Wei Li Thong

Gene editing enables rapid engineering of complex antibiotic assembly lines

Wei Li Thong, Yingxin Zhang, Ying Zhuo et al. · Nature Communications · 2021 · 58 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology +16

Reconstitution of a Highly Reducing Type II PKS System Reveals 6π-Electrocyclization Is Required for <i>o</i>-Dialkylbenzene Biosynthesis

Jie Zhang, Satoshi Yuzawa, Wei Li Thong et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2021 · 28 citations

Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology +15

Discovery of an Antibacterial Isoindolinone-Containing Tetracyclic Polyketide by Cryptic Gene Activation and Characterization of Its Biosynthetic Gene Cluster

Wei Li Thong, Kazuo Shin‐ya, Makoto Nishiyama et al. · ACS Chemical Biology · 2018 · 18 citations

Pharmacy, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +15

Methylbenzene-Containing Polyketides from a <i>Streptomyces</i> that Spontaneously Acquired Rifampicin Resistance: Structural Elucidation and Biosynthesis

Wei Li Thong, Kazuo Shin‐ya, Makoto Nishiyama et al. · Journal of Natural Products · 2016 · 13 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology +17