Zhang Y, Zou Y, Brock NL, Huang T, Lan Y, Wang X, Deng X, Tang Y, Lin S*. Characterization of 2-Oxindole Forming Heme Enzyme MarE, Expanding the Functional Diversity of the Tryptophan Dioxygenase Superfamily. J Am Chem Soc 2017, 139(34):11887-94.
Lan Y, Zou Y, Huang T, Wang X, Brock NL, Deng Z, Lin S*. Indole methylation protects diketopiperazine configuration in the maremycin biosynthetic pathway. Science China-Chemistry, 2016, 59, 1224-8.
Wo J, Kong D, Brock NL, Xu F, Zhou X, Deng Z, Lin S*. Transformation of Streptonigrin to Streptonigrone: Flavin Reductase-Mediated Flavin-Catalyzed Concomitant Oxidative Decarboxylation of Picolinic Acid Derivatives. ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 2831-5.
Zou Y, Fang Q, Yin H, Liang Z, Kong D, Bai L, Deng Z, Lin S*. Stereospecific biosynthesis of β-methyl tryptophan from L-tryptophan features a stereochemical switch. Angew Chem Int Ed, 2013, 52, 12951-5.
Xu F, Kong D, He X, Zhang Z, Han M, Xie X, Wang P, Cheng H, Tao M, Zhang L, Deng Z, Lin S*. Characterization of Streptonigrin Biosynthesis Reveals a Cryptic Carboxyl Methylation and an Unusual Oxidative Cleavage of a N-C Bond. J Am Chem Soc. 2013, 135, 1739-48.
Lin S, Huang T, Horsman GP, Huang SX, Guo X, Shen B*. Specificity of the ester bond forming condensation enzyme SgcC5 in C-1027 biosynthesis. Org Lett. 2012, 14, 2300-3.
Lin S, Van Lanen SG and Shen B*. A Free-Standing Condensation Enzyme Catalyzing Ester Bond Formation in C-1027 Biosynthesis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2009, 106, 4183-8
Lin S, Horsman GP, Chen Y, Li W, Shen B*. Characterization of the SgcF epoxide hydrolase supporting an (R)-vicinal diol intermediate for enediyne antitumor antibiotic C-1027 biosynthesis. J Am Chem Soc. 2009, 131, 16410-7
Huang T, Wang Y, Yin J, Du Y, Tao M, Xu J, Chen W, Lin S*, Deng Z. Identification and characterization of the pyridomycin biosynthetic gene cluster of Streptomyces pyridomyceticus NRRL B-2517. J Biol Chem. 2011, 286, 20648-57