53. Jinfeng Ye, Hui Xia, Na Sun, Chang-Cheng Liu, Anran Sheng, Lianli Chi, Xian-Wei Liu, Guofeng Gu, Shu-Qi Wang, Jie Zhao, Ping Wang, Min Xiao, Fengshan Wang, Hongzhi Cao*. Reprogramming the enzymatic assembly line for site-specific fucosylation. Nat. Catal. 2019, 2, 514-522. Highlighted in Nat. Catal. News & Views: Kun Huang and Sabine L Flitsch. Glyco-enzymatic cascades get protection. Nat. Catal. 2019, 2, 479-480.
52. Na Lu, Jinfeng Ye, Jiansong Cheng, Aniruddha Sasmal, Chang-Cheng Liu, Wenlong Yao, Jun Yan, Naazneen Khan, Wen Yi, Ajit Varki, Hongzhi Cao*. Redox-controlled site-specific α2,6-sialylation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 4547−4552.
51. Zhongwei Xue, Hu Zhao, Rui Zhu, Congcong Chen, Hongzhi Cao, Jiahuai Han, Shoufa Han*. On the use of abiotic sialic acids to attenuate cell inflammation. Sci. Rep. 2018, 8, 17320.
50. Yangyang Xu, Yueyuan Fan, Jinfeng Ye, Faxing Wang, Quandeng Nie, Li Wang, Peng George Wang*, Hongzhi Cao*, and Jiansong Cheng*. Successfully engineering a bacterial sialyltransferase for regioselective α2,6-sialylation. ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 7222-7227.
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49. Tong Li, Tianlu Li, Tongxiao Cui, Yajing Sun, Fengshan Wang, Hongzhi Cao, Richard R Schmidt*, Peng Peng*. Regioselective one-pot benzoylation of triol and tetraol arrays in carbohydrates. Org. Lett. 2018, 20(13), 3862-3865.
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48. Caicai Meng, Aniruddha Sasmal, Yan Zhang, Tian Gao, Chang-Cheng Liu, Naazneen Khan,Ajit Varki, Fengshan Wang,* Hongzhi Cao*. Chemoenzymatic assembly of mammalian O-mannose glycans. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 9003-9007.
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47.Hongzhi Cao*. The 2nd National Conference on Synthetic Carbohydrate Chemistry, Chinese Chemical Society (CARB 2017, CCS). J. Carbohydr. Chem. 2017, 36, (4-6), 141-142. (Editorial)
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46. Xun Lv, Hongzhi Cao, Baixue Lin, Wei Wang, Wande Zhang, Qian Duan, Yong Tao, Xue-wei Liu, Xuebing Li. Synthesis of sialic acids, their derivatives, and analogs by using a whole-cell catalyst. Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 15143-15149.
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45. Longtang Zheng, Jinhua Wei, Xun Lv, Yuhai Bi, Peixing Wu, Zhenxing Zhang, Pengfei Wang, Ruichen Liu, Jingwen Jiang, Haolong Cong, Jingnan Liang, Wenwen Cheng, Hongzhi Cao, Wenjun Liu, George F. Gao, Yuguang Du, Xingyu Jiang, Xuebing Li. Detection and differentiation of influenza viruses with glycan-functionalized gold nanoparticles. Biosens. Bioelectron. 2017, 91, 46-52.
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44. Dawa Tsering, Congcong Chen, Jinfeng Ye, Zhipeng Han, Bai-qian Jing*, Xian-wei Liu, Xi Chen, Fengshan Wang, Peixue Ling, Hongzhi Cao*. Enzymatic synthesis of human blood group P1 pentasaccharide antigen. Carbohydr. Res. 2017, 438, 39-43.
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43. Zhipeng Han, Congcong Chen, Caicai Meng, Tian Gao, Peng Peng, Xi Chen, Fengshan Wang*, Hongzhi Cao*. Chemoenzymatic synthesis of tumor-associated antigen N3 minor octasaccharide. J. Carbohydr. Chem. 2016, 35, 412-422.
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42. Jinfeng Ye, Xian-wei Liu, Peng Peng, Wen Yi, Xi Chen, Fengshan Wang, Hongzhi Cao*. Diversity-oriented enzymatic modular assembly of ABO histo-blood group antigens. ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 8140-8144 .
