Minghua Chen

Dr. Minghua Chen


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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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23 April 2019 in Journal of Natural Products
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JLJiao Li
Jiao Li
YHYuanyuan Hu
Yuanyuan Hu
XHXiaomeng Hao
Xiaomeng Hao
JTJiali Tan
Jiali Tan
FLFang Li
Fang Li
MGMaoluo Gan
Maoluo Gan

20 February 2019 in Organic Letters
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MCMinghua Chen
Minghua Chen
RWRenzhong Wang
Renzhong Wang
WZWuli Zhao
Wuli Zhao
LYLiyan Yu
Liyan Yu
CZConghui Zhang
Conghui Zhang
SSShuyi Si
Shuyi Si

9 March 2018 in Marine Drugs
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JJJin Jing
Jin Jing
XYXiaoyan Yang
Xiaoyan Yang
TLTan Liu
Tan Liu
HXHua Xiao
Hua Xiao
GWGuiyang Wang
Guiyang Wang
MMMing Ma
Ming Ma
Aromatic polyketides from marine actinomycetes have received increasing attention due to their unusual structures and potent bioactivities. Compared to their terrestrial counterparts, marine aromatic polyketides have been less discovered and their structural and biological diversities are far from being fully investigated. In this study, we employed a PCR-based genome mining method to discover aromatic polyketides in our marine bacteria collection. Five new atypical angucyclinones, fluostatins M–Q (1–5) featuring a unique 6-5-6-6 ring skeleton, were discovered from one “positive” Streptomyces sp. PKU-MA00045. The structures of fluostatins M–Q (1–5) were elucidated based on comprehensive spectroscopic analyses and the crystallographic structure of fluostatin P (4), which contains the most oxidized A-ring, was solved by X-ray diffraction analysis with Cu Kα radiation. Compared to the published 16 fluostatin analogues, fluostatins M–Q (1–5) contained a different methoxy group attached at C-7 and hydroxy group attached at C-4, enriching the structural diversity of aromatic polyketides from marine actinomycetes. Genome sequencing of Streptomyces sp. PKU-MA00045 revealed the biosynthetic gene cluster of fluostatins M–Q (1–5), which contained different genes and gene organizations compared to known fluostatin gene clusters, facilitating the investigation of the biosynthesis of the unique 6-5-6-6 ring skeleton in all fluostatins.

31 January 2019 in Organic Letters
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YLYu Liu
Yu Liu
FLFei Liu
Fei Liu
MQMing-Ming Qiao
Ming-Ming Qiao
LGLi Guo
Li Guo
MCMinghua Chen
Minghua Chen
LXLiang Xiong
Liang Xiong

12 December 2019 in Organic Letters
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JLJiao Li
Jiao Li
MCMinghua Chen
Minghua Chen
XHXiaomeng Hao
Xiaomeng Hao
SLShasha Li
Shasha Li
FLFang Li
Fang Li
MGMaoluo Gan
Maoluo Gan

8 August 2022 in Organic Letters
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SCShanshan Chang
Shanshan Chang
MCMeilian Cai
Meilian Cai
TXTongmei Xiao
Tongmei Xiao
YCYuchuan Chen
Yuchuan Chen
WZWuli Zhao
Wuli Zhao
MCMinghua Chen
Minghua Chen