Publications

55. Hyungdong Kim, Kyoung Chan Jin and Sun-Ki Kim, 2025, Systematic engineering of Komagataella phaffii for the production of hen egg ovomucoid, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 320:145813. 

54. Soo Bin Nho, Sang-Hun Do, Young-Oh Lee, Chan-Hong Ahn, Jong Myoung Park and Sun-Ki Kim, 2025, Enhancement of glutathione production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae through inverse metabolic engineering, New Biotechnology, 88:142-149. 

53. Jae Yoon Won, Hyun-Jae Lee, Eun Bi Yoon, Young-Wook Chin and Sun-Ki Kim, 2025, Compartmentalization of heme biosynthetic pathways into yeast mitochondria enhances heme production, npj Science of Food, 9:83. 

52. Woohyuk Lee, Sang-Hun Do, Jonghyeok Shin and Sun-Ki Kim, 2025, Development of a nitrate-responsive whole-cell biosensor based on engineered probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii, Food Science and Biotechnology, 34:2249-2253. 

51. Kanghee Han, Ji Sun Park, Young-Woo Kim, Woohyuk Lee, Kyeongsoon Park and Sun-Ki Kim, 2025, Efficient surface display of single-chain variable fragments against tumor necrosis factor α on engineered probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii and its application in alleviating intestinal inflammation in vivo, New Biotechnology, 86:107-114. 

50. Hyun-Jae Lee, Dong Joo Shin, Soo Bin Nho, Ki Won Lee and Sun-Ki Kim, 2024, Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for fermentative production of heme, Biotechnology Journal, 19:e202400351. 

49. Sang-Hun Do, Tae-Gi Lee and Sun-Ki Kim, 2024, Enhancing protein content in wild-type Saccharomyces cerevisiae via random mutagenesis and optimized fermentation conditions, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 34(9):1912-1918. 

48. Kyoung Chan Jin, Seung-Oh Seo and Sun-Ki Kim, 2024, Animal-free production of hen egg ovalbumin in engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae via precision fermentation, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 271:132479. 

47. Minseok Cha, Jung Kon Kim, Won-Heong Lee, Hyoungwoon Song, Tae-Gi Lee, Sun-Ki Kim and Soo-Jung Kim, 2024, Metabolic engineering of Caldicellulosiruptor bescii for hydrogen production, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 108(1):65. 

46. Deokyeol Jeong, Sujeong Park, Grace Evelina, Suhyeung Kim, Heeyoung Park, Je Min Lee, Sun-Ki Kim, In Jung Kim, Eun Joong Oh and Soo Rin Kim, 2024, Bioconversion of citrus waste into mucic acid by xylose-fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Bioresource Technology, 393:130158. 

45. Ji Sun Park, Young-Woo Kim, Hyungdong Kim, Sun-Ki Kim* and Kyeongsoon Park, 2023, Development of a novel ATP bioluminescence assay based on engineered probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii expressing firefly luciferase, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 33(11):1506–1512. (*Co-corresponding author) 

44. Minseok Cha, Jun-Ha Kim, Hyo-Jin Choi, Soo Bin Nho, Soo-Yeon Kim, Young-Lok Cha, Hyoungwoon Song, Won-Heong Lee, Sun-Ki Kim and Soo-Jung Kim, 2023, Hydrogen production from barley straw and miscanthus by the hyperthermophilic bacterium, Cadicellulosirupter bescii, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 33(10):1384–1389.

43. Young-Oh Lee, Sang-Hun Do, Jae Yoon Won, Young-Wook Chin, Legesse S. Chewaka, Bo-Ram Park, Soo-Jung Kim and Sun-Ki Kim, 2023, Inverse metabolic engineering for improving protein content in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Biotechnology Journal, 18:e2300014.

42. Ji Sun Park, Sun-Ki Kim, Chang-Hyung Choi, Jong Pil Park and Kyeongsoon Park, 2023, Novel chemiluminescent nanosystem for highly sensitive detection of hydrogen peroxide in vivo, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 393:134261.

41. Sun-Ki Kim, Yannick J. Bomble and Janet Westpheling, 2023, Simultaneous expression of an endogenous spermidine synthase and a butanol dehydrogenase from Thermoanaerobacter pseudethanolicus in Clostridium thermocellum results in increased resistance to acetic acid and furans, increased ethanol production and an increase in thermotolerance, Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, 16:46.

