Publications

2024
Yongjae Jang, Yeon Ji Lee, Gyeongtaek Gong, Sun-Mi Lee, Youngsoon Um, Kyoung Heon Kim, and  Ja Kyong Ko (2024) Carbon dioxide valorization into resveratrol via lithoautotrophic fermentation using engineered Cupriavidus necator H16,  Microbial Cell Factories, 23:122 (IF 6.4, JCR 12.5%)

Soyoung Park,  Soonjong Roh, Jin Yoo,  Jung Ho Ahn, Gyeongtaek Gong, Sun-Mi Lee, Youngsoon Um, Sung Ok Han, and Ja Kyong Ko  (2024) Tailored polyhydroxyalkanoate production from renewable non-fatty acid carbon sources using engineered Cupriavidus necator H16, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 263, 130360 (IF 8.2, JCR 5.2%)

2023
#Ga Hyun Lee, #Do-Wook Kim, Yun Hui Jin, Sang Min Kim, Eui Seok Lim, Min Ji Cha, Ja Kyong Ko, Gyeongtaek Gong, Sun-Mi Lee, Youngsoon Um, Sung Ok Han, and *Jung Ho Ahn (2023) Biotechnological plastic degradation and valorization using systems metabolic engineering, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, 15181 (IF 5.6, JCR 23%)

Young Yun Jo, Soyoung Park, Gyeongtaek Gong, Soonjong Roh, Jin Yoo, Jung Ho Ahn, Sun-Mi Lee, Youngsoon Um, Kyoung Heon Kim, and *Ja Kyong Ko  (2023) Enhanced production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) with modulated 3-hydroxyvalerate fraction by overexpressing acetolactate synthase in Cupriavidus necator H16, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 242, 125166 (IF 8.2, JCR 5.2%)

Phuong Hoang Nguyen Tran, Je Hyeong Jung, Ja Kyong Ko, Gyeongtaek Gong, Youngsoon Um, and *Sun-Mi Lee  (2023) Co-production of ethanol and polyhydroxybutyrate from lignocellulosic biomass using an engineered Saccaromyces cerevisiae,  Renewable Energy, 212, 601-611 (IF 9.0, JCR 13.7 %)

#Yeon-Ho Choi, #Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Sungmin Hwang, Jiwon Kim, Ja Kyong Ko, Gyeongtaek Gong, Jung Ho Ahn, Youngsoon Um, Sung Ok Han, and *Sun-Mi Lee (2023) Hexanoic acid improves the production of lipid and oleic acid in Yarrowia lipolyitca: the benefit of integrating biorefinery with organic waste management, Environmental Technology & Innovation, 31, 103168 (IF=6.7, JCR 10.1%)

#HyunJu Oh, #Gyeongtaek Gong, Jung Ho Ahn, Ja Kyong Ko, Sun-Mi Lee,  *YoungsoonUm (2023). Effective hexanol production from carbon monoxide using extractive fermentation with Clostridium carboxidivorans P7. Bioresource Technology., 367, 128201  (IF 11.877, JCR 3.571%)

2022
Kwang Ho Kim, Yaseen Mottiar, Keunhong Jeong, Phuong Hoang Nguyen Tran, Ngoc Tuan Tran, Jingshun Zhuang, Chang Soo Kim, Hyunjoo Lee, Gyeongtaek Gong, Ja Kyong Ko, Sun-Mi Lee, So Young Kim, Ji Yeon Shin, Hanseob Jeong, Hyun Kyu Song, Chang Geun Yoo, Nak-Kyoon Kim, Shawn D. Mansfield (2022) One-pot conversion of engineered poplar into biochemicals and biofuels using biocompatible deep eutectic solvents. Green Chemistry, 24, 9055-9068 (IF 11.034, JCR 11.702%)

Soyoung Kim, Yong Jae Jang, Gyeongtaek Gong, Sun-Mi Lee, Youngsoon Um, Kyoung Heon Kim, *Ja Kyong Ko (2022) Engineering Cupriavidus necator H16 for enhanced lithoautotrophic poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production from CO2. Microbial Cell Factories, 21:231 (IF=6.352, JCR 16.772%)

Hyun Ju Oh, Ja Kyong Ko, Gyeongtaek Gong, Sun-Mi Lee, *Youngsoon Um (2022) Production of Hexanol as the Main Product Through Syngas Fermentation by Clostridium carboxidivorans P7. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 10:850370 (IF=5.890, JCR 15.972%)

Joongsuk Kim, Ki-Yeon Kim, Ja Kyong Ko, Sun-Mi Lee, Gyeongtaek Gong, Kyoung Heon Kim, *Youngsoon Um (2022) Characterization of a novel acetogen Clostridium sp. JS66 for production of acids and alcohols: focusing on hexanoic acid production from syngas. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 27, 89-98 (IF 2.836, JCR 58.1%)

