Cui, Steve, Ph.D.

• Research Publications
• Other Science Related Publications

Contact Information:

93 Stone Road West
Guelph, Ontario N1G 5C9
Telephone: 226-217-8076
Fax: 519-829-2600
Email: steve.cui@agr.gc.ca

Areas of Expertise:

• extraction and fraction
• functional properties
• carbohydrate chemistry
• value added processing
• complex carbohydrates
• water soluble dietary fiber
• rheology and texture

Current Projects:

• Biopolymer interactions-polysaccharide and polysaccharide and as well polysaccharides and proteins
• Comprehensive fractionation and utilization of commercial wheat bran
• Novel and environment-friendly applications of hydrocolloids in non-food systems. Understanding the mechanisms and improvement of quality of gum stabilized joints for landscaping industry
• Polysaccharide gums from agriculture products: chemical structure, functional properties and value added processing

Research Publications:

2013:

• Guo, Q., Wang, Q., Cui, S.W., Kang, J., Hu, X., Xing, X.-H., and Yada, R.Y. (2013). "Conformational properties of high molecular weight heteropolysaccharide isolated from seeds of Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch.", Food Hydrocolloids, 32(1), pp. 155-161. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2012.12.014
• Kasran, M., Cui, S.W., and Goff, D.H. (2013). "Emulsifying properties of soy whey protein isolate-fenugreek gum conjugates in oil-in-water emulsion model system.", Food Hydrocolloids, 30(2), pp. 691-697. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2012.09.002
• Nie, S-P., Wang, C., Cui, S.W., Wang, Q., Xie, M-Y., and Phillips, G.O. (2013). "A further amendment to the classical core structure of gum arabic (Acacia senegal).", Food Hydrocolloids, 31(1), pp. 42-48. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2012.09.014
• Nie, S-P., Wang, C., Cui, S.W., Wang, Q., Xie, M-Y., and Phillips, G.O. (2013). "The core carbohydrate structure of Acacia seyal var. seyal (Gum arabic).", Food Hydrocolloids, 32(2), pp. 221-227. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2012.12.027
• Wu, Y., Ai, L., Wu, J., and Cui, S.W. (2013). "Structural analysis of a pectic polysaccharide from boat-fruited sterculia seeds.", International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 56, pp. 76-82. doi : 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2013.01.005

2012:

• Ai, L., Wu, J., Che, N., Wu, Y., and Cui, S.W. (2012). "Extraction, partial characterization and bioactivity of polysaccharides from boat-fruited sterculia seeds.", International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 51(5), pp. 815-818. doi : 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2012.08.006
• Cai, H.-L., Huang, X.-J., Nie, S-P., Fang, T., Xie, M-Y., and Cui, S.W. (2012). "Effects of polysaccharides from Dendrobium Officinale on the production of TNF-α by RAW264.7 cells.", ACS Symposium Series, 28(11), pp. 1553-1556. doi : 10.3969/j.issn.1001-1978.2012.11.017
• Guo, Q., Cui, S.W., Wang, Q., Hu, X., Kang, J., and Yada, R.Y. (2012). "Structural characterization of a low-molecular-weight heteropolysaccharide (glucomannan) isolated from Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch.", Carbohydrate Research, 350, pp. 31-39. doi : 10.1016/j.carres.2011.10.020
• Kang, J., Cui, S.W., Guo, Q., Chen, J., Wang, Q., Phillips, G.O., and Nikiforuk, J. (2012). "Structural investigation of a glycoprotein from gum ghatti.", Carbohydrate Polymers, 89(3), pp. 749-758. doi : 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.04.004
• Kasran, M., Cui, S.W., and Goff, D.H. (2012). "Covalent attachment of fenugreek gum to soy whey protein isolate through natural Maillard reaction for improved emulsion stability.", Food Hydrocolloids, 30(2), pp. 552-558. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2012.08.004
• Miao, M., Jiang, H., Cui, S.W., Jin, Z., and Zhang, T. (2012). "Structure and functional properties of starches from Chinese ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.) nuts.", Food Research International, 49(1), pp. 303-310. doi : 10.1016/j.foodres.2012.07.038
• Miao, M., Jiang, H., Jiang, B., Cui, S.W., Jin, Z., and Zhang, T. (2012). "Functional characteristics of starches from the root of Cynanchum auriculatum Royle ex Wight grown in China.", Carbohydrate Polymers, 88(2), pp. 568-575. doi : 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.12.044
• Qian, K.Y., Cui, S.W., Nikiforuk, J., and Goff, D.H. (2012). "Structural elucidation of rhamnogalacturonans from flaxseed hulls.", Carbohydrate Research, 132(15), pp. 47-55. doi : 10.1016/j.carres.2012.08.005
• Qian, K.Y., Cui, S.W., Wu, Y., and Goff, D.H. (2012). "Flaxseed gum from flaxseed hulls: Extraction, fractionation, and characterization.", Food Hydrocolloids, 28(2), pp. 275-283. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2011.12.019
• Roberts, K.T., Cui, S.W., Chang, Y.H., Ng, P.K.W., and Graham, T. (2012). "The influence of fenugreek gum and extrusion modified fenugreek gum on bread.", Food Hydrocolloids, 26(2), pp. 350-358. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2011.02.030
• Wei, L., Cui, S.W., Wang, Q., and Yada, R.Y. (2012). "Study of conformational properties of cereal β-glucans by computer modeling.", Food Hydrocolloids, 26(2), pp. 377-382. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2011.02.019
• Wu, Y., Cui, S.W., Wu, J., Ai, L., Wang, Q., and Tang, J. (2012). "Structure characteristics and rheological properties of acidic polysaccharide from boat-fruited sterculia seeds.", Carbohydrate Polymers, 88(3), pp. 926-930. doi : 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.01.035
• Wu, Y., Li, W., Cui, S.W., Eskin, N.A.M., and Goff, D.H. (2012). "A molecular modeling approach to understand conformation-functionality relationships of galactomannans with different mannose/galactose ratios.", Food Hydrocolloids, 26(2), pp. 359-364. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2011.02.029
• Xu, C., Lv, J., Lo, M., Cui, S.W., Hu, X., and Fan, M.-T. (2012). "Effects of oat β-glucan on endurance exercise and its anti-fatigue properties in trained rats.", Carbohydrate Polymers, 92(2), pp. 1159-1165. doi : 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.10.023
• Yin, J.-Y., Lin, H., Li, J., Wang, Y., Cui, S.W., Nie, S-P., and Xie, M-Y. (2012). "Structural characterization of a highly branched polysaccharide from the seeds of Plantago asiatica L.", Carbohydrate Polymers, 87(4), pp. 2416-2424. doi : 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.11.009
• Yin, J.-Y., Lin, H., Nie, S-P., Cui, S.W., and Xie, M-Y. (2012). "Methylation and 2D NMR analysis of arabinoxylan from the seeds of Plantago asiatica L.", Carbohydrate Polymers, 88(4), pp. 1395-1401. doi : 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.02.025
• Yin, J.-Y., Nie, S-P., Li, J., Chang, L., Cui, S.W., and Xie, M-Y. (2012). "Mechanism of Interactions between Calcium and Viscous Polysaccharide from the Seeds of Plantago asiatica L.", Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 60(32), pp. 7981-7987. doi : 10.1021/jf302052t

2011:

• Chang, Y.H. and Cui, S.W. (2011). "Steady and dynamic shear rheological properties of extrusion modified fenugreek gum solutions.", Food Science and Biotechnology, 20(6), pp. 1663-1668. doi : 10.1007/s10068-011-0229-9
• Chang, Y.H., Cui, S.W., Roberts, K.T., Ng, P.K.W., and Wang, Q. (2011). "Evaluation of extrusion-modified fenugreek gum.", Food Hydrocolloids, 25(5), pp. 1296-1301. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2010.12.003
• Guo, Q., Cui, S.W., Wang, Q., Hu, X., Guo, Q., Kang, J., and Yada, R.Y. (2011). "Extraction, fractionation and physicochemical characterization of water-soluble polysaccharides from Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch seed.", Carbohydrate Polymers, 86(2), pp. 831-836. doi : 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.05.034
• Guo, Q., Cui, S.W., Wang, Q., Hu, X., Kang, J., and Yada, R.Y. (2011). "Structure characterization of high molecular weight heteropolysaccharide isolated from Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch seed.", Carbohydrate Polymers, 86(2), pp. 742-746. doi : 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.05.018
• Hu, X.-Z., Xing, X.-H., Zhang, Z.-M., Wu, R.-Q., Guo, Q., Cui, S.W., and Wang, Q. (2011). "Antioxidant effects of Artemis sphaerocephala Krasch. Gum, on streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetic rats.", Food Hydrocolloids, 25(2), pp. 207-213. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2009.12.006
• Kang, J., Cui, S.W., Chen, J., Phillips, G.O., Wu, Y., and Wang, Q. (2011). "New studies on gum ghatti (Anogeissus latifolia) part I. Fractionation, chemical and physical characterization of the gum.", Food Hydrocolloids, 25(8), pp. 1984-1990. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2010.12.011
• Kang, J., Cui, S.W., Phillips, G.O., Chen, J., Guo, Q., and Wang, Q. (2011). "New studies on gum ghatti (Anogeissus latifolia) Part III: Structure characterization of a globular polysaccharide fraction by 1D, 2D NMR spectroscopy and methylation analysis.", Food Hydrocolloids, 25(8), pp. 1999-2007. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2010.11.020
• Nie, S-P., Cui, S.W., Phillips, A.O., Xie, M-Y., Phillips, G.O., Al-Assaf, S., and Zhang, X.L. (2011). "Elucidation of the structure of a bioactive hydrophilic polysaccharide from Cordyceps sinensis by methylation analysis and NMR spectroscopy.", Carbohydrate Polymers, 84(3), pp. 894-899. doi : 10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.12.033
• Qian, H.F., Cui, S.W., Wang, Q., Wang, C., and Zhou, H.M. (2011). "Fractionation and physicochemical characterization of peach gum polysaccharides.", Food Hydrocolloids, 25(5), pp. 1285-1290. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2010.09.027
• Sun, Y.-L., Cui, S.W., Gu, X., and Zhang, J. (2011). "Isolation and structural characterization of water unextractable arabinoxylans from Chinese black-grained wheat bran.", Carbohydrate Polymers, 85(3), pp. 615-621. doi : 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.03.021
• Wu, Y., Cui, S.W., Eskin, N.A.M., Goff, D.H., and Nikiforuk, J. (2011). "NMR analysis of a methylated non-pectic polysaccharide from water soluble yellow mustard mucilage.", Carbohydrate Polymers, 84(1), pp. 69-75. doi : 10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.10.058
• Wu, Y., Cui, S.W., Eskin, N.A.M., and Goff, D.H. (2011). "Stress relaxation in synergistically associated polysaccharides: Galactomananns and a non-pectic polysaccharide fraction from yellow mustard mucilage.", Carbohydrate Polymers, 84(3), pp. 984-989. doi : 10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.12.053
• Zhang, M., Zhu, L., Cui, S.W., Wang, Q., Zhou, T., and Shen, H.S. (2011). "Fractionation, partial characterization and bioactivity of water-soluble polysaccharides and polysaccharide–protein complexes from Pleurotus geesteranus.", International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 48(1), pp. 5-12. doi : 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2010.09.003

2010:

• Guo, Q., Riehm, M., Defelice, C., and Cui, S.W. (2010). "Formulation optimization of psyllium-based binding product by response surface methodology.", Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment (JFAE), 8(2), pp. 882-889.
• Immerstrand, T., Andersson, K.E., Wange, C., Rascon, A., Hellstrand, P., Nyman, M., Cui, S.W., Bergenståhl, B., Trägårdh, C., and Öste, R. (2010). "Effects of oat bran, processed to different molecular weights of β-glucan, on plasma lipids and caecal formation of SCFA in mice.", British Journal of Nutrition, 104, pp. 364-373. doi : 10.1017/S0007114510000553
• Kang, J., Cui, S.W., Phillips, G.O., Chen, J., Guo, Q., and Wang, Q. (2010). "New studies on gum ghatti (Anogeissus latifolia) part II. Structure characterization of an arabinogalactan from the gum by 1D, 2D NMR spectroscopy and methylation analysis.", Food Hydrocolloids, 25(8), pp. 1991-1998. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2010.11.021
• Li, W., Cui, S.W., Wang, Q., and Yada, R.Y. (2010). "Studies of aggregation behaviours of cereal β-glucans in dilute aqueous solutions by light scattering: Part I. Structure effects.", Food Hydrocolloids, 25(2), pp. 189-195. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2010.02.005
• Lin, B., Gong, J., Wang, Q., Cui, S.W., Yu, H., and Huang, X.Q. (2010). "In vitro assessment of the effects of dietary fibers on microbial fermentation and communities from large intestinal digesta of pigs.", Food Hydrocolloids, 25(2), pp. 180-188. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2010.02.006
• Phillips, G.O. and Cui, S.W. (2010). "An introduction: Evolution and finalisation of the regulatory definition of dietary.", Food Hydrocolloids, 25(2), pp. 139-143. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2010.04.011
• Sun, Y.-L., Cui, S.W., Tang, J., and Gu, X. (2010). "Structural features of pectic polysaccharide from Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels.", Carbohydrate Polymers, 80(2), pp. 545-551. doi : 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.12.030

