Lichan Tu

Zhejiang University — China

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis(24), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis(19), Natural Compounds in Disease Treatment(18), Phytochemical compounds biological activities(5), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis(3)

Publications32 total

Characterization of a sesquiterpene synthase and a short-chain dehydrogenase in zerumbone biosynthesis and the applications in engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Frontiers in Plant Science·2025Open Access
Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of WRKY family genes in the biosynthesis of triptolide in Tripterygium wilfordii
BMC Genomics·2025Open Access
Multiomics driven identification of glycosyltransferases in flavonoid glycoside biosynthesis in safflower
Horticultural Plant Journal·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
MYB transcription factors in plants: A comprehensive review of their discovery, structure, classification, functional diversity and regulatory mechanism
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules·2024· 69 cited
Spatiotemporal expression analysis of jasmonic acid and saponin‐related genes uncovers a potential biosynthetic regulation in <scp><i>Panax notoginseng</i></scp>
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Characterization of the Cytochrome P450 CYP716C52 in Celastrol Biosynthesis and Its Applications in Engineered <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>
Journal of Natural Products·2024· 7 cited
Structural and Catalytic Insight into the Unique Pentacyclic Triterpene Synthase TwOSC
Angewandte Chemie International Edition·2023· 16 cited
Structural and Catalytic Insight into the Unique Pentacyclic Triterpene Synthase TwOSC
Angewandte Chemie·2023· 3 cited
CYP72D19 from Tripterygium wilfordii catalyzes C-2 hydroxylation of abietane-type diterpenoids
Plant Cell Reports·2023· 6 cited
Tandemly duplicated CYP82Ds catalyze 14-hydroxylation in triptolide biosynthesis and precursor production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Nature Communications·2023· 32 citedOpen Access
Genome‐wide analysis of MYB family genes in <i>Tripterygium wilfordii</i> and their potential roles in terpenoid biosynthesis
Plant Direct·2022· 7 citedOpen Access
[Seed morphology and germination characteristics of Tripterygium wilfordii].
PubMed·2022
Mechanistic analysis for the origin of diverse diterpenes in Tripterygium wilfordii
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B·2022· 13 citedOpen Access
Probing the functions of friedelane‐type triterpene cyclases from four celastrol‐producing plants
The Plant Journal·2021· 12 citedOpen Access
A cytochrome P450 CYP81AM1 from Tripterygium wilfordii catalyses the C-15 hydroxylation of dehydroabietic acid
Planta·2021· 16 cited
Cytochrome P450 catalyses the 29-carboxyl group formation of celastrol
Phytochemistry·2021· 16 citedOpen Access
Functional characterization and substrate promiscuity of sesquiterpene synthases from Tripterygium wilfordii
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules·2021· 9 cited
Author Correction: Genome of Tripterygium wilfordii and identification of cytochrome P450 involved in triptolide biosynthesis
Nature Communications·2020· 3 citedOpen Access
The chromosome-level reference genome assembly for Panax notoginseng and insights into ginsenoside biosynthesis
Plant Communications·2020· 100 citedOpen Access
Engineering chimeric diterpene synthases and isoprenoid biosynthetic pathways enables high-level production of miltiradiene in yeast
Metabolic Engineering·2020· 122 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Wei Gao(28), Tianyuan Hu(23), Luqi Huang(22), Jiawei Zhou(17), Yuru Tong(15), Yun Lü(14), Yifeng Zhang(13), Yuan Liu(12), Ping Su(12), Xiaoyi Wu(12), Yujun Zhao(11), Linhui Gao(10), Jiadian Wang(9), Yadi Song(7), Zhouqian Jiang(7), Baowei Ma(6), Jie Gao(5), Ping Su(4), Yifeng Zhang(4), Luqi Huang(4)