Professor
Educational Background:
BSc, Food Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou Institute of Technology, 1998.9-2002.7
MSc, Oils and Vegetable Protein Engineering, Henan University of Technology, 2002.9-2005.7
Ph.D, Food Science, Zhejiang University, 2007.9-2011.3
Research Interests:
1. Health benefits of antioxidants/phytochemicals in natural food and Chinese herbal;
2. Nutraceuticals compound (polyphenolic, flavonoids and alkaloids) extraction, separation, identification and bioconversion;
3. Food genomics and functional foods for disease prevention and health promotion targeted at Hyperlipidaemia, Hypertension, Aging diseases.
Overseas Experiences:
Research Scholar, Department of Food Science, Cornell University, 2013.03-2014.03
Selection of Publications:
1. Hui Xu, Xuanrui Chen, Qianqian Zhang, Zhizhi Yang, Jingjing Tian, Qihe Chen*, Jicheng Chen*. Effects of phenolic acids on tetramethylpyrazine formation via room temperature spontaneous ammoniation of acetoin. Food Chemistry: X, 2025 (25):102173.
2. Zhizhi Yang, Hui Xu, Xuanrui Chen, Jingjing Tian, Jicheng Chen*. Development of a method for the determination of alkylpyrazine in traditional vinegar and its formation kinetics. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2024 (131): 106272.
3. Hui Xu, Jia Ye, Longyuan Lin, Minmin Lian, Jicheng Chen*. Regulation of Tetramethylpyrazine Formation by the Phenolics-Fenton Coupled Redox Cycling System, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2024, 72, 21, 12251-12259.
4. Huifang Ge, Xianjiang Ye, Qihe Chen, Jia Ye, Jicheng Chen*. Ligusticum chuanxiong prevents high-fat-diet-induced lipid metabolism disorder in mice by modulating the genes in the cholesterol pathway. Food Frontiers, 2023, 4(4):1958-1972.
5. Xianjiang Ye, Li Chen, Zhichen Su, Xiaojuan Lin, Jicheng Chen* Process optimization, texture and microstructure of novel kelp tofu. Food Science and Human Wellness. 2023, 12(1): 111-118.
Research Projects:
1.National Natural Science Foundation of China , Young Scientists Fund Program, The
Synergistic Hypocholesterolemic Effects and Structure-activity Relationships of
Glucomannan Fragments and Cyclic Dipeptide (31201350)，2013.01.01-2015.12.31
Funding amount CNY 230, 000，Completed，Principle Investigator.
2.National Natural Science Foundation of China , General Program，The Regulatory
Mechanism of Phenolic Acid-Fenton Involved in Precursors and Intermediates Targeted
Transform to Promote Alkylpyrazines Formation (32372467), 2024.01.01-2027.12.31，
Funding amount CNY 500, 000, In progress, Principle Investigator.
Email:newtaicjc@163.com