Jiwon Kim, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Sungmin Hwang, Gyeongtaek Gong, Ja Kyong Ko, Youngsoon Um, Sung Ok Han, *Sun-Mi Lee  (2022) Improving Lipid Production of Yarrowia lipolytica by the Aldehyde Dehydrogenase-Mediated Furfural Detoxification, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(9), 4761 (IF=6.208, JCR 23.06%)

#Yeon Jung Lee, #Phuong Hoang Nguyen Tran, Ja Kyong Ko, Gyeongtaek Gong, Youngsoon Um, Sung Ok Han, *Sun-Mi Lee (2022) Glucose/xylose co-fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae increases the production of acetyl-CoA derived n-butanol from lignocellulosic biomass, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 10:826787 (IF=6.064, JCR 20.9%))

#Jiwon Kim, #Sungmin Hwang, *Sun-Mi Lee (2022) Metabolic engineering for the utilization of carbohydrate portions of lignocellulosic biomass, Metabolic engineering, 71:2-12 (IF 9.783, JCR 5.975%)

2021
Jae Hoon Lee  Hyo Jun Won  Phuong Hoang Nguyen Tran  Sun‐Mi Lee  Ho‐Youn Kim  Je Hyeong Jung (2021), Improving lignocellulosic biofuel production by CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated lignin modification in barley, GCB bioenergy, 13(4), 742-752 (IF=5.957, JCR 9.44%)  

2020
#Jiwon Kim, #Phuong Hoang Nguyen Tran, and *Sun-Mi Lee, (2020), Current challenges and opportunities in non-native chemical production by engineered yeasts, Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 8, 594061 (IF=5.890)

#Ja Kyong Ko, #Jae Hoon Lee, #Je Hyeong Jung, and *Sun-Mi Lee, (2020) Recent advances in plant and yeast engineering to improve lignocellulosic biofuel production, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 134, 110390 (IF=14.98, JCR 1.13%)

Eui-Sang Yu, Hyojin Lee, Sun-Mi Lee, Jiwon Kim, Taehyun Kim, Jongsu Lee, Chulki Kim, Minah Seo, Jae Hun Kim, Young Tae Byun, Seung-Chul Park, Seung-Yeol Lee, Sin-Doo Lee, and Yong-Sang Ryu (2020) Precise capture and dynamic relocation of nanoparticlulate biomolecules through dielectrophoretic enhancement by vertical nanogap architectures, Nature Communications 11:2804 (IF=14.92, JCR 4.79%)

#Sang Do Yook, #Jiwon Kim, Gyeongtaek Gong, Ja Kyong Ko, Youngsoon Um, Sung Ok Han, and *Sun-Mi Lee (2020) High-yield lipid production from lignocellulosic biomass using engineered xylose-utilizing Yarrowia lipolytica, GCB bioenergy, 12 670-679 (IF=5.316, JCR 0.55%)  YouTube video

Phuong Hoang Nguyen Tran, Ja Kyong Ko, Gyeongtaek Gong, Youngsoon Um, and  *Sun-Mi Lee (2020) Improved simultaneous co-fermentation of glucose and xylose by Saccharomyces cerevisiae for efficient lignocellulosic biorefienry, Biotechnology for biofuels, 13(12) (IF=6.04)

Ja Kyong Ko, Tseveendorj Enkh-Amgalan, Gyeongtaek Gong, Youngsoon Um, and *Sun-Mi Lee (2020) Improved bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass by Saccharomyces cerevisiae engineered for tolerance to acetic acid, GCB Bioenergy, 12(1) 90-100 (IF=5.316, JCR 0.55%)

~ 2019
#Gyeongtaek Gong, #Hyun Ju Oh, Sukhyeong Cho, Seil Kim, Min-Kyu Oh, Youngsoon Um, *Sun-Mi Lee (2019)  Complete genome sequence of Paenibacillus sp. CAA11: a promising microbial host for lignocellulosic biorefinery with consolidated processing, Current Microbiology, 76(6) 732-737

#Oh, H.J.,  #Kim, K.-Y., Lee, K.M., Lee, S.-M., Gong, G., Oh, M.-K., *Um, Youngsoon. (2019) Butyric acid production with high selectivity coupled with acetic acid consumption in sugar-glycerol mixture fermentation by Clostridium tyrobutyricum ATCC25755. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 75, 44-51 (IF 4.978)

Oh, H.J., Kim, K.-Y., Lee, K.M., Lee, S.-M., Gong, G., Oh, M.-K., *Um, Youngsoon. (2019) Enhanced butyric acid production using mixed biomass of brown algae and rice straw by Clostridium tyrobutyricum ATCC25755. Bioresource Technology, 273:446-453.(IF 6.669, JCR 3.85%)

