Academic papers

2026

Sunjoo Park , Yu-Ri Choi, Seunguk Yu, Dongyup Hahn, Chang-Ki Huh, Imkyung Oh, Ho-Kyung Ha, Hoon Seonwoo and Jungsil Kim, "Fermentation with Lactic Acid Bacteria Enhances the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Ginseng Sprout Extract in RAW 264.7 Macrophages", Appl. Sci. 2026, 16(4): 1801

Oyindamola Vivian Ojulari, Ju-Hwi Park, Joon Ha Lee, Wonyoung Lee, Ju-Ock Nam, Ibukunoluwa Fola Olawuyi, and Dongyup Hahn*, "Optimization of Bioactive Polysaccharide Extraction from Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis Larvae Using Deep Eutectic Solvents", ACS Omega 2026 11 (5): 8457-8469

Thao Quyen Cao, Subin Kwon, Young Min Park, Jong-Sang Kim, Joe Eun Son, Lam-Truong Tuong, Dongyup Hahn*, "Galloylated Phenolics from Indian Gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica L.) and Their Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) Inhibition", ACS Omega 2026 11 (4): 5787-5797 

Oyindamola Vivian Ojulari, Ibukunoluwa Fola Olawuyi, Dongyup Hahn*, "Advances in edible insect-derived polysaccharides: Isolation, structure–activity insights, and prospects for functional food applications", Carbohydrate Polymers 375 (2026): 124818 (*Co-corresponding authors)

2025

Hoa Thi Vuong, Jiyun Park, Seohyun Bae, Seong Do Lee, Seunguk Yu, Dongyup Hahn, Jungsil Kim. "Effects of Combined Ultraviolet and Far-Red Light Treatment on Germination, Morphological Development, and Antioxidant Activity of Chia Sprouts." J. Biosyst. Eng. 50(2025):  516–527. 

Ju-Hwi Park, Seong Do Lee, Jong-Jin Park, Ibukunoluwa Fola Olawuyi,  Jongbeom Chae,  Joon Ha Lee,  Jae Sam Hwang,  Wonyoung Lee,  Dongyup Hahn*,  Ju-Ock Nam*, “Comparative Analysis of Antioxidant, Macrophage Proliferation, and Nitric Oxide Scavenging Properties of Molecular Weight–Fractionated Polysaccharides Derived From Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis Larvae.” Entomological Research 55, no. 9(2025): e70063. (*Co-corresponding authors)

Yimeng Zhou, Jin Tae Kim, Jung Won Kwon, Ga Yeon Lee, Hui Mang Son, Shuai Qiu, Jaewon Kim, Hae Na Chi, Thao Quyen Cao, Dongyup Hahn*, Hong Jin Lee*, "β,β-Dimethylacryloyl Alkannin from Arnebia euchroma Roots Suppresses Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Growth via AKT/Gli1 Signaling". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 73(2025):13629-13642. (*Co-corresponding authors)

Thao Quyen Cao, Hyeongjin Eom, Hyukjin Kim, Ha Yeong Kang, Young Min Park, Sung Keun Jung, Dongyup Hahn*, "Inhibitory Effects of Compounds Isolated from Morinda citrifolia L. (Noni) Seeds against Particulate Matter-Induced Injury".  Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 35 (2025): e2407062.

Ibukunoluwa Fola Olawuyi, Eun Heo, Minju Jeong, Jae Hwan Kim, Jong-Jin Park, Jongbeom Chae, Subin Gwon, Seong Do Lee, Hunseong Kim, Oyindamola Vivian Ojulari, Young-Bo Song, Byung-Hoo Lee, Bon Bin Gu, Soo Rin Kim, Joon Ha Lee, Wonyoung Lee, Jae Sam Hwang, Ju-Ock Nam, Dongyup Hahn*, Sanguine Byun*. "Acidic polysaccharide from the edible insect Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis activates antiviral immunity to suppress norovirus infection." Carbohydrate Polymers 347 (2025): 122587. (*Co-corresponding authors)

2024

Ju-Hwi Park, Jong-Jin Park, Jongbeom Chae, Seong Do Lee, Subin Gwon, Hunseong Kim, Ju Hyun Min, Young Hoon Jung, Joon Ha Lee, Wonyoung Lee, Jae Sam Hwang, Ibukunoluwa Fola Olawuyi, Ju-Ock Nam*, Dongyup Hahn*. "Structural characterization and immune-enhancing properties of an acidic heteroglycan from Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis larvae." Future Foods 10 (2024): 100439. (*Co-corresponding authors)

Jina Lee, Yoonjeong Kim, Heon-Woong Kim, Dongyup Hahn, Younghwa Kim. "Lignan Content in Commonly Consumed Korean Vegetables." Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition (2024): 1166-1177.

