engineering Bacillus Subtilis for the production of High Fructose Syrup: Opportunities and Prospects. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology.DOI
Fei Liu, Junping Zhou, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Minglong Shao, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2020). One-Pot Biocatalytic Preparation of Enantiopure Unusual α-Amino Acids from α-Hydroxy Acids via a Hydrogen-Borrowing Dual-Enzyme Cascade. Catalysts.DOI
Chao Liu, Minglong Shao, Tolbert Osire, Zhenghong Xu, Zhiming Rao (2020). Identification of bottlenecks in 4-androstene-3,17-dione/1,4-androstadiene-3,17-dione synthesis by Mycobacterium neoaurum JC-12 through comparative proteomics. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering.DOI
Tolbert Osire, Taowei Yang, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Mengfei Long, Noelle Kewang a Ngon, Zhiming Rao (2020). Integrated gene engineering synergistically improved substrate-product transport, cofactor generation and gene translation for cadaverine biosynthesis in E. coli. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.DOI
Wenqing Zhang, Guanru Si, Zhiming Rao, Shuai Zong, Jinglei Li, Xian Zhang, Chuanqiang Gao, Zhou Ping, Ming Ye (2020). Hepatoprotective ability of tetramethylpyrazine produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing.DOI
Xuewei Pan, Mi Tang, Jiajia You, Fei Liu, Changhao Sun, Tolbert Osire, Weilai Fu, Ganfeng Yi, Taowei Yang, Shang‐Tian Yang, Zhiming Rao (2020). Regulator RcsB Controls Prodigiosin Synthesis and Various Cellular Processes in Serratia marcescens JNB5-1. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.DOI
Zhina Qiao, Meijuan Xu, Mengfei Long, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Nakanishi Hideki, Zhiming Rao (2020). [Effect of key notes of TCA cycle on L-glutamate production]. PubMed.DOI
Yaling Wang, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2020). Surface charge-based rational design of aspartase modifies the optimal pH for efficient β-aminobutyric acid production. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.DOI
Mengfei Long, Meijuan Xu, Zhina Qiao, Zhenfeng Ma, Tolbert Osire, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Minglong Shao, Zhiming Rao (2020). Directed Evolution of Ornithine Cyclodeaminase Using an EvolvR-Based Growth-Coupling Strategy for Efficient Biosynthesis of l ‑Proline. ACS Synthetic Biology.DOI
Yang Sun, Lijun Wang, Xuewei Pan, Tolbert Osire, Haitian Fang, Huiling Zhang, Shang‐Tian Yang, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao (2020). Improved Prodigiosin Production by Relieving CpxR Temperature-Sensitive Inhibition. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.DOI
Mengfei Long, Meijuan Xu, Zhenfeng Ma, Xuewei Pan, Jiajia You, Mengkai Hu, Yu Shao, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2020). Significantly enhancing production of trans -4-hydroxy- l -proline by integrated system engineering in Escherichia coli. Science Advances.DOI
Meijuan Xu, Zhina Qiao, Genshu Huang, Mengfei Long, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Minglong Shao, Zhenghong Xu, Zhiming Rao (2020). Optimization of l ‐arginine purification from Corynebacterium crenatum fermentation broth. Journal of Separation Science.DOI
Wei Luo, Jing Zhu, Yuzheng Zhao, Huili Zhang, Xue Na Yang, Yuantao Liu, Zhiming Rao, Xiaobin Yu (2020). Cloning and Expression of a Novel Leucine Dehydrogenase: Characterization and L-tert-Leucine Production. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.DOI
Meijuan Xu, Ping‐Ping Liu, Jiamin Chen, Anqi Peng, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Zhenghong Xu, Zhiming Rao (2020). Development of a Novel Biosensor-Driven Mutation and Selection System via in situ Growth of Corynebacterium crenatum for the Production of L-Arginine. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.DOI
Meijuan Xu, Mi Tang, Jiamin Chen, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Minglong Shao, Zhenghong Xu, Zhiming Rao (2020). PII Signal Transduction Protein GlnK Alleviates Feedback Inhibition of N -Acetyl- l -Glutamate Kinase by l -Arginine in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.DOI
Xuewei Pan, Changhao Sun, Mi Tang, Jiajia You, Tolbert Osire, Youxi Zhao, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Minglong Shao, Shang‐Tian Yang, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao (2019). LysR-Type Transcriptional Regulator MetR Controls Prodigiosin Production, Methionine Biosynthesis, Cell Motility, H 2 O 2 Tolerance, Heat Tolerance, and Exopolysaccharide Synthesis in Serratia marcescens. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.DOI
Xuewei Pan, Changhao Sun, Mi Tang, Chao Liu, Jianing Zhang, Jiajia You, Tolbert Osire, Yang Sun, Youxi Zhao, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao (2019). Loss of Serine-Type D-Ala-D-Ala Carboxypeptidase DacA Enhances Prodigiosin Production in Serratia marcescens. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.DOI
Tolbert Osire, Taowei Yang, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Xu Li, Samuel Niyomukiza, Zhiming Rao (2019). Lys–Arg mutation improved the thermostability of Bacillus cereus neutral protease through increased residue interactions. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology.DOI
Minglong Shao, Youxi Zhao, Yu Liu, Taowei Yang, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2019). Intracellular Environment Improvement of Mycobacterium neoaurum for Enhancing Androst-1,4-Diene-3,17-Dione Production by Manipulating NADH and Reactive Oxygen Species Levels. Molecules.DOI
Zhina Qiao, Meijuan Xu, Minglong Shao, Youxi Zhao, Mengfei Long, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Shang‐Tian Yang, Hideki Nakanishi, Zhiming Rao (2019). Engineered disulfide bonds improve thermostability and activity of L‐isoleucine hydroxylase for efficient 4‐HIL production in Bacillus subtilis 168. Engineering in Life Sciences.DOI
Xian Zhang, Rumeng Han, Teng Bao, Xiaojing Zhao, Xiangfei Li, Manchi Zhu, Taowei Yang, Meijuan Xu, Minglong Shao, Youxi Zhao, Zhiming Rao (2019). Synthetic engineering of Corynebacterium crenatum to selectively produce acetoin or 2,3-butanediol by one step bioconversion method. Microbial Cell Factories.DOI
Xian Zhang, Manchi Zhu, Rumeng Han, Youxi Zhao, Kewei Chen, Kai Qian, Minglong Shao, Taowei Yang, Meijuan Xu, Jian-Zhong Xu, Zhiming Rao (2019). A Novel 3-Phytosterone-9α-Hydroxylase Oxygenation Component and Its Application in Bioconversion of 4-Androstene-3,17-Dione to 9α-Hydroxy-4-Androstene-3,17-Dione Coupling with A NADH Regeneration Formate Dehydrogenase. Molecules.DOI
Wenqing Zhang, Guanru Si, Zhiming Rao, Jinglei Li, Xian Zhang, Jie Mei, Jia-Sheng Wang, Ming Ye, Zhou Ping (2019). High yield of tetramethylpyrazine in functional Fuqu using bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Food Bioscience.DOI
Xu Li, Xian Zhang, Shuqin Xu, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Li Wang, Huiling Zhang, Haitian Fang, Tolbert Osire, Zhiming Rao (2019). Insight into the thermostability of thermophilic L-asparaginase and non-thermophilic L-asparaginase II through bioinformatics and structural analysis. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.DOI
Taowei Yang, Irene Komera, Huiling Liu, Shuanying Liu, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao (2019). Enhanced extracellular gamma glutamyl transpeptidase production by overexpressing of PrsA lipoproteins and improving its mRNA stability in Bacillus subtilis and application in biosynthesis of L-theanine. Journal of Biotechnology.DOI
Meijuan Xu, Jing Li, Qunfeng Shu, Mi Tang, Xian Zhang, Taowei Yang, Zhenghong Xu, Zhiming Rao (2019). Enhancement of l -arginine production by increasing ammonium uptake in an AmtR-deficient Corynebacterium crenatum mutant. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology.DOI
Mengfei Long, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Yang Taowei, Minglong Shao, Zhenghong Xu, Zhiming Rao (2019). Synthetic biology and metabolic engineering for amino acid production in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Scientia Sinica Vitae.DOI
Song Liu, Xian Zhang, Fei Liu, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Mengfei Long, Junping Zhou, Tolbert Osire, Shang‐Tian Yang, Zhiming Rao (2019). Designing of a Cofactor Self-Sufficient Whole-Cell Biocatalyst System for Production of 1,2-Amino Alcohols from Epoxides. ACS Synthetic Biology.DOI
