Qunfei Zhao

Genetic Characterization of the Chlorothricin Gene Cluster as a Model for Spirotetronate Antibiotic Biosynthesis

Xinying Jia, Zhenhua Tian, Lei Shao et al. · Chemistry & Biology · 2006 · 166 citations

Spirotetronate Antibiotic Biosynthesis, Biosynthesis, Antimicrobial Resistance Gene +12

Metabolic coupling of two small-molecule thiols programs the biosynthesis of lincomycin A

Qunfei Zhao, Min Wang, Dongxiao Xu et al. · Nature · 2015 · 132 citations

Small-molecule Thiols Programs, Biosynthesis, Bioorganic Chemistry +13

Characterization of the Azinomycin B Biosynthetic Gene Cluster Revealing a Different Iterative Type I Polyketide Synthase for Naphthoate Biosynthesis

Qunfei Zhao, Qingli He, Wei Ding et al. · Chemistry & Biology · 2008 · 112 citations · Full text

Naphthoate Biosynthesis, Biosynthesis, Engineering +10

Characterization of the Saframycin A Gene Cluster from<i>Streptomyces lavendulae</i>NRRL 11002 Revealing a Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase System for Assembling the Unusual Tetrapeptidyl Skeleton in an Iterative Manner

Lei Li, Wei Deng, Jie Song et al. · Journal of Bacteriology · 2007 · 111 citations · Full text

Tetrahydroisoquinoline Biosynthesis, Active Analogs, Combinatorial Biosynthesis +17

Cloning and characterization of a bacterial iterative type I polyketide synthase gene encoding the 6-methylsalicyclic acid synthase

Lei Shao, Xudong Qu, Xinying Jia et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2006 · 54 citations

6-Methylsalicyclic Acid Synthase, Biosynthesis, Bacterial Iterative Type +10