Dr. Wenya Lu

Post-doctoral Fellow
Iowa State University, USA


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

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Area of Interest:

Chemistry
Enzymes
Biochemistry
Organic Synthesis
Protein Chemistry

Selected Publications

  1. Lu, W.Y., X.W. Sun, C. Zhu and G.Q. Lin, 2010. Expand the application scope of glycosidase using click reaction. Tetrahedron, 66: 750-757.
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  2. Xie, Y., J.H. Xu, W.Y. Lu and G. Lin, 2009. Adzuki bean: A new resource of biocatalyst for asymmetric reduction of aromatic ketones with high stereoselectivity and substrate tolerance. Bioresour. Technol., 100: 2463-2468.
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  3. Su, J.H., J.H. Xu, H.L. Yu, Y.C. He, W.Y. Lu and G.Q. Lin, 2009. Properties of a novel β-glucosidase from fusarium proliferatum ECU2042 that converts ginsenoside Rg(3) into Rh-2. J. Mol. Catal. B: Enzym., 57: 278-283.
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  4. Li, A.T., J.D. Zhang, J.H. Xu, W.Y. Lu and G.Q. Lin, 2009. Asymmetric sulfoxidation by resting cells of a new soil isolate Rhodococcus sp. ECU0066 with sulfide monooxygenase activity. Applied Environ. Microbiol., 75: 551-556.
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  5. Yu, H.L., J.H. Xu, Y.X. Wang, W.Y. Lu and G.Q. Lin, 2008. Assembly of a three-dimensional array of glycoconjugates by combinatorial biocatalysis in nonaqueous media. J. Comb. Chem., 10: 79-87.
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  6. Yu, H.L., J.H. Xu, W.Y. Lu and G.Q. Lin, 2008. Environmentally benign synthesis of natural glycosides using apple seed meal as green and robust biocatalyst. J. Biotechnol., 133: 469-477.
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  7. Yu, H.L., J.H. Xu, J.H. Su, W.Y. Lu and G.Q. Lin, 2008. Synthesis of novel salidroside esters by lipase-mediated acylation with various functional acyl groups. J. Biosci. Bioeng., 106: 65-68.
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  8. Lu, W.Y., P. Chen and G.Q. Lin, 2008. New enantioselective synthesis of thiamphenicol and florfenical: An enzymatic-chemical route. Tetrahedron, 64: 7822-7827.
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  9. Yu, H.L., J.H. Xu, W.Y. Lu and G.Q. Lin, 2007. Identification, purification and characterization of β-glucosidase from apple seed as a novel catalyst for synthesis of O-glucosides. Enzyme Microbial Technol., 40: 354-361.
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  10. Wu, J., F. Fang, W.Y. Lu, J.L. Hou and C. Li et al., 2007. Dynamic [2]catenanes based on hydrogen bonding-mediated bis-zinc porphyrin foldamer tweezer: A case study. J. Org. Chem., 72: 2897-2905.
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  11. Lu, W.Y., G.Q. Lin, H.L. Yu, A.M. Tong and J.H. Xu, 2007. Facile synthesis of alkyl β-D-glucopyranosides from D-glucose and the corresponding alcohols using fruit seed meals. J. Mol. Catal. B: Enzym., 44: 72-77.
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  12. Su, J.H., J.H. Xu, W.Y. Lu and G.Q. Lin, 2006. Enzymatic transformation of ginsenoside Rg3 to Rh2 using newly isolated fusarium proliferatum ECU2042. J. Mol. Catal. B: Enzym., 38: 113-118.
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  13. Tong, A.M., J.H. Xu, W.Y. Lu and G.Q. Lin, 2005. Construction and optimization of a monophasic organic�water system for enzymatic synthesis of p-nitrobenzyl-D-glucopyranosides by reverse hydrolysis. J. Mol. Catal. B: Enzym., 32: 83-88.
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  14. Tong, A.M., J.H. Xu, W.Y. Lu and G.Q. Lin, 2004. Use of apple seed meal as a new source of β-glucosidase for enzymatic glucosylation of 4-substituted benzyl alcohols in monophasic aqueous-dioxane medium. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 14: 2095-2097.
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