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Yan Zhao is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States and has a significant body of research spanning the fields of chemistry and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work primarily focuses on molecular biology, spectroscopy, organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and biomedical engineering as subfields.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection

Yan Zhao has published extensively in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Chemical Communications
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Catalysis
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Yan Zhao are:

  • Molecularly Imprinted Synthetic Glucosidase for the Hydrolysis of Cellulose in Aqueous and Nonaqueous Solutions, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Synergistic Hydrolysis of Cellulose by a Blend of Cellulase-Mimicking Polymeric Nanoparticle Catalysts, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Selective Binding of Complex Glycans and Glycoproteins in Water by Molecularly Imprinted Nanoparticles, 2020, Nano Letters
  • Selective Hydrolysis of Aryl Esters under Acidic and Neutral Conditions by a Synthetic Aspartic Protease Mimic, 2021, ACS Catalysis
  • Synthetic glycosidases for the precise hydrolysis of oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, 2020, Chemical Science

Yan Zhao's frequent collaborators include Milad Zangiabadi, Xiaowei Li, Ishani Bose, Kaiqian Chen, and Foroogh Bahrami, highlighting a consistent pattern of coauthorship within focused research groups. These collaborations have contributed to the development and publication of work related to synthetic enzymes, catalysis, and molecular recognition.

Best Publications

  • Tuning the Sensitivity of a Foldamer-Based Mercury Sensor by Its Folding Energy

    Yan Zhao;Zhenqi Zhong

  • The β Effect of Silicon and Related Manifestations of σ Conjugation

    Joseph B. Lambert;Yan Zhao;Robert W. Emblidge;Lourdes A. Salvador

  • Efficient Synthesis of Water-Soluble Calixarenes Using Click Chemistry

    Eui-Hyun Ryu;Yan Zhao

  • The Trimesitylsilylium Cation

    Joseph B. Lambert;Yan Zhao

  • The Allyl Leaving Group Approach to Tricoordinate Silyl, Germyl, and Stannyl Cations

    Joseph B. Lambert;Yan Zhao;Hongwei Wu;Winston C. Tse

  • Artificial Light‐Harvesting System Based on Multifunctional Surface‐Cross‐Linked Micelles

    Hui-Qing Peng;Hui-Qing Peng;Yu-Zhe Chen;Yan Zhao;Qing-Zheng Yang

  • Rapid Release of Entrapped Contents from Multi-Functionalizable, Surface Cross-Linked Micelles upon Different Stimulation

    Shiyong Zhang;Yan Zhao

  • Detection of Hg2+ in Aqueous Solutions with a Foldamer-Based Fluorescent Sensor Modulated by Surfactant Micelles

    Yan Zhao;Zhenqi Zhong

  • Sustained ocular hypertension induces dendritic degeneration of mouse retinal ganglion cells that depends on cell type and location.

    Liang Feng;Yan Zhao;Miho Yoshida;Hui Chen

  • Protein-mimetic, molecularly imprinted nanoparticles for selective binding of bile salt derivatives in water.

    Joseph K. Awino;Yan Zhao

  • β-Silyl and β-Germyl Carbocations Stable at Room Temperature

    Joseph B. Lambert;Yan Zhao;Hongwei Wu

  • Oligomeric cholates: amphiphilic foldamers with nanometer-sized hydrophilic cavities.

    Yan Zhao;Zhenqi Zhong

  • Conformationally Controlled Oligocholate Membrane Transporters: Learning through Water Play

    Yan Zhao;Hongkwan Cho;Lakmini Sandachaya Widanapathirana;Shiyong Zhang

  • Facile Synthesis of Multivalent Water-Soluble Organic Nanoparticles via ``Surface Clicking'' of Alkynylated Surfactant Micelles

    Shiyong Zhang;Yan Zhao

  • Metal-Catalyzed [6 + 3] Cycloaddition of Tropone with Azomethine Ylides: A Practical Access to Piperidine-Fused Bicyclic Heterocycles

    Honglei Liu;Yang Wu;Yan Zhao;Zhen Li

  • A General Method for Selective Recognition of Monosaccharides and Oligosaccharides in Water

    Roshan W. Gunasekara;Yan Zhao

  • Preparation of the first tricoordinate silyl cation

    Joseph B. Lambert;Yan Zhao;S. Mark Zhang

  • A Stable β-Silyl Carbocation

    Joseph B. Lambert;Yan Zhao

  • Efficient Light-Harvesting Systems with Tunable Emission through Controlled Precipitation in Confined Nanospace

    Chuanqi Li;Jing Zhang;Shiyong Zhang;Yan Zhao

  • Selective Recognition of d-Aldohexoses in Water by Boronic Acid-Functionalized, Molecularly Imprinted Cross-Linked Micelles

    Joseph K. Awino;Roshan W. Gunasekara;Yan Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph B. Lambert
Joseph B. Lambert Trinity University
Frederick G. Bordwell
Frederick G. Bordwell Northwestern University
Qing-Zheng Yang
Qing-Zheng Yang Beijing Normal University
Li-Zhu Wu
Li-Zhu Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chen-Ho Tung
Chen-Ho Tung Shandong University
Charlotte L. Stern
Charlotte L. Stern Northwestern University
Steven C. Zimmerman
Steven C. Zimmerman University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tong Wang
Tong Wang University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Jeffrey S. Moore
Jeffrey S. Moore University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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