List of works - Li Cai

A chemoenzymatic route to N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate analogues: substrate specificity investigations of N-acetylhexosamine 1-kinase

scientific article

An Isotope-Coded Photocleavable Probe for Quantitative Profiling of Protein O-GlcNAcylation

scientific article published on 08 January 2019

Biosynthesis of rare hexoses using microorganisms and related enzymes

scientific article

Characterization of glycerol phosphate oxidase from Streptococcus pneumoniae and its application for ketose synthesis

scientific article published on 18 December 2014

Chemoenzymatic synthesis of uridine 5'-diphospho-2-acetonyl-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucose as C(2)-carbon isostere of UDP-GlcNAc

scientific article

Crystal structure of tebipenem pivoxil

scientific article published on 10 August 2018

Defining function of lipopolysaccharide O-antigen ligase WaaL using chemoenzymatically synthesized substrates

scientific article published on 12 December 2011

Efficient synthesis of galactosylceramide analogues for iNKT cell stimulation

scientific article published on 15 May 2010

Enzymatic route to preparative-scale synthesis of UDP-GlcNAc/GalNAc, their analogues and GDP-fucose

scientific article

Enzymatic synthesis and properties of uridine-5'-O-(2-thiodiphospho)-N-acetylglucosamine

scientific article

Enzymatic synthesis of D-sorbose and D-psicose with aldolase RhaD: effect of acceptor configuration on enzyme stereoselectivity

scientific article published on 29 September 2011

Enzymatic synthesis of UDP-GlcNAc/UDP-GalNAc analogs using N-acetylglucosamine 1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GlmU).

scientific article

Enzymatic synthesis of a 6-sialyl lactose analogue using a pH-responsive water-soluble polymer support

scientific article published on 24 April 2011

Enzymatic synthesis of rare sugars with L-rhamnulose-1-phosphate aldolase from Thermotoga maritima MSB8.

scientific article published on 17 July 2015

Facile synthesis of acacetin and its derivatives.

scientific article published on 9 June 2016

Highly efficient chemoenzymatic synthesis of β1-3-linked galactosides.

scientific article published on 10 September 2010

Highly efficient synthesis of UDP-GalNAc/GlcNAc analogues with promiscuous recombinant human UDP-GalNAc pyrophosphorylase AGX1.

scientific article

In vitro bacterial polysaccharide biosynthesis: defining the functions of Wzy and Wzz

scientific journal article

In vivo virus-based macrofluorogenic probes target azide-labeled surface glycans in MCF-7 breast cancer cells

scientific article

L-rhamnose antigen: a promising alternative to α-gal for cancer immunotherapies.

scientific article published on 11 November 2010

Labeling of Enveloped Virus via Metabolic Incorporation of Azido Sugars

scientific article published on 26 August 2015

One-Pot Multienzyme Synthesis of Rare Ketoses from Glycerol

scientific article published on 21 January 2020

One-pot four-enzyme synthesis of ketoses with fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolases from Staphylococcus carnosus and rabbit muscle ⬇️

scientific article published on May 15, 2012

One-pot three-enzyme synthesis of UDP-Glc, UDP-Gal, and their derivatives

scientific article published on 15 March 2013

Recent advances in the synthesis of rare sugars using DHAP-dependent aldolases

scientific article published on 18 October 2017

Substrate promiscuity of N-acetylhexosamine 1-kinases

scientific article published on 28 July 2011

Substrate specificity of N-acetylhexosamine kinase towards N-acetylgalactosamine derivatives

scientific article

Substrate specificity of galactokinase from Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4 towards galactose, glucose, and their derivatives.

scientific article

Synthesis of monophosphorylated lipid A precursors using 2-naphthylmethyl ether as a protecting group

scientific article published on 10 August 2020

Synthesis of rare sugars with L-fuculose-1-phosphate aldolase (FucA) from Thermus thermophilus HB8.

scientific article

Targeting Tumor Cells by Natural Anti-Carbohydrate Antibodies Using Rhamnose-Functionalized Liposomes.

scientific article published on 16 March 2016

The wciN gene encodes an α-1,3-galactosyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of the capsule repeating unit of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6B

scientific article

List of works by Li Cai

A chemoenzymatic route to N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate analogues: substrate specificity investigations of N-acetylhexosamine 1-kinase

An Isotope-Coded Photocleavable Probe for Quantitative Profiling of Protein O-GlcNAcylation

Biosynthesis of rare hexoses using microorganisms and related enzymes

Characterization of glycerol phosphate oxidase from Streptococcus pneumoniae and its application for ketose synthesis

Chemoenzymatic synthesis of uridine 5'-diphospho-2-acetonyl-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucose as C(2)-carbon isostere of UDP-GlcNAc

Crystal structure of tebipenem pivoxil

Defining function of lipopolysaccharide O-antigen ligase WaaL using chemoenzymatically synthesized substrates

Efficient synthesis of galactosylceramide analogues for iNKT cell stimulation

Enzymatic route to preparative-scale synthesis of UDP-GlcNAc/GalNAc, their analogues and GDP-fucose

Enzymatic synthesis and properties of uridine-5'-O-(2-thiodiphospho)-N-acetylglucosamine

Enzymatic synthesis of D-sorbose and D-psicose with aldolase RhaD: effect of acceptor configuration on enzyme stereoselectivity

Enzymatic synthesis of UDP-GlcNAc/UDP-GalNAc analogs using N-acetylglucosamine 1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GlmU).

Enzymatic synthesis of a 6-sialyl lactose analogue using a pH-responsive water-soluble polymer support

Enzymatic synthesis of rare sugars with L-rhamnulose-1-phosphate aldolase from Thermotoga maritima MSB8.

Facile synthesis of acacetin and its derivatives.

Highly efficient chemoenzymatic synthesis of β1-3-linked galactosides.

Highly efficient synthesis of UDP-GalNAc/GlcNAc analogues with promiscuous recombinant human UDP-GalNAc pyrophosphorylase AGX1.

In vitro bacterial polysaccharide biosynthesis: defining the functions of Wzy and Wzz

In vivo virus-based macrofluorogenic probes target azide-labeled surface glycans in MCF-7 breast cancer cells

L-rhamnose antigen: a promising alternative to α-gal for cancer immunotherapies.

Labeling of Enveloped Virus via Metabolic Incorporation of Azido Sugars

One-Pot Multienzyme Synthesis of Rare Ketoses from Glycerol

One-pot four-enzyme synthesis of ketoses with fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolases from Staphylococcus carnosus and rabbit muscle ⬇️

One-pot three-enzyme synthesis of UDP-Glc, UDP-Gal, and their derivatives

Recent advances in the synthesis of rare sugars using DHAP-dependent aldolases

Substrate promiscuity of N-acetylhexosamine 1-kinases

Substrate specificity of N-acetylhexosamine kinase towards N-acetylgalactosamine derivatives

Substrate specificity of galactokinase from Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4 towards galactose, glucose, and their derivatives.

Synthesis of monophosphorylated lipid A precursors using 2-naphthylmethyl ether as a protecting group

Synthesis of rare sugars with L-fuculose-1-phosphate aldolase (FucA) from Thermus thermophilus HB8.

Targeting Tumor Cells by Natural Anti-Carbohydrate Antibodies Using Rhamnose-Functionalized Liposomes.

The wciN gene encodes an α-1,3-galactosyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of the capsule repeating unit of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6B