Zijun Xiao（Professor）

  Name：

Zijun Xiao

Academic Title：

Professor

Advisor Type：

PhD supervisor

  Department：

Department of Biological and Energy Chemical Engineering

Research Interests：

Biochemical Engineering

  E-Mail：

zjxiao@upc.edu.cn

  Telephone：

15806525897

◎Educational Background

June 2012-May 2013, Department of Biophysics, University of Manchester, UK, Visiting Scholar

September 2002-June 2007, Shandong University, majoring in Microbiology, Ph.D.

September 1996-June 2000, Shandong Institute of Light Industry, majoring in Fermentation Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering

◎Work Experience

July 2007-present, teacher of the Department of Biological and Energy Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

July 2000-August 2002, worker/assistant engineer in the fermentation workshop of Jinan Brewery Group Corporation

◎Research Direction

1] Industrial Microorganisms

[2] Medicinal and Food Homologous Efficacy Substances

◎Research Project

[1] NSFC 31771946: Acetoin metabolism in Acetobacter pasteurianus

[2] NSFC 21376264: Genomics-based research on the synthesis of acetoin and its derivatives by a novel Geobacillus strain

[3] NSFC 21376264: Mechanism of 2,3-butanediol/acetoin/diacetyl catabolism in bacteria and the function of unknown protein AcoX

◎Representative Papers and Patents

1. Papers

[1] Characterization and regulation of the acetolactate synthase genes involved in acetoin biosynthesis in Acetobacter pasteurianus. Foods, 2021, 10:1013.

[2] GC-FID determination of tetramethylpyrazine and acetoin in vinegars and quantifying the dependence of tetramethylpyrazine on acetoin and ammonium. Food Chemistry, 2018, 239:726–732.

[3] Strategies for enhancing fermentative production of acetoin: a review. Biotechnology Advances, 2014, 32:492–503.

[4] Generation of acetoin and its derivatives in foods. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2014, 62:6487–6497.

[5] A novel 2,3-xylenol-utilizing Pseudomonas isolate capable of degrading multiple phenolic compounds. Bioresource Technology, 2012, 104:59–64.

2. Patents

[1] A Bacillus subtilis strain and its application in fermentation co-production of nattokinase, acetoin and soybean peptides. China patent ZL2021101516582

[2] A Bacillus strain and its application in the preparation of ¹³C-labeled acetoin. China patent ZL2017105324335

[3] A Bacillus strain and its application in the production of acetoin and 2,3-butanediol by high temperature fermentation. China patent ZL2016104024413

[4] A method of lipase-catalyzed synthesis of acetoin fatty acid esters. China patent ZL2015100340864

[5] A short-chain fatty acid degrading strain and its application. China patent ZL2013106080876

[6] A biochemical treatment method for ethylene waste lye. China patent ZL2013103038684

[7] A Geobacillus strain and its application in the production of 2,3-butanediol and acetoin by high temperature fermentation. China patent ZL2012100609006

[8] A Pseudomonas strain XQ23 and its application in the degradation of phenolic compounds. China patent ZL2009100192231

[9] Acetoin high-yield Bacillus pumilus strain. US patent 8,158,402 B2

[10] Bacillus pumilus strain for high yield of tetramethylpyrazine. US patent 8,067,212 B2

◎Representative Works

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◎Awards and Honors

Won the 15th China Excellent Patent Award.

◎Courses Offered

Undergraduate：《Industrial Microbiology》《Special Lectures on Frontier Knowledge of Energy and Chemical Engineering》

Postgraduate：《Fermentation Engineering》

◎Student Training

1. Supervise Postgraduate Students

Currently, there are 2 doctoral students and 6 master students. Among the 21 students who have graduated, 8 work in biopharmaceutical companies, 4 work in petroleum and petrochemical companies, 3 are Ph.D. students, 3 are engaged in education, 2 are in Design Institutes, and 1 is in Huangdao District Government.

2. Admissions Instructions：

You are very interested in the research directions of our group. Your major is not limited, but you must have firm professional ideals and pursuits, and work hard.

◎Part-time Academic Job

[1] Project Evaluation Expert of National Natural Science Foundation of China

[2] Reviewer for more than a dozen of SCI international academic journals