Yong Wang

Yong Wang
Jinan University · Department of Food Science and Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy

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Introduction
Prof. Yong Wang is currently a Professor in Department of Food Science & Engineering Associate Dean of Internation School, Jinan University. His main research interests include oil biorefinery and functional oils and fats; green extraction techniques and natural products; value-added processing; food emulsion and enhanced delivery system. Up to date, Professor Wang has more than 200 publications, among which 109 publications was indexed in SCI with more than 2300 citations, and h-index of 24.
Additional affiliations
July 2015 - September 2015
University of Queensland
Position
  • Visiting Scholar
September 2010 - August 2011
University of Saskatchewan
Position
  • Visiting Scholar
April 2002 - present
Jinan University
Position
  • Professor (Full)
Education
September 2005 - June 2009
South China University of Technology
Field of study
  • Cereal, Lipid and Plant Protein Engineering
September 1999 - April 2002
Jiangnan University
Field of study
  • Cereal, Lipid and Plant Protein Engineering
September 1995 - June 1999
Jiangnan University
Field of study
  • Food Science and Engineering

Publications

Publications (264)
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An experiment was conducted to evalute the effects of adding palm olein (POL), modified palm olein (high degree of acyl migration palm olein, H-AMD), and lard (total fatty acid saturation degree is similar to palm olein) to the diet of broilers. The study assessed production performance, fatty acid absorption, and abdominal fat deposition. A total...
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WSGP has demonstrated significant potential for various bioactive effects. However, limited research has explored their anti-ulcerative colitis (UC) effects and mechanism on the colonic system and gut microbial metabolites. We evaluated the ameliorative effects of WSGP on the UC mice model. Using H&E to assess histological injury of colon morpholog...
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Backgrounds Glycerolysis, with its advantages of readily available raw materials, simple operation, and mild reaction conditions, is a primary method for producing diacylglycerol (DAG). However, enzymatic glycerolysis faces challenges such as high enzyme costs, low reuse efficiency, and poor stability. The study aims to develop a cost‐effective imm...
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In the glycerolysis process for diacylglycerol (DAG) preparation, free lipases suffer from poor stability and the inability to be reused. To address this, a cost-effective immobilized lipase preparation was developed by cross-linking macroporous resin with poly (ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether (PEGDGE) followed by lipase adsorption. The selected...
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Structured lipid diacylglycerol (DAG) synthesis employing bubble column reactor (BCR) is a recent and promising approach used to replace the conventional stirred tank reactor for upscaling purpose. BCR offers great economic benefits in the long run. In the present study, a screened Lecitasse® Ultra (LU) lipase was immobilized (LXTE‐LU) and used rep...
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BACKGROUND Flax lignan has attracted much attention because of its potential bioactivities. However, the bioavailability of secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG), the main lignan in flaxseed, depends on the bioconversion by the colon bacteria. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) with β‐glucosidase activity has found wide application in preparing bioactive...
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BACKGROUND As a by‐product of the palm oil industry, palm stearin is often overlooked despite having several beneficial properties, such as excellent stability, which is critically essential to meet the demand of the global food trend in producing safer processed food. Specifically, deep frying of food is often associated with the production of tox...
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Water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) emulsions with high-melting diacylglycerol (DAG) crystals incorporated in the oil droplets were fabricated and the compositions were optimized to achieve the best physical stability. The stability against osmotic pressure, encapsulation efficiency and in vitro release profiles of both water- and oil-soluble bioactives...
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Recently, there has been a growing focus on researching ways to delay aging and protect against age-related illnesses. Small molecular exogenous peptides, sourced from dietary elements like animals, plants, and microorganisms, have demonstrated considerable potential in exerting anti-aging effects. Notably, natural food-derived peptides have exhibi...
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Compared with conventional plant oils, diacylglycerol (DAG)‐based fats exhibit a higher melting point and could serve as a solid base oil for preparing specialty fats. In this study, different chain length DAG‐based solid fats were prepared, and the influences of acyl groups on the physical property, crystal microstructure, and crystallization kine...
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Enzymatic glycerolysis produced ground nut oil-based diacylglycerols (GNO-DAG) with a purity of 43.28 ± 0.89% (GNO-DAG40). GNO-DAG80 (with a DAG purity of 87.33 ± 0.61%) was obtained after purification using molecular distillation. Traditional palm oil was mixed with the "liquid" DAG as margarine base oils. Subsequent evaluations of palm oil-DAG-ba...
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Acylglycerols in natural oils includes monoacylglycerols (MAG), diacylglycerols (DAG) and triacylglycerols (TAG). Each acylglycerol possesses different isomers, which results in variation in physicochemical and nutritional properties that can be used in various applications. Acyl migration is a spontaneous reaction involving the transition of acylg...