Sang Do Yook, Jiwon Kim, Han Min Woo, Youngsoon Um, and *Sun-Mi Lee (2019) Efficient lipid extraction from the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica using switchable solvents, Renewable Energy, 132, 61-67 (IF=6.274)

Kim, E.S., Kim, B.-S., Kim, K.-Y., Woo, H.-M., Lee, S.-M., *Um, Youngsoon. (2018) Aerobic and anaerobic cellulose utilization by Paenibacillus sp. CAA11 and enhancement of its cellulolytic ability by expressing a heterologous endoglucanase. Journal of Biotechnology, 268:21-27. (IF 2.533)

Hyeoncheol Francis Son, *Sun-Mi Lee, and *Kyung-Jin Kim (2018) Structural insight into D-xylose utilization by xylose reductase from Scheffersomyces stipitis, Scientific reports, 8, 17442 (IF=4.12)

Phuong Hoang Nguyen Tran#, Ja Kyong Ko#, Gyeongtaek Gong, Youngsoon Um, and  *Sun-Mi Lee (2018) Genomic and phenotypic characterization of a refactored xylose-utilizing Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain for lignocellulosic biofuel production, Biotechnology for biofuels 11:268 (IF=5.497)

Hyeoncheol Francis Son, *Sun-Mi Lee, and *Kyung-Jin Kim (2018) Crystal Structure and Biochemical Characterization of Xylose Isomerase from Piromyces sp. E2, J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 28(4) 571-578

Ja Kyong Ko and *Sun-Mi Lee (2018) Advances in cellulosic conversion to fuels: engineering yeasts for cellulosic bioethanol and biodiesel production, Current Opinion in Biotechnology 50, 72-80 (IF=8.380, JCR 3.165%)

Ja Kyong Ko, Je Hyeong Jung, Fredy Altpeter, Baskaran Kannan, Ha Eun Kim, Kyoung Heon Kim, Hal S Alper, Youngsoon Um, *Sun-Mi Lee (2018) Largely enhanced bioethanol production through the combined use of lignin-modified sugarcane and xylose fermenting yeast strain, Bioresource Technology 256, 312-320 (IF=5.651, JCR 3.571%)

Baskaran Kannan, Je Hyeong Jung, Geoffrey W Moxley, Sun‐Mi Lee, Fredy Altpeter (2018) TALEN-mediated targeted mutagenesis of more than 100 COMT copies/alleles in highly polyploid sugarcane improves saccharification efficiency without compromising biomass yield, Plant Biotechnology Journal, 16(4) 856-866 (IF=7.443, JCR 3.066%)

Jaehyun Park, Hyojung Shin, Sun‑Mi Lee, Youngsoon Um and Han Min Woo (2018) RNA‑guided single/double gene repressions in Corynebacterium glutamicum using an efficient CRISPR interference and its application to industrial strain, Microb. Cell. Fat., 17(4)

Suah Jo, Jinkyung Yoon, Sun-Mi Lee, Youngsoon Um, Sung Ok Han, Han Min Woo (2017) Modular pathway engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum to improve xylose utilization and succinate production, Journal of Biotechnology

Gong, G., Lee, S.-M., Woo, H.M., Park, T.H., *Um, Youngsoon. (2017) Influences of Media Compositions on Characteristics of Isolated Bacteria Exhibiting Lignocellulolytic Activities from Various Environmental Sites. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol., 183(3) 931-942 

Kim, T., Cho, S., Woo, H.M., Lee, S.-M., Lee, J., *Um, Youngsoon., *Seo, J.-H. (2017) High production of 2,3-butanediol from glycerol without 1,3-propanediol formation by Raoultella ornithinolytica B6. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 101, 2821-2830.

Gong, G., Kim, S., Lee, S.-M., Woo, H.M., Park, T.H., *Um, Youngsoon. (2017) Complete genome sequence of Bacillus sp. 275, producing extracellular cellulolytic, xylanolytic and ligninolytic enzymes. J. Biotechnol. 254, 59-62.

Lee, H.J., Choi, J., Lee, S.-M., Um, Y., Sim, S.J., Kim, Y., *Woo, H.M. (2017) Photosynthetic CO2 Conversion to Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters (FAEEs) Using Engineered Cyanobacteria. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 65, 1087-1092.

Kim, W.J., Lee, S.-M., Um, Y., Sim, S.J., *Woo, H.M. (2017) Development of SyneBrick Vectors As a Synthetic Biology Platform for Gene Expression in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942. Frontiers in Plant Science 8.

