Research activities

2024

  • Arife Yaşar, Hye-Jung Ryu, Emine Esen, İhsan Sarıoğlan, DaneDeemer, Bülent Çetin, Sang-Ho Yoo, Stephen R. Lindemann, Byung-Hoo Lee, Yunus E. Tunçil (2024) The branching ratio of enzymatically synthesized α-glucans impacts microbiome and metabolic outcomes of in vitro fecal fermentation. Carbohydrate Polymers335 122087
  • Zhen Nan Yu, Yan Jing Fan, Thi Van Nguyen, Chun Hua Piao, Byung-Hoo Lee, So-Young Lee, Hee Soon Shin, Chang Ho Song, Ok Hee Chai (2024) Undaria Pinnatifida ameliorates nasal inflammation by inhibiting eosinophil and mast cell activation and modulating the NF-κB/MAPKs signaling pathway. Immunity, Inflammation and Disease 12(3):e1215.
  • Hae-eun Lim, Young-Bo Song, Hyun-wook Choi*, Byung-Hoo Lee* (2024) α-Glucan-type exopolysaccharides with varied linkage patterns: mitigating post-prandial glucose spike and prolonging the glycemic response. Carbohydrate Polymers 331 121898
  • Lei Cao, Bonggi Lee, Byung-Hoo Lee, Sanggil Lee, Hyeung-Rak Kim (2024) Sargahydroquinoic acid from Sargassum macrocarpum attenuates TNF-α and UV-induced skin aging in human dermal fibroblasts. Algal Research 78 103410 


2023

  • Won-Min Lee, Young-Bo Song, Ki-Soo Han, Wan-Sup Sim, Byung-Hoo Lee* (2023) Hydrolysis of oligosaccharides in the gastrointestinal tract alters the prebiotic properties of various probiotic strains. Food Science and Biotechnology (accepted) 
  • Hye-Jung Ryu, Young-Bo Song, Wonkyun Choi, Sang-Ho Yoo, Byung-Hoo Lee* (2023) Macromolecular α-glucans with α-1,3/α-1,4 branching structures produced using dual glycosyltransferases: elucidation of physicochemical and slowly digestible properties. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 242 124921
  • Hyung-Min Kim, and Byung-Hoo Lee* (2023) Characterization of green banana starch from “Songkibab” species cultivated in the southern part of Korea. Food Science and Biotechnology (accepted)
  • Ha-eun Um, Bo-Ram Park, Young Min Kim, and Byung-Hoo Lee* (2023) Slow digestion properties of long-sized isomaltooligosaccharides synthesized by a transglucosidase from Thermoanaerobacter thermocopriaeFood Chemistry 417 135892 
  • Ye-Eun Shim, Young-Bo Song, Sang-Ho Yoo, and Byung-Hoo Lee* (2023) Production of highly branched α-limit dextrins with enhanced slow digestibility by various glycogen-branching enzymes. Carbohydrate Polymers 310 120730 
  • Eun‑Ji Song, Eun‑Sook Lee, Yun‑Sang So, Chang‑Young Lee, Young‑Do Nam, Byung‑Hoo Lee*, Dong‑Ho Seo (2023) Modulation of gut microbiota by rice starch enzymatically modified using amylosucrase from Deinococcus geothermalisFood Science and Biotechnology (in press) 


