Publications

Independent Research

  1. M. Shafiqur Rahman, Chunbao (Charles) Xu, Zi-Hua Jiang, Wensheng Qin. Value-added Utilization of Crude Glycerol from Biodiesel Production. In: Advances in Enzymatic and Microbial Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels. Chapter xx: Edited by Ryan De Vooght-Johnson. Published by Future Science Group. 2015, in press.
  2. Cheng-Ting Zi, Zhen-hua Liu, Gen-Tao Li, Yan Li, Jun Zhou, Zhong-Tao Ding, Jiang-Miao Hu, Zi-Hua Jiang. Design, synthesis, and cytotoxicity of per-butyrylated glycosides of 4β-triazole-podophyllotoxin derivatives, Molecules, 2015, in press.
  3. Haider M. Hassan, Zi-Hua Jiang, Christina Asmussen, Emma McDonald, Wensheng Qin, Antibacterial Activity of Northern Ontario Medicinal Plants, Can. J. Plant Science, 2014, 94, 417 – 424. doi:10.4141/CJPS2013-258.
  4. Haider M. Hassan, Zi-Hua Jiang, Neelam Khaper, Stephanie Puukila, Christina Asmussen, Emma McDonald, Wensheng Qin. Antioxidant Activity of Northern Ontario Medicinal Plants and Their Protective Effect on the H9c2 Cardiovascular Cells Against Hydrogen Peroxide Mediated Oxidative Stress, The Journal of Ethnobiology and Traditional Medicine. Photon, 2014, 122, 820 – 831.
  5. Jing-Fang Shi, Ping Wu, Zi-Hua Jiang, Xiao-Yi Wei. Synthesis and tumor cell growth inhibitory activity of biotinylated annonaceous acetogenins, Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2014, 71, 219 – 228.
  6. Cheng-Ting Zi, Feng-Qing Xu, Gen-Tao Li, Yan Li, Zhong-Tao Ding, Jun Zhou, Zi-Hua Jiang* and Jiang-Miao Hu*. Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of Glucosylated Podophyllotoxin Derivatives Linked via 4β-Triazole Rings, Molecules 2013, 18, 13992 – 14012.
  7. Jinghua Xue, Liangxiong Xu, Zi-Hua Jiang, Xiaoyi Wei, Two new amides from Streptomyces michiganensis, Nat. Prod. Commun. 2013, 8, 169 – 170.
  8. Jordan D. Lewicky, Marina Ulanova, Zi-Hua Jiang, Improving the immunostimulatory potency of diethanolamine-containing lipid A mimics, Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2013, 21, 2199 – 2209.
  9. Lan Chong, Weikang Chen, Yuehua Luo and Zi-Hua Jiang, Simultaneous determination of 9-dehydro-17-hydro-andrographolide and sodium 9-dehydro-17-hydroandrographolide- 19-yl sulfate in rat plasma by UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS after administration of xiyanping injection: application to a pharmacokinetic study, Biomed. Chromatography, 2013, 27, 825 – 830.
  10. Jinghua Xue, Liangxiong Xu, Zi-Hua Jiang, Xiaoyi Wei, Quinazoline Alkaloids from Streptomyces michiganensis, Chemistry Natural Compounds, 2012, 48, 839 – 841.
  11. Haider M. Hassan, Zi-Hua Jiang, Tarannum A. Syed, Wensheng Qin, Northern Ontario Medicinal Plants, Can. J. Plant Science, 2012, 92, 815 – 828.
  12. Wenbing Ding, Zi-Hua Jiang, Ping Wu, Liangxiong Xu, Xiaoyi Wei, Resin Glycosides from the aerial Parts of Operculina turpethum, Phytochemistry, 2012, 81, 165 – 174.
  13. Jordan D. Lewicky, Marina Ulanova, Zi-Hua Jiang, Synthesis and immunostimulatory activity of diethanolamine-containing lipid A mimics, RSC Adv. 2012, 2, 1917 – 1926.
  14. Zhongqi Jiang, Samuel Amartey, Zi-Hua Jiang, Wensheng Qin. (2012) Current Analytical Methods for Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement of D-Xylitol. In “D-Xylitol: Fermentative Production, Application and Commercialization”, Editors: Silvio Silvério da Silva and Anuj K. Chandel. Springer, GMBH, Heidelberg, Germany, pp 245–263.
  15. Ke Pan, Ming Tian, Zi-Hua Jiang, Bruce Kjartanson, Aicheng Chen, Electrochemical oxidation of lignin at lead dioxide nanoparticles photoelectrodeposited on TiO2 nanotube arrays, Electrochim. Acta, 2012, 60, 147 – 153.
  16. Jordan D. Lewicky, Marina Ulanova, Zi-Hua Jiang, Synthesis of a dimeric monosaccharide lipid A mimic and its synergistic effect on the immunostimulatory activity of lipopolysaccharide, Carbohydr. Res. 2011, 346, 1705 – 1713.
  17. Xi Chen, Zi-Hua Jiang, Sanfeng Chen, Wensheng Qin, Microbial and Bioconversion Production of D-xylitol and Its Detection and Application, Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2010, 6, 834 – 844.
  18. Rasha Tolba, Min Tian, Jiali Wen, Zi-Hua Jiang, Aicheng Chen, Electrochemical oxidation of lignin at IrO2-based oxide electrodes, J. Electroanal. Chem. 2010, 649, 9 – 15.
  19. Matthew J. Kaskiw, Mary Lynn Tassotto, Mac Mok, Stacey L. Tokar, Roxanne Pycko, John Th’ng, Zi-Hua Jiang. Structural Analogues of Diosgenyl Saponins: Synthesis and Anticancer Activity, Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2009, 17, 7670 – 7679.
  20. Matthew J. Kaskiw, Mary Lynn Tassotto, John Th’ng, Zi-Hua Jiang. Synthesis and Cytotoxic Activity of Diosgenyl Saponin Analogues, Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2008, 16, 3209 – 3217.
  21. Rongsong Xu, Zi-Hua Jiang. Synthesis of β-1,4-Oligo-D-Mannuronic Acid Neoglycolipids, Carbohydr. Res. 2008, 343, 7 – 17.
  22. R. Rao Koganty, Damayanthi Yalamati, Zi-Hua Jiang, Glycopeptide based cancer vaccines: The role of synthesis and structural definition. In ACS Symposium Series 989: Carbohydrate-based Vaccines; Roy, R., Ed.; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2008; pp 311 – 334.
  23. Zi-Hua Jiang, Wladyslaw A Budzynski, Dongxu Qiu, Damayanthi Yalamati, R. Rao Koganty. Monophosphoryl lipid A analogues with varying 3-O-substitution: synthesis and potent adjuvant activity, Carbohydr. Res. 2007, 342, 784 – 796.
  24. Zi-Hua Jiang, Rongsong Xu, Charlene Wilson, Agnes Brenk, Synthesis of β-1,4-Di-D-Mannuronic Acid Glycosides as Potential Ligands for Toll-like Receptors, Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 2915 – 2918.