Minglong Shao, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Zhenghong Xu, Shang‐Tian Yang (2019). Identification of steroid C27 monooxygenase isoenzymes involved in sterol catabolism and stepwise pathway engineering of Mycobacterium neoaurum for improved androst-1,4-diene-3,17-dione production. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology.DOI
Xian Zhang, Zhaoyang Xu, Song Liu, Kai Qian, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Jian-Zhong Xu, Zhiming Rao (2019). Improving the Production of Salt-Tolerant Glutaminase by Integrating Multiple Copies of Mglu into the Protease and 16S rDNA Genes of Bacillus subtilis 168. Molecules.DOI
Chunlin Tan, Xian Zhang, Zhijing Zhu, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Tolbert Osire, Shang‐Tian Yang, Zhiming Rao (2019). Asp305Gly mutation improved the activity and stability of the styrene monooxygenase for efficient epoxide production in Pseudomonas putida KT2440. Microbial Cell Factories.DOI
Xu Li, Shuqin Xu, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Li Wang, Huiling Zhang, Haitian Fang, Tolbert Osire, Shang‐Tian Yang, Zhiming Rao (2019). Design of a high‐efficiency synthetic system for l ‐asparaginase production in Bacillus subtilis. Engineering in Life Sciences.DOI
Junping Zhou, Rongzhen Zhang, Taowei Yang, Qiaoli Liu, Junxian Zheng, Fang Wang, Fei Liu, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2018). Relieving Allosteric Inhibition by Designing Active Inclusion Bodies and Coating of the Inclusion Bodies with Fe3O4 Nanomaterials for Sustainable 2-Oxobutyric Acid Production. ACS Catalysis.DOI
Mugisha Samson, Taowei Yang, Omar Mukama, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Uliho Alphonse, Zhiming Rao (2018). Improved thermostability and catalytic efficiency of overexpressed catalase from B. pumilus ML 413 (KatX2) by introducing disulfide bond C286-C289. Enzyme and Microbial Technology.DOI
Xu Li, Xian Zhang, Shuqin Xu, Hengwei Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Li Wang, Haifeng Qian, Huiling Zhang, Haitian Fang, Tolbert Osire, Zhiming Rao, Shang‐Tian Yang (2018). Simultaneous cell disruption and semi-quantitative activity assays for high-throughput screening of thermostable L-asparaginases. Scientific Reports.DOI
Jiajia You, Li Sun, Xiaojing Yang, Xuewei Pan, Zhiwei Huang, Xixi Zhang, Mengxin Gong, Zheng Fan, Lingyan Li, Xiaoli Cui, Zhaoyuan Jing, Shouguang Jin, Zhiming Rao, Weihui Wu, Hongjiang Yang (2018). Regulatory protein SrpA controls phage infection and core cellular processes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Nature Communications.DOI
Qunfeng Shu, Meijuan Xu, Jing Li, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Zhenghong Xu, Zhiming Rao (2018). Improved l -ornithine production inCorynebacterium crenatumby introducing an artificial linear transacetylation pathway. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology.DOI
Tenghui Zhang, Rongzhen Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Taowei Yang, Fei Liu, Shang‐Tian Yang, Zhiming Rao (2018). Glu56Ser mutation improves the enzymatic activity and catalytic stability of Bacillus subtilis l-aspartate α-decarboxylase for an efficient β-alanine production. Process Biochemistry.DOI
Rongzhen Zhang, Jiawei Jiang, Junping Zhou, Yan S. Xu, Rong Xiao, Xinhui Xia, Zhiming Rao (2018). Biofunctionalized “Kiwifruit‐Assembly” of Oxidoreductases in Mesoporous ZnO/Carbon Nanoparticles for Efficient Asymmetric Catalysis. Advanced Materials.DOI
Qiaoli Liu, Junping Zhou, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao (2018). Efficient biosynthesis of l-phenylglycine by an engineered Escherichia coli with a tunable multi-enzyme-coordinate expression system. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.DOI
Yunlong Qi, Taowei Yang, Junping Zhou, Junxian Zheng, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao, Shang‐Tian Yang (2017). Development of a multi-enzymatic desymmetrization and its application for the biosynthesis of l -norvaline from dl -norvaline. Process Biochemistry.DOI