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Sn-1,3 diacylglycerol (Sn-1,3 DAG) is widely applied as a functional lipid. Recently there has been escalating interest in understanding the acyl migration of sn-1,3 DAG that could bring about various physicochemical properties of the functional oils. In this study, 97.8% of sn-1,3 lauryl diacylglycerol (Sn-1,3 LDAG) and 98.3% of sn-1,3 palmityl di...
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Flaxseed linusorbs (FLs), cyclic peptides derived from flaxseed oils, have shown multiple activities such as anticancer, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory effects. However, the anti-inflam-matory monomers of FLs and their mechanisms are still unclear. In this study, we have elucidated that FLs suppress the modulation of NF-κB/MAPK signaling path...
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Palm olein (POL) was modified by enzymatic interesterification with different degrees of acyl migration in a solvent-free packed bed reactor. The fatty acid and acylglycerol composition, isomer content, thermodynamic behavior, and relationship between crystal polymorphism, solid fat content (SFC), crystal microstructure, and texture before and afte...
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Diacylglycerols (DAG) of varying chain lengths were synthesized and the acyl migrated samples with different 1,3-DAG/1,2-DAG ratios were obtained. The crystallization profile and surface adsorption differed depending on DAG structure. C12 and C14 DAGs formed small platelet- and needle-like crystals at the oil-air interface which can better reduce s...
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Curcumin-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (Cur-SLN) were prepared using medium- and long chain diacylglycerol (MLCD) or glycerol tripalmitate (TP) as lipid matrix and three kinds of surfactants including Tween 20 (T20), quillaja saponin (SQ) and rhamnolipid (Rha). The MLCD-based SLNs had a smaller size and lower surface charge than TP-SLNs with a C...
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Natural oil is commonly used as the base oil of high-end cosmetics. To meet the requirements of general users, the ratio of traditional vegetable oil-based interesterified fats continues to increase in industrial applications. Common interesterified fats are derived from chemical catalysis, which shows high specification requirements for raw materi...
Conference Paper
Pickering water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions were fabricated by using medium-long chain diacylglycerol (MLCD)-based solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) and the connection between the characteristics of the SLNs and the colloidal stability of the emulsions was established. Via melt-emulsification and ultrasonication, MLCD-based SLNs with particle sizes of 12...
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Chitosan (CS) based nanoparticles simultaneously loaded with (−)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and ferulic acid (FA) were fabricated via ionic gelation method modified by sodium tripolyphosphate and genipin (G-CS-EGCG-FA NPs). The particle size, morphology, entrapment efficiency, rheological properties, antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibitory activ...
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Linusorbs (LOs, cyclolinopeptides) are a class of naturally occurring cyclic hydrophobic peptides found in flaxseed oil, whose oxidation states indicate the oxidative stability and bitterness of flaxseed oil. Subjected to 63 °C accelerated oxidation, most Met-containing LOs in cold-pressed flaxseed oil entirely depleted by the 6th day except CLP, a...
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Litsea cubeba is an ethnic woody oil plant, in which essential oil rather than oil has been the main foreign trade product through the decades. Concerning large amounts of residue generated from L. cubeba essential oil processing, a sustainable valorization pathway of these biowastes is proposed in this study. First, such biowastes have been system...
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Nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) is a type of nanocellulose with multiple functionalities. Typically, NFC is produced via mechanical high-pressure homogenization process. However, this process is energy intensive and the fibrous nature of NFC often causes instrument blockage. The present study aims to utilize endoglucanase enzyme as an environmental...
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Oleogelation is an efficient way to offer healthy substitutes for trans and saturated fatty acids in processed foods. Multicomponent gels are of particular interest due to the ability to tune gel properties by altering the component proportions. In this study, monoacylglycerol (MAG) and diacylglycerol (DAG) are used as gelator blends and the influe...
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BACKGROUND Aging causes decreased antioxidant capacity and chronic inflammation and may even elevate cancer risks. Previous studies reported that flaxseed oil (FO) can alleviate age‐related diseases, including improving alcoholic liver disease, atherosclerosis and diabetes. However, whether the intestinal microbiota accountable for this alleviation...
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Palm olein (POL) was enzymatically interesterified in a continuous packed bed reactor (PBR). The effects of interesterification parameters (flow rates of 4.5–40 g/min and temperatures of 50–90 °C) on the properties of interesterified fats and immobilized Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase (Lipozyme ® TL IM) were investigated. Generally, the percentage...
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Medium-and long-chain triacylglycerol (MLCT) is a type of structured lipid where the glycerol backbone is made up of medium chain fatty acid (MCFA) (C6-12) and long chain fatty acid (C14-C22). It is produced through structural modification process. Studies demonstrated that MLCT has the ability in managing obesity which is attributed to the unique...
