Yifa Zhou

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
208 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Yifa Zhou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yifa Zhou has authored 208 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Molecular Biology, 98 papers in Plant Science and 47 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Yifa Zhou's work include Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (94 papers), Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications (48 papers) and Galectins and Cancer Biology (37 papers). Yifa Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (94 papers), Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications (48 papers) and Galectins and Cancer Biology (37 papers). Yifa Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Yifa Zhou's co-authors include Guihua Tai, Lin Sun, Yuying Fan, Sisi Cui, Yichun Liu, Junli Hu, Jingmin Yan, Hairong Cheng, Xiaoge Gao and Li Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yifa Zhou

202 papers receiving 6.2k citations

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Selective utilization of medicinal polysaccharides by human gut Bacteroides and Parabacteroides species

2025 25 citations Zepeng Qu, Hongbin Liu et al. Nature Communications profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Selective utilization of medicinal polysaccharides by human gut Bacteroides and Parabacteroides species breakdown → 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Zepeng Qu, Hongbin Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Jumin Huang, Ziming Wang, (unknown), Wenlong Zuo, Xia Xiong, Lin Sun, Yifa Zhou, Ying Xie, Jing‐Guang Lu, Yi Zhun Zhu, Lili Yu, Lihua Liu, Hua Zhou, Lei Dai, Elaine Lai‐Han Leung	25
2	Effect of Grifola frondosa polysaccharide on immune function and gut microbiota in mice 2025 ·Linlin Ma, Xiaoliang Lin, Ming Liang, (unknown), Xueping Qu, Yi Yu, Yifa Zhou, Hairong Cheng	2
3	Fungal xylomannan as a dietary supplement: Activates hepatic AMPK/HIF1α signaling to attenuate insulin resistance 2025 ·Food Bioscience ·Yuhan Meng, Xiaoyue Jia, (unknown), (unknown), Jing Xia, Mingming Li, Wei Jiang, (unknown), Meng Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Yuying Fan, Yifa Zhou	0
4	A trapped covalent intermediate as a key catalytic element in the hydrolysis of a GH3 β-glucosidase: An X-ray crystallographic and biochemical study 2024 ·International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·(unknown), Yibing Wang, Weiyang Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Kevin H. Mayo, Yifa Zhou, Jiyong Su, Ye Yuan	4
5	Low methyl-esterified ginseng homogalacturonan pectins promote longevity of Caenorhabditis elegans via impairing insulin/IGF-1 signalling 2024 ·Carbohydrate Polymers ·Jiayi Wang, Yuan Wang, Xuejiao Xu, Chengcheng Song, Yuwei Zhou, (unknown), (unknown), Yifa Zhou, Xiaoxue Li	8
6	CD98hc, a novel of galectin-8 receptor, binds to galectin-8 in an N-glycosylation-dependent manner 2024 ·Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kevin H. Mayo, Yifa Zhou, Guihua Tai, Jiyong Su	0
7	Gypenoside LXXV Alleviates Colitis by Reprograming Macrophage Polarization via the Glucocorticoid Receptor Pathway 2024 ·Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ·Wenjing Wu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yifa Zhou, Hairong Cheng	1
8	A ginseng-derived rhamnogalacturonan I (RG-I) pectin promotes longevity via TOR signalling in Caenorhabditis elegans 2023 ·Carbohydrate Polymers ·Jiayi Wang, Yuwei Zhou, Yang Yu, Yuan Wang, (unknown), Yifa Zhou, Xiaoxue Li	18
9	Galactan induces macrophage M0 to M1 conversion to combat colon cancer 2023 ·Food Science and Technology Research ·Yue Meng, Guang Yang, (unknown), Yunhe Qu, (unknown), Kevin H. Mayo, Yifa Zhou, (unknown)	2
10	Isomerization of proline-46 in the N-terminal tail of galectin-3 enhances T cell apoptosis via the ROS-ERK pathway 2023 ·International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·(unknown), Menghui Wang, Michelle C. Miller, Zhen He, Xuejiao Xu, Yifa Zhou, Kevin H. Mayo, Guihua Tai	1
11	Preparation and structural analysis of fucomannogalactan and β-1,6-glucan from Grifola frondosa mycelium 2023 ·Frontiers in Chemistry ·Jie Geng, (unknown), Jiao Guo, (unknown), Yunhe Qu, Yifa Zhou, Guihua Tai, Lin Sun, Hairong Cheng	6
12	Mannogalactoglucan from mushrooms protects pancreatic islets via restoring UPR and promotes insulin secretion in T1DM mice 2023 ·Food Science and Human Wellness ·Ting Liu, Si Chen, Yunhe Qu, (unknown), Xiaoxuan Yang, (unknown), Yuanning Wang, (unknown), Yifa Zhou, Yuying Fan	3
13	The model polysaccharide potato galactan is actually a mixture of different polysaccharides 2023 ·Carbohydrate Polymers ·(unknown), Zhiying Lin, (unknown), Jie Geng, (unknown), Kevin H. Mayo, Guihua Tai, Yifa Zhou	12
14	Citrus-derived DHCP inhibits mitochondrial complex II to enhance TRAIL sensitivity via ROS-induced DR5 upregulation 2021 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Lei Chen, Miao Hao, Jingmin Yan, Lin Sun, Guihua Tai, Hairong Cheng, Yifa Zhou	6
15	Galectin-3 N-terminal tail prolines modulate cell activity and glycan-mediated oligomerization/phase separation 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Xuejiao Xu, Hairong Cheng, Michelle C. Miller, Zhen He, (unknown), Zhongyu Zhang, Avraham Raz, Kevin H. Mayo, Guihua Tai, Yifa Zhou	39
16	Gelatin-crosslinked pectin nanofiber mats allowing cell infiltration 2020 ·Materials Science and Engineering C ·(unknown), Sisi Cui, Xiaoyu Song, Alex P. Rickel, Hanna J. Sanyour, Zheng Jia, Junli Hu, Zhongkui Hong, Yifa Zhou, Yichun Liu	35
17	Temporal Proteomic Analysis of Pancreatic β-Cells in Response to Lipotoxicity and Glucolipotoxicity 2018 ·Molecular & Cellular Proteomics ·(unknown), Hongyang Liu, (unknown), Wen Zhong, (unknown), Jifeng Wang, Fuquan Yang, Yue Zhou, Yifa Zhou, Tao Xu, Junjie Hou	15
18	Structural characterization of alkali-soluble polysaccharides from Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer 2018 ·Royal Society Open Science ·Li Ji, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yifa Zhou, Lin Sun	27
19	Purification and characterization of two novel β-glucosidases from *Penicillium oxalicum* and their application in bioactive ginsenoside production 2014 ·Biocatalysis and Biotransformation ·Juan Gao, Jiao Wang, Jing Cui, Nan Wang, Yeming Bai, (unknown), Yifa Zhou	8
20	In vivo antimalarial activity of ginseng extracts 2011 ·Pharmaceutical Biology ·Han Han, Yan Chen, Hongtao Bi, Li Yu, Chengxin Sun, Shanshan Li, (unknown), Yifa Zhou	17

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