1. Xiulai Chen, Cong Gao, Liang Guo, Guipeng Hu, Qiuling Luo, Jia Liu, Jens Nielsen, Jian Chen, Liming Liu. DCEO biotechnology: tools to design, construct, evaluate, and optimize the metabolic pathway for biosynthesis of chemicals. CHEMICAL REVIEWS. 2018, 118(1):4-72.  (IF=52.613)

2.  Rongzhen Zhang, Jiawei Jiang, JunPing Zhou, Yan Xu, Rong Xiao, Xinhui Xia, Zhiming Rao. Biofunctionalized "Kiwifruit-assembly" of oxidoreductases in mesoporous ZnO/carbon nanoparticles for efficient asymmetric catalysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS. 2018, 30, 1705443.  (IF=21.950)

3.   Jieyu Zhou, Yuexue Wang, Guochao Xu, Lianhan Wu, Ruizhi Han, Ulrich Schwaneberg, Yijian Rao, Yilei Zhao, Jiahai Zhou, Ye Ni. Structural insight into enantioselective inversion of an alcohol dehydrogenase reveals a "polar gate" in stereorecognition of diaryl ketones. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 2018, 140(39):12645-12654.  (IF=14.357)

4.   Xiulai Chen, Liming Liu. Gene circuits for dynamically regulating metabolism. TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2018, 36(8):751-754.  (IF=13.578)

5.   Xiaomei Zhang, Guoqiang Xu, Jinsong Shi, Mattheos A.G.Koffas, Zhenghong Xu. Microbial productionof L-serine from renewable feedstocks. TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2018, 1612:13.  (IF=13.578)

6.  Weiping Zhang, Guocheng Du, Jingwen Zhou, Jian Chen. Regulation of sensing, transportation, and catabolism of nitrogen sources in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS. 2018, 82(1):e00040-17.  (IF=13.439)

7.   Wei Song, Jinhui Wang, Jing Wu, Jia Liu, Xiulai Chen, Liming Liu. Asymmetric assembly of high-value α-functionalized organic acids using a biocatalytic chiral-group-resetting process. NATURE COMMUNICATION. 2018, 9:3818.  (IF=12.353)

8.   Xiulai Chen, Guipeng Hu, Liming Liu. Hacking an algal transcription factor for lipid biosynthesis. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE. 2018, 23(3):181-184.  (IF=12.149)

9.   Panpan Wang, Weizhu Zeng, Sha Xu, Guocheng Du, Jian Chen. Current challenges facing one-step production of L-ascorbic acid. BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES. 2018, 36(7):1882-1899.  (IF=11.452)

10.   Yao Nie, Wang Shanshan, Yan Xu, Shenggan Luo, Yilei Zhao, Rong Xiao, Gaetano T. Montelione, John F. Hunt, Thoman Szyperski. Enzyme engineering based on X-ray structures and kinetic profiling of substrate libraries: alcohol dehydrogenases for stereospecific synthesis of a broad range of chiral alcohols. ACS CATALYSIS. 2018, 8(6):5145-5152.  (IF=11.384)

11.  Guochao Xu, Yue Wang, Minghui Tang, Jieyu Zhou, Jing Zhao, Ruizhi Han, Ye Ni. Hydroclassified combinatorial saturation mutagenesis: reshaping substrate binding pockets of KpADH for enantioselective reduction of bulky-bulky ketones. ACS CATALYSIS. 2018, 8(9):8336-8345. (IF=11.384)

12.  Junping Zhou, Rongzhen Zhang, Taowei Yang, Qiaoli Liu, Junxian Zheng, Fang Wang, Fei Liu, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Zhiming Rao. 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. 2018, 8(9):8889-8901.  (IF=11.384)

13.  Hongning Zheng, Cheng Lv, Jun Lan, Shilong Fan, Vikas Nanda, Fei Xu. How electrostatic networks modulate specificity and stability of collagen. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2018, 115(24):6207-6212.  (IF=9.504)

14.  Zhenming Lu, Zongmin Wang, XiaoJuan Zhang, Jian Mao, Jinsong Shi, Zhenghong Xu. Microbial ecology of cereal vinegar fermentation: insights for driving the ecosystem function. CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2018, 49:88-93.  (IF=8.380)