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41. Aizhen Zong, Yuhong Liu, Yan Zhang, Xinlei Song, Yikang Shi, Hongzhi Cao, Chunhui Liu, Yanna Cheng, Wenjie Jiang, Fangling Du, Fengshan Wang. Anti-tumor activity and the mechanism of SIP-S: A sulfated polysaccharide with anti-metastatic effect. Carbohydr. Polym. 2015, 129, 50-54.
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40. Yan Zhang, Caicai Meng, Lan Jin, Xi Chen, Fengshan Wang*, Hongzhi Cao*. Chemoenzymatic synthesis of α-dystroglycan core M1 O-mannose glycans. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 11654-11657.
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39. Congcong Chen, Yan Zhang, Mengyang Xue, Xian-wei Liu, Yanhong Li, Xi Chen*, Peng G. Wang*, Fengshan Wang*, Hongzhi Cao*. Sequential one-pot multienzyme (OPME) synthesis of lacto-N-neotetraose and its sialyl and fucosyl derivatives. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 7689-7692.
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38. Yan Zhang, Congcong Chen, Lan Jin, Haining Tan, Fengshan Wang*, Hongzhi Cao*. Synthesis of unsymmetrical 3,6-branched Man5 oligosaccharide: a comparison between one-pot sequential glycosylation and stepwise synthesis. Carbohydr. Res. 2015, 401, 109-114.
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37. Wenlong Yao, Jun Yan, Xi Chen, Fengshan Wang, Hongzhi Cao*. Chemoenzymatic synthesis of lacto-N-tetrasaccharide and sialyl lacto-N-tetrasaccharides. Carbohydr. Res. 2015, 401, 5-10 .
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36. Yujiao Sun, Bingying Yang, Yanmin Wu, Yang Liu, Xiao Gu, Hong Zhang, Chengjian Wang, Hongzhi Cao, Linjuan Huang, Zhongfu Wang*. Structural characterization and antioxidant activities of κ-carrageenan oligosaccharides degraded by different methods. Food Chem. 2015, 178, 311-318.
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35. Yujiao Sun, Wei Sun, Jiatong Guo, Xiuting Hu, Guiping Gong, Linjuan Huang, Hongzhi Cao, Zhongfu Wang*. Sulphation pattern analysis of chemically sulphated polysaccharide LbGp1 from Lycium barbarum by GC-MS. Food Chem. 2015, 170, 22-29.
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34. Qianqian Lian, Hongzhi Cao, Fengshan Wang*. The cost-efficiency realization in the Escherichia coli-based cell-free protein synthesis systems. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 2014, 174, 2351-2367.
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33. Xin Meng, Wenlong Yao, Jiansong Cheng, Xu Zhang, Lan Jin, Hai Yu, Xi Chen, Fengshan Wang*, Hongzhi Cao*. Regioselective chemoenzymatic synthesis of ganglioside disialy tetrasaccharide epitopes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136(14), 5205-5208 .
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32. Jun Yan, Xi Chen, Fengshan Wang*, Hongzhi Cao*. Chemoenzymatic synthesis of mono- and di-fluorinated Thomsen-Friedenreich (T) antigens and their sialylated derivatives. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2013, 11(5), 842-848 .
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31. Nhung Huynh, Aye Aye, Yanhong Li, Hai Yu, Hongzhi Cao, Vinod Kumar Tiwari, Don-Wook Shin, Xi Chen, Andrew J Fisher*. Structureal basis for substrate specificity and mechanism of N-acetyl-D-neuraminic acid lyase from Pasteurella multocida. Biochemistry 2013, 52(47), 8570-8579 .
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30. Raghavendra Kikkeri, Vered Padler-Karavani, Sandra Diaz, Andrea Verhagen, Hai Yu, Hongzhi Cao, Martijn A Langereis, Raoul J De Groot, Xi Chen, Ajit Varki*. Quantum dot nanometal surface energy transfer based biosensing of sialic acid compositions and linkages in biological samples. Anal. Chem. 2013, 85(8), 3864-3870 .
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29. Aizhen Zong, Ting Zhao, Yan Zhang, Xinlei Song, Yikang Shi, Hongzhi Cao, Chunhui Liu, Yanna Cheng, Xianjun Qu, Jichao Cao, Fengshan Wang*. Anti-metastatic and anti-angiogenic activities of sulfated polysaccharide of Sepiella maindroni ink. Carbohydr. Polym. 2013, 91(1), 403-409 .