Hyeon Jeong Kim, Haelee Kim, Jaeyoung Song, Jun Young Hong, Elijah Hwejin Lee, Ashwini M Londhe, Ji Won Choi, Sun Jun Park, Eunseok Oh, Heeseok Yoon, Hoosang Hwang, Dongyup Hahn, Kyungjin Jung, Sugyeong Kwon, Tara Man Kadayat, Min Jung Ma, Jeongmin Joo, Jina Kim, Jae Hyun Bae, Hayoung Hwang, Ae Nim Pae, Sung Jin Cho, Jong-Hyun Park, Jungwook Chin, Heonjoong Kang, Ki Duk Park. "Highly potent and selective PPARδ agonist reverses memory deficits in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease." Theranostics 14.16 (2024): 6088.

Jongbeom Chae, Dongyup Hahn*, Ju-Ock Nam*. "Macamide, a component of maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp) lipophilic extract, enhances myogenic differentiation via AKT/p38 signaling and attenuates dexamethasone-induced muscle atrophy." Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 172 (2024): 116249. (*Co-corresponding authors)

Dongyup Hahn, Min Jeong Kim, Yun Kwon, Eunjeong Kim, Dong Ho Park, Jong-Sup Bae. "Natural products ameliorating the adverse health effects by air particulate matter." Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering 29.1 (2024): 1-24.

Hyeongjin Eom, Hunsung Kim, Dongyup Hahn*, Ohseok Kwon*. "Development of feed material and its effect on the nutritional composition of Protaetia brevitarsis larvae." Entomological Research 54.2 (2024): e12711. (*Co-corresponding authors)

2023

Tae-An Kang, GyuDae Lee, Kihwan Kim, Dongyup Hahn, Jae-Ho Shin, Won-Chan Kim. "Biocontrol of Peach Gummosis by Bacillus velezensis KTA01 and Its Antifungal Mechanism." Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 34.2 (2023): 296.

Deen Mohammad Deepo, Yun Jae Ahn, Hyeong Jin Eom, Dongyup Hahn, Hong Yul Kim, Eung Kyoo Choi, Un Sun Hwang, Ki Byung Lim. "Comparison of the Functional Components in Netted and Cantaloupe Melons." 농업생명과학연구 57.3 (2023): 1-7.

Thao Quyen Cao, Dongyup Hahn*. "Quantification of Allantoin in Yams (Dioscorea sp.) using a 1H NMR spectroscopic method." Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 33.5 (2023): 662.

Ju-Hwi Park, Jongbeom Chae, Joon Ha Lee, Dongyup Hahn*, Ju-Ock Nam*. "Involvement of TLR4-JNK/NF-κB signaling pathway in RAW264. 7 cell activation of Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis larvae extracts." Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry 66 (2023): 447-454. (*Co-corresponding authors)

2022

Seul Gi Lee, Eunbi Lee, Jongbeom Chae, Jin Soo Kim, Han-Saem Lee, Yu-Mi Lim, Jai-Hyun So, Dongyup Hahn, Ju-Ock Nam. "Bioconverted Fruit Extract of Akebia Quinata Exhibits Anti-Obesity Effects in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats." Nutrients 14.21 (2022): 4683.

Hunseong Kim, Thao Quyen Cao, Chae-eun Yeo, Seung Ho Shin, Hiyoung Kim, Dong-Hyuck Hong, Dongyup Hahn*. "Development and validation of quantitative analysis method for phenanthrenes in peels of the Dioscorea genus." Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 32.8 (2022): 976.

Seul Gi Lee, Dong Se Kim, Jongbeom Chae, Eunbi Lee, Dongyup Hahn, Il-Kwon Kim, Chang-Jun Kim, Moon Bo Choi, Ju-Ock Nam. "Nidus vespae Built by an Invasive Alien Hornet, Vespa velutina nigrithorax, Inhibits Adipose Tissue Expansion in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice." Biology 11.7 (2022): 1013.

Dongyup Hahn, Weihong Wang, Hyukjae Choi, Heonjoong Kang. "Determination of sequence and absolute configuration of peptide amino acids by HPLC–MS/CD-based detection of liberated N-terminus phenylthiohydantoin amino acids." Scientific Reports 12.1 (2022): 10285.

