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Lü Xin

Sourse:   Date:2018-12-17

Lü Xin, Ph.D., professor, Ph.D supervisor.

Professor Lü is the regional development talent of "High-level Talents Special Support Program" of Shaanxi Province, and the science and technology innovation leader of young and middle aged people of Xianyang City.


Professor Lü holds the following positions:

- Member of the Fifth Academic Committee of Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University;

- Dean of Food Science and Technology College and Testing Center Director in Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University;

- Executive Deputy Director of Food Quality Supervision, Inspection and Testing Center of Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs;

- Vice Chairman of Shaanxi Food Science and Technology Association;

- Chairman of Shaanxi Food Industry-University-Research Collaborative Innovation Alliance;

- Vice Chairman of Shaanxi Inspection and Testing Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance;

- Vice President of Chinese Institute of Brewing Materials and Quality and Safety.


Professor Lü presides over the scientific research project (as the chief expert) for Chinese public welfare industry (agricultural) , the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province, the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Project of Shaanxi Province, the Scientific Research Start-up Fund for Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars of the Chinese Ministry of Education, and significant projects of Chinese Tobacco Industry Co., Ltd. in Shaanxi and so on. Professor Lü has published more than 120 papers and applied for 8 national invention patents (7 authorized, 3 industrialized). Professor Lü also serves as evaluation expert of national talent project, National Natural Science Foundation, Chinese Agricultural Society, important member of Chinese Society of Microbiology, etc. He is also the young editorial board member of the journal "Food Science", and editorial board member of "eFOOD".


Research Focus

Professor Lü’s research focuses on molecular biology and fermentation engineering. Particularly, it adopts theories and technologies of molecular biology and fermentation engineering to solve fundamental and application problems in industry.


Education and Work Background

1993-1997 Xinjiang University B.Sc

1997-2000 Northwest A&F University M.Sc

2000-2004 Jiangnan University Ph.D

2006-2008 Kyoto University, Japan Postdoctoral fellow

2004-2009 Nanjing Agricultural University, Faculty of Food Science and Technology Lecturer

2009-2015 Northwest A&F University, Faculty of Food Science and Technology Associate Professor

2016-Present Northwest A&F University, Faculty of Food Science and Technology Professor

2016-2018 Northwest A&F University, Faculty of Food Science and Technology Associate Dean

2018-2020 Northwest A&F University, Faculty Work Department of Party Committee Associate Minister

2019-Present Northwest A&F University, Faculty of Food Science and Technology Dean


Selected Publications

Published Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals (Partial)

1) Jiaxin Chen, Xin Wang, Biying Zhang, Yifan Yang, Yangbo Song, Fan Zhang, Bianfang Liu, Yuan Zhou, Yanglei Yi, Yuanyuan Shan, Xin Lü*. Integrating enzymatic hydrolysis into subcritical water pretreatment optimization for bioethanol production from wheat straw. Science of The Total Environment. 2021, 770:145321.

2) Yanlong, Cui, Lingli, Luo, Xin, Wang, Yingying, Lu, Yanglei, Yi, Yuanyuan, Shan, Bianfang, Liu, Yuan, Zhou, Xin Lü*. Mining, heterologous expression, purification, antibactericidal mechanism, and application of bacteriocins: A review. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 2021, 20(1):863-899

3) Zhu Qiao, Huimin Sun, Qiaqia Zhou, Lanhua Yi, Xin Wang, Yuanyuan Shan, Yanglei Yi, Bianfang Liu, Yuan Zhou, Xin, Lü*. Characterization and antibacterial action mode of bacteriocin BMP32r and its application as antimicrobial agent for the therapy of multidrug-resistant bacterial infection. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2021, 164:845-854.

4) Aizhan Rakhmanova, TaoWang, GuoXing, LinglingMa, YanHong, YingyingLu, LiXin, WangXin, QiaoZhu, Xin Lü*. Isolation and identification of microorganisms from Kazakhstan koumiss and their application to cow milk. Journal of Dairy Science. 2020, 104(1):151-166

5) Lingli, Luo, Lanhua, Yi, Jiaxin, Chen, Bianfang, Liu, Xin Lü*. Antibacterial mechanisms of bacteriocin BM1157 against Escherichia coli and Cronobacter sakazakii. 2020. Food Control. 2021,123:107730

6) Tao Wang, Lihua Liu, Aizhan Rakhmanova, Xin Wang, Yuanyuan Shan, Yanglei Yi, Bianfang Liu; Yuan Zhou; Xin Lü*. Stability of bioactive compounds and in vitro gastrointestinal digestion of red beetroot jam: Effect of processing and storage. Food Bioscience. 2020, 28. Doi:10.1016/j.fbio.2020.100788

7) Xing Guo, Jiaxin Chen, Huimin Sun, Lingli Luo, Yaxin Gu, Yanglei Yi, Xin Wang, Yuanyuan Shan, Bianfang Liu, Yuan Zhou, Xin Lü*. Mining, Heterologous Expression, Purification and Characterization of 14 novel bacteriocins from Lactobacillus rhamnosus LS-8. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2020,164:2162-2176.