40. Gi-Beom Jeon, Hyun-Jae Lee, Jong Pil Park, Kyeongsoon Park, Chang-Hyung Choi and Sun-Ki Kim, 2023, Efficient production of glutathione in Saccharomyces cerevisiae via a synthetic isozyme system, Biotechnology Journal, 18:e2200398.

39. Jin-Ok Chu, Hye-Seon Jeong, Jong-Pil Park, Kyeongsoon Park, Sun-Ki Kim, Hyunmin Yi and Chang-Hyung Choi, 2023, Capsule-based colorimetric temperature monitoring system for customizable cold chain management, Chemical Engineering Journal, 455:140753.

38. Jonghyeok Shin, Seungjoo Kim, Wonbeom Park, Kyoung Chan Jin, Sun-Ki Kim* and Dae-Hyuk Kweon, 2022, Directed evolution of soluble α-1,2-fucosyltransferase using kanamycin resistance protein as a phenotypic reporter for efficient production of 2'-fucosyllactose, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 32(11):1471-1478. (*Co-corresponding author) 

37. Kanghee Han, Hyunjun Lee, Tae-Gu Kang, Jihyun Lee and Sun-Ki Kim, 2022, Direct and efficient elimination of ethyl carbamate by engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae displaying urethanase, Food Control, 142:109236. 

36. Y. Veera Manohara Reddy, Jae Hwan Shin, Jaehyeon Hwang, Dae-Hyuk Kweon, Chang-Hyung Choi, Kyeongsoon Park, Sun-Ki Kim, G. Madhavi, Hyunmin Yi and Jong Pil Park, 2022, Fine-tuning of MXene-nickel oxide-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite bioelectrode: Sensor for the detection of influenza virus and viral protein, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 214:114511. 

35. Y. Veera Manohara Reddy, Jae Hwan Shin, Venkata Narayana Palakollu, Bathinapatla Sravani, Chang-Hyung Choi, Kyeongsoon Park, Sun-Ki Kim, G. Madhavi, Jong Pil Park and Nagaraj P. Shetti, 2022, Strategies, advances, and challenges associated with the use of graphene-based nanocomposites for electrochemical biosensors, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 304:102664. 

34. Hyun-Jae Lee, Dong Joo Shin, Kanghee Han, Young-Wook Chin, Jong Pil Park, Kyeongsoon Park, Chang-Hyung Choi, Bo-Ram Park, Soo-Jung Kim and Sun-Ki Kim, 2022, Simultaneous production of 2'-fucosyllactose and difucosyllactose by engineered Escherichia coli with high secretion efficiency, Biotechnology Journal, 17(3):e2100629. 

33. Soo Rin Kim*, Soo-Jung Kim*, Sun-Ki Kim*, Seung-Oh Seo*, Sujeong Park, Jamin Shin, Jeong-Sun Kim, Bo-Ram Park, Yong-Su Jin, Pahn-Shick Chang and Yong-Cheol Park, 2022, Yeast metabolic engineering for carbon dioxide fixation and its application, Bioresource Technology, 346:126349. (*Co-first author) 

32. Jinkyeong Yang, Nayeon Kim, Wonbeom Park, Jihwan Chun, Seungjoo Kim, Jonghyeok Shin, Yong-Cheol Park, Kanghee Han, Sun-Ki Kim* and Dae-Hyuk Kweon, 2022, Optimization of protein trans-splicing in an inducible plasmid display system for high-throughput screening and selection of soluble proteins, Enzyme and Microbial Technology 153:109914. (*Co-corresponding author) 

31. Hyun-Jae Lee, Tae-Gu Kang, Young-Woo Kim, Hee-Seok Lee and  Sun-Ki Kim, 2021, Functional expression and extracellular secretion of Clostridium thermocellum Cel48S cellulase in Escherichia coli via the signal recognition particle-dependent translocation pathway, Enzyme and Microbial Technology 151:109918.

30. Tae Yeob Kim, Haeseong Park, Sun-Ki Kim, Soo-Jung Kim and Yong-Cheol Park, 2021, Production of (−)-α-bisabolol in metabolically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Journal of Biotechnology, 340:13-21.

29. Ranjit Gurav, Shashi Kant Bhatia, Tae-Rim Choi, Hyun-Joong Kim, Hong-Ju Lee, Jang-Yeon Cho, Sion Ham, Min-Ju Suh, Sang-Hyun Kim, Sun-Ki Kim, Dong-Won Yoo and Yung-Hun Yang, 2021, Seafood processing chitin waste for electricity generation in a microbial fuel cell using halotolerant catalyst Oceanisphaera arctica YHY1, Sustainability, 13(15):8580.