15.  Mei Zhao, Dixuan Huang, Xiaojuan Zhang, Mattheos A. G. Koffas, Jingwen Zhou, Yu Deng. Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for producing adipic acid through the reverse adipate-degradation pathway. METABOLIC ENGINEERING. 2018, 47:254-262. (IF=7.674)

16.  Yu Deng, Ning Ma, Kangjia Zhu, Yin Mao, Xuetuan Wei, Yunying Zhao. Balancing the carbon flux distributions between the TCA cycle and glyoxylate shunt to produce glycolate at high yield and titer in Escherichia coli. METABOLIC ENGINEERING. 2018, 46:28-34. (IF=7.674)

17.  Guipeng Hu, Jie Zhou, Xiulai Chen, Yuanyuan Qian, Cong Gao, Liang Guo, Peng Xu, Wei Chen, Jian Chen, Yin Li, Liming Liu. Engineering synergetic CO₂-fixing pathways for malate production. METABOLIC ENGINEERING. 2018, 47:496-504. (IF=7.674)

18.  Xianzhong Chen, Junbo Zhou, Lihua Zhang, Zhongji Pu, Liming Liu, Wei Shen, You Fan. Development of an Escherichia coli-based biocatalytic system for the efficient synthesis of N-acetyl-D-neuraminic acid. METABOLIC ENGINEERING. 2018, 47:374-382.  (IF=7.674)

19.  Wanru Xing, Guochao Xu, Dong Jinjun, Ruizhi Han, Ye Ni. Novel dihydrogen-bonding deep eutectic solvents: Pretreatment of rice straw for butanol fermentation featuring enzyme recycling and high solvent yield. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 2018, 333:712-720  (IF=6.735)

20.  Zhengbing Guan, Quan Luo, Haoran Wang, Yu Chen, Xiangru Liao. Bacterial laccases: promising biological green tools for industrial applications. CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES. 2018, 75(19):3569-3592.  (IF=6.721)

21.  Shoushuai Feng, Xu Lin, Yanjun Tong, Xing Huang, Hailin Yang. Biodesulfurization of sulfide wastewater for elemental sulfur recovery by isolated Halothiobacillus neapolitanus in an internal airlift loop reactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY. 2018, 264:244-252.  (IF=6.202)

22.  Hua Yang, Tiantian Tian, Dianhui Wu, Dejun Guo, Jian Lu. Prevention and treatment effects of edible berries for three deadly diseases: Cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION. 2018, DOI: 10.1080/10408398. 2018.1432562.  (IF=6.202)

23.  Wenlong Ma, Yanfeng Liu, Shin HD, Jianghua Li, Jian Chen, Guocheng Du, Long Liu. Metabolic engineering of carbon overflow metabolism of Bacillus subtilis for improved N-acetyl-glucosamine production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY. 2018, 250:642-649.  (IF=5.807)

24.  HaiboYuan, Jianghua Li, Hyun-dong Shin, Guocheng Du, Jian Chen, Zhongping Shi, Long Liu. Improved production of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid by overexpression of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural oxidase and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural/furfural oxidoreductase in Raoultella ornithinolytica BF60. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY. 2018, 247:1184-1188.  (IF=5.807)

25.  Jinjing Wang, Jiangchuan Mao, Ge Yang, Feiyun Zheng, Chengtuo Niu, Yongxian Li, Chunfeng Liu, Qi Li. The FKS family genes cause changes in cell wall morphology resulted in regulation of anti-autolytic ability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY. 2018, 249:49-56.  (IF=5.807)

26.  Yongkun Lv, Xiaozhon Cheng, Di Wu, Guocheng Du, Jingwen Zhou, Jian Chen. Improving bioconversion of eugenol to coniferyl alcohol by in situ eliminating harmful H₂O₂. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY. 2018, 267:578-583.  (IF=5.807)

27.  Guochao Xu, Yaping Zhang, Yue Wang, Ye Ni. Genome hunting of carbonyl reductases from Candida glabrata for efficient preparation of chiral secondary alcohols. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY. 2018, 247:553-560.  (IF=5.807)

28.  Yafei Liu, Guochao Xu, Ruizhi Han, Jinjun Dong, Ye Ni. Identification of D-carbamoylase for biocatalytic cascade synthesis of D-tryptophan featuring high enantioselectivity. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY. 2018, 249:720-728.  (IF=5.807)

