Tenured Professor
Zheng L, Zhou X, Zhang H, Ji X, Li L, Huang L, Bai L*, Zhang H*. Structural and functional analysis of validoxylamine A 7'-phosphate synthase ValL involved in validamycin A biosynthesis. PLoS One. 2012, 7(2):e32033.
Wang B, Kang Q, Lu Y, Bai L, Wang C. Unveiling the biosynthetic puzzle of destruxins in Metarhizium species. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012, 109(4):1287-92.
Li Y, Zhao P, Kang Q, Ma J, Bai L*, Deng Z. Dual carbamoylations on the polyketide and glycosyl moiety by asm21 result in extended ansamitocin biosynthesis. Chem Biol. 2011, 18(12):1571-80.
Kang Q, Shen Y, Bai L*. Biosynthesis of 3,5-AHBA-derived natural products. Nat Prod Rep. 2012, 29(2):243-63.
Zhou X, Wu H, Li Z, Zhou X, Bai L*, Deng Z. Over-expression of UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase increases validamycin A but decreases validoxylamine A production in Streptomyces hygroscopicus var. jinggangensis 5008. Metab Eng. 2011, 13(6):768-76.
Kang Q, Bai L*, Deng Z. Toward steadfast growth of antibiotic research in China: From natural products to engineered biosynthesis. Biotechnol Adv. 2011.
Qiu J, Zhuo Y, Zhu D, Zhou X, Zhang L, Bai L*, Deng Z. Overexpression of the ABC transporter AvtAB increases avermectin production in Streptomyces avermitilis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2011, 92(2):337-45.
Wu Y, Kang Q, Shang G, Spiteller P, Carroll B, Yu TW, Su W, Bai L*, Floss HG. N-methylation of the amide bond by methyltransferase asm10 in ansamitocin biosynthesis. Chembiochem. 2011, 12(11):1759-66.