Choi, S.Y., Wang, J.-Y., Kwak, H.S., Lee, S.-M., Um, Y., Kim, Y., Sim, S.J., Choi, J.-i., *Woo, H.M. (2017) Improvement of Squalene Production from CO2 in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 by Metabolic Engineering and Scalable Production in a Photobioreactor. ACS Synthetic Biology, 6, 1289-1295.

Ja Kyong Ko, Youngsoon Um, *Sun-Mi Lee (2016) Effect of manganese ions on ethanol fermentation by xylose isomerase expressing Saccharomyces cerevisiae under acetic acid stress, Bioresource Technology, 222, 422-430 (IF=5.651, JCR 3.571%)

Youn, S.H., Lee, K.M., Kim, K.-Y., Lee, S.-M., Woo, H.M., *Um, Y. (2016) Effective isopropanol–butanol (IB) fermentation with high butanol content using a newly isolated Clostridium sp. A1424. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 9, 230. (IF 6.44)

Kim, T., Cho, S., Lee, S.-M., Woo, H.M., Lee, J., *Um, Y., *Seo, J.-H. (2016) High Production of 2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BD) by Raoultella ornithinolytica B6 via Optimizing Fermentation Conditions and Overexpressing 2,3-BD Synthesis genes, PLoS One, 11(10)

#Choi, S.Y., #Park, B., Choi, I.G., Sim, S.J., Lee, S.M., Um, Y., *Woo, H.M. (2016) Transcriptome landscape of Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 for nitrogen starvation responses using RNA-seq. Sci. Rep. 6, 30584. 

Ja Kyong Ko, Youngsoon Um, Han Min Woo, Kyoung Heon Kim, *Sun-Mi Lee (2016) Ethanol production from lignocellulosic hydrolysates using engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae harboring xylose isomerase-based pathway, Bioresource Technology, 209, 290-296 (IF=5.651, JCR 3.571%)

Sun-Mi Lee, Taylor Jellison, Hal S. Alper (2016) Bioprospecting and evolving alternative xylose and arabinose pathway enzymes for use in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 100(5) 2487-2498 (IF=3.337)

SM Lee, T Jellison, HS Alper, (2015) Xylan catabolism is improved by blending bioprospecting and metabolic pathway engineering in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Biotechnol. J. 10 (4) 575 (IF=3.708)

SM Lee, T Jellison, HS Alper, (2014) Systematic and evolutionary engineering of a xylose isomerase-based pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for efficient conversion yields, Biotechnol. Biofuels 7, 122 (IF=6.221)

SM Lee, T Jellison, HS Alper, (2012) Directed evolution of xylose isomerase for improved xylose catabolism and fermentation in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 78(16) 5708-5716 (IF=3.678)

E Young, SM Lee, H Alper, 2010, Optimizing pentose utilization in yeast: the need for novel tools and approaches, Biotechnology for biofuels 3, 24 (IF=4.146)

Lee, S-M., Cho, M.O., Um, Y., Sang, B-I., 2010, " Development of Real-Time PCR Primer and Probe Sets for Detecting Degenerated and Non-degenerated Forms of the Butanol-Producing Bacterium Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824", Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 161:75-83 (IF=1.879)

Sun-Mi Lee, Min-Ok Cho, Cheol H. Park, Yun-Chul Chung, J.H. Kim, Byoung-In Sang, *Um, Y, 2008, “Continuous butanol production using suspended and immobilized Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 with supplementary butyrate", Energy & Fuels, 22(5), 3459-3464 (IF=2.444)

Byung-Seung Jeon, Um, Y, Sun-Mi Lee, Sang-Yeop Lee, Hyoung-Juhn Kim, Yong Hwan Kim, Man Bock Gu, and Byoung-In Sang, 2008, "Performance Analysis of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) Integratedwith a Trickling Bed Bioreactor for Biological High-Rate Hydrogen Production", Energy & Fuels, 22(1), 83-86 (IF=2.444)

Jin Hyung Lee, Ee Taek Hwang, Byong Chan Kim, Sun-Mi Lee, Byung-In Sang, Young Su Choi, Jungbae Kim, Man Bock Gu, 2007, Stable and continuous long-term enzymatic reaction using an enzyme-nanofiber composite, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 75(6) 1301-1307

Jaruwan Wongtanet, Byong-In Sang, Sun-Mi Lee, Daewon Park, 2007, Biohydrogen production by fermentative process in continuous stirred-tank reactor, International Journal of Green Energy, 4(4) 385-395

Hun-Je Jo, Sun-Mi Lee, Hyo Jin Kim, Eun Joo PArk, Jeoung Gye Kim, Hung Ho Chung, Jinho Jung, 2006, Modification of textile wastewater treatment system by gamma-irradiation, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 12(4) 615-619