29.  Jinjun Dong, Ruizhi Han, Guochao Xu, Lei Gong, Wanru Xing, Ye Ni. Detoxification of furfural residues hydrolysate for butanol fermentation by Clostridium saccharobutylicum DSM 13864. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY. 2018, 259:40-45.  (IF=5.807)

30.  Weiping Zhang, Yudong Li, Yiwang Chen, Sha Xu, Guocheng Du, , Huidong Shi, Jingwen Zhou, Jian Chen. Complete genome sequence and analysis of the industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain N85 used in Chinese ricewine production. DNA RESEARCH. 2018, 25(3):297-306. (IF=5.415)

31.  Seng Yang, Qingtao Liu, Yunfeng Zhang, Guocheng Du, Jian Chen, Zhen Kang. Construction and characterization of broad-spectrum promoters for synthetic biology. ACS SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY. 2018, 7(1):287-291.  (IF=5.316)

32.  Jianzhong Xu, Hankun Yang, Weiguo Zhang. NADPH metabolism: a survey of its theoretical characteristics and manipulation strategies in amino acid biosynthesis. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2018, 38(7):1061-1076.   (IF=5.239)

33.  Wei Luo, Zhangmin Zhao, Heping Pan, Lankun Zhao, Chuangao Xu, Xiaobin Yu. Feasibility of butanol production from wheat starch wastewater by Clostridium acetobutylicum. ENERGY. 2018, 154:240-248.  (IF=4.968)

34.  Ling Huang, Yue Ma, Xin Tian, Jiming Li, Lanxiao Li, Ke Tang, Yan Xu. Chemosensory characteristics of regional Vidal icewines from China and Canada. FOOD CHEMISTRY. 2018, 261:66-74.  (IF=4.946)

35.  Zhongyi Cheng, Wenjing Cui, Yuanyuan Xia, Lukasz Peplowski, Michihiko Kobayashi, Zhemin Zhou. Modulation of nitrile hydratase regioselectivity towards dinitriles by tailoring the substrate binding pocket residues. CHEMCATCHEM. 2018, 23: 449-458.  (IF=4.674)

36.  Yuanyuan Xia, Wenjing Cui, Zhongyi Cheng, Lukasz Peplowski, Zhongmei Liu, Michihiko Kobayashi, Zhemin Zhou. Improving the thermostability and catalytic efficiency of the subunit-fused nitrile hydratase by semi-rational engineering. CHEMCATCHEM. 2018, 21: 1370-1375. (IF=4.674)

37.  Xu Li, Xian Zhang, Shuqin Xu, Hengwei Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Taowei Yang, Li Wang, Haifeng Qian, Hailing Zhang, Haitian Fang, Tolbert Osire, Zhiming Rao, Shangtian Yang. Simultaneous cell disruption and semi-quantitative activity assays for high-throughput screening of thermostable L-asparaginases. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2018, 8:7915.  (IF=4.122)

38.  Xiaomin Li, Guolin Cai, Dianhui Wu, Ming Zhang, Cai Lin, Jian Lu. Microbial community dynamics of Dan'er barley grain during the industrial malting process. FOOD MICROBIOLOGY. 2018, 76:110-116.  (IF=4.090)

39.  Bowen Wang, Qun Wu, Yan Xu, Baoguo Sun. Specific volumetric weight-driven shift in microbiota compositions with saccharifying activity change in starter for Chinese baijiu fermentation. FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY. 2018, 9:2349. (IF=4.019)

40.  Zhengshan Luo, Song Liu, Guocheng Du, Sha Xu, Jingwen Zhou, Jian Chen. Enhanced pyruvate production in Candida glabrata by carrier engineering. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING. 2018, 115(2):473-482.  (IF=3.952)

41.  Haibo Yuan, Yanfeng Liu, Jianghua Li, Hyun-dong Shin, Guocheng Du, Zhongping Shi, Jian Chen, Long Liu. Combinatorial synthetic pathway fine-tuning and comparative transcriptomics for metabolic engineering of Raoultella ornithinolytica BF60 to efficiently synthesize 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING. 2018, 115:2148-2155.  (IF=3.952)

42.  Wenjing Cui, Feiya Suo, Jintao Cheng, Laichuang Han, Wenliang Hao, Junling Guo, Zhemin Zhou. Stepwise modifications of genetic parts reinforce the secretory production of nattokinase in Bacillus subtilis. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING. 2018, 115(3): 524-535.  (IF=3.952)

