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Shyann Tan Hui Yan (Dr.)

SENIOR LECTURER
B.Sc (Hons) Bioindustry (UPM), M.Sc in Food Biotechnology (UPM), Ph.D in Food Biotechnology (UPM)
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Email: huiyan@upm.edu.my
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9766-5580
Google Scholar: Shyann Tan Hui Yan

Research Interest

  1. Exploration of food science, nutritional health benefits of potential functional foods, and by-product valorisation for nutraceuticals, particularly edible bird’s nest
  2. Evaluation of prebiotics, gut health, and indigenous functional foods in Borneo and Malaysia using in vitro, in vivo, and clinical models


Selected Publications

  1. Hui Yan, S.T., Sarbini S. R., Chang L. S., Lim S. J., & Babji A.S. (2026). Valorization of Edible Swiftlet's Nest (ESN) By-products: A Comparative Study with the Cleaned ESN on Glycopeptide Recovery via Eco-friendly Enzymatic Hydrolysis for its Physicochemical Properties, Bioactivities, Toxicity, and Molecular Insights. Waste and Biomass Valorization. In press. DOI: 10.1007/s12649-026-03706-9
  2. Hui Yan, S.T., Sarbini S. R., Chang L. S., Lim S. J., & Babji A.S. (2026). Eco-recovery of Edible Swiftlet's Nest (ESN) By-Product in the form of bioactive sialylated-mucin (SiaMuc) glycopeptide: A Prebiotic Assessment using in vitro Human Colonic Fermentation. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 1 to 13. DOI: 10.1007/s13197-026-06670-3
  3. Hui Yan, T., & Sarbini, S. R. (2024). The local indigenous food of Sarawak as potential functional food. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 59(3), 7692 to 7703. DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.17246
  4. Hui Yan, T., Lim, H.-Z., Lim, S. J., Babji, A. S., & Sarbini, S. R. (2023). Eco-Sustainable Production of Bioactive Sialyated-Mucin (SiaMuc) Glycopeptide from Edible Bird's Nest Co-Product. Malaysian Applied Biology, 52(5), 55 to 63. DOI: 10.55230/mabjournal.v52i5.fisas02
  5. Hui Yan, T., Mun, S. L., Lee, J. L., Lim, S. J., Daud, N. A., Babji, A. S., & Sarbini, S. R. (2022). Bioactive sialylated-mucin (SiaMuc) glycopeptide produced from enzymatic hydrolysis of edible swiftlet's nest (ESN): Degree of hydrolysis, nutritional bioavailability, and physicochemical characteristics. International Journal of Food Properties. 25(1), 252 to 277. DOI: 10.1080/10942912.2022.2029482
  6. Hui Yan, T., Babji, A. S., Lim, S. J., & Sarbini, S. R. (2021). A systematic review of edible swiftlet's nest (ESN): Nutritional bioactive compounds, health benefits as functional food, and recent development as bioactive ESN glycopeptide hydrolysate. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 115, 117 to 132. DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2021.06.034
  7. Hui Yan, T., Lim, S. J., Babji, A. S., Rawi, M. H., & Sarbini, S. R. (2021). Enzymatic hydrolysis: Sialylated mucin (SiaMuc) glycoprotein of edible swiftlet's nest (ESN) and its molecular weight distribution as bioactive ESN SiaMuc-glycopeptide hydrolysate. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 175, 422 to 431. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.02.007
  8. Lih TK., Zheng ALT., Hui Yan, T., Sarbini SR., Seng KWK., Chung ELT., Andou Y., & Tan KB. (2025). Low intensity UV driven dual functional Cu doped BiVO4 for enhanced methylene blue degradation and Staphylococcus aureus inactivation. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 1 to 18. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-17994-2
  9. Maran, M. Zheng, A. L. T., Hui Yan, T., Sarbini, S. R., Tan, K. B., Boonyuen, S., Seng, K. W. K., Chung, E., L. T., Lease, J., & Andou, Y. (2025). Assessing the photocatalytic performance of hydrothermally synthesized Fe-doped BiVO4 under low intensity UV-irradiation. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. DOI: 10.1007/s13369-025-10278-8
  10. Thompson, M. S., Hui Yan, T., Mikal, K. M., Shamsudin, S. M., Rashed, A., & Sarbini, S. R. (2023). An in vivo study: Prebiotic evaluation of the resistant Starch from Metroxylon sagu on obesity using fat-induced rats. Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, 30, 100365. DOI: 10.1016/j.bcdf.2023.100365
  11. Nashri, S. M., Hui Yan, T., & Sarbini, S. R. (2023). Evaluation of Piper Nigrum L. as a prebiotic ingredient using in vitro colon model. Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology, 13(2), 13 to 23. DOI: 10.33736/bjrst.5320.2023
  12. Rawi, M. H., Hui Yan, T., & Sarbini, S. R. (2023). Identification of acacia gum fermenting bacteria from pooled human feces using anaerobic enrichment culture. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1245042
  13. Thompson, M. S., Hui Yan, T., Saari, N., & Sarbini, S. R. (2022). A review: Resistant starch, a promising prebiotic for obesity and weight management. Food Bioscience, 50, 101965. DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2022.101965
  14. Lee-Ling, C., Hui Yan, T., Saupi, N., Saari, N., & Sarbini, S. R. (2022). An in vitro study: Prebiotic Effects of Edible Palm Hearts in Batch Human Fecal Fermentation System. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 102(15), 7231 to 7238. DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12088
  15. Noor, H. S. M., Mohd Ariff, R., Chang, L. S., Gan, X. Y., Hui Yan, T., Babji, A. S., & Lim, S. J. (2021). Enzymatic recovery of glycopeptides from different industrial grades edible bird's nest and its by-products: Nutrient, probiotic and antioxidant activities, and physicochemical characteristics. Food Science and Human Wellness, 11(6), 1555 to 1564. DOI: 10.1016/j.fshw.2022.06.013
  16. Ng, S. R., Mohd Noor, H. S., Ramachandran, R., Hui Yan, T., Ch'ng, S.-E., Chang, L. S, Babji, A. S., & Lim, S. J. (2020). Recovery of Glycopeptides by Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Edible Bird's Nest: The Physicochemical Characteristics and Protein Profile. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization. DOI: 10.1007/s11694-020-00510-4
  17. Daud, N. 'Aliah, Yusop, S. M., Babji, A. S., Lim, S. J., Sarbini, S. R., & Hui Yan, T. (2019). Edible Bird's Nest: Physicochemical Properties, Production, and Application of Bioactive Extracts and Glycopeptides. Food Reviews International. DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2019.1696359