2009:

• Cui, S.W. and Wang, Q. (2009). "Cell wall polysaccharides in cereals: chemical structures and functional properties.", Structural Chemistry, 20(2), pp. 291-297. doi : 10.1007/s11224-009-9441-0
• Guo, Q., Cui, S.W., Wang, Q., Goff, D.H., and Smith, A. (2009). "Microstructure and rheological properties of psyllium polysaccharide gel.", Food Hydrocolloids, 23(6), pp. 1542-1547. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2008.10.012
• Immerstrand, T., Bergenståhl, B., Trägårdh, C., Nyman, M., Cui, S.W., and Öste, R. (2009). "Extraction of β-Glucan from Oat Bran in Laboratory Scale.", Cereal Chemistry, 86(6), pp. 601-608. doi : 10.1094/CCHEM-86-6-0601
• Li, X.H., Cheng, Y.-H., Yi, C.-P., Hua, Y.F., Yang, C., and Cui, S.W. (2009). "Effect of ionic strength on the heat-induced soy protein aggregation and the phase separation of soy protein aggregate/dextran mixtures.", Food Hydrocolloids, 23(3), pp. 1015-1023. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2008.07.024
• Petit, H.V., Gagnon, N., Mir, P.S., Tsao, R., and Cui, S.W. (2009). "Milk concentration of the mammalian lignan enterolactone, milk production, milk fatty acid profile, and digestibility in dairy cows fed diets containing whole flaxseed or flaxseed meal.", Journal of Dairy Research, 76(3), pp. 257-264. doi : 10.1017/S0022029909003999
• Singthong, J., Ningsanond, S., and Cui, S.W. (2009). "Extraction and physicochemical characterisation of polysaccharide gum from Yanang (Tiliacora triandra) leaves.", Food Chemistry, 114(4), pp. 1301-1307. doi : 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.11.008
• Sun, Y.-L., Cui, S.W., Gu, X.-H., Tang, J., and Shen, R.-L. (2009). "Determination of degree of esterification in pectic polysaccharides from angelica sinensis (oliv.) diels by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.", Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis / Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi, 29(3), pp. 682-685. doi : 10.3964/j.issn.1000-0593(2009)03-0682-04
• Wu, Y., Cui, S.W., Eskin, N.A.M., and Goff, D.H. (2009). "An investigation of four commercial galactomannans on their emulsion and rheological properties.", Food Research International, 42(8), pp. 1141-1146. doi : 10.1016/j.foodres.2009.05.015
• Wu, Y., Cui, S.W., Eskin, N.A.M., and Goff, D.H. (2009). "Fractionation and partial characterization of non-pectic polysaccharides from yellow mustard mucilage.", Food Hydrocolloids, 23(6), pp. 1535-1541. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2008.10.010
• Wu, Y., Cui, S.W., Eskin, N.A.M., and Goff, D.H. (2009). "Rheological investigation of synergistic interactions between galactomannans and non-pectic polysaccharide fraction from water soluble yellow mustard mucilage.", Carbohydrate Polymers, 78(1), pp. 112-116. doi : 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.03.024
• Youssef, M.K., Wang, Q., Cui, S.W., and Barbut, S. (2009). "Purification and partial physicochemical characteristics of protein free fenugreek gums.", Food Hydrocolloids, 23(8), pp. 2049-2053. doi : 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2009.03.017

Other Science Related Publications:

2012:

• Power, K.A., Villeneuve, S., Mondor, M., Fustier, P., Arcand, Y., Lamarche, F., Britten, M., Cui, S.W., Tsao, R., Fofana, B., and Wanasundara, P.K.J.P.D. (2012). "Recent progress on the incorporation of flaxseed into cereal based matrices: delivery of bioactives to target sites and a comprehensive assessment of their biological effects.", 64th Flax Institute of the United States, Doublewood Inn, Fargo, ND, USA, March 29-30, 2012. (Presentation)