8) Zhu Qiao, Huimin Sun, Qiaqia Zhou, Lanhua Yi, Xin Wang, Yuanyuan Shan, Yanglei Yi, Bianfang Liu, Yuan Zhou, XinLü*. Characterization and antibacterial action mode of bacteriocin BMP32r and its application as antimicrobial agent for the therapy of multidrug-resistant bacterial infection. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2020:104(2):1474-1483

9) Hong Yan, Yingying Lu, Xin Li, Yanglei Yi, Xin Wang, Yuanyuan Shan, Bianfang Liu, Yuan Zhou, Xin Lü*. Action mode of bacteriocin BM1829 against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Food Bioscience, 2021, 39:100794

10) Hong Yan, Rakhmanova Aizhan, Yingying Lu, Xin Li, Xin Wang, Yanglei Yi, Yuanyuan Shan, Bianfang Liu, Yuan Zhou, Xin Lü*. A novel bacteriocin BM1029: physicochemical characterization, antibacterial modes and application. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2021,130(3):755-768

11) Yingying Lu, Rakhmanova Aizhan,Hong Yan, Xin Li, Xin Wang, Yanglei Yi, Yuanyuan Shan, Bianfang Liu, Yuan Zhou, Xin Lü*.  Characterization, modes of action and application of a novel broad-spectrum bacteriocin BM1300 produced by Lactobacillus crustorum MN047. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology.2020,51:2033-2048

12) Lanhua Yi, Lingli Luo, Jiaxin Chen,Huimin Suna, XinWang, YangleiYi,Xin Lü*. Cell wall and DNA damage of Staphylococcus aureus by bacteriocin BM1157. LWT-Food Science and Technology. 2020, 134: 109842

13) Yingying Lu, Hong Yan, Xin Li, Yaxin Gu, Xin Wang, Yanglei Yi, Yuanyuan Shan, Bianfang Liu, Yuan Zhou, Xin Lü*. Physicochemical properties and mode of action of a novel bacteriocin BM1122 with broad antibacterial spectrum produced by Lactobacillus crustorum MN047. Journal of Food Science. 2020, 85(5):1523-1535  

14) Lingling Ma, Rakhmanova Aizhan, Xin Wang, Yanglei Yi, Yuanyuan Shan, Bianfang Liu, Yuan Zhou, Xin Lü*. Cloning and characterization of low-temperature adapted GH5-CBM3 endo-cellulase from Bacillus subtilis 1AJ3 and their application in the saccharification of switchgrass and coffee grounds. AMB Express, 2020, 10:42.

15) Lingling Ma, Yuchun Zhao, Limin Meng, Xin Wang, Yanglei Yi, Yuanyuan Shan, Bianfang Liu, Yuan Zhou,  Xin Lü*. Isolation of thermostable lignocellulosic bacteria from chicken manure compost and a M42 family endocellulase cloning from Geobacillus thermodenitrificans Y7. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020, 11:281.

16) Lingling Ma, Yingying Lu, Hong Yan, Xin Wang, Yanglei Yi, Yuanyuan Shan, Bianfang Liu, Yuan Zhou, Xin Lü*. Screening of Cellulolytic Bacteria from Rotten Wood of Qinling (China) for Biomass Degradation and Cloning of Cellulases from Bacillus methylotrophicus. BMC Biotechnology, 2020,20(1):2

17) Tao Wang, Hong Yan, Yingying Lu, Xin Li, Xin Wang, Yuanyuan Shan, Yanglei Yi, Bianfang Liu, Yuan Zhou, Xin Lü*. Anti-obesity effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus LS-8 and Lactobacillus crustorum MN047 on high-fat and high-fructose diet mice base on inflammatory response alleviation and gut microbiota regulation. European Journal of Nutrition, 2020,59(6):2709-2728

18) Tao Wang, Yingying Lu, Hong Yan, Xin Li, Xin Wang, Yuanyuan Shan, Yanglei Yi, Bianfang Liu,Yuan Zhou, Xin Lü*. Fermentation optimization and kinetic model for high cell density culture of a probiotic microorganism: Lactobacillus rhamnosus LS-8.  Bioprocess and biosystems engineering, 2020,43:515-528

19) Yuanmei Xu, Yanlong Cui,FangfangYue, Lihua Liu, Yuanyuan Shan, Bianfang Liu, Yuan Zhou, Xin Lü*. Exopolysaccharides produced by Lactic Acid Bacteria and Bifidobacteria: Structures, Physiochemical Functions and Applications in the Food Industry. Food Hydrocolloids, 2019,94:475-499.