 Mijeong Lee, Jeonghee Lee, Ja Min Kim, Dong-Hyuck Hong, Jungwook Chin, Hiyoung Kim, Joon-Goo Lee, Sang-Jip Nam, Inho Yang*, Dongyup Hahn*. "Antibacterial activity of prenylated flavonoids isolated from hop against fish pathogens Streptococcus iniae and Vibrio vulnificus." Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering 27.3 (2022): 361-369. (*Co-corresponding authors)

Ibukunoluwa Fola Olawuyi, Jong Jin Park, Dongyup Hahn, Won Young Lee. "Physicochemical and functional properties of okra leaf polysaccharides extracted at different pHs." Chemistry 4.2 (2022): 405-418.

Ji Sun Lim, Jisun Oh, Hyun Seok Yun, Jeong Soon Lee, Dongyup Hahn, Jong-Sang Kim. "Anti-neuroinflammatory activity of 6, 7-dihydroxy-2, 4-dimethoxy phenanthrene isolated from Dioscorea batatas Decne partly through suppressing the p38 MAPK/NF-κB pathway in BV2 microglial cells." Journal of Ethnopharmacology 282 (2022): 114633.

Eko Setio Wibowo, Byung-Dae Park, Valerio Causin, Dongyup Hahn. "Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction Studies on Crystalline Domains in Urea–Formaldehyde Resins at Low Molar Ratio." Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology 50.5 (2022): 353-364.

2021

Dorsilla Anono Katimbwa, Jinsung Ma, Chang-Kil Kim, Dongyup Hahn, Jinkyu Lim. "Potato extract inhibits lipase activity and ameliorates gut microbiome dysbiosis and weight gain in mice fed a high-fat diet." Applied Biological Chemistry 64 (2021): 1-14.

Hiyoung Kim, Tae Gu Lee, Inho Yang, Weihong Wang, Jungwook Chin, Jusung Lee, Boon Jo Rho, Hyukjae Choi, Sang-Jip Nam, Dongyup Hahn*, Heonjoong Kang*. "Antibacterial Bicyclic Fatty Acids from a Korean Colonial Tunicate Didemnum sp." Marine Drugs 19.9 (2021): 521. (*Co-corresponding authors)

JaeEun Lee, Jijeong Oh, Daeun Song, Mijeong Lee, Dongyup Hahn, Yong Chool Boo, Nam Joo Kang. "Acetylated resveratrol and oxyresveratrol suppress uvb-induced mmp-1 expression in human dermal fibroblasts." Antioxidants 10.8 (2021): 1252.

Tara Man Kadayat, Dong Eun Kim, Sang Bong Lee, Kyungjin Jung, Sang Eun Park, Ji-Ye Hong, Jina Kim, Aarajana Shrestha, Dong-Su Kim, Hongchan An, Nayeon Kim, Su-Jeong Lee, Sugyeong Kwon, Suhui Kim, Jun Yeon Hwang, Shinae Kim, Dongyup Hahn, Hyukjae Choi, Sang-Jip Nam, Yong Hyun Jeon, Jung Jin Hwang, Sung Jin Cho, Jungwook Chin. "Antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activity of psiguadial B and its halogenated analogues as potential neuroprotective agents." Bioorganic Chemistry 113 (2021): 105027.

Eun-Nam Kim, Woguti Yvonne Nabende, Hyeyoon Jeong, Dongyup Hahn*, Gil-Saeng Jeong*. "The marine derived natural product epiloliolide isolated from sargassum horneri regulates NLRP3 via PKA/CREB, promoting proliferation and anti-inflammatory effects of human periodontal ligament cells." Marine Drugs 19.7 (2021): 388. (*Co-corresponding authors)

Mijeong Lee, Ja Min Kim, Hunseong Kim, Dongyup Hahn*. "Quantitative analysis of allantoin in Dioscorea japonica peel using an amino bonded-phase HPLC column." Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety 36.4 (2021): 347-352.

2020

Dongyup Hahn, Seung Ho Shin, Jong-Sup Bae. "Natural antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds in foodstuff or medicinal herbs inducing heme oxygenase-1 expression." Antioxidants 9.12 (2020): 1191.

Dong Se Kim, Seul Gi Lee, Minyoul Kim, Dongyup Hahn, Sung Keun Jung, Tae Oh Cho, Ju-Ock Nam. "Seaweed exhibits therapeutic properties against chronic diseases: An overview." Applied Sciences 12.5 (2022): 2638.

Ha Eun Lee, Won Yeong Bang, Yeojin Kim, Sujin Bae, Dongyup Hahn, Young Hoon Jung. "Storage characteristics of two‐spotted cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus De Geer) powder according to drying method and storage temperature." Entomological Research 50.11 (2020): 517-524.

