Tao Wei

Professor, Doctoral supervisor

ADDRESS：No.136, Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, PRC.

PHONE：86-371-86608661

FAX：86-371-86608661

E-mail：weit8008@zzuli.edu.cn

Research Interests:

Food microbiology; Food enzyme technology

Education Background:

Sep. 2003-Jun. 2008   Ph.D of Microbiolgy, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University;

Sep. 1999-Jun. 2003   Bachelor of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University.

Courses Offered: Microbiology

Publications：

1. Wei T, Zhao CM, Quareshy M, Wu N, Huang S, Zhao YZ, Yang PF, Mao DB, Chen Y. Characterization of a glycolipid glycosyltransferase with broad substrate specificity from the marine bacterium Candidatus Pelagibacter sp. HTCC7211. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 10.1128/AEM.00435-21, 2021.

2. Rebekah J, Holly S, Zhao CM, Andrew M, Ian L, David S, Wei T, Chen Y*. Phosphorus stress induces the synthesis of novel glycolipids in Pseudomonas aeruginosa that confer protection against a last-resort antibiotic. ISME Journal, 15(11):3303-3314, 2021.

3. Long Zhangde, Zhao Yuzhe, Xue Yun, Wang Min, Li Jigang, Su Zan, Sun Jiansheng, Liu Qinbin, Liu Hong, Mao Duobin, Wei Tao*. A novel thermophilic β-carotene 15,15′-monooxygenase with broad substrate specificity from the marine bacterium Candidatus Pelagibacter sp. HTCC7211. Biotechnology Letters, 43(12):2233-2241, 2021.

4. Long Zhangde, Duan Naixin, Xue Yun, Wang Min, Li Jigang, Su Zan, Liu Qinbin, Mao Duobin, Wei Tao*. Characterization of a novel lutein cleavage dioxygenase, EhLCD, from Enterobacter hormaechei YT-3 for the enzymatic synthesis of 3-hydroxy-β-ionone from lutein. Catalysts, 11(11), 1257, 2021.

5. Hu XL, Wang KL, Chen MG, Fan JH, Han SN, Hou JG, Chi L, Liu YP, Wei T*, Profiling the composition and metabolic activities of microbial community in fermented grain for the Chinese strong-flavor Baijiu production by using the metatranscriptome, high-throughput 16S rRNA and ITS gene sequencings. Food Research International, 138:109765, 2020.

6. Chi L, Wei JJ, Hou JC, Wang JY, Hu XL, He PH, Wei T*, Optimizing the DO-stat protocol for enhanced production of thermostable pullulanase in Escherichia coli by using oxygen control strategies. Journal of Food Biochemistry, 44(5):e13173, 2020.

7. Wei T*, Quareshy M, Zhang YZ, Scanlan DJ, Chen Y*, Manganese is essential for PlcP metallophosphoesterase activity involved in lipid remodelling in abundant marine heterotrophic bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 84(15):e01109-18, 2018.

8. Wei T, Huang S, Zang J, Jia CX, Mao DB. Cloning, Expression and haracterization of a Novel Fructosyltransferase from Aspergillus oryzae ZZ-01 for the Synthesis of Sucrose 6-Acetate. Catalysts, 6, 67, 2016.

9. Wei T*, Zang J, Zheng YD, Tang HZ, Huang S, Mao DB*, Characterization of a novel nicotine hydroxylase from Pseudomonas sp. ZZ-5 that catalyzes the conversion of 6-hydroxy-3-succinoylpyridine into 2,5-dihydroxypyridine. Catalysts, 7, 257, 2017.

10. Wei T, Yang KP, Bai B, Zang J, Yu X, Mao DB*, Enzymatic hydrolytic resolution of racemic ibuprofen ethyl ester using an ionic liquid as cosolvent. Molecules, 21(7):901, 2016.

Patents:

1. National invention patent: A thermophilic acid pullulanase and its preparation and Application (Authorization No.ZL201210214218.8);

2. National invention patent: Preparation and application of a carotene 9,10' dioxygenase (Authorization No. ZL201610637492.4);

3. National invention patent: Preparation and application of a carotene monooxygenase (Authorization No. ZL201610637492.4);

4. National invention patent:A method for preparing Sucrose-6-Acetate from fructosyltransferase (Authorization No. ZL201510131874.5).

Research Projects：

1. Zhongyuan science and technology innovation talent project, research on the action mechanism and application of marine phospholipase PLC in removing phospholipids from vegetable oils, 2022/01-2023/12;

2. International Exchanges Cost Share 2017 China (NSFC), Biochemical properties and physiological functions of novel glycosyltransferases from marine bacteria, 2018.03-2020.03;

3. Program for Science & Technology Innovation Talents in the Universities of Henan Province, Study on the biodegradation mechanism of carotenoids, 2018.01-2019.12;

4. Science and technology activities for overseas students Funded projects, Study on the catalytic properties of phospholipase C and its application in degumming of vegetable oils, 2019.01-2021.12;

Honors:

1. 1/10, Second prize of Henan Scientific and Technological Progress Award, The People’s Government of Henan Province, 2015;

2. 1/10, Second prize of Henan Scientific and Technological Progress Award, The People’s Government of Henan Province, 2019;

3. Young and Middle-Aged Backbone Teachers of University, Henan Province.

Professional Affiliations :

Executive director of Henan society of Bioengineering

Academic Activities:

16-18/March 2016, 7th Annual Symposium of Enzyme & Biocatysis-2016 (SEB-2016), Seoul (Korea)

11-13/November 2013, International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biosynthetic Engineering, Shanghai (China)

28/May-1/June 2012, 12th Japan-China-Korea joint Symposium on Enzyme Engineering (12th JSEE), Kanazawa (Japan)