28. Jonghyeok Shin, Yong-Su Jin, Yong-Cheol Park, Jin-Byung Park, Young-Oh Lee, Sun-Ki Kim* and Dae-Hyuk Kweon, 2021, Enhancing acid tolerance of Escherichia coli via viroporin-mediated export of protons and its application for efficient whole-cell biotransformation, Metabolic Engineering, 67:277-284. (*Co-corresponding author) 

27. Sun-Ki Kim, Jordan Russell, Minseok Cha, Michael E. Himmel, Yannick Bomble and Janet Westpheling, 2021, Coexpression of a β-D-xylosidase from Thermotoga maritima and a family 10 xylanase from Acidothermus cellulolyticus significantly improves the xylan degradation activity of the Caldicellulosiruptor bescii exoproteome, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 87:e00524-21.  

26. Tae-Gu Kang, Seok-Hyun Hong, Gi-Beom Jeon, Yung-Hun Yang and Sun-Ki Kim, 2021, Perturbation of the peptidoglycan network and utilization of the signal recognition particle-dependent pathway enhances the extracellular production of a truncational mutant of CelA in Escherichia coli, Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 48:5-6. 

25. Chakhee Kim, Myungseo Park, Jinkyeong Yang, Jonghyeok Shin, Yong-Cheol Park, Sun-Ki Kim* and Dae-Hyuk Kweon, 2021, Inducible plasmid display system for high-throughput selection of proteins with improved solubility, Journal of Biotechnology, 329:143-150. (*Co-corresponding author) 

24. Sun-Ki Kim* and Joong-Hyuck Auh, 2021, Evaluating the engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae with high spermidine contents for increased tolerance to lactic, succinic, and malic acids and increased xylose fermentation, Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 26:47-54. (*Corresponding author) 

23. Hyun-Jae Lee, Ara Cho, Yeji Hwang, Jin-Byung Park and Sun-Ki Kim, 2020, Engineering of a microbial cell factory for the extracellular production of catalytically active phospholipase A2 of Streptomyces violaceoruber, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 30(8):1244-1251. 

22. Young-Wook Chin, Se-Won Jang, Hee-Soon Shin, Tae-Wan Kim, Sun-Ki Kim, Cheon-Seok Park and Dong-Ho Seo, 2020, Heterologous expression of Deinococcus geothermalis amylosucrase in Corynebacterium glutamicum for luteolin glucoside production, Enzyme and Microbial Technology 135:109505. 

21. Yunjeong Park, Jonghyeok Shin, Jin Kyeong Yang, Hooyeon Kim, Younghoon Jung, Hyunseok Oh, Yong Joon Kim, Jaehyeon Hwang, Myeongseo Park, Choongjin Ban, Ki Jun Jeong, Sun-Ki Kim* and Dae-Hyuk Kweon, 2020, Plasmid display for stabilization of enzymes inside the cell to improve whole-cell biotransformation efficiency, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 7:444. (*Co-corresponding author) 

20. Sun-Ki Kim, Daehwan Chung, Michael E. Himmel, Yannick Bomble and Janet Westpheling, 2019, Heterologous co-expression of two β-glucanases and a cellobiose phosphorylase resulted in a significant increase in the cellulolytic activity of the Caldicellulosiruptor bescii exoproteome, Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 46(5):687-695. 

19. Sun-Ki Kim and Yong-Cheol Park, 2019, Biosynthesis of ω-hydroxy fatty acids and related chemicals from natural fatty acids by recombinant Escherichia coli, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 103:191-199. 

18. Kyung-Muk Lee*, Sun-Ki Kim*, Ye-Gi Lee, Kyung-Hye Park and Jin-Ho Seo, 2018, Elimination of biosynthetic pathways for L-valine and L-isoleucine in mitochondria enhances isobutanol production in engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Bioresource Technology, 268:271-277. (*Co-first author) 

17. Sun-Ki Kim and Janet Westpheling, 2018, Engineering a spermidine biosynthetic pathway in Clostridium thermocellum results in increased resistance to furans and increased ethanol production, Metabolic Engineering, 49:267-274. 

16. Jordan Russell, Sun‑Ki Kim, Justin Duma, Harald Nothaft, Michael E. Himmel, Yannick J. Bomble, Christine M. Szymansk and Janet Westpheling, 2018, Deletion of a single glycosyltransferase in Caldicellulosiruptor bescii eliminates protein glycosylation and growth on crystalline cellulose, Biotechnology for Biofuels, 11:259. 

