Menghua Wang

E-mail: menghuawang@chem.ubc.ca

Ph.D.  Natural Medicinal Chemistry, Peking Union Medical College, 2018

M.S.  Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 2014

B.Sc.  Biological Science, Northwest A & F University, 2011

Research Interests: Natural Products Chemistry, Biosynthesis of Natural Products

Representative publications:

  1. Wang, M.H., Hu, Y.C., Sun, B.D., Niu, S.B., Guo, Z., Zhang, X. Y., Zhang, T., Ding, G., Zou, M. Highly photosensitive poly-sulfur bridged chetomin analogs from Chaetomium cochliodes. Organic Letters, 2018, 20, 1806-1809.
  2. Jiang, T.,# Wang M.H.,# Li, L., Si, J.G., Song, B., Zhou, C., Wang, X.W., Zhang, Y.G., Ding, G., Zou, Z.M. Overexpression of the global regulator LaeA in Chaetomium globosum leads to the biosynthesis of chaetoglobosin Z. Journal of Natural Products, 2016, 79, 2478-2794. (#equal contribution authors)
  3. Wang, M.H.,# Jiang, T.,# Ding, G., Niu, S.B., Wang, X.W., Yu, M., Gu, Y.C., Zhang, Q.B., Chen, J.H., Jia, H.M., Zou, Z.M. Molecular epigenetic approach activates silent gene cluster producing dimeric bis-spiro-azaphilones in Chaetomium globosum CBS 148.51. The Journal of Antibiotics, 2017, 70, 801-804. (#equal contribution authors)
  4. Wang, M.H., Li, L., Jiang, T., Wang, X.W., Sun, B.D., Song, B., Zhang, Q.B., Jia, H.M., Ding, G., Zou, Z.M. Stereochemical determination of tetrahydropyran-substituted xanthones from fungus Chaetomium murorum. Chinese Chemical Letters. 2015, 26, 1507-1510.
  5. Wang, M.H., Li, L.Z., Sun, J.B., Wu, F.H., Liang J.Y. A new antioxidant flavone glycoside from Scutellaria baicalensis Natural Product Research. 2014, 28, 1772-1776.