Caizhe Zhang, Taowei Yang, Junping Zhou, Junxian Zheng, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2017). [Whole-cell biotransformation for simultaneous synthesis of L-2-aminobutyric acid and D-gluconic acid in recombinant Escherichia coli]. PubMed.DOI
Qianni Liu, Meijuan Xu, Rongzhen Zhang, Meizhou Wang, Xian Zhang, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao (2017). [Production of L-citrulline by a recombinant Corynebacterium crenatum SYPA 5-5 whole-cell biocatalyst]. PubMed.DOI
Junxian Zheng, Taowei Yang, Junping Zhou, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao, Shang‐Tian Yang (2017). Efficient production of d-amino acid oxidase in Escherichia coli by a trade-off between its expression and biomass using N-terminal modification. Bioresource Technology.DOI
Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Zhenghong Xu, Shang‐Tian Yang (2017). Metabolic engineering strategies for acetoin and 2,3-butanediol production: advances and prospects. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology.DOI
Samuel Niyomukiza, Teng Bao, Xian Zhang, Taowei Yang, Meijuan Xu, Xin Li, Irene Komera, Philibert Tuyishime, Zhiming Rao (2017). Optimized whole cell biocatalyst from acetoin to 2,3‐butanediol through coexpression of acetoin reductase with NADH regeneration systems in engineered Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology.DOI
Jing Guo, Zaiwei Man, Zhiming Rao, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Zhenghong Xu (2017). Improvement of the ammonia assimilation for enhancing l -arginine production of Corynebacterium crenatum. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology.DOI
M. Shao, Ziyan Sha, Xuejingwen Zhang, Zhiming Rao, Meijuan Xu, Tianming Yang, Zheng Xu, Shang‐Tian Yang (2016). Efficient androst-1,4-diene-3,17-dione production by co-expressing 3-ketosteroid-Δ1-dehydrogenase and catalase inBacillus subtilis. Journal of Applied Microbiology.DOI
Jingjing Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Xiaoxun Ge, Xian Zhang, Taowei Yang, Zhenghong Xu, Zhiming Rao (2016). Reengineering of the feedback-inhibition enzyme N-acetyl- l -glutamate kinase to enhance l -arginine production in Corynebacterium crenatum. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology.DOI
Junxian Zheng, Taowei Yang, Junping Zhou, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao (2016). Elimination of a Free Cysteine by Creation of a Disulfide Bond Increases the Activity and Stability of Candida boidinii Formate Dehydrogenase. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.DOI
Jingjing Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Taowei Yang, Zhenghong Xu, Zhiming Rao (2016). Engineering of N-Acetyl-L-glutamate kinase from Corynebacterium glutamicum toward improved catalytic efficiency and thermostability. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic.DOI
Xian Zhang, Dan Wu, Taowei Yang, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao (2016). Over-expression of Mycobacterium neoaurum 3-ketosteroid-Δ1-dehydrogenase in Corynebacterium crenatum for efficient bioconversion of 4-androstene-3,17-dione to androst-1,4-diene-3,17-dione. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology.DOI
Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao, Lele Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang (2016). Efficient 9α-hydroxy-4-androstene-3,17-dione production by engineered Bacillus subtilis co-expressing Mycobacterium neoaurum 3-ketosteroid 9α-hydroxylase and B. subtilis glucose 1-dehydrogenase with NADH regeneration. SpringerPlus.DOI
Zaiwei Man, Zhiming Rao, Meijuan Xu, Jing Guo, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Zhenghong Xu (2016). Improvement of the intracellular environment for enhancing l-arginine production of Corynebacterium glutamicum by inactivation of H2O2-forming flavin reductases and optimization of ATP supply. Metabolic Engineering.DOI
Zaiwei Man, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao, Jing Guo, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Zhenghong Xu (2016). Systems pathway engineering of Corynebacterium crenatum for improved L-arginine production. Scientific Reports.DOI
Minglong Shao, Yaling Chen, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Hui Li, Zhenghong Xu, Shang‐Tian Yang (2016). Enhanced intracellular soluble production of 3‐ketosteroid‐ Δ1 ‐dehydrogenase from Mycobacterium neoaurum in Escherichia coli and its application in the androst‐1,4‐diene‐3,17‐dione production. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology.DOI
Philibert Tuyishime, Zhiming Rao, Taowei Yang, Junping Zhou, Genshu Huang, Irene Komera, Samuel Niyomukiza (2016). Heterologous expression and characterization of a new heme-catalase in Bacillus subtilis 168. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology.DOI
Meijuan Xu, Jingru Qin, Zhiming Rao, Hengyi You, Xian Zhang, Taowei Yang, Xiaoyuan Wang, Zhenghong Xu (2016). Effect of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) storage on l-arginine production in recombinant Corynebacterium crenatum using coenzyme regulation. Microbial Cell Factories.DOI
Youxi Zhao, Zhiming Rao, Yanfen Xue, Ping Gong, Yizhi Ji, Yanhe Ma (2015). Biosynthesis, property comparison, and hemocompatibility of bacterial and haloarchaeal poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate). 《中国科学通报：英文版》.DOI
Xiaojing Zhao, Xuejingwen Zhang, Zhiming Rao, Teng Bao, Xiaomin Li, Meijuan Xu, Tianming Yang, Shang‐Tian Yang (2015). Identification and characterization of a novel 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase/acetoin reductase from Corynebacterium crenatum SYPA5-5. Letters in Applied Microbiology.DOI
Minglong Shao, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Hui Li, Zhenghong Xu (2015). Enhanced Production of Androst-1,4-Diene-3,17-Dione by Mycobacterium neoaurum JC-12 Using Three-Stage Fermentation Strategy. PLoS ONE.DOI
Meizhou Wang, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang (2015). Construction of a highly efficient Bacillus subtilis 168 whole-cell biocatalyst and its application in the production of l -ornithine. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology.DOI
Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao, Guiyuan Hu, Xian Zhang, Mei Liu, Yue Dai, Meijuan Xu, Zhenghong Xu, Shang‐Tian Yang (2015). Metabolic engineering of Bacillus subtilis for redistributing the carbon flux to 2,3-butanediol by manipulating NADH levels. Biotechnology for Biofuels.DOI
Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Zhenghong Xu, Shang‐Tian Yang (2015). Enhanced 2,3-butanediol production from biodiesel-derived glycerol by engineering of cofactor regeneration and manipulating carbon flux in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Microbial Cell Factories.DOI
Long Shuiqing, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao, Kaiyue Chen, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Shang‐Tian Yang (2015). Amino acid residues adjacent to the catalytic cavity of tetramer l-asparaginase II contribute significantly to its catalytic efficiency and thermostability. Enzyme and Microbial Technology.DOI
Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao, Bernard Gitura Kimani, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Shang‐Tian Yang (2015). Two-step production of gamma-aminobutyric acid from cassava powder using Corynebacterium glutamicum and Lactobacillus plantarum. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology.DOI
Yan Wu, Hui Li, Xiaomei Zhang, Jin‐Song Gong, Zhiming Rao, Jin‐Song Shi, Xiaojuan Zhang, Zhenghong Xu (2015). Efficient hydroxylation of functionalized steroids by Colletotrichum lini ST-1. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic.DOI
Teng Bao, Xian Zhang, Xiaojing Zhao, Zhiming Rao, Taowei Yang, Shang‐Tian Yang (2015). Regulation of the NADH pool and NADH/NADPH ratio redistributes acetoin and 2,3‐butanediol proportion in Bacillus subtilis. Biotechnology Journal.DOI
Jing Guo, Zhiming Rao, Taowei Yang, Zaiwei Man, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Shang‐Tian Yang (2015). Enhancement of the thermostability of Streptomyces kathirae SC-1 tyrosinase by rational design and empirical mutation. Enzyme and Microbial Technology.DOI
