Journal Publications (last 5 years)

• Bioconversion and characteristics of the rebaudioside D-like compound by glucosyltransferases combination, Hye-Jin Kim, Ok Cheol Kim, Seong-Jin Hong, Hye-Jin Kang, Da Eun Jang, Boo-Su Park, Jeong-Yong Cho, Young-Min Kim*, Food Chemistry,  492, 145391, (2025) 

• Rebaudioside D and M, the next-generation sugar substitutes, do not exacerbate metabolic dysfunction in high-fat diet mice, Sangyi Lim, Min-Jung Park, Ki-Nam Yoon, Junhyeong Lee, Merc Emil Matienzo, Seong-Jin Hong, Keon Kim, Yeong-Bin Baek, Chang-Min Lee, Young-Min Kim, Bu-Soo Park, Dong-il Kim, Food Chemistry: X,  29, 102679, (2025)

• A comparative study on the characteristics and properties of cyclodextrans, cyclodextrins, and their complexes with biologically active compounds, Seong-Jin Hong, Bo-Ram Park, Byung-Hoo Lee, Jeong-Yong Cho, Bu-Soo Park, Young-Min Kim*, Food Hydrocolloids, 168, 111587, (2025)

• Differences in extraction methods influence the physicochemical properties, antiradical, and anti-inflammatory effects of porphyran from Pyropia dentata, Seong-Jin Hong, Hyeon-Jeong Lim, Bo-Ram Park, Ha-Nul Lee, and Young-Min Kim*, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 306, 141258, (2025)

• Kombucha inhibits adipogenesis and promotes lipolytic activity in 3T3-L1 adipocytes, Ah-Young Jeong, Eun-Bi Ma, Seong-Jin Hong, Eunhye Kim, Sugju Ko, Joo Young Huh* and Young-Min Kim*, Food Science and Biotechnology, 34, 1037-1043, (2025)

• Optimization of microbial consortia and materials composition enhances gluconic acid content in kombucha, Ah-Young Jeong, Seong-Jin Hong, Da-Eun Jang, Eunhye Kim, Sugju Ko, and Young-Min Kim*, Journal of Food Science, 89, 7916-7927, (2024)

• Nanoemulsification of epigallocatechin gallate for debitterization, antibrowning, and inhibition of intracellular lipid accumulation, Seung-Hee Nam, Deepti Bharti, Hyeon-Jun Seong, Young-Min Kim, Choi Jeong, and Kwang-Yeol Yang*, Food Bioscience, 61, 104792, (2024)

• Effect of modification methods on the physical properties and immunomodulatory activity of particulate β-Glucan, Ha-Nul Lee, Hyeon-Jeong Lim, Ji-Yeon Park, Joo-Hee Chol, Seong-Jin Hong, De-Eun Jang, Tae-Su Kim, Su Hui Seong, Bo-Ram Park, Jin-Ho Kim, Chan Seo, Jong-Hwan Park, Jin-Woo Jeong, and Young-Min Kim*, Food Science and Biotechnology, 33, 1615-1621, (2024)

• Investigating the Immune-Stimulating Potential of β-Glucan from Aureobasidium pullulans in Cancer Immunotherapy, Jae-Hyeon Jeong, Dae-Joon Kim, Seong-Jin Hong, Jae-Hee Ahn, Dong-Ju Lee, Ah-Ra Jang, Sungyun Kim, Hyun-Jong Cho, Jae-Young Lee, Jong-Hwan Park, Young-Min Kim*, and Hyun-Jeong Ko*, Biomolecules and Therapeutics, 32(5), 556-567, (2024)

• Slow digestion properties of long-sized isomaltooligosaccharides synthesized by a transglucosidase from Thermoanaerobacter thermocopriae, Ha-eun Um, Bo-Ram Park, Young-Min Kim, and Byung-Hoo Lee*, Food Chemistry,  417, 135892, (2023)

• Encapsulation of clofazimine by cyclodextran: preparation, characterization, and in vitro release properties, Seong-Jin Hong, and Young-Min Kim*, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(10), 8808, (2023)

• Gymnodinialimonas phycosphaerae sp. nov., a phycosphere bacterium isolated from Karlodinium veneficum, Yuxin Peng, Lingmin Jiang, Yue Jiang, Jiyoon Se, Doeun Jeon, Young-Min Kim, Zhun Li, Jiyoung Lee*, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 73(5), 005874, (2023)

• Ethanol extract of Chrysanthemum zawadskii inhibits the NLRP3 inflammasome by suppressing ASC, oligomerization in macrophage, Ah-Ra Jang, Ha-Nul Lee, Jung Joo Hong, Young-Min Kim, Jong-Hwan Park*, Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 25(3), 128, (2023)

• Effect of gamma irradiation on post-harvest quality of king oyster mushrooms (Pleurous eryngii), Seo-Joon Yeom, Geon-Ah Lee, Sang-Su Kim, Ki-Nam Yoon, Beom-Seok Song, Jong-Heum Park, Woo-Jin Jung, Young-Min Kim, and Jae-Kyung Kim*, Food Science and Preservation, 30(5), 729-742, (2023)

• Lactic acid for green chemical industry: Recent advances in and future prospects for production technology, recovery, and applications, Jua Kim, Young-Min Kim, Veeranjaneya Reddy Lebaka, and Young-Jun Wee*, Fermentation, 8(11), 609, (2022)

• A hybrid RSM-ANN-GA approach on optimization of ultrasound-assisted extraction conditions for bioactive component-rich Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) leaves extract, Kashif Ameer, Saqib Ameer, Young-Min Kim, Muhammad Nadeem, Mi-Kyung Park, Mian Anjum Murtaza, Muhammad Asif Khan, Muhammad Adana Nasir, Ghulam Mueen-ud-Din, Shahid Mahmmod, Tusneem Kausar, and Muhammad Abubakar*, Foods, 11, 883, (2022)

• Characterization of a lactic acid bacterium-derived β-glucosidase for the production of rubusoside from stevioside, Jin-A Ko, So-Yeon Kim, Hye-soo Ahn, Jae-Gyune Go, Young-Bae Ryu, Woo Song Lee, Young-Jung Wee, Jun-Seong Park, Doman Kim, and Young-Min Kim*, Enzyme and Microbial Tehcnology, 153, 109939, (2022)

• Carbohydrate-binding module of cycloisomaltooligosaccharide glucanotransferase from Thermoanaerobacter thermocopariae improves its cyclodextran production, Seong-Jin Hong, Bo-Ram Park, Ha-Nul Lee, Da-Eun Jang, Hye-Jin Kang, Kashif Ameer, Soo-Jung Kim, and Young-Min Kim*, Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 157, 110023, (2022)

• Effective rebaudioside a separation from stevia extracts by enzymatic bioconversion, Ha-Nul Lee, Seong-Jin Hong, Hye-Jin Kang, Jung-Hyun Ju, Bo-Ram Park, Jin-A Ko, and Young-Min Kim*, Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 45(3), 15202, (2021)

• Optimization of microwave-assisted green method form enhanced solubilization of water-soluble curcuminoids prepared using steviol glycosides, Jin-A Ko, Young-Bae Ryu, Woo-Song Lee, Kashif Ameer, and Young-Min Kim*, Foods, 10, 2803, (2021)

• Combination of vegetable soup and glucan demonstrates synergistic effects on macrophage-mediated immune responses, Ha-Nul Lee, Joo-Hee Choi, Ji-Yeon Park, Jae-Hun Ahn, Da-Eun Jang, Jae Gun Shim, Jong-Hwan Park, and Young-Min Kim*, Food Science and Biotechnology, 30, 583-588, (2021)