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Diacylglycerol (DAG) is a type of structured lipid that is made up of glycerol and two fatty acids. It is present in majority of vegetable oils in minute amounts. On a separate note, DAG can also be enzymatically or chemically synthesised through structural modification of conventional fats and oils via several possible mechanistic routes like este...
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This work attempted to obtain miscellaneous black rice particles through directly modifying black rice using media mill, and develop milled black rice particles stabilized Pickering emulsions with intrinsic antioxidation functionalities. Particle size of milled black rice particles was reduced sharply from over twenty micrometers to 773 nm after on...
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Flaxseed protein contains mainly 11S globulin (FG). It suffers significant aggregation upon heating, ionic strength and pH variation which hinders its application in food products. This study aims at improving the colloidal stability of FG by fabricating a flaxseed 11S globulin-soy 7S globulin (SG) complex and exploring its potential application in...
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Four types of pure lipid, namely lauric acid (LA), glycerol monolaurate (MAG), diglycerol laurate (DAG) and triglyceride laurate (TAG) were used to prepare oleofoams. The relationship between crystal profiles with their performance in oleofoams was established. DAG formed small needle-like crystals while MAG formed large flake-like crystals in oleo...
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Lipid metabolism is closely related to the health of aging bodies and its disorder often leads to cardiovascular diseases and chronic diseases. Dietary fat is one of the important sources of body fat, which affects the body's lipid metabolism. However, how dietary fat affects lipid metabolism in aging bodies has not been reported. Thus, the effects...
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Oleogelation is an efficient way to structure oil and reduce saturated fatty acids of lipid products. Multi-component gels are of particularly interest attributed to the ability to tune gel properties by alteration of the component proportions. In this study, monoacylglycerol (MAG) and diacylglycerol (DAG) are used as gelator mixture and the influe...
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Most food-grade Pickering particles nowadays are prepared using purified single-compound substances as starting materials. Fabrication of sustainable and multifunctional particles directly from raw biomass materials could avoid complexed isolation procedure, avoid use of harmful chemicals and maintain the bioactives in raw materials. Purple sweet p...
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Pickering water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions were fabricated by using medium-long chain diacylglycerol (MLCD)-based solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) and the connection between the characteristics of the SLNs and the colloidal stability of the emulsions was established. Via melt-emulsification and ultrasonication, MLCD-based SLNs with particle sizes of 12...
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High internal phase emulsions (HIPEs) show promising application in food and cosmetic industries. In this work, diacylglycerol (DAG) was applied to fabricate water-in-oil (W/O) HIPEs. DAG-based emulsion can hold 60% water and the emulsion rigidity increased with water content, indicating the water droplets acted as “active fillers”. Stable HIPE wit...
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Oxidative deterioration of vegetable oils is of great importance in the food industry. In China, vegetable oils produced via thermal pretreatment are popular owing to their strong oil flavor and enhanced yield. Here, we review: (i) the currently employed thermal treatment methods of oilseeds before oil extraction; (ii) effects of thermal treatments...
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Omega-3 fatty acids and phytochemicals are known to offer essential functions needed to maintain the wellness of our body systems. Driven by the upsurging demand and the diminishing traditional sources, sustainable alternatives are proposed. Herein, enzymatically synthesized structured lipids, which possess health-promoting activities and vital tec...
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Soft and solid fats which were fractionated from Pangasius bocourti oil (PBO), namely, Pangasius bocourti olein (PBOL) and Pangasius bocourti stearin (PBST), respectively, were introduced as new base oils for plastic fats. The physicochemical properties of PBO and its fractions were modified after interesterification. Enzymatic interesterification...
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The restriction of using trans-fatty acid is driving the food industries to develop natural, healthy and efficient emulsifiers for the fabrication of water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions. In this work, medium- and long-chain diacylglycerol (MLCD) with high nutritional features and surface activities was used for the preparation of emulsion. The influence o...
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Litsea cubeba (LC) kernel is a kind of waste after LC essential oil processing, which oil was found to be rich in medium chain fatty acids. Such oil was originally applied as a potential feedstock for the synthesis of trime-thylolpropane fatty acid triester (TFATE) as a biolubricant base oil with desirable lubricating properties. LC kernel oil was...
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BACKGROUND Throughout the past decade, Pickering emulsion has been increasingly utilized for the encapsulation of bioactive compounds due to its high stability and biocompatibility. In the present work, palm tocotrienols were initially encapsulated in a calcium carbonate Pickering emulsion, which was then subjected to alginate gelation and subseque...
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Palm olein-based diacylglycerol (POL-DAG) oil is a healthy product that is produced through enzymatic reaction and purification processes. However, POL-DAG oil easily solidifies at room temperature and crystallizes at high temperatures. The effect of different concentrations of sucrose stearate (1 and 10 g kg−1) added as a nonionic emulsifier, to P...