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Plant-derived Lignans Synthesis and Bioactivity

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Li-Shan Yan
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
2
Yancheng Tang
Hunan University
3
Yancheng Xie
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
4
Wenxiu Xu
Westlake University
5
Yong-Xin Huang
Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine
6
Changhong Xu
Guangxi Medical University
7
Jan Paciorek
Universität Innsbruck
8
Yao Chen
Anhui Agricultural University
9
Feixu Mo
Guizhou University
10
Tam Thi Le
Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Papers

1
Publication in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2025) [15 citations, W4407250299]
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry|2025
15 cit.
2
Publication in Phytomedicine (2025) [14 citations, W4408821238]
Phytomedicine|2025
14 cit.
3
Schisandra chinensis lignans ameliorate hepatic inflammation and steatosis in methionine choline-deficient diet-fed mice by modulating the gut-liver axis
Journal of Ethnopharmacology|2025
9 cit.
4
Publication in Chemistry & Biodiversity (2024) [6 citations, W4394727883]
Chemistry & Biodiversity|2024
6 cit.
5
Publication in Journal of Inflammation Research (2024) [6 citations, W4404491214]
Journal of Inflammation Research|2024
6 cit.
6
Publication in Drug Design Development and Therapy (2024) [5 citations, W4402679914]
Drug Design Development and Therapy|2024
5 cit.
7
Publication in Pest Management Science (2026) [W7130363534]
Pest Management Science|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Lian Xun Piao
Yanbian University
2
Pema‐Tenzin Puno
Kunming Institute of Botany
3
Ying Liu
Shandong University
4
María Ángeles Castro
Universidad de Salamanca
5
Hans Renata
Rice University
6
Minhua Hong
Shanghai CASB Biotechnology (China)
7
Jinghan Gui
Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
8
Juan Kan
Yangzhou University
9
Jianyong Xiao
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
10
Xuewen Kang
Lanzhou University Second Hospital

Papers

1
Fangchinoline inhibits non-small cell lung cancer metastasis by reversing epithelial-mesenchymal transition and suppressing the cytosolic ROS-related Akt-mTOR signaling pathway
Cancer Letters|2022
76 cit.
2
Recent Progress and Developments in Chemoenzymatic and Biocatalytic Dynamic Kinetic Resolution
Organic Process Research & Development|2022
68 cit.
3
Remote B-Ring Oxidation of Sclareol with an Engineered P450 Facilitates Divergent Access to Complex Terpenoids
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2022
55 cit.
4
Overview of Amino Acid Modifications by Iron- and α-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Enzymes
ACS Catalysis|2023
49 cit.
5
Concise Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Gedunin
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2022
48 cit.
6
Assessing the toxicological impact of PET-MPs exposure on IVDD: Insights from network toxicology and molecular docking
Journal of Environmental Management|2024
44 cit.
7
The relationships between high-fat diet and metabolic syndrome: Potential mechanisms
Food Bioscience|2024
37 cit.
8
Periostin promotes nucleus pulposus cells apoptosis by activating the Wnt/β‐catenin signaling pathway
The FASEB Journal|2022
32 cit.
9
BRD4 Inhibition Suppresses Senescence and Apoptosis of Nucleus Pulposus Cells by Inducing Autophagy during Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity|2022
31 cit.
10
Protective effect of ginsenoside Rh2 against Toxoplasma gondii infection-induced neuronal injury through binding TgCDPK1 and NLRP3 to inhibit microglial NLRP3 inflammasome signaling pathway
International Immunopharmacology|2022
31 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Norman Lewis
Washington State University
2
Han‐Dong Sun
Kunming Institute of Botany
3
Kuo‐Hsiung Lee
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4
Kam Ming Ko
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
5
Yoshiyasu Fukuyama
Tokushima Bunri University
6
Wei‐Lie Xiao
Yunnan University
7
Arturo San Feliciano
Universidad de Salamanca
8
Toshiaki Umezawa
Kyoto University
9
Warren E. Ross
University of Maryland, College Park
10
Halina Ekiert
Jagiellonian University

Papers

1
Stereoselective Bimolecular Phenoxy Radical Coupling by an Auxiliary (Dirigent) Protein Without an Active Center
Science|1997
747 cit.
2
Role of topoisomerase II in mediating epipodophyllotoxin-induced DNA cleavage.
PubMed|1984
460 cit.
3
Anti-HIV benzylisoquinoline alkaloids and flavonoids from the leaves of Nelumbo nucifera, and structure–activity correlations with related alkaloids
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry|2004
456 cit.
4
6-Alkylamino- and 2,3-Dihydro-3‘-methoxy-2-phenyl-4-quinazolinones and Related Compounds:  Their Synthesis, Cytotoxicity, and Inhibition of Tubulin Polymerization
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry|2000
407 cit.
5
Diversity in lignan biosynthesis
Phytochemistry Reviews|2003
317 cit.
6
The Arabidopsis phenylalanine ammonia lyase gene family: kinetic characterization of the four PAL isoforms
Phytochemistry|2004
314 cit.
7
Anti-AIDS agents 54. A potent anti-HIV chalcone and flavonoids from genus Desmos
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters|2003
303 cit.
8
Betulinic Acid and Dihydrobetulinic Acid Derivatives as Potent Anti-HIV Agents
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry|1996
272 cit.
9
Functional reclassification of the putative cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase multigene family in <i>Arabidopsis</i>
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2004
272 cit.
10
Antitumor Agents. 217. Curcumin Analogues as Novel Androgen Receptor Antagonists with Potential as Anti-Prostate Cancer Agents
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry|2002
268 cit.

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