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Renxiang Tan

Renxiang Tan

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Chemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
18704
World Ranking
5248
National Ranking
971

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
22939
World Ranking
5257
National Ranking
168

Overview

Renxiang Tan is affiliated with Nanjing University in China and has contributed to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology through multiple research publications. Their work primarily focuses on Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Spectroscopy, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pharmacology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's research addresses several main topics, including:

  • Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy
  • Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
  • Medicinal Plant Pharmacodynamics Research
  • Phytochemistry and biological activity of medicinal plants

Renxiang Tan has published in several reputable journals, with frequent publication venues including:

  • Nature Methods
  • Acta Pharmacologica Sinica
  • Chemical Science
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Organic Letters

Among notable recent papers authored by or involving Renxiang Tan are:

  • Cyclic immonium ion of lactyllysine reveals widespread lactylation in the human proteome, 2022, Nature Methods
  • Characterization of LTr1 derived from cruciferous vegetables as a novel anti-glioma agent via inhibiting TrkA/PI3K/AKT pathway, 2022, Acta Pharmacologica Sinica
  • Regioselectivity switches between anthraquinone precursor fissions involved in bioactive xanthone biosynthesis, 2024, Chemical Science
  • Hyalucidin A: A Bacterial RiPP Featuring a Benzofuranoindoline Motif Biosynthesized by Tandem P450 Catalysis, 2025, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Canustatins A and B, Two Polyketides from Streptomyces canus NA07887, 2025, Organic Letters

Renxiang Tan has collaborated with several researchers frequently, including:

  • Fang Zhou Yin
  • Ning Wan
  • Nian Wang
  • Siqin Yu
  • Hanqing Zhang

Best Publications

  • Endophytes: a rich source of functional metabolites.

    R. X. Tan;W. X. Zou

  • Biology and chemistry of endophytes.

    Hua Wei Zhang;Yong Chun Song;Ren Xiang Tan

  • Biologically Active Substances from the Genus Artemisia

    R. X. Tan;W. F. Zheng;H. Q. Tang

  • Synthesis and antimicrobial activities of Schiff bases derived from 5-chloro-salicylaldehyde.

    Lei Shi;Hui-Ming Ge;Shu-Hua Tan;Huan-Qiu Li

  • New bioactive metabolites produced by Colletotrichum sp., an endophytic fungus in Artemisia annua

    Hong Lu;Wen Xin Zou;Jun Cai Meng;Jun Cai Meng;Jun Hu

  • In vitro anti-Helicobacter pylori action of 30 Chinese herbal medicines used to treat ulcer diseases

    Yang Li;Chen Xu;Qiang Zhang;Jun Yan Liu

  • Inhibition of xanthine oxidase by some Chinese medicinal plants used to treat gout.

    L.D. Kong;Y. Cai;W.W. Huang;Christopher H.K. Cheng

  • Repellent and insecticidal activities of essential oils from Artemisia princeps and Cinnamomum camphora and their effect on seed germination of wheat and broad bean.

    C.H. Liu;A.K. Mishra;R.X. Tan;C. Tang

  • NF-kappaB modulators in osteolytic bone diseases.

    Jiake Xu;Hua Fei Wu;Estabelle S.M. Ang;Kirk Yip

  • Antifungal activity of Artemisia annua endophyte cultures against phytopathogenic fungi.

    Chang Hong Liu;Wong Xin Zou;Hong Lu;Ren Xiang Tan

  • Metabolites of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, an endophytic fungus in Artemisia mongolica.

    W. X. Zou;J. C. Meng;H. Lu;G. X. Chen

  • Chaetominine, a cytotoxic alkaloid produced by endophytic Chaetomium sp. IFB-E015.

    Rui H Jiao;Shu Xu;Jun Y Liu;Hui M Ge

  • Aspergillus fumigatus CY018, an endophytic fungus in Cynodon dactylon as a versatile producer of new and bioactive metabolites.

    J. Y. Liu;Y. C. Song;Z. Zhang;Lu Wang

  • Involvement of nitric oxide in oxidative burst, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activation and Taxol production induced by low-energy ultrasound in Taxus yunnanensis cell suspension cultures.

    Jian Wen Wang;Li Ping Zheng;Jian Yong Wu;Ren Xiang Tan

  • Unprecedented Immunosuppressive Polyketides from Daldinia eschscholzii, a Mantis‐Associated Fungus

    Ying Lao Zhang;Hui Ming Ge;Wei Zhao;Hao Dong

  • Hopeahainol A: an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor from Hopea hainanensis.

    Hui Ming Ge;Chun Hua Zhu;Da Hua Shi;Li Dong Zhang

  • Inhibition of xanthine oxidase by liquiritigenin and isoliquiritigenin isolated from Sinofranchetia chinensis

    L. D. Kong;Y. Zhang;X. Pan;R. X. Tan

  • Artemisinin, a miracle of traditional Chinese medicine

    Ling Yi Kong;Ren Xiang Tan

  • Chaetoglobosin U, a cytochalasan alkaloid from endophytic Chaetomium globosum IFB-E019

    Gang Ding;Yong C. Song;Jing R. Chen;Chen Xu

  • Endophytic naphthopyrone metabolites are co-inhibitors of xanthine oxidase, SW1116 cell and some microbial growths.

    Y.C. Song;H. Li;Y.H. Ye;C.Y. Shan

  • Immunosuppressive Polyketides from Mantis-Associated Daldinia eschscholzii

    Ying L. Zhang;Jie Zhang;Nan Jiang;Yan H. Lu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yang Sun
Yang Sun Nanjing University
Jiake Xu
Jiake Xu University of Western Australia
Seik Weng Ng
Seik Weng Ng University of Malaya
Christopher H. K. Cheng
Christopher H. K. Cheng Chinese University of Hong Kong
Kurt Hostettmann
Kurt Hostettmann University of Geneva
Jasmin Jakupovic
Jasmin Jakupovic AnalytiCon Discovery GmbH
Hai-Liang Zhu
Hai-Liang Zhu Nanjing University
Ferdinand Bohlmann
Ferdinand Bohlmann Technical University of Berlin
Jean-Luc Wolfender
Jean-Luc Wolfender University of Geneva
Yixiang Cheng
Yixiang Cheng Nanjing University

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