Zhou Wei
Full Professor
Chemistry
Fudan University
China
Biography
2003 BSc, School of pharmacy, Fudan University 2008 Phd, Department of Biosynthetic Drug, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University
Research Interest
1. Microbial Transformation technologies Studies on metabolic pathways of natural products and the preparation of active metabolites by using microbial conversion technologies. 2. Biological activity and mechanism study A variety of disease models, such as viruses (influenza, hepatitis B, herpes, Coxsackie, respiratory syncytial) and in vivo models, bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans, pneumococcal), arthritis model (acute arthritis, adjuvant arthritis, type II collagen in rheumatoid arthritis), and liver disease (chemical and immunological damage, fatty liver, liver fibrosis), etc. to carry out candidate compounds screening, mechanism studies, as well as research and development of new drugs.
Publications
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Wei Zhou, Xiaohui Liu, Li Ye, Meiqing Feng, Pei Zhou, Xunlong Shi. The biotransformation of astragalosides by a novel acetyl esterase from Absidia corymbifera AS2. Process Biochemistry, 2014, 49, 1464-71.
