基本信息

SHAHID AHMED

合作导师：张斌

电子邮箱：shahidfst42@gmail.com, shahidfst42@scut.edu.cn

通讯地址：School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China

个人简介

Dr. Shahid Ahmed Junejo is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology. His research focuses on nutrient digestibility and the role of plant cell wall structures—particularly in pulses—as barriers that affect nutrient release during digestion. He investigates how the macrostructures of pulses, such as cell walls and protein matrices, influence cell morphology, starch structure (including crystallinity and thermal stability), and in vitro starch digestion. His work aims to understand how structural and biochemical factors in starch-rich plant tissues affect nutrient bioaccessibility, especially as many plant tissues remain intact during digestion, limiting nutrient release. The research provides an important theoretical basis and guiding significance for the development of pulse functional and low glycemic index (GI) foods.

Dr. Junejo is currently conducting a mechanistic study on lectin allergenicity and starch digestion properties in legume intact cotyledon cells subjected to high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) processing. Lectins in undercooked or unprocessed legumes can trigger digestive discomfort and allergic reactions in sensitive individuals. To investigate the impact of HHP treatment, advanced techniques will be employed to analyze changes in the macrostructure of legume cells and the multi-scale structure of intracellular starch.

人才项目

国家资助国家外国专家个人类项目(A4250110), 2024–2025, 主持。

科研项目

国家自然科学基金青年项目(W2533064), 2025–2027，主持。

学术论文

1. ShahidAhmed Junejo, Chumin Wu, DavidMahoudjro Bodjrenou, Xiong Fu, Bin Zhang, Qiang Huang. Influence of salts adopted in soaking treatments on the pulse cell wall matrix and in vitro digestion kinetics of starch. Food Chemistry, 484, 2025, 144369.

2. Shahid Ahmed Junejo, Chumin Wu, Xiong Fu, Ilaria Cacciotti, Bin Zhang*, Qiang Huang*. The influence of the cell wall structure and cellular protein matrix on the in vitro digestion kinetics of starch: A dual encapsulation mechanism. Food Research International, 2024, 197: 115220.

3. Shahid Ahmed Junejo, Bernadine Mary Flanagan, Bin Zhang*, Sushil Dhital*. Starch structure and nutritional functionality – Past revelations and future prospects. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022, 277: 118837.

4. Shahid Ahmed Junejo, Li Ding, Xiong Fu, Weiyan Xiong, Bin Zhang, Qiang Huang*. Pea cell wall integrity controls the starch and protein digestion properties in the INFOGEST in vitro simulation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2021, 182: 1200–1207.

5. Shahid Ahmed Junejo, Jun Wang, Ying Liu, Rui Jia, Yibin Zhou*, Songnan Li*. Multi-scale structures and functional properties of quinoa starch extracted by alkali, wet-milling, and enzymatic methods. Foods, 2022, 11(17): 2625.

6. Jing Liu, Shahid Ahmed Junejo, Yaqing Xiao, Yongqing Jin, Sanxu Shi, Yibin Zhou*. Effect of camellia oil body-based oleogels on the film-forming properties of soy protein isolate. Food Chemistry, 2024, 458(2021): 140282.

7. Jiaying Liu, Sushil Dhital, Shahid Ahmed Junejo, Xiong Fu, Qiang Huang, Bin Zhang*. Structural changes and degradation mechanism of type 3 resistant starch during in vitro fecal fermentation. Food Research International, 2024, 190(1): 114639.

8. Miao Shao, Shahid Ahmed Junejo, Bin Zhang, Qiang Huang*. Effects of explosion puffing on the native structural organization and oil adsorption properties of starch. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023, 324(2): 121518.

9. Yinong Feng, Shahid Ahmed Junejo, Bin Zhang, Xiong Fu, Qiang Huang*. Amylose complexation with diacylglycerols involves multiple intermolecular interaction mechanisms. Food Hydrocolloids, 2023, 146(1): 109251.

10. Supaluck Kraithong, Shahid Ahmed Junejo, Yi Jiang, Bin Zhang, Qiang Huang*. Effects of pectin-calcium matrices on controlling in vitro digestion of normal maize starch. Food Hydrocolloids, 2023, 140(4): 108575.

11. Yi Jiang, Shahid Ahmed Junejo, Xiangze Jia, Bin Zhang, Xiong Fu, Qiang Huang*. Amylose content and pre-freezing regulate the structure and oil absorption of polyelectrolytes-based starch cryogel. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022, 302(2): 120386.

12. Zhanpeng Liu, Shahid Ahmed Junejo, Bin Zhang, Xiong Fu, Qiang Huang*. Characteristics and ethylene encapsulation properties of V-type linear dextrin with different degrees of polymerisation. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021, 277(4): 118814.

获奖情况

1. Guangdong Government Outstanding International Student Scholarship (2022).

2. Chinese Government Scholarship (2018–2022).

3. Chinese Government Scholarship (2014–2018).