28. Xiaojuan Yin, Jun Yan, Shengli Ji*, Fengshan Wang*, Hongzhi Cao*. Recent advances in the synthesis of heparin sulfate oligosaccharides. Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 32(8), 1388-1400 .
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27. Aizhen Zong, Hongzhi Cao, Fengshan Wang*. Anticancer polysaccharides from natural resources: a review of recent research. Carbohydr. Polym. 2012, 90(4), 1395-1410.
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26. Hongzhi Cao*, Xi Chen*. General consideration on sialic acid chemistry. Methods Mol. Biol., 2012, 808, 31-56.
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25. Hongzhi Cao*, Joel Hwang, Xi Chen*. Carbohydrate-containing natural products in medicinal chemistry. In Opportunity, Challenge and Scope of Natural Products in Medicinal Chemistry. 2011, 411-431.
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24. Yanhong Li, Hai Yu, Hongzhi Cao, Saddam Muthana, Xi Chen*. Pasteurella multocida CMP-sialic acid synthetase and mutants of Neisseria meningitidis CMP-sialic acid synthetase with imporved substrate promiscuity. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2012, 93(6), 2411-2423.
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23. Zahra Khedri, Yanhong Li, Hongzhi Cao, Jingyao Qu, Hai Yu, Musleh M Muthana, Xi Chen*. Synthesis of selective inhibitors against V. cholerae sialidase and human cytosolic sialidase NEU2. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2012, 10, 6112-6120.
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22. Zahra Khedri, Musleh M Muthana, Yanhong Li, Saddam M Muthana, Hai Yu, Hongzhi Cao, Xi Chen*. Probe sialidase substrate specificity using chemoenzymatically synthesized sialosides containing C9-modified sialic acid. Chem. Commun. 2012, 48 (27), 3357-3359.
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21. Xuezheng Song, Hai Yu, Xi Chen, Yi Lasanajak, Mary M Tappert, Gillian M Air, Vinod K Tiwari, Hongzhi Cao, Harshal A Chokhawala, Haojie Zheng, Richard D Cummings*, David F Smith*. A sialylated glycan microarray reveals novel interactions of modified sialic acids with proteins and viruses. J. Biol. Chem. 2011, 286 (36), 31610-31622.
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20. Yanhong Li, Hai Yu, Yi Chen, Kam Lau, Li Cai, Hongzhi Cao, Vinod Kumar Tiwari, Jingyao Qu, Vireak Thon, Peng George Wang, Xi Chen*. Substrate promiscuity of N-acetylhexosamine 1-kinases. Molecules 2011, 16, 6396-6407.
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19. Hai Yu, Hongzhi Cao, Vinod Kumar Tiwari, Yanhong Li, Xi Chen*. Chemoenzymatic synthesis of C8-modified sialic acids and related alpha 2-3 and alpha 2-6-linked sialosides. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2011, 21, 5037-5040.
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18. Yanhong Li, Hongzhi Cao, Nguyet Dao, Zheng Luo, Hai Yu, Yi Chen, Zheng Xing, Nicole Baumgarth, Carol Cardona, Xi Chen*. High-throughput neuraminidase substrate specificity study of human and avian influenza viruses. Virology 2011, 415, 12-19.
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17. Guo-Yun Chen, Xi Chen, Samantha King, Karen A Cavassani, Jiansong Cheng, Xincheng Zheng, Hongzhi Cao, Hai Yu, Jingyao Qu, Dexing Fang, Wei Wu, Xue-Feng Bai, Jin-Qing Liu, Shireen A Woodiga, Chong Chen, Lei Sun, Cory M Hogaboam, Steven L Kunkel, Pan Zheng*, Yang Liu*. Amelioration of sepsis by inhibiting sialidase-mediated disruption of CD24-Siglec G interaction. Nature Biotechnol. 2011, 29, 428-435.
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16. Padler-Karavani, V.; Hurtado-Ziola, N.; Pu, M.; Yu, H.; Huang, S.; Muthana, S.; Chokhawala, H. A.; Cao, H.; Secrest, P.; Friedmann-Morvinski, D.; Singer, O.; Ghaderi, D.; Verma, I. M.; Liu, Y.-T.; Messer, K.; Chen, X., *Varki, A., Schwab, R. Human xeno-autoantibodies against a non-human sialic acid serve as novel serum biomarkers and immunotherapeutics in cancer. Cancer Res. 2011, 71, 3352-3363.
