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Huiping Zhang

Researcher at Centre for Life

Publications -  20
Citations -  474

Huiping Zhang is an academic researcher from Centre for Life. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mycolic acid & Tsukamurella pulmonis. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 19 publications receiving 356 citations.

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Astellifadiene: Structure Determination by NMR Spectroscopy and Crystalline Sponge Method, and Elucidation of its Biosynthesis.

TL;DR: Genome mining of a terpene synthase gene from Emericella variecolor NBRC 32302 and its functional expression in Aspergillus oryzae led to the production of the new sesterterpene hydrocarbon, astellifadiene, having a 6-8-6-5-fused ring system.
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Genome-Based Discovery of an Unprecedented Cyclization Mode in Fungal Sesterterpenoid Biosynthesis.

TL;DR: A mechanistic study of the unusual fungal sesterterpene synthase EvQS indicated that the biosynthesis employs an unprecedented cyclization mode, which involves three rounds of hydride shifts and two successive C-C bond migrations to construct the 5-6-5-5 fused ring system of 1.
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Discovery of Key Dioxygenases that Diverged the Paraherquonin and Acetoxydehydroaustin Pathways in Penicillium brasilianum

TL;DR: The biosynthetic gene cluster of 1 (the prh cluster) is identified and the pathway up to berkeleydione (2) is elucidated, which serves as the key intermediate for the biosynthesis of 1 as well as many other meroterpenoids.
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The Discovery of Fungal Polyene Macrolides via a Postgenomic Approach Reveals a Polyketide Macrocyclization by trans-Acting Thioesterase in Fungi.

TL;DR: Heterologous expression of a unique biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) comprising a highly reducing polyketide synthase and stand-alone thioesterase genes in Aspergillus oryzae enabled us to isolate a novel 34-membered polyene macrolide, phaeospelide A.