20) Yuanmei Xu, Yanlong Cui, Xin Wang, Fangfang Yue, Yuanyuan Shan, Bianfang Liu, Yuan Zhou, Yanglei Yi, Xin Lü*. Purification, characterization and bioactivity of exopolysaccharides produced by Lactobacillus plantarumKX041. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2019, 128:480-492

21) Xing Guo, Bianfang Liu, Lina Gao, Yuan Zhou, Shan Yuanyuan, Xin Lü*. Isolation of nitrite-degrading strains from Douchi and their application to degrade high nitrite in Jiangshui. Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture 2019, 99(1):219-225.

22) Lanhua Yi, Xin Lü*. New strategy on antimicrobial-resistance: inhibitors of DNA replication enzymes. Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2019,26(10):1761-1787

23) Lanhua Yi, Lingli Luo, Xin Lü*.Efficient Exploitation of Multiple Novel Bacteriocins by Combination of Complete Genome and Peptidome. Frontiers in Microbiology.2018, 9(1567):1-14.

24) ChenxianYang, FangfangYue, YanlongCui, YuanmeiXu, YuanyuanShan, BianfangLiu, YuanZhou, Xin Lü*. Biodegradation of lignin by Pseudomonas sp. Q18 and the characterization of a novel bacterial DyP-type peroxidase. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 2018, 45(10):913-927.

25) Xiaojiao Liu,Man Zhou,Chen Jiaxin,Ying Luo,Fuzhou Ye,Shuo Jiao,Xinzhong Hu,Jiachao Zhang, Xin Lü*. Bacterial diversity in traditional sourdough from different regions in China. LWT-Food Science and Technology. 2018,96: 251-259

26) Lanhua Yi, Xin Li, Lingli Luo, Yingying Lu, Hong Yan, Zhu Qiao,Xin Lü*.A novel bacteriocin BMP11 and its antibacterial mechanism on cell envelope of Listeria monocytogenes and Cronobacter sakazakii. Food Control, 2018, 91: 160-169

27) Huijun Yin, Lihua Liu, Xin Wang, Tao Wang, Yuan Zhou, Bianfang Liu, Yuanyuan Shan, Lin Wang, Xin Lü*. A novel flocculant prepared by lignin nanoparticles-gelatin complex from switchgrass for the capture of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 2018,545:51-59

28) Xin Wang, Lina Gao, Lian Liu, Tao Wang, Huijun Yin, Xin Lü*.A novel closed-circuit circulation system about integrated ethanol-methane fermentation process based on the subcritical water pretreatment of corn stover. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018, 180:472-481

29) Lanhua Yi, Lingli Luo, Xin Lü*. Heterologous expression of two novel bacteriocins produced by Lactobacillus crustorum MN047 and application of BM1157 in control of Listeria monocytogenes. Food Control, 2018,86:374-382

30) Man Zhou, Jingli Wu, Tao Wang, Lina Gao, Huijun Yin, Xin Lü*. The purification and characterization of a novel alkali-stable pectate lyase produced by Bacillus subtilis PB1. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2017,33:190  

31) Man Zhou, Peng Guo, Tao Wang, Lina Gao, Huijun Yin, Cheng Cai, Jie Gu, Xin Lü*. Metagenomic mining pectinolytic microbes and enzymes from an apple pomace-adapted compost microbial community.Biotechnology for Biofuels.2017, 10:198

32) Chenxian Yang, Tao Wang, Lina Gao, HuijunYin, Xin Lü*.Isolation, identification and characterization of lignin-degrading bacteria from Qinling, China. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 2017,123(6):1447-1460

33) Xin Wang, Chunge Shao, Lian Liu, Xing Guo, Yuanmei Xu, Xin Lü*.Optimization, partial characterization and antioxidant activity of an exopolysaccharide fromLactobacillus plantarum KX041. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2017, 103:1173-1184

34) Lanhua Yi, Xing Guo, Lian Liu, Chunge Shao, Xin Lü*. First Report on the complete genome sequence of Lactobacillus crustorum MN047, a potent probiotic strain isolated from Koumiss in China. Genome Announcements. 2017, 5(12): 1-2

35) Xin Wang , Lihui Zhang, Jingli Wu, Weiqi Xu, Xiaoqin Wang, Xin Lü*.Improvement of simultaneous determination of neutral monosaccharides and uronic acidsby gas chromatography. Food Chemistry, 2017, 220: 198-207

36) Lihui Zhang, Lu Wang , Lanhua Yi, Xin Wang, Yu Zhang, Junyan Liu, Xing Guo, Lian Liu, Chunge Shao, Xin Lü*. A novel antimicrobial substance produced by Lactobacillus rhamnous LS8. Food Control, 2017.73 (PartB): 754-760

