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Fuming Zhang is affiliated with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focused contribution in Medicine. The scientist has produced a significant body of work across several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Aquatic Science.

Their research topics encompass a range of specialized areas such as Proteoglycans and Glycosaminoglycans Research, Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds, Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis, Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, as well as SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

Fuming Zhang has contributed notably to multiple frequently cited papers, including the following:

  • "Sulfated polysaccharides effectively inhibit SARS-CoV-2 in vitro," 2020, published in Cell Discovery
  • "Characterization of heparin and severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike glycoprotein binding interactions," 2020, published in Antiviral Research
  • "Molecular mechanisms of bioactive polysaccharides from Ganoderma lucidum (Lingzhi), a review," 2020, published in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • "Effective Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 Entry by Heparin and Enoxaparin Derivatives," 2020, published in Journal of Virology
  • "Tailoring a Phenolic Resin Precursor by Facile Pre-oxidation Tactics to Realize a High-Initial-Coulombic-Efficiency Hard Carbon Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries," 2021, published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Their collaborative work involves frequent co-authors such as Robert J. Linhardt, Jonathan S. Dordick, Ke Xia, Chunyu Wang, and Weihua Jin.

Fuming Zhang has published extensively in several venues, with notable output in:

  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Cellular Binding of Hepatitis C Virus Envelope Glycoprotein E2 Requires Cell Surface Heparan Sulfate

    Heidi Barth;Christiane Schäfer;Mohammed I. Adah;Fuming Zhang

  • Molecular insights into the klotho-dependent, endocrine mode of action of fibroblast growth factor 19 subfamily members

    Regina Goetz;Andrew Beenken;Omar A. Ibrahimi;Juliya Kalinina

  • Improving fatty acids production by engineering dynamic pathway regulation and metabolic control

    Peng Xu;Lingyun Li;Fuming Zhang;Gregory Stephanopoulos

  • Sulfated polysaccharides effectively inhibit SARS-CoV-2 in vitro

    Paul S. Kwon;Hanseul Oh;Seok Joon Kwon;Weihua Jin;Weihua Jin

  • Insights into the molecular basis for fibroblast growth factor receptor autoinhibition and ligand-binding promiscuity

    Shaun K. Olsen;Omar A. Ibrahimi;Angela Raucci;Fuming Zhang

  • Characterization of heparin and severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike glycoprotein binding interactions.

    So Young Kim;So Young Kim;Weihua Jin;Amika Sood;David W. Montgomery

  • Designer DNA architecture offers precise and multivalent spatial pattern-recognition for viral sensing and inhibition.

    Paul S. Kwon;Paul S. Kwon;Paul S. Kwon;Shaokang Ren;Seok Joon Kwon;Megan E. Kizer

  • Analysis of the Biochemical Mechanisms for the Endocrine Actions of Fibroblast Growth Factor-23

    Xijie Yu;Omar A. Ibrahimi;Regina Goetz;Fuming Zhang

  • Structural basis by which alternative splicing modulates the organizer activity of FGF8 in the brain

    Shaun K. Olsen;James Y.H. Li;Carrie Bromleigh;Anna V. Eliseenkova

  • Kinetic Model for FGF, FGFR, and Proteoglycan Signal Transduction Complex Assembly†

    Omar A. Ibrahimi;Fuming Zhang;Sybil C. Lang Hrstka;Moosa Mohammadi

  • Molecular mechanisms of bioactive polysaccharides from Ganoderma lucidum (Lingzhi), a review.

    Jiahui Lu;Rongjun He;Peilong Sun;Fuming Zhang

  • Viral and Cellular Determinants of the Hepatitis C Virus Envelope-Heparan Sulfate Interaction

    Heidi Barth;Eva K. Schnober;Fuming Zhang;Robert J. Linhardt

  • Chemically modified polysaccharides: Synthesis, characterization, structure activity relationships of action.

    Yong Xu;Yu-ji Wu;Pei-long Sun;Fu-ming Zhang

  • Biochemical analysis of pathogenic ligand-dependent FGFR2 mutations suggests distinct pathophysiological mechanisms for craniofacial and limb abnormalities

    Omar A. Ibrahimi;Fuming Zhang;Anna V. Eliseenkova;Nobuyuki Itoh

  • Effective Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 Entry by Heparin and Enoxaparin Derivatives.

    Ritesh Tandon;Joshua S. Sharp;Fuming Zhang;Vitor H. Pomin

  • Structure, bioactivities and applications of the polysaccharides from Tremella fuciformis mushroom: A review.

    Yu-ji Wu;Zheng-xun Wei;Fu-ming Zhang;Robert J. Linhardt

  • Intravenous fluid resuscitation is associated with septic endothelial glycocalyx degradation

    Joseph A. Hippensteel;Ryo Uchimido;Patrick D. Tyler;Ryan C. Burke

  • Toll-like Receptor 4 Mediates Induction of the Bcl10-NFκB-Interleukin-8 Inflammatory Pathway by Carrageenan in Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells

    Sumit Bhattacharyya;Ravinder Gill;Mei Ling Chen;Fuming Zhang

  • Development of bioreactor systems for decolorization of Orange II using white rot fungus

    Fu-ming Zhang;Jeremy S. Knapp;Kelvin N. Tapley

  • Proline to arginine mutations in FGF receptors 1 and 3 result in Pfeiffer and Muenke craniosynostosis syndromes through enhancement of FGF binding affinity

    Omar A. Ibrahimi;Fuming Zhang;Anna V. Eliseenkova;Robert J. Linhardt

  • Heparin accelerates gelsolin amyloidogenesis.

    Ji Young Suk;Fuming Zhang;William E. Balch;Robert J. Linhardt

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Linhardt
Robert J. Linhardt Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jonathan S. Dordick
Jonathan S. Dordick Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Shaker A. Mousa
Shaker A. Mousa Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Shiguo Chen
Shiguo Chen Zhejiang University
Mattheos A. G. Koffas
Mattheos A. G. Koffas Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Moosa Mohammadi
Moosa Mohammadi New York University Langone Medical Center
I. Jonathan Amster
I. Jonathan Amster University of Georgia
Jawed Fareed
Jawed Fareed Loyola University Chicago
Wenjing Zhang
Wenjing Zhang East China University of Science and Technology
Toshihiko Toida
Toshihiko Toida Chiba University

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