43.  Zhongyi Cheng, Lukasz Peplowski, Wenjing Cui, Yuanyuan Xia, Zhongmei Liu, Jialei Zhang, Michihiko Kobayashi, Zhemin Zhou. Rational modification of Corynebacterium glutamicum dihydrodipicolinate reductase to switch the nucleotide-cofactor specificity for increasing L-lysine production. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING. 2018, 115: 1764-1777.  (IF=3.952)

44.  Zhongyi Cheng, Lukasz Peplowski, Wenjing Cui, Yuanyuan Xia, Zhongmei Liu, Jialei Zhang, Michihiko Kobayashi, Zhemin Zhou. Identification of key residues modulating the stereoselectivity of nitrile hydratase toward rac-mandelonitrile by semi-rational engineering. MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2018, 11(5):930-942.  (IF=3.913)

45.  Chengtuo Niu, Yupeng Han, Jinjing Wang, Feiyun Zheng, Chunfeng Liu, Yongxian Li, Qi Li. Comparative analysis of the effect of protein Z(4) from barley malt and recombinant Pichia pastoris on beer foam stability: role of N-glycosylation and glycation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES. 2018, 106:241-247.  (IF=3.909)

46.  Daming Wang, Lei Sun, Wenjing Sun, Fengjie Cui, Jinsong Gong, Xiaomei Zhang, Jinsong Shi, Zhenghong Xu. Purification, characterization and gene identification of a membrane-bound glucose dehydrogenase from 2-keto-D-gluconic acid industrial updettas producing strain Pseudomonas plecoglossicida JUIM01. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES. 2018, 118(15):534-541.   (IF=3.909)

47.  Chengtuo Niu, Chunfeng Liu, Yongxian Li, Feiyun Zheng, Jinjing Wang, Qi Li. Production of a thermostable 1,3-1,4-β-glucanase mutant in Bacillus subtilis WB600 at a high fermentation capacity and its potential application in the brewing industry. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES. 2018, 107:28-34. (IF=3.909)

48.  Jianzhong Xu, Zehua Wu, Shijun Gao, Weiguo Zhang. Rational modification of tricarboxylic acid cycle for improving L-lysine production in Corynebacterium glutamicum. MICROBIAL CELL FACTORIES. 2018, 17:105.  (IF=3.831)

49.  Miaomiao Wang, Jing Wu, Dan Wu. Cloning and expression of the sucrose phosphorylase gene in Bacillus subtilis and synthesis of kojibiose using the recombinant enzyme. MICROBIAL CELL FACTORIES. 2018, 17:23.  (IF=3.831)

50.  Chengtuo Niu, Zihao Fan, Feiyun Zheng, Yongxian Li, Chunfeng Liu, Jinjing Wang, Qi Li. Isolation and identification of gas-producing spoilage microbes in fermented broad bean paste. FOOD CONTROL. 2018, 84: 8-16.  (IF=3.667)

51.  Xueshan Wang, Hai Du, Yan Zhang, Yan Xu. Environmental microbiota drives microbial succession and metabolic profiles during Chinese liquor fermentation. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY. 2018, 84(4):e02369-17.  (IF=3.633)

52.  Xiaoji Zheng, Fei Liu, Xuewei Shi, Bin Wang, Kaixiong Li, Baokun Li, Bin Zhuge. Dynamic correlations between microbiota succession and flavor development involved in the ripening of Kazak artisanal cheese. FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL. 2018, 105:733-742.  (IF=3.520)

53.  Yilin Ren, Yan Geng, Hedi Chen, Zhenming Lu, Jinsong Shi, Zhenghong Xu. Rational engineering of Bacillus cereus leucine dehydrogenase towards α-keto acid reduction for improving unnatural amino acid production. BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL. 2018, 1800253.  (IF=3.507)

54.  Yilin Ren, Yan Geng, Hedi Chen, Zhenming Lu, Jinsong Shi, Zhenghong Xu. Polysaccharide peptides from Coriolus versicolor: A multi-targeted approach for the protection or prevention of alcoholic liver disease. JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS. 2018, 40:769-777.  (IF=3.470)

55.  YueWang, Wei Dai, Yongmei Liu, Zhongwei Zhang, Jieyu Zhou, Guochao Xu, Ye Ni. Fine tuning the enantioselectivity and substrate specificity of alcohol dehydrogenase from Kluyveromyces polysporus by single residue at 237. CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS. 2018, 108:1-6.  (IF=3.463)