15. Joseph Groom, Daehwan Chung, Sun‑Ki Kim, Adam Guss and Janet Westpheling, 2018, Deletion of the Clostridium thermocellum recA gene reveals that it is required for thermophilic plasmid replication but not plasmid integration at homologous DNA sequences, Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 45:753-763. 

14. Sun-Ki Kim, Michael E. Himmel, Yannick Bomble and Janet Westpheling, 2018 Expression of a cellobiose phosphorylase from Thermotoga maritima in Caldicellulosiruptor bescii improves the phosphorolytic pathway and results in a dramatic increase in cellulolytic activity, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 84:e02348-17. 

13. Sun-Ki Kim, Daehwan Chung, Michael E. Himmel, Yannick Bomble and Janet Westpheling, 2017, Heterologous expression of a β‑D‑glucosidase in Caldicellulosiruptor bescii has a surprisingly modest effect on the activity of the exoproteome and growth on crystalline cellulose, Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 44:1643-1651. 

12. Sun-Ki Kim, Daehwan Chung, Michael E. Himmel, Yannick Bomble and Janet Westpheling, 2017, In vivo synergistic activity of a CAZyme cassette from Acidothermus cellulolyticus significantly improves the cellulolytic activity of the C. bescii exoproteome, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 114:2474-2480. 

11. Sun-Ki Kim, Jung-Hyun Jo, Yong-Cheol Park, Yong-Su Jin and Jin-Ho Seo, 2017, Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for production of spermidine under optimal culture conditions, Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 101:30-35. 

10. Sun-Ki Kim, Jung-Hyun Jo, Yong-Su Jin and Jin-Ho Seo, 2017, Enhanced ethanol fermentation by engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains with high spermidine contents, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 40:683-691. 

9. Sun-Ki Kim, Daehwan Chung, Michael E. Himmel, Yannick Bomble and Janet Westpheling, 2017, Engineering the N-terminal end of CelA results in improved performance and growth of Caldicellulosiruptor bescii on crystalline cellulose, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 114:945-950. 

8. Sun-Ki Kim, Joseph Groom, Daehwan Chung, James Elkins and Janet Westpheling, 2017, Expression of a heat-stable NADPH-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase from Thermoanaerobacter pseudethanolicus 39E in Clostridium thermocellum 1313 results in increased hydroxymethylfurfural resistance, Biotechnology for Biofuels, 10:66. 

7. Sun-Ki Kim, Daehwan Chung, Michael E. Himmel, Yannick Bomble and Janet Westpheling, 2016, Heterologous expression of family 10 xylanases from Acidothermus cellulolyticus enhances the exoproteome of Caldicellulosiruptor bescii and growth on xylan substrates, Biotechnology for Biofuels, 9:176. 

6. Sun-Ki Kim, Won-Ki Min, Yong-Cheol Park and Jin-Ho Seo, 2015, Application of repeated aspartate tags to improving extracellular production of Escherichia coli l-asparaginase isozyme II, Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 79-80:49-54. 

5. Sun-Ki Kim, Yong-Su Jin, In-Geol Choi, Yong-Cheol Park and Jin-Ho Seo, 2015, Enhanced tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to multiple lignocellulose-derived inhibitors through modulation of spermidine contents, Metabolic Engineering, 29:46-55. 

4. Sun-Ki Kim, Yong-Cheol Park, Hyung Ho Lee, Seung Taeg Jeon, Won-Ki Min and Jin-Ho Seo, 2015, Simple amino acid tags improve both expression and secretion of Candida antarctica lipase B in recombinant Escherichia coli, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 112:346-355. 

3. Kwangwook Kim, Sun-Ki Kim, Yong-Cheol Park and Jin-Ho Seo, 2014, Enhanced production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid from glycerol by modulation of glycerol metabolism in recombinant Escherichia coli, Bioresource Technology, 156:170-175. 

2. So-Yeon Shin, Yi-Hyun Bae, Sun-Ki Kim, Yeong-Je Seong, Suk-Hwan Choi, Kyoung Heon Kim, Yong-Cheol Park and Jin-Ho Seo, 2014, Effects of signal sequences and folding accessory proteins on extracellular expression of carboxypeptidase Y in recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 37:1065–1071.

1. Hyun-Jung Jung, Sun-Ki Kim, Won-Ki Min, Sung-Suk Lee, Kyungmoon Park, Yong-Cheol Park and Jin-Ho Seo, 2011, Polycationic amino acid tags enhance soluble expression of Candida antarctica lipase B in recombinant Escherichia coli, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 34:833-839.