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15. Yanhong Li, Hongzhi Cao, Hai Yu, Yi Chen, Kam Lau, Jingyao Qu, Vireak Thon, Go Sugiarto, Xi Chen*. Identifying specific sialidase inhibitors for human cytosolic sialidase NEU2 by substrate specificity studies. Mol. Biosyst. 2011, 7, 1060-1072.
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14. Tho Pham, Christopher J Gregg, Felix Karp, Renee Chow, Vered Padler-Karavani, Hongzhi Cao, Xi Chen, Joseph L Witztum, Nissi M Varki, Ajit Varki*. Evidence for a novel human-specific xeno-auto-antibody response against vascular endothelium. Blood 2009. 114, 5225-5235.
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13. Hongzhi Cao, Yanhong Li, Kam Lau, Saddam Muthana, Hai Yu, Jiansong Cheng, Harshal A Chokhawala, Go Sugiarto, Lei Zhang, Xi Chen*. Sialidase substrate specificity studies using chemoenzymatically synthesized sialosides containing C5-modified sialic acids. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2009, 7, 5137-5145.
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12. Hongzhi Cao, Saddam Muthana, Yanhong Li, Jiansong Cheng, Xi Chen*. Parallel chemoenzymatic synthesis of sialosides containing a C5-diversified sialic acid. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2009, 19, 5869-5871.
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11. Saddam Muthana, Hongzhi Cao, Xi Chen*. Recent progress in chemical and chemoenzymatic synthesis of carbohydrates. Invited review. Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 2009, 13, 573-581.
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10. Saddam Muthana, Hai Yu, Hongzhi Cao, Jiansong Cheng, Xi Chen*. Chemoenzymatic synthesis of a new class of macrocyclic oligosaccharides. J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 2928-2936.
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9. Vered Padler-Karavani, Hai Yu, Hongzhi Cao, Harshal Chokhawala, Felix Karp, Nissi Varki, Xi Chen, Ajit Varki* Diversity in specificity, abundance and composition of anti-Neu5Gc antibodies in normal humans: Implications for disease. Glycobiology 2008, 18, 818–830.
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8. Yanhong Li, Hai Yu, Hongzhi Cao, Kam Lau, Saddam Muthana, Vinod Kumar Tiwari, Bryan Son, Xi Chen*. Pasteurella multocida sialic acid aldolase: a promising biocatalyst. Appl. Microbiol. Biotech. 2008, 79, 963–970.
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7. Hongzhi Cao, Shengshu Huang, Jiansong Cheng, Yanhong Li, Saddam Muthana, Bryan Son, Xi Chen*. Chemical preparation of sialyl Lewis x using an enzymatically synthesized sialoside building block. Carbohydr. Res. 2008, 343, 2863–2869.
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6. Harshal A Chokhawala, Hongzhi Cao, Hai Yu, Xi Chen*. Enzymatic synthesis of fluorinated mechanistic probes for sialidases and sialyltransferases. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 10630-10631.
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5. Amanda L Lewis, Hongzhi Cao, Silpa K Patel, Sandra Diaz, Wesley Ryan, Aaron F Carlin, Vireak Thon, Warren G Lewis, Ajit Varki*, Xi Chen, Victor Nizet. NeuA sialic acid O-acetylesterase activity modulates O-acetylation of capsular polysaccharides in Group B Streptococcus. J. Biol. Chem. 2007, 282, 27562–27571.
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4. Lisheng Ni, Harshal A Chokhawala, Hongzhi Cao, Ryan Henning, Laura Ng, Shengshu Huang, Hai Yu, Xi Chen*, Andrew J Fisher*. Crystal structures of a Pasteurella multocida sialyltransferase complexes with acceptor and donor analogs reveal substrate binding sites and catalytic mechanism. Biochemistry 2007, 46, 6288–6298.
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3. Hongzhi Cao, Biao Yu*. Synthesis of a S-linked heparan sulfate trisaccharide as the substrate mimic of heparanase. Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 4337-4340.
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2. Biao Yu*, Zunyi Yang, Hongzhi Cao. One-Pot Glycosylation (OPG) for the chemical synthesis of oligosaccharides. Curr. Org. Chem. 2005, 9, 179-194.
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1. Zunyi Yang, Hongzhi Cao, Jie Hu, Renli Shan, Biao Yu*. 1 to 2 Migration and concurrent glycosidation of phenyl 1-thio-a-mannopyranosides via 2,3-O-cyclic dioxonium intermediates. Tetrahedron 2003, 59, 249-254.
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