56.  Fang Fang, Jiran Zhang, Jingwen Zhou, Zhaohui Zhou, Tieqiao Li, Liling Lu, Weizhu Zeng, Guocheng Du, Jian Chen. Accumulation of citrulline by microbial arginine metabolism during alcoholic fermentation of soy sauce. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY. 2018, 66(9):2108-2113.  (IF=3.412)

57.  Weiping Zhang, Yan Cheng, Yudong Li, Guocheng Du, Guangfa Xie, Huijun Zou, Jingwen Zhou, Jian Chen. Adaptive evolution relieves nitrogen catabolite repression and decreases urea accumulation in cultures of the Chinese rice wine yeast strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae XZ-11. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY. 2018, 66(34):9061-9069.  (IF=3.412)

58.  Hai Du, Zewei Song, Yan Xu. Ethyl carbamate formation regulated by lactic acid bacteria and nonconventional yeasts in solid-state fermentation of Chinese moutai-flavor liquor. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY. 2018, 66(1):387-392.  (IF=3.412)

59.  Kaixiang Cui, Qun Wu, Yan Xu. Biodegradation of ethyl carbamate and urea with Lysinibacillus sphaericus MT33 in Chinese liquor fermentation. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY. 2018, 66(6):1583-1590.  (IF=3.412)

60.  Youran Li, Ke Jin, Liang Zhang, Zhongyang Ding, Zhenghua Gu, Guiyang Shi. Development of an inducible secretory expression system in Bacillus licheniformis based on an engineered xylose operon. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY. 2018, 66 (36):9456-9464. (IF=3.412)

61.  Tengfei Zhao, Shuang Chen, Huazhong Li, Yan Xu. Identification of 2-Hydroxymethyl-3,6-diethyl-5-methylpyrazine as a key retronasal burnt flavor compound in soy sauce aroma type baijiu using sensory-guided isolation assisted by multivariate data analysis. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY. 2018, 66(40):10496-10505. (IF=3.412)

62.  Hongmei Mo, Yan Xu, Xiaowei Yu. Improved soluble expression and catalytic activity of a thermostable esterase using a high-throughput screening system based on a split-GFP assembly. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY. 2018, 66(48):12756-12764.  (IF=3.412)

63.  Xinye Wang, Yao Nie, Yan Xu. Improvement of the activity and stability of starch-debranching pullulanase from Bacillus naganoensis via tailoring of the active sites lining the catalytic pocket. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY. 2018, 66(50):13236-13242.  (IF=3.412)

64.  Xiaole Xia, Yi Luo, Qingwen Zhang, Yang Huang, Bin Zhang. Mixed starter culture regulates biogenic amines formation via decarboxylation and transamination during Chinese rice wine fermentation. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY. 2018, 66(25):6348-6356.  (IF=3.412)

65.  Jinbin Liu, Jing Jiang, Yajun Bai, Taiping Fan, Ye Zhao, Xiaohui Zheng, Yujie Cai. Mimicking a new 2-phenylethanol production pathway from Proteus mirabilis JN458 in Escherichia coli. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY. 2018, 66(13):3498-3504.  (IF=3.412)

66.  Xiaomei Cao, Zhengshan Luo, Weizhu Zeng, Sha Xu, Liqing Zhao, Jingwen Zhou. Enhanced avermectin production by Streptomyces avermitilis ATCC 31267 using high-throughput screening aided by fluorescence-activated cell sorting. APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2018, 102(2):703-712.  (IF=3.340)

67.  Zhengming Zhu, Juan Zhang, Xiaomei Ji, Zhen Fang, Zhimeng Wu, Jian Chen, Guocheng Du. Evolutionary engineering of industrial microorganisms-strategies and applications. APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2018, 102(11):4615-4627.  (IF=3.340)

68.  Yingnan Li, Haiquan Yang, Fei Xu. Identifying and engineering a critical amino acid residue to enhance the catalytic efficiency of Pseudomonas sp methyl parathion hydrolase. APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2018, 102(15):6537-6545.  (IF=3.340)

69.  Qiaoli Liu, Junping Zhou, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Zhiming Rao. Efficient biosynthesis of l-phenylglycine by an engineered Escherichia coli with a tunable multi-enzyme-coordinate expression system. APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2018, 102(5):2129-2141.  (IF=3.340)

