1. Phomoidrides E–G, three dimeric anhydrides from the fungus Pleosporales sp. give new insight to the biosynthesis of phomoidrides. Lihua Zhang, Yanan Wang, Le Zhang, Bingyu Liu, Chen Zhang, Daojiang Yan, Jian Bai*, Youcai Hu*. Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2021, 8(21): 5926-5933. (cover paper, IF: 5.281)
2. Genome mining combined metabolic shunting and OSMAC strategy of an endophytic fungus leads to the production of diverse natural products. Qian Wei#, Jian Bai#, Daojiang Yan, Xiuqi Bao, Wenting Li, Bingyu Liu, Dan Zhang, Xiangbing Qi, Dequan Yu, Youcai Hu*. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021, 11(2): 572-587. (cover paper, IF: 11.413)
3. Epigenetic modification in histone deacetylase deletion strain of Calcarisporium arbuscular leads to diverse diterpenoids. Jian Bai, Rong Mu, Man Dou, Daojiang Yan, Bingyu Liu, Qian Wei, Jun Wan, Yi Tang, Youcai Hu*. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2018, 8, 687-697. (IF: 5.808)
4. A cascade of redox reactions generates complexity in the biosynthesis of the protein phosphatase-2 Inhibitor rubratoxin A. Jian Bai#, Daojiang Yan#, Tao Zhang, Yongzhi Guo, Yunbao Liu, Yi Zou, Mancheng Tang, Bingyu Liu, Qiong Wu, Shishan Yu*, Yi Tang*, Youcai Hu*. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2017, 56, 4782-4786. (IF: 12.102)
5. Alkaloids isolated from the endophytic fungus Fusarium concentricum. Xi-Lin Zhang, Bing-Guo Lu, Jian Bai#, Ning Li#. Natural Product Research, 2022, DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2022.2154346 (IF: 2.488)
6. Amicoumacins from the marine-derived bacterium Bacillus sp. with the inhibition of NO production. Jian Bai, Dong Liu, Siwang Yu, Peter Proksch, Wenhan Lin*. Tetrahedron Letters, 2014, 55, 6286-6291. (IF: 2.391)
7. Sesquiterpenes from the roots of Illicium dunnianum. Jian Bai, Hui Chen, Zhen-Feng Fang, Shi-Shan Yu*, Wen-Jie Wang, Yang Liu, Shuang-Gang Ma, Yong Li, Jing Qu, Song Xu, Jun-Hong Liu, Fen Zhao, Nan Zhao. Phytochemistry, 2012, 80, 137-147. (IF: 3.05)
8. Antioxidant phenolic glycosides from the roots of Illicium dunnianum. Jian Bai, Zhen-Feng Fang, Hui Chen, Shi-Shan Yu*, Dan Zhang, Huai-Ling Wei, Shuang-Gang Ma, Yong Li, Jing Qu, Song Xu, Jing-Hong Ren, Fen Zhao, Nan Zhao, Jun-Hong Liu. Carbohydrate Research, 2012, 361, 206-211. (IF 2.044)
9. Sesquiterpenes and neolignans from the roots of Illicium dunnianum. Jian Bai, Hui Chen, Zhen-Feng Fang, Shi-Shan Yu*, Shuang-Gang Ma, Yong Li, Jing Qu, Song Xu, Jing-Hong Ren, Hai-Ning Lv, Xia Chen. Journal of Asian Natural Products Research, 2012, 14, 940-949. (IF 0.948)
10. Self-resistance in the biosynthesis of fungal macrolides involving cycles of extracellular oxidative activation and intracellular reductive inactivation. Yalong Zhang, Jian Bai, Le Zhang, Chen Zhang, Bingyu Liu, Youcai Hu*. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 60, 6639-6645. (IF: 12.959)
11. Highly oxygenated caryophyllene-type sesquiterpenes from a plant-associated fungus, Pestalotiopsis hainanensis, and their biosynthetic gene cluster. Yalong Zhang, Jian Bai, Daojiang Yan, Bingyu Liu, Le Zhang, Chen Zhang, Minghua Chen, Yanhua Mou, Youcai Hu*. Journal of Natural Products, 2020, 83(11), 3262–3269. (IF: 3.779)
12. Enzymatic Intermolecular Hetero-Diels−Alder Reaction in the Biosynthesis of Tropolonic Sesquiterpenes. Qibin Chen#, Jie Gao#, Cooper Jamieson, Jiawang Liu, Masao Ohashi, Jian Bai, Daojian Yan, Bingyu Liu, Yongsheng Che, Yanan Wang, K. N. Houk*, and Youcai Hu*. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2019, 141(36), 14052-14056. (IF 14.357)
13. Complexity and diversity generation in the biosynthesis of fumiquinazoline-related peptidyl alkaloids. Daojiang Yan#, Qibin Chen#, Jie Gao#, Jian Bai, Bingyu Liu, Yalong Zhang, Le Zhang, Chen Zhang, Yi Zou, Youcai Hu*. Organic Letters, 2019, 21(5), 1475-1479. (IF: 6.492)
14. Activation of an Unconventional Meroterpenoid Gene Cluster in Neosartorya glabra Leads to the Production of New Berkeleyacetals. Tao Zhang#, Jun Wan#, Zhajun Zhan, Jian Bai, Bingyu Liu, Youcai Hu*. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2018, 8(3), 478-487. (IF: 5.808)
15. Diphenyl Ethers from a Marine-Derived Aspergillus sydowii. Ya-Nan Wang#, Yan-Hua Mou#, Yu Dong#, Yan Wu, Bing-Yu Liu, Jian Bai, Dao-Jiang Yan, Le Zhang, Dan-Qing Feng, Yue-Hu Pei*, You-Cai Hu*. Marine Drugs, 2018, 16, 451-461. (IF: 3.772)
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