2022

  • Min-Gyu Lee, Huijin Joeng, Jaein Shin, Suin Kim, Chaeeun Lee, Youngbo Song, Byung-Hoo Lee, Hyoung-Geun Park, Tae-Ho Lee, Hai-Hua Jiang, Young-Sun Han, Bong-Gyeong Lee, Ho-Jin Lee, Min-Ju Park, Yun-Ju Jun, and Young-Seo Park (2022) Potential probiotic properties of exopolysaccharide-producing Lacticaseibacillus paracasei EPS DA-BACS and prebiotic activity of its exopolysaccharide. Microorganism 10 2431.
  • Min Joo Kang, Huijin Jeong, Suin Kim, Jaein Shin, Youngbo Song, Byung‑Hoo Lee, Hyoung‑Geun Park, Tae‑Ho Lee, Hai‑Hua Jiang, Young‑Sun Han, Bong‑Gyeong Lee, Ho‑Jin Lee, Min‑Ju Park, Young‑Seo Park (2022) Structural analysis and prebiotic activity of exopolysaccharide produced by probiotic strain Bifidobacterium bifidum EPS DA-LAIM. Food Science and Biotechnology (in press)
  • Hye-Jung Ryu, Dong-Hyun Jung, Sang-Ho Yoo, Yunus E. Tuncil, Byung-Hoo Lee* (2022) Bifidogenic property of enzymatically synthesized water-insoluble α-glucans with different α-1,6 branching ratio. Food Hydrocolloids 133 107987
  • So-Jung Jung, Young-Bo Song, Cheon-Seok Park, Sang-Ho Yoo, Hyun-Seok Kim, Dong-Ho Seo, Byung-Hoo Lee* (2022) Different physicochemical properties of entirely α-glucan-coated starch from various botanical sources. Food Science and Biotechnology 31 1179-1188
  • Young-Bo Song, Lisa M. Lamothe, Nardo Esmeralda Nava Rodriguez, David R. Rose, Byung-Hoo Lee* (2022) New insights suggest isomaltooligosaccharides are slowly digestible carbohydrates, rather than dietary fibers, at constitutive mammalian α-glucosidase levels. Food Chemistry 383 132456 
  • Go-Eun Bae, Seong-Won Choi, Byung-Hoo Lee, and Sang-Ho Yoo (2022) Application of turanose as a cryoprotectant for the improvement of Baker's yeast storability. Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology 54(2) 224-227 
  • Xiangqing Ji, Cheng Zeng, Dingkuan Yang, Mu Siyu, Yu Shi, Yicheng Huang, Byung-Hoo Lee, Dan Li, and Xiaolei Li (2022) Addition of 1,4-α-glucan branching enzyme during the preparation of raw dough reduces the retrogradation and increases the slowly digestible fraction of starch in cooked noodles. Journal of Cereal Science 104 103431
  • Do Kyoung Kim, and Byung-Hoo Lee* (2022) New glucogenesis inhibition model based on complete α-glucosidases from rat intestinal tissues validated with various types of natural and pharmaceutical inhibitors. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 102(11) 4419-4424 
  • Dong-Joo Han, Su-Jin Jun, Byung-Hoo Lee*, and Sang-Ho Yoo (2022) Cryoprotective effect of turanose on lyophilized Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei, L. casei 431. Food Science and Biotechnology 31(3) 343-347 
  • Moon-Gi Hong, Sang-Ho Yoo, and Byung-Hoo Lee* (2022) Effect of highly branched α-glucans synthesized by dual glycosyltransferases on the glucose release rate. Carbohydrate Polymers 278 119016 
  • Jae-Jin Ryu, Xiaolei Li, Eun-Sook Lee, Dan Li, and Byung-Hoo Lee* (2022) Slowly digestible property of highly branched α-limit dextrins produced by 4,6-α-glucanotransferase from Streptococcus thermophilus evaluated in vitro and in vivo. Carbohydrate Polymers 275 118685
  • So-Young Lee, Byung-Hoo Lee, Jong-Hyun Park, Myeong-Soo Park, Geun-Eog Ji, Mi-Kyung Sung (2022) Bifidobacterium bifidum BGN4 paraprobiotic supplementation alleviates experimental colitis by maintaining gut barrier and suppressing NF-κB activation signaling molecules. Journal of Medicinal Food 25(2) 146-157 
  • Yeonjin Kye, So-Young Lee, Ha-Ra Kim, Byung-Hoo Lee, Jong‑Hyun Park, Myeong-Soo Park, Geun-Eog Ji, Mi-kyung Sung (2022) Lactobacillus acidophilus PIN7 paraprobiotic supplementation ameliorates DSS-induced colitis through anti-inflammatory and immune regulatory effects. Journal of Applied Microbiology 132 3189-3200 
  • Dong-Hyun Jung, Cheon-Seok Park, Hyun-Seok Kim, Tae Gyu Nam, Byung-Hoo Lee, Moo-Yeol Baik, Sang-Ho Yoo, Dong-Ho Seo (2022) Enzymatic modification of potato starch by amylosucrase according to reaction temperature: Effect of branch-chain length on structural, physicochemical, and digestive properties. Food Hydrocolloids 122 107086 