70.  Ben Zhao, Yafei Li, Changlin Li, Hailing Yang, Wu Wang. Enhancement of Schizochytrium DHA synthesis by plasma mutagenesis aided with malonic acid and zeocin screening. APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2018, 102(5):2351-2361.  (IF=3.340)

71.  Xin Xu, Chunfeng Liu, Chengtuo Niu, Jinjing Wang, Feiyun Zheng, Yongxian Li, Qi Li. Rationally designed perturbation factor drives evolution in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for industrial application. JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2018, 45(10):869-880.  (IF=3.103)

72.  Qunfeng Shu, Meijuan Xu, Jing Li, Taowei Yang, Xian Zhang, Zhenghong Xu, Zhiming Rao. Improved l-ornithine production in Corynebacterium crenatum by introducing an artificial linear transacetylation pathway. JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2018, 45(6):393-404.  (IF=3.103)

73.  Zhengming Zhu, Xiaomei Ji, Zhimeng Wu, Juan Zhang, Guocheng Du. Improved acid-stress tolerance of Lactococcus lactis NZ9000 and Escherichia coli BL21 by overexpression of the anti-acid component recT. JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2018, 45(12): 1091-1101.   (IF=3.103)

74.   Liyan Feng, Jianzhong Xu, Weiguo Zhang. Improved L-leucine production in Corynebacterium glutamicum by optimizing the aminotransferases. MOLECULES. 2018, 23(9):2102.  (IF=3.098)

75.   Qiulan Wu, Xin Dou, Qi Wang, Zhengbing Guan, Yujie Cai, Xiangru Liao. Isolation of β-1,3-Glucanase-producing microorganisms from Poria cocos cultivation soil via molecular biology. MOLECULES. 2018, 23(7):1555.   (IF=3.098)

76.   Mugisha Samson, Taowei Yang, Mukama Omar, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Uliho Alphonse, Zhiming Rao. Improved thermostability and catalytic efficiency of overexpressed catalase from B. pumilus ML 413 (KatX2) by introducing disulfide bond C286-C289. ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY. 2018, 119:10-16.   (IF=2.932)

77.  Quan Luo, Yu Chen, Jinh Xia, Kaiqiang Wang, Yujie Cai, Xiangru Liao, Zhengbing Guan. Functional expression enhancement of Bacillus pumilus CotA-laccase mutant WLF through site-directed mutagenesis. ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY. 2018, 109:11-19.   (IF=2.932)

78.  Qin Mo, Youran Li, Junhua Wang, Guiyang Shi. Identification of mutations restricting autocatalytic activation of bacterial L-aspartate α-decarboxylase. AMINO ACIDS. 2018, 50:1433-1440.  (IF=2.906)

79.  Jianfeng Wang, Zhongmei Liu, Zhemin Zhou. The N-terminal domain of the pullulanase from Anoxybacillus sp WB42 modulates enzyme specificity and thermostability. CHEMBIOCHEM. 2018, 19:949-955.   (IF=2.774)

80.  Ruijie Gao, Zhecun Xu, Huaxiang Deng, Zhengbing Guan, Xiangru Liao, Ye Zhao, Xiaohui Zheng, Yujie Cai. Enhanced hypocrellin production of Shiraia sp SUPER-H168 by overexpression of α-amylase gene. PLOS ONE. 2018, 13(5):e0196519.    (IF=2.766)

81.  Xiaoji Zheng, Kaixiong Li, Xuewei Shi, Yongqing Ni, Baokun Li, Bin Zhuge. Potential characterization of yeasts isolated from Kazak artisanal cheese to produce flavoring compounds. MICROBIOLOGYOPEN . 2018, 7:e00533.  (IF=2.682)

82.  Kaidao Wang, Yaping Tian, Nandi Zhou, Dehua Liu, Dawei Zhang. Studies on fermentation optimization, stability and application of prolyl aminopeptidase from Bacillus subtilis. PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY. 2018, 74:10-20.  (IF=2.616)

83.  Huan Lu, Yajun Bai, Taiping Fan, Ye Zhao, Xiaohui Zheng, Yujie Cai. Identification of a L-lactate dehydrogenase with 3,4-dihydroxyphenylpyruvic reduction activity for L-Danshensu production. PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY. 2018, 72:119-123.   (IF=2.616)

