General
Mingfang Luo, Ph.D., Associated professor
Email: luomf@gucas.ac.cn 
Address: College of Material Sciences and Opto-Electronic Technology, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China 

Research Areas

Biosynthesis of gamma-polyglutamic acid and nattokinase; Microbial desulfurization of petroleum feedstocks; Biotransformation of methane.

Education

1999-2003  Ph.D., Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
1994-1997  M.S., Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
1990-1994  B.A., Nanjing Institute of Chemical Technology, Nanjing, China

Experience

   
Work Experience
2005-present  Associated professor, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
2003-2005  Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
1997-1999  Lecturer, West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610065, China

Publications

   
Papers
1. Duan Changhong, Luo Mingfang, Yang Cheng, Jiang Hao, Xing Xin-Hui, Effects of different hollow fiber membrane modules on methane and oxygen aeration, Chinese J. Proc. Eng., 2010, 10(2): 395-399.
2. Luo Mingfang, Duan Changhong, Yang Cheng, Xing Xin-Hui. Biotransformation of methane to methanol by methanotrophs in silicone membrane bioreactor, J. Biosci. Bioeng., 2009, 108: S128.
3. Luo Mingfang, Gao Hongshuai, Li Yuguang, Xing Jianmin, Li Xin, Liu Huizhou. Research advances in biodesulfurization of petroleum feedstocks by immobilized cells, Chem. Ind. Eng. Prog. 2009, 28(11): 1986-1990
4. Su Fengyi, Luo Mingfang, Zhang Fei, Li Peng, Lou Kai and Xing Xin-Hui, Performance of Microbiological Control by a Point-of-Use Filter System for Drinking Water Purification, J. Environ. Sci.-China, 2009, 21(9): 1237-1246
5. Luo Mingfang, Wu Hao, Wang Lei, Yang Cheng, Xing Xinhui, Growth characteristics of a methane-utilizing mixed consortia MY9, Chinese J. Proc. Eng., 2009, 9(1): 113-117
6. Hongshuai Gao, Mingfang Luo, Jianmin Xing, Yong Wu, Yuguang Li, Wangliang Li, Qingfen Liu, and Huizhou Liu, Desulfurization of Fuel by Extraction with Pyridinium-Based Ionic Liquids, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2008, 47 (21): 8384–8388.
7. Luo Mingfang, Wu Hao, Wang Lei, Xing Xinhui, Study on the Structure and Function of a Stable Methane-Oxidizing Mixed Microbial Consortium, Acta Microbiol. Sinica, 2007, 47(1): 108-114.
8. Yin Chen, Xin-Hui Xing, Fengchun Ye, Ying Kuang, Mingfang Luo, Production of MBP–HepA fusion protein in recombinant Escherichia coli by optimization of culture medium, Biochem. Eng. J., 2007, 34 (2): 114-121
9. Xu Mingshu, Luo Mingfang, Xing Xinhui, Chen Hongzhang,Characteristics of quercetin transglycosidation catalyzed by Penicillium decumbens glycosidase,Food Bioprod. Proc., 2006, 84(C3): 237-241
10. Xin-Hui Xing, Hao Wu, Ming-Fang Luo, Bang-Peng Wang, Effects of organic chemicals on growth of Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b, Biochem. Eng. J., 2006, 31 (2): 113-117
11. Zhongxuan Gou, Xin-Hui Xing, Mingfang Luo, Hao Jiang, Bing Han, Hao Wu, Lei Wang & Fei Zhang, Functional expression of the particulate methane monooxygenase gene in recombinant Rhodococcus erythropolis, FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 2006, 263: 136-141
12. Xu Mingshu, Xing Xinhui, Luo Mingfang, Huang Luqi, Study on enzymatic extraction of Flavones from Gingkgo Leaves, Chinese J. Exp. Trad. Med. Formulae, 2006, 12(4): 2-4

Research Interests

Biocatalysis and Biotransformation