Proceedings

  1. Hui Yan, T., Babji, A. S., Lim, S. J., & Sarbini, S. R. (2023). In Vitro Prebiotic Evaluation of Edible Bird’s Nest and Hydrolysate By Using Human Faecal Slurry. Future of Food in ASEAN: What’s Next?, A-0304: 198-201. Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. e-ISBN: 978-967-9986-04-4 Retrieved from https://afc2023my.com/docs/e-Proceeding-17th-AFC-min.pdf.
  2. Hui Yan, T., & Sarbini, S. R. (2023). The Local Indigenous Food of Sarawak as Potential Functional Food. Future of Food in ASEAN: What’s Next?, A-0305: 202-205. Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. e-ISBN: 978-967-9986-04-4 Retrieved from https://afc2023my.com/docs/e-Proceeding-17th-AFC-min.pdf.
  3. Hui Yan, T., Lim, S. J., Babji, A. S., & Sarbini, S. R. (2022). Eco-sustainable production of bioactive sialylated-mucin (SiaMuc) glycopeptide from edible bird’s nest co-product. E-Proceeding International Conference on Fisheries and Animal Science 2022, 71. Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia: Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, University Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus. ISBN 978-967-26369-3-9. Retrieved from: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79492/1/e-proceeding%20FISAS2022%20%28eISB N%20978-967-26369-3-9%29.pdf
  4. Hui Yan, T., Lim, P. X., Hui-Zi, L., Mikal, K. M., Saupi, N., Kamaludeen, J., & Sarbini, S. R. (2022). Preliminary Evaluation of Midin (Stenochlaena palustris), The Edible Fern of Sarawak, Malaysia as A Potential Prebiotic Ingredient. e-Proceeding 2nd International Scientific Conference on Indigenous Crops, 87. Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia: Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, University Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus. ISBN 978-967-26369-2-2. Retrieved from: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79490/3/ ISCIC2022%20 Proceeding.pdf
  5. Lee-Ling, C., Hui Yan, T., Saupi, N., & Sarbini, S. R. (2022). Investigation of Local Palm Hearts (Umbut) as Potential Prebiotic Ingredients Using In Vitro Colon Model Experimentation. e-Proceeding 2nd International Scientific Conference on Indigenous Crops, 66. Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia: Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, University Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus. ISBN 978-967-26369-2-2. Retrieved from: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79490/3/ISCIC2022%20Proceeding.pdf

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