84.  Xusheng Chen, Kaifang Wang, Gencheng Zheng, Yang Gao, Zhonggui Mao. Preparation, characterization and antimicrobial activity of ε-poly-L-lysine with short chain length produced from glycerol by Streptomyces albulus. PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY. 2018, 68:22-29.   (IF=2.616)

85.  Tenghui Zhang, Rongzhen Zhang, Meijuan Xu, Xian Zhang, Taowei Yang, Fei Liu, Shangtian Yang, Zhiming Rao. Glu56Ser mutation improves the enzymatic activity and catalytic stability of Bacillus subtilis L-aspartate α-decarboxylase for an efficient β-alanine production. PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY. 2018, 70:117-123.  (IF=2.616)

86.  Yu Xin, Mengyao Hao, Guangming Fan, Yao Zhang, Mengling Zheng, Liang Zhang. Affinity adsorption of bovine hyaluronidase with ligands targeting to active site. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY B-ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES. 2018, 1092:422-431.  (IF=2.441)

87.  Chunfeng Liu, Qi Li, Chengtuo Niu, Feiyun Zheng, Yun Zhao. Simultaneous determination of diethylacetal and acetaldehyde during beer fermentation and storage process. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. 2018, 98:4733-4741. (IF=2.379)

88.  Chengtuo Niu, Yupeng Han, Jinjing Wang, Feiyun Zheng, Chunfeng Liu, Yongxian Li, Qi Li. Malt derived proteins: effect of protein Z on beer foam stability. FOOD BIOSCIENCE. 2018, 25:21-27.   (IF=2.371)

89.  Fang Fang, Yuying Qiu, Guocheng Du, Jian Chen. Evaluation of ethyl carbamate formation in Luzhou-flavor spirit during distillation and storage processes. FOOD BIOSCIENCE. 2018, 23:137-141.  (IF=2.371)

90.  Jianfeng Wang, Zhongmei Liu, Zhemin Zhou. Cloning and characterization of a novel thermophilic amylopullulanase with a type I pullulanase structure from Anoxybacillus sp WB42. STARCH-STARKE. 2018, 70, 1700265.  (IF=2.173)

91.  Yahong Wang, Yajun Bai, Taiping Fan, Xiaohui Zheng, Yujie Cai. Reducing 3,4-dihydroxyphenylpyruvic acid to d-3,4-dihydroxyphenyllactic acid via a coenzyme nonspecific _D-lactate dehydrogenase from Lactobacillus reuteri. JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY. 2018, 125:1739-1748.   (IF=2.160)

92.  Weizhu Zeng, Xu Sha, Du Guocheng, Liu Song, Jingwen Zhou. Separation and purification of α-ketoglutarate and pyruvate from the fermentation broth of Yarrowia lipolytica. BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING. 2018, 41(10):1519-1527.   (IF=2.139)

93.  Jianhua Zhang, Xin Zeng, Xusheng Chen, Zhonggui Mao. Metabolic analyses of the improved ε-poly-L-lysine productivity using a glucose-glycerol mixed carbon source in chemostat cultures. BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING. 2018, 41(8):1143-1151.  (IF=2.139)

94.  Peng Yan, Haoben Sun, Pengqi Lu, Haili Liu, Lei Tang. Enhancement of ε-poly-L-lysine synthesis in Streptomyces by exogenous glutathione. BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING. 2018, 41(1):129-134.  (IF=2.139)

95.  Luqiang Jia, Minjie Gao, Jian Yan, Shanshan Chen, Jiaowen Sun, Qiang Hua, Jian Ding, Zhongping Shi. Evaluation of the sub-optimal induction strategies for heterologous proteins production by Pichia pastoris Mut⁺/MutS strains and related transcriptional and metabolic analysis. WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2018, 34:180.  (IF=2.100)

96.  Wenjing Cui, Laichuang Han, Feiya Suo, Zhongmei Liu, Li Zhou, Zhemin Zhou. Exploitation of Bacillus subtilis as a robust workhorse for production of heterologous proteins and beyond. WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2018, 34:145.  (IF=2.100)

97.  Jinjing Wang, Mengqi Li, Feiyun Zheng, Chengtuo Niu, Chunfeng Liu, Qi Li, Jinyuan Sun. Cell wall polysaccharides: before and after autolysis of brewer's yeast. WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2018, 34:137.  (IF=2.100)