Yan Wu, Hui Li, Xiaomei Zhang, Jin‐Song Gong, Heng Li, Zhiming Rao, Jin‐Song Shi, Zhenghong Xu (2015). Improvement of NADPH-dependent P450-mediated biotransformation of 7α,15α-diOH-DHEA from DHEA by a dual cosubstrate-coupled system. Steroids.DOI
Youxi Zhao, Zhiming Rao, Yanfen Xue, Ping Gong, Yizhi Ji, Yanhe Ma (2015). Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) production by Haloarchaeon Halogranum amylolyticum. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.DOI
Chao Liu, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao, Minglong Shao, Lele Zhang, Dan Wu, Zhenghong Xu, Hui Li (2015). Mutation breeding of high 4-androstene-3,17-dione-producing Mycobacterium neoaurum ZADF-4 by atmospheric and room temperature plasma treatment. Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B.DOI
Jing Guo, Zhiming Rao, Taowei Yang, Zaiwei Man, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Shang‐Tian Yang (2015). Cloning and identification of a novel tyrosinase and its overexpression in Streptomyces kathirae SC-1 for enhancing melanin production. FEMS Microbiology Letters.DOI
Minglong Shao, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Hui Li, Zhenghong Xu, Shang‐Tian Yang (2015). Efficient testosterone production by engineered Pichia pastoris co-expressing human 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3 and Saccharomyces cerevisiae glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase with NADPH regeneration. Green Chemistry.DOI
Qinqin Zhao, Yuchang Luo, Wenfang Dou, Xian Zhang, Xiaomei Zhang, Weiwei Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Yan Geng, Zhiming Rao, Zhenghong Xu (2015). Controlling the transcription levels of argGH redistributed l -arginine metabolic flux in N-acetylglutamate kinase and ArgR-deregulated Corynebacterium crenatum. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology.DOI
Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao, Jingjing Li, Junping Zhou, Taowei Yang, Meijuan Xu, Teng Bao, Xiaojing Zhao (2014). Improving the acidic stability of Staphylococcus aureus α-acetolactate decarboxylase in Bacillus subtilis by changing basic residues to acidic residues. Amino Acids.DOI
Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Zhenghong Xu, Shang‐Tian Yang (2014). Economic conversion of spirit-based distillers’ grain to 2,3-butanediol by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Process Biochemistry.DOI
Taowei Yang, Zaiwei Man, Zhiming Rao, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Zhenghong Xu (2014). Asymmetric reduction of 4-hydroxy-2-butanone to ( R )-1,3-butanediol with absolute stereochemical selectivity by a newly isolated strain of Pichia jadinii. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology.DOI
Teng Bao, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao, Xiaojing Zhao, Rongzhen Zhang, Taowei Yang, Zhenghong Xu, Shang‐Tian Yang (2014). Efficient Whole-Cell Biocatalyst for Acetoin Production with NAD+ Regeneration System through Homologous Co-Expression of 2,3-Butanediol Dehydrogenase and NADH Oxidase in Engineered Bacillus subtilis. PLoS ONE.DOI
Minglong Shao, Zhiming Rao, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Hui Li, Zhenghong Xu, Shang‐Tian Yang (2014). Bioconversion of cholesterol to 4‐cholesten‐3‐one by recombinant Bacillus subtilis expressing choM gene encoding cholesterol oxidase from Mycobacterium neoaurum JC ‐12. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology.DOI
Jing Guo, Zhiming Rao, Taowei Yang, Zaiwei Man, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang (2014). High-level production of melanin by a novel isolate ofStreptomyces kathirae. FEMS Microbiology Letters.DOI
Yan Wu, Hui Li, Zhen‐Ming Lu, Heng Li, Zhiming Rao, Yan Geng, Jin‐Song Shi, Zhenghong Xu (2014). Enhancement of steroid hydroxylation yield from dehydroepiandrosterone by cyclodextrin complexation technique. Steroids.DOI
Xian Zhang, Teng Bao, Zhiming Rao, Taowei Yang, Zhenghong Xu, Shang‐Tian Yang, Huazhong Li (2014). Two-Stage pH Control Strategy Based on the pH Preference of Acetoin Reductase Regulates Acetoin and 2,3-Butanediol Distribution in Bacillus subtilis. PLoS ONE.DOI