37) Lanhua Yi, Ying Dang, Jingli Wu, Lihui Zhang, Xiaojiao Liu, Bianfang Liu, Yuan Zhou, Xin Lü*. Purification and characterization of a novel bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus crustorum MN047 isolated from koumiss of Xinjiang, China. Journal of Dairy Science,2016,99(9): 7002-7015

38) Lanhua Yi, Jing Dang, Lihui Zhang, Yunbo Wu, Bianfang Liu, Xin Lü*. Purification, characterization and bactericidal mechanism of a broad spectrum bacteriocin with antimicrobial activity against multidrug-resistant strains produced by Lactobacillus coryniformis XN8. Food Control, 2016, 67: 53-62

39) Xin Lü*, Lanhua Yi, Jing Dang, Ying Dang, Bianfang Liu. Purification of novel bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus coryniformis MXJ 32 for inhibiting bacterial foodborne pathogens including antibiotic-resistant microorganisms. Food Control. 2014, 46: 264-271

40) Xin Lü*, Pan Hu,Ying Dang, Bianfang Liu. Purification and partial characterization of a novel bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus casei TN-2 isolated from fermented camel milk (Shubat) of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, China. Food Control.2014, 43: 276-283

41) Xin Wang, Xin Lü*. Characterization of pectic polysaccharides extracted from apple pomace by hot-compressed water. Carbohydrate polymers. 2014, 102: 174-184

42) Xin Wang , Quanru Chen, Xin Lü*. Pectin extracted from apple pomace and citrus peel by subcritical water. Food hydrocolloid. 2014, 38: 129-137

43) Xin Lü, Shiro Saka. New insights on monosaccharides’ isomerization, dehydration and fragmentation in hot-compressed water. Journal of Supercritical Fluids. 2012. 61:146-156

44) Xin Lü, Shiro Saka. Hydrolysis of Japanese beech by batch and semi-flow water under subcritical temperatures and pressures.Biomass and Bioenergy. 2010, 34(8): 1089-1097

45) Xin Lu, Kazuchika Yamauchi, Natthanon Phaiboonsilpa, Shiro Saka. Two-step hydrolysis of Japanese beech as treated by semi-flow hot-compressed water. Journal of Wood Science. 2009, 55(5): 367-375

46) Lü Xin, Shiro Saka.Optimization of Japapnese beech hydrolysis treated with batch hot-compressed water by response surface methodology. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. 2008, 1(2):39-45

47) Xin Lu, Yongfei Li, Zuoying Duan , Zhongping Shi, Zhonggui Mao. A novel repeated fed-batch ethanol production system by fully recycling of fermented supernatants with extremely long term stability. Biotechnology Letters.2003, 25(21): 1819-1826


Authorized Patent

1) Lactobacillus crustorum, antimicrobial peptides and their application[P]. Chinese Patent: ZL201710157633.7 2017-03-16

2) Closed loop production method of straw ethanol-methane co-production[P].Chinese Patent: ZL 201510572180.5 2018-12-19

3) Method for extracting and separating pectin from apple pomace[P]. Chinese Patent: ZL201010216203.62011-12-14

4) Additive-free cigarette production technology using aroma compound microbial preparation[P]. Chinese Patent: ZL 201110369724.X 2013-01-02

5) A set of cigarette flavoring strains and microbial preparations and application[P]. Chinese Patent: ZL 201110369808.3 2013-04-24

6) Application of microbial strain for rapid flavor enhancement of flue-cured tobacco and tobacco leaf fermentation[P]. Chinese Patent: ZL 201110369808.3 2013-04-24

7) A kind of microbial strain and its application[P]. Chinese Patent: ZL 201310182012.6 2015-01-08


Published Books and Teaching Materials

1) Advances in 2nd Generation of Bioethanol Production. Elsevier,2021

2) "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" textbook for general higher education of the Ministry of Agriculture. Food Molecular Biology. 2021. Chief Editor

3) "Eleventh Five-Year" National Planning Textbook for General Higher Education. Fermented Food Technology. Light Industry Press. 2011. Co-editor


Awards and Honors

2015 Northwest A&F University Title of “Excellent Lecturer”

2015 Northwest A&F University The first "Good Supervisor in My Mind" title

2013 Northwest A&F University Title of “Excellent Lecturer”

2013 Northwest A&F University The first “My favorite Teacher” title

2011 Educational Work Committee of Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee Title of “Outstanding Communist Party Member”

2011 Northwest A&F University Title of “Outstanding Communist Party Member”

2011 Northwest A&F University Title of “Excellent class adviser”

2011 Northwest A&F University Title of "Advanced Individual in Student Ideological and Political Education"


Contact Information

E-mail: xinlu@nwsuaf.edu.cn