2021

  • Nayeon Lee, Soomin Lee, Se-Won Jang, Hee Soon Shin, Jong-Hyun Park, Myeong Soo Park, Byung-Hoo Lee* (2021) Lysed and disrupted Bifidobacterium bifidum BGN4 cells promote anti-inflammatory activities in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 28 5115-5118 
  • Dan Li, Teng Fei, Yakun Zhao, Byung-Hoo Lee, Zhiyao Li, Xiaolei Li (2021) Potato starch modified by Streptococcus thermophilus GtfB enzyme has low viscoelastic and slowly digestible properties. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 183 1248-1256
  • Byung-Hoo Lee, Ho-Tak Jung, Hyun-Seok Kim, Sang-Ho Yoo (2021) Structural and gelling properties of very low methoxyl pectin produced by an alkali-treatment. Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology 55(2) 121-125
  • Byung-Hoo Lee, and Hyun-Wook Choi (2021) Improved rheological properties and shelf-life of wheat starch-lipid complex produced by the homogenization process. Food Science and Biotechnology 30 541-544
  • Dong-Joo Han, Byung-Hoo Lee, and Sang-Ho Yoo (2021) Physicochemical properties of turanose and its potential applications as a sucrose substitute. Food Science and Biotechnology 30 433-441
  • Jae-Jin Ryu, Hyunwook Choi, Jun-Seok Kum, Jong-Dae Park, Jung-Min Sung, Dong-Ho Seo, and Byung-Hoo Lee* (2021) Change the physicochemical properties of various types of herbs cultivated in Korea after the microwave drying. Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology 53(1) 99-103


2020

  • Ye-Eun Shim, Eun-Suk Lee, Moon-Gi Hong, Do Kyung Kim, and Byung-Hoo Lee* (2020) Highly branched α-limit dextrins attenuate the glycemic response and stimulate the secretion of satiety hormone peptide YY. Food Hydrocolloids 108 106057
  • Seon-Min Oh, Byung-Hoo Lee, Dong-Ho Seo, Hyun-Wook Choi, Byung-Yong Kim and Moo-Yeol Baik (2020) Starch nanoparticles prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis and self-assembly of short-chain glucans. Food Science and Biotechnology 29(5) 585-598
  • Jung-Min Seo, Lisa M. Lamothe, Hansol Shin, Sean Austin, Sang-Ho Yoo and Byung-Hoo Lee* (2020) Determination of glucose generation rate from various types of glycemic carbohydrates by mammalian glucosidases anchored in the small intestinal tissue. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 154 751-757
  • Ho-Tak Jung, Cheon-Seok Park, Ye-Eun Shim, Hansol Shin, Moo-Yeol Baik, Hyun-Seok Kim, Sang-Ho Yoo, Dong-Ho Seo, and Byung-Hoo Lee* (2020) Enzymatically elongated rice starches by amylosucrase from Deinococcus geothermalis lead to slow down the glucose generation rate at the mammalian α-glucosidase level. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 149 767-772
  • Jung Sun Hong, Hyun-Jung Chung, Byung-Hoo Lee, Hyun-Seok Kim (2020) Impact of static and dynamic modes of semi-dry heat reaction on the characteristics of starch citrates. Carbohydrate Polymers 233, 115853
  • Eun-Sook Lee, Eun-Ji Song, Young-do Nam, Tae Gyu Nam, Hyun-Jin Kim, Byung-Hoo Lee, Myung-ji Seo, Dong-Ho Seo (2020) Effects of enzymatically modified chestnut starch on the gut microbiome, microbial metabolome, and transcriptome of diet-induced obese mice. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 145 235-243
  • Ji Young Song, Young-Min Kim, Byung-Hoo Lee*, Sang-Ho Yoo (2020) Increasing the dietary fiber contents in isomaltooligosaccharides by dextransucrase reaction with sucrose as a glucosyl donor. Carbohydrate Polymers 230, 115607