Staff Profile

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

• Food Science
• Food Chemistry
• Food Safety

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

• Zhao, Z. C., Zhu, Y. Y., Gu, F. T., Huang, L. X., Liu, X., & Wu, J. Y. (2025). Sequential Enzymatic and Ultrasonic Extraction of Lentinula edodes Mushroom Proteins Leading to Enhanced Yield and Significant Immunoactivity. Food and Bioprocess Technology, 18(12), 10446-10462.
• Zhu, Y. Y., Wu, M. M., Zhao, Z. C., Gu, F. T., Huang, L. X., Kwok, K. W., & Wu, J. Y. (2025). An Antioxidative Exopolysaccharide–Protein Complex of Cordyceps Cs-HK1 Fungus and Its Epithelial Barrier-Protective Effects in Caco-2 Cell Culture. Antioxidants, 14(12), 1501.
• Gu, F. T., Li, J. H., Zhao, Z. C., Zhu, Y. Y., Huang, L. X., & Wu, J. Y. (2025). Structural characteristics and bioactivities of an exopolysaccharide from mycelial fermentation of a medicinal fungus Cs-HK1. Carbohydrate Polymers, 124582.
• Gu, F. T., Zhao, Z. C., Zhu, Y. Y., Huang, L. X., Li, J. H., Liu, X., & Wu, J. Y. (2025). Human fecal fermentation of high/low-molecular weight exopolysaccharides from a medicinal fungus Cs-HK1 and anti-inflammatory protection on gut barrier function. International journal of biological macromolecules, 319, 145481.
• Gu, F. T., Li, J. H., Zhao, Z. C., Zhu, Y. Y., Huang, L. X., & Wu, J. Y. (2025). Metabolic outcomes of Cordyceps fungus and Goji plant polysaccharides during in vitro human fecal fermentation. Carbohydrate Polymers, 350, 123019.
• Zhao, Z. C., Gu, F. T., Li, J. H., Zhu, Y. Y., Huang, L. X., & Wu, J. Y. (2024). Fractionation, characterization, and assessment of nutritional and immunostimulatory protein-rich polysaccharide-protein complexes isolated from Lentinula edodes mushroom. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 280, 136082.
• Zhao, Z. C., Huang, L. X., Dong, X. L., & Wu, J. Y. (2024). Evaluation of three-phase partitioning for efficient and simultaneous isolation of immunomodulatory polysaccharides and proteins from Lentinula edodes mushroom. Food and Bioprocess Technology, 17(8), 2277-2291.
• Zhu, Y. Y., Dong, Y. H., Gu, F. T., Zhao, Z. C., Huang, L. X., Cheng, W. Y., & Wu, J. Y. (2024). Anti-inflammatory effects of cordyceps Cs-HK1 fungus exopolysaccharide on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages via the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway. Nutrients, 16(22), 3885.
• Li, J. H., Gu, F. T., Yang, Y., Zhao, Z. C., Huang, L. X., Zhu, Y. Y., ... & Wu, J. Y. (2024). Simulated human digestion and fermentation of a high-molecular weight polysaccharide from Lentinula edodes mushroom and protective effects on intestinal barrier. Carbohydrate Polymers, 343, 122478.
• Huang, L. X., Gu, F. T., Zhu, Y. Y., Zhao, Z. C., Li, J. H., & Wu, J. Y. (2024). Bifidogenic properties of polysaccharides isolated from mushroom Lentinula edodes and enhanced immunostimulatory activities through Bifidobacterial fermentation. Food Bioscience, 62, 105121.
• Zhao, Z., Li, R., Poojary, M. M., Nielsen, S. B., & Lund, M. N. (2021). Effect of addition of tryptophan on aggregation of Apo-α-Lactalbumin induced by UV-light. Foods, 10(7), 1577.
• Zhao, Z., Poojary, M. M., Skibsted, L. H., & Lund, M. N. (2020). Cleavage of disulfide bonds in cystine by UV-B illumination mediated by tryptophan or tyrosine as photosensitizers. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 68(25), 6900-6909.
• Zhao, Z., Engholm-Keller, K., Poojary, M. M., Boelt, S. G., Rogowska-Wrzesinska, A., Skibsted, L. H., ... & Lund, M. N. (2020). Generation of aggregates of α-lactalbumin by UV-B light exposure. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 68(24), 6701-6714.
• Zhao, Z., Vavrusova, M., & Skibsted, L. H. (2018). Antioxidant activity and calcium binding of isomeric hydroxybenzoates. journal of food and drug analysis, 26(2), 591-598.
• Nielsen, L. R., Nielsen, S. B., Zhao, Z., Olsen, K., Nielsen, J. H., & Lund, M. N. (2018). Control of α-lactalbumin aggregation by modulation of temperature and concentration of calcium and cysteine. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 66(27), 7110-7120.

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