Yi Zhang
Assistant Professor of Food Science
Huck Affiliations
Most Recent Publications
Amphiphilic food polypeptides via moderate enzymatic hydrolysis of chickpea proteins: Bioprocessing, properties, and molecular mechanism
Ishita Ghosh, Saisai Ding, Yi Zhang, 2025, Food Chemistry
Core-shell gelatin-chitosan nanoparticles with lysozyme responsiveness formed via pH-drive and transglutaminase cross-linking
Jilong Li, Yongqiang Zhao, Yi Zhang, Corinne Nardin, 2025, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Bioactive peptides derived from tuna: Screening, extraction, bioactivity, and mechanism of action
Jing-an Cheng, Di Wang, Gang Yu, Shengjun Chen, Zhenhua Ma, Ya Wei, Xue Zhao, Chunsheng Li, Yueqi Wang, Yi Zhang, R Cap, Yongqiang Zhao, 2025, Marine Drugs on p. 293
A new cold-active transglutaminase: Discovery, computational insights, and recombinant expression
Han Liu, Saisai Ding, Corinne Nardin, Yi Zhang, 2025, Enzyme and Microbial Technology on p. 110712
An updated review on soy antioxidant peptides (SAPs): Molecular mechanisms, high-tech generation pipeline, industrial production strategies, and new product innovation
Rong Zhang, Shudong He, Dakai Di, Huimei Li, Min Qiu, Zeyu Wu, Hanju Sun, Yi Zhang, 2025, Food Reviews International on p. 1-26
Curcumin-modified gelatin nanocomplexes as novel food foaming agents: Impact on foamability and interfacial properties
Jilong Li, Yi Zhang, Corinne Nardin, 2025, Food Hydrocolloids on p. 111856
Novel soft food gels using beta-lactoglobulin via enzymatic crosslinking as agar gel alternatives
Han Liu, Corinne Nardin, Yi Zhang, 2024, Food Hydrocolloids
Bioplastic films from cassava peels: Enzymatic transformation and film properties
Yi Zhang, Jiayu Xie, William O. Ellis, Jilong Li, William Ofori Appaw, Benjamin K. Simpson, 2024, Industrial Crops and Products
Food-grade gelatin from camel skin: Extraction, characterisation and potential use for thin film packaging preparation
Kamel Hajlaoui, Ola Abdelhedi, Ali Salem, Frederic Debeaufort, Nacim Zouari, Yi Zhang, Mourad Jridi, 2024, Food Hydrocolloids
Corrigendum to “Insight of pH-shifting as an effective pretreatment to reduce the antigenicity of lectin from red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) combining with autoclaving treatments: The structure investigation” [Food Chem. 434 (2023) 137429](S0308814623020472)(10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.137429)
Kuan Gao, Shudong He, Haoshuang Chen, Junhui Wang, Xingjiang Li, Hanju Sun, Yi Zhang, 2024, Food Chemistry
Most-Cited Papers
Effect of beeswax and carnauba wax addition on properties of gelatin films: A comparative study
Yi Zhang, Benjamin K. Simpson, Marie Josée Dumont, 2018, Food Bioscience on p. 88-95
Enzymes in food bioprocessing — novel food enzymes, applications, and related techniques
Yi Zhang, Shudong He, Benjamin K. Simpson, 2018, Current Opinion in Food Science on p. 30-35
Generation of antioxidative peptides from Atlantic sea cucumber using alcalase versus trypsin: In vitro activity, de novo sequencing, and in silico docking for in vivo function prediction
Yi Zhang, Shudong He, Éric Bonneil, Benjamin K. Simpson, 2020, Food Chemistry
Isolation and prebiotic activity of water-soluble polysaccharides fractions from the bamboo shoots (Phyllostachys praecox)
Shudong He, Xin Wang, Yi Zhang, Jing Wang, Hanju Sun, Junhui Wang, Xiaodong Cao, Yongkang Ye, 2016, Carbohydrate Polymers on p. 295-304
Hydrophobicity and physicochemical properties of agarose film as affected by chitosan addition
Qiqi Cao, Yi Zhang, Wei Chen, Xianghong Meng, Bingjie Liu, 2018, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules on p. 1307-1313
Food enzymes immobilization: novel carriers, techniques and applications
Jiayu Xie, Yi Zhang, Benjamin Simpson, 2022, Current Opinion in Food Science on p. 27-35
Physicochemical and antioxidant properties of hard white winter wheat (Triticum aestivm L.) bran superfine powder produced by eccentric vibratory milling
Shudong He, Jing Li, Qian He, Huifang Jian, Yi Zhang, Jialiang Wang, Hanju Sun, 2018, Powder Technology on p. 126-133
Advances in epitope mapping technologies for food protein allergens: A review
Fanlin Zhou, Shudong He, Hanju Sun, Yongfei Wang, Yi Zhang, 2021, Trends in Food Science and Technology on p. 226-239
Fish oil ameliorates trimethylamine N-oxide-exacerbated glucose intolerance in high-fat diet-fed mice
Xiang Gao, Jie Xu, Chengzi Jiang, Yi Zhang, Yong Xue, Zhaojie Li, Jingfeng Wang, Changhu Xue, Yuming Wang, 2015, Food and Function on p. 1117-1125
Antioxidative peptides from proteolytic hydrolysates of false abalone (volutharpa ampullacea perryi): Characterization, identification, and molecular docking
Shudong He, Yi Zhang, Hanju Sun, Ming Du, Jianlei Qiu, Mingming Tang, Xianbao Sun, Beiwei Zhu, 2019, Marine Drugs
News Articles Featuring Yi Zhang
Sep 15, 2025
Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences names 2025-26 seed grant recipients
The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State has selected eight research teams that span 12 departments across six colleges to receive 2025-26 seed grant funding.
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Jun 24, 2025
Ten interdisciplinary research teams awarded IEE seed grants
Ten interdisciplinary research teams have received funding through the Institute of Energy and the Environment’s (IEE) 2025 Seed Grant Program.
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Oct 04, 2024
USDA grant to support summer research experiences for undergraduates
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture recently announced an investment of $11.6 million in its Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates program. Among the recipients, Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences was awarded a $750,000 grant to support 50 undergraduate students in exploring career opportunities in food science and nutritional sciences.
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