Xian Zhang, Rongzhen Zhang, Teng Bao, Zhiming Rao, Taowei Yang, Meijuan Xu, Zhenghong Xu, Huazhong Li, Shang‐Tian Yang (2014). The rebalanced pathway significantly enhances acetoin production by disruption of acetoin reductase gene and moderate-expression of a new water-forming NADH oxidase in Bacillus subtilis. Metabolic Engineering.DOI
Rongzhen Zhang, Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao, Sun Hongmei, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Zhenghong Xu, Shang‐Tian Yang (2014). Efficient one-step preparation of γ-aminobutyric acid from glucose without an exogenous cofactor by the designed Corynebacterium glutamicum. Green Chemistry.DOI
Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Zhenghong Xu, Shang‐Tian Yang (2013). Improved Production of 2,3-Butanediol in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens by Over-Expression of Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase and 2,3-butanediol Dehydrogenase. PLoS ONE.DOI
Zaiwei Man, Zhiming Rao, Yi-peng Cheng, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Zhenghong Xu (2013). Enhanced riboflavin production by recombinant Bacillus subtilis RF1 through the optimization of agitation speed. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology.DOI
Mingmei Jia, Meijuan Xu, Beibei He, Zhiming Rao (2013). Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of l -Asparaginase from a Newly Isolated Bacillus subtilis B11–06. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.DOI
Bohui Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao, Zhenghong Xu (2013). [Screening of dissolved oxygen induced promoters in Corynebacterium crenatum and functional verification]. PubMed.
Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Zhenghong Xu, Shang‐Tian Yang (2013). Effects of corn steep liquor on production of 2,3-butanediol and acetoin by Bacillus subtilis. Process Biochemistry.DOI
Sun Hongmei, Zhiming Rao, Xiupeng Li, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Zhenghong Xu (2013). [One-step fermentation converting glucose in gamma-aminobutyric acid by a recombinant Corynebacterium crenatum]. PubMed.
Xian Zhang, Rongzhen Zhang, Teng Bao, Taowei Yang, Meijuan Xu, Huazhong Li, Zhenghong Xu, Zhiming Rao (2013). Moderate expression of the transcriptional regulator ALsR enhances acetoin production by Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology.DOI
Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Zhenghong Xu, Shang‐Tian Yang (2013). Fermentation of biodiesel-derived glycerol by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens: effects of co-substrates on 2,3-butanediol production. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.DOI
Meijuan Xu, Rongzhen Zhang, Xiangyu Liu, Jin‐Song Shi, Zhenghong Xu, Zhiming Rao (2013). Improving the acidic stability of a β-mannanase from Bacillus subtilis by site-directed mutagenesis. Process Biochemistry.DOI
Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao, Wenfang Dou, Zhenghong Xu (2013). The Role of ARGR Repressor Regulation on L-arginine Production in Corynebacterium crenatum. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology.DOI
Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao, Juan Yang, Wenfang Dou, Zhenghong Xu (2013). The Effect of a LYSE Exporter Overexpression on l-Arginine Production in Corynebacterium crenatum. Current Microbiology.DOI
Xian Zhang, Rongzhen Zhang, Taowei Yang, Jing Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Huazhong Li, Zhenghong Xu, Zhiming Rao (2013). Mutation breeding of acetoin high producing Bacillus subtilis blocked in 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology.DOI
Wenqing Zhang, Minglong Shao, Zhiming Rao, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Taowei Yang, Hui Li, Zhenghong Xu (2013). Bioconversion of 4-androstene-3,17-dione to androst-1,4-diene-3,17-dione by recombinant Bacillus subtilis expressing ksdd gene encoding 3-ketosteroid-Δ1-dehydrogenase from Mycobacterium neoaurum JC-12. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.DOI
Zhiming Rao (2013). High-Level Expression of Cold-Adapted α-acetolactate Decarboxylase in Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Food Science and Biotechnology.