Wonhwa Lee #, Dongyup Hahn#, Hyunchae Sim, Samyeol Choo, Sangkyu Lee, Taeho Lee, Jong-Sup Bae. "Inhibitory functions of cardamonin against particulate matter-induced lung injury through TLR2, 4-mTOR-autophagy pathways." Fitoterapia 146 (2020): 104724. (#Co-first authors)

So Yeon Jeong, Mijeong Lee, Ji Sun Lim, Eui Kyun Park, Moon-Chang Baek, Jong-Sang Kim, Dongyup Hahn*, Jong-Sup Bae*. "Phenanthrenes isolated from diocorea batatas Decne peel with anti-platelet aggregation activity via direct factor Xa inhibitory activity." Journal of Functional Foods 73 (2020): 104138. (*Co-corresponding authors)

Seul Gi Lee,  Dongyup Hahn, Soo Rin Kim, Won Young Lee, Ju-Ock Nam. "Elephant garlic extracts inhibit adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes." (2020): 383-388.

Hyeyoon Jeong, Ja Min Kim, Beomsu Kim, Ju-Ock Nam,  Dongyup Hahn*, Moon Bo Choi*. "Nutritional value of the larvae of the alien invasive wasp Vespa velutina nigrithorax and amino acid composition of the larval saliva." Foods 9.7 (2020): 885. (*Co-corresponding authors)

Ibukunoluwa Fola Olawuyi, Soo Rin Kim,  Dongyup Hahn, Won Young Lee. "Influences of combined enzyme-ultrasonic extraction on the physicochemical characteristics and properties of okra polysaccharides." Food Hydrocolloids 100 (2020): 105396.

So Yeon Jeong, Minyoul Kim, Eui Kyun Park, Jong-Sang Kim, Dongyup Hahn*, Jong-Sup Bae*. "Inhibitory functions of novel compounds from dioscorea batatas decne peel on HMGB1-mediated septic responses." Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering 25 (2020): 1-8. (*Co-corresponding authors)

Min-Ju Kim, Mi-Kyung Lee, Huy Quang Pham, Myeong Ju Gu, Bohan Zhu, Sung-Hun Son, Dongyup Hahn, Jae-Ho Shin, Jae-Hyuk Yu, Hee-Soo Park, Kap-Hoon Han. "The velvet regulator VosA governs survival and secondary metabolism of sexual spores in Aspergillus nidulans." Genes 11.1 (2020): 103.

Jaewon Kim, Minyoul Kim, Mijeong Lee, Yeon‐Jung Lee, Hak‐Ryul Kim, Ju‐Ock Nam, Moon Bo Choi, Dongyup Hahn*. "Antibacterial potential of Nidus vespae built by invasive alien hornet, Vespa velutina nigrithorax, against food‐borne pathogenic bacteria." Entomological Research 50.1 (2020): 28-33.

2019

Ji Sun Lim#, Dongyup Hahn#, Myeong Ju Gu, Jisun Oh, Jeong Soon Lee, Jong-Sang Kim. "Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of 2, 7-dihydroxy-4, 6-dimethoxy phenanthrene isolated from Dioscorea batatas Decne." Applied Biological Chemistry 62 (2019): 1-9. (#Co-first authors)

Minyoul Kim, Myeong Ju Gu, Joon-Goo Lee, Jungwook Chin, Jong-Sup Bae*, Dongyup Hahn*. "Quantitative analysis of bioactive phenanthrenes in Dioscorea batatas decne peel, a discarded biomass from postharvest processing." Antioxidants 8.11 (2019): 541.  (*Co-corresponding authors)

Wonhwa Lee, So Yeon Jeong, Myeong Ju Gu, Ji Sun Lim, Eui Kyun Park, Moon-Chang Baek, Jong-Sang Kim, Dongyup Hahn*, Jong-Sup Bae*. "Inhibitory effects of compounds isolated from Dioscorea batatas Decne peel on particulate matter-induced pulmonary injury in mice." Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A 82.12 (2019): 727-740. (*Co-corresponding authors)

Su-Jin Bae, Ja Min Kim, Thi-Co Vo, Dongyup Hahn, Minyoul Kim, Myeong Ju Gu, Hong-Yul Kim, Si-Chun Nam, Ki-Byung Lim. "Analysis of Functional Substances in the New Cucumis melo Cultivar ‘Chammel’." Horticultural Science and Technology 37.1 (2019): 159-165.

Dongyup Hahn, Jong-Sup Bae. "Recent progress in the discovery of bioactive componentsfrom edible natural sources with antithrombotic activity." Journal of Medicinal Food 22.2 (2019): 109-120.