Dr. DING Li

Postdoctoral Researcher

Co-PI Prof. CHEN Sheng

Education Background

Ph.D in Plant Biology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

M.S. in Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, China.

B.S. in Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, China.

Research interests

Starch structure and functionality

Potato whole foods

Chemical modified starch and starch self-assembly

Starch nanomaterials

Crop genetics.

Publications

[1] L. Ding, B. Zhang, C.P. Tan, X. Fu, Q. Huang, Effects of limited moisture content and storing temperature on retrogradation of rice starch, International journal of biological macromolecules 137 (2019) 1068-1075.

[2] L. Ding, Q. Huang, H. Li, Z. Wang, X. Fu, B. Zhang, Controlled gelatinization of potato parenchyma cells under excess water condition: structural and in vitro digestion properties of starch, Food & function 10(9) (2019) 5312-5322.

[3] L. Ding, Z. Xie, X. Fu, Z. Wang, Q. Huang, B. Zhang, Structural and in vitro starch digestion properties of potato parenchyma cells: Effects of gelatinization degree, Food Hydrocolloids 113 (2021) 106464.

[4] L. Ding, Q. Huang, W. Xiang, X. Fu, B. Zhang, J.-Y. Wu, Chemical cross-linking reduces in vitro starch digestibility of cooked potato parenchyma cells, Food Hydrocolloids (2021) 107297.

[5] B. Wang, S. Chen, C. Huang, Y. Lin, Y. Liang, W. Xiong, B. Zhang, R. Liu*, L. Ding*, Comparative study on the structural and in vitro digestion properties of starch within potato parenchyma cells under different cooking methods, International journal of biological macromolecules (2022).

[6] L. Ding, W. Liang, J. Qu, S. Persson, X. Liu, K. Herburger, J.J.K. Kirkensgaard, B. Khakimov, K. Enemark-Rasmussen, A. Blennow, Y. Zhong, Effects of natural starch-phosphate monoester content on the multi-scale structures of potato starches, Carbohydrate polymers 310 (2023) 120740.

[7] L. Ding, A. Blennow, Y. Zhong, Differential roles of C-3 and C-6 phosphate monoesters in affecting potato starch properties, Grain & Oil Science and Technology (2024).

[8] L. Ding, W. Liang, S. Persson, S. Glazowska, J.J.K. Kirkensgaard, B. Khakimov, K. Enemark-Rasmussen, K.H. Hebelstrup, A. Blennow, Y. Zhong, Mechanism of maltogenic alpha-amylase modification on barley granular starches spanning the full range of amylose, Food Chemistry 464(Pt 3) (2024) 141890.

[9] L. Ding, J. Yang, J.J.K. Kirkensgaard, K. Enemark-Rasmussen, J. Chang, L. Zhang, S. Chen, A. Blennow, Y. Zhong, Characterization of different high amylose starch granules. Part III: How starch fine structures affect retrogradation and formation of type 3 resistant starch, Carbohydrate polymers 361 (2025) 123633.

[10] L. Ding, S. Ebrahimi, X. Liu, S. Persson, J.J.K. Kirkensgaard, K. Enemark-Rasmusse, J. Chang, S. Chen, A. Blennow, T.P. Czaja, Y. Zhong, Characterizing maize starch gelatinization by Low-Field NMR spectroscopy, Carbohydrate polymers 369 (2025) 124292.

[11] W. Liang, K. Herburger, K. Guo, J.J.K. Kirkensgaard, K.H. Hebelstrup, S. Persson, S. Chen, Y. Zhong, A. Blennow*, L. Ding*, Comparative analysis of supplemental irrigation effects on structure and digestion of normal and amylose-only barley starches, Carbohydrate polymers 370 (2025) 124378.