Zhiming Rao (2012). Screening and Identification a Serratia marcescen Strain Producing Red-Pigment and Preliminary Study of the Fermentation Conditions. Journal of Food Science and Biotechnology.
Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao, Shenghui Gu, Hai‐Feng Xia, Zhenghong Xu (2011). Optimization and scale-up of 2,3-butanediol production by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens B10-127. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology.DOI
Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao, Wenfang Dou, Jian Jin, Zhenghong Xu (2011). Site-Directed Mutagenesis Studies on the l-Arginine-Binding Sites of Feedback Inhibition in N-Acetyl-l-glutamate Kinase (NAGK) from Corynebacterium glutamicum. Current Microbiology.DOI
Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao, Juan Yang, Hai‐Feng Xia, Wenfang Dou, Jian Jin, Zhenghong Xu (2011). Heterologous and homologous expression of the arginine biosynthetic argC~H cluster from Corynebacterium crenatum for improvement of l -arginine production. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology.DOI
Wenfang Dou, Meijuan Xu, Dongmei Cai, Xiaomei Zhang, Zhiming Rao, Zhenghong Xu (2011). Improvement of l-Arginine Production by Overexpression of a Bifunctional Ornithine Acetyltransferase in Corynebacterium crenatum. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology.DOI
Taowei Yang, Zhiming Rao, Xian Zhang, Qing Lin, Hai‐Feng Xia, Zhenghong Xu, Shang‐Tian Yang (2011). Production of 2,3‐butanediol from glucose by GRAS microorganism Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Journal of Basic Microbiology.DOI
Xian Zhang, Taowei Yang, Qing Lin, Meijuan Xu, Hai‐Feng Xia, Zhenghong Xu, Huazhong Li, Zhiming Rao (2011). Isolation and identification of an acetoin high production bacterium that can reverse transform 2,3-butanediol to acetoin at the decline phase of fermentation. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology.DOI
Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao, Hong Guang Xu, Chunyan Lan, Wenfang Dou, Xiaomei Zhang, Hongyu Xu, Jian Jin, Zhenghong Xu (2010). Enhanced Production of l-Arginine by Expression of Vitreoscilla Hemoglobin Using a Novel Expression System in Corynebacterium crenatum. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology.DOI
Wei Shen, Zhengxiang Wang, Zhiming Rao, Jian Zhuge, Bin Zhuge (2010). A genetic transformation system based on trp1 complementation in Candida glycerinogenes. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology.DOI
Zhiming Rao (2010). Screening,Identification and Primary Optimizing of a Strain Producing γ-Aminobutyric Acid from L-Glutamic Acid. Journal of Food Science and Biotechnology.
Zhiming Rao (2010). Preparation of Ni Affinity Chromatographic Adsorbent and Its Application on Purification of His-Tagged Protein. Jiangnan daxue xuebao. Ziran kexue ban.
Zheng Ma, Zhiming Rao, Liyu Xu, Xiangru Liao, Huiying Fang, Bin Zhuge, Jian Zhuge (2009). Expression of dha Operon Required for 1,3-PD Formation in Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Current Microbiology.DOI
Zheng Ma, Zhiming Rao, Bin Zhuge, Huiying Fang, Xiangru Liao, Jian Zhuge (2009). Construction of a Novel Expression System in Klebsiella pneumoniae and its Application for 1,3-Propanediol Production. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology.DOI