 

Previous Research

  1. Zi-Hua Jiang and R. Rao Koganty. Synthetic Vaccines: The Role of Adjuvant in Immune Targeting, Curr. Med. Chem., 2003, 10, 1423–1439.
  2. Zi-Hua Jiang, Wladyslaw A. Budzynski, Lisa N. Skeels, Mark J. Krantz and R. Rao Koganty, Novel Lipid A Mimetics Derived from Pentaerythritol: Synthesis and Their Potent Agonistic Activity, Tetrahedron, 2002, 58, 8833–8842.
  3. Zi-Hua Jiang, Mimi V. Bach, Wladyslaw A. Budzynski, Mark J. Krantz, R. Rao Koganty and B. Michael Longenecker, Lipid A Structures Containing Novel Lipid Moieties: Synthesis and Adjuvant Properties, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2002, 12, 2193–2196.
  4. Zi-Hua Jiang, Armin Geyer, Richard R. Schmidt,* The Macrolidic Glycolipid Calonyctin A, A Plant Growth Regulator: Synthesis, Structural Assignment, and Conformational Analysis in Micellar Solution, Angew. Chem. 1995, 107, 2730 – 2734; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Eng. 1995, 34, 2520 – 2524.
  5. Zi-Hua Jiang, Richard R. Schmidt, Synthesis of the Tetrasaccharide Moiety of Plant Growth Regulator Calonyctin A, Liebigs Ann. Chem. 1994, 645 – 651.
  6. Zi-Hua Jiang, Xiao-Bin Han, Richard R. Schmidt, Synthesis of the Sulfated Steroidal Glycosides Forbeside E3 and E1, Liebigs Ann. Chem. 1993, 1179–1189.
  7. Xiao-Bing Han, Zi-Hua Jiang, Richard R. Schmidt, Synthesis of the Hexasaccharide Moiety of Holotoxin A, Liebigs Ann. Chem. 1993, 853 – 858.
  8. Zi-Hua Jiang, Richard R. Schmidt, Synthesis of the Hexasaccharide Moiety of Pectinioside E, Liebigs Ann. Chem. 1992, 975 – 982.
  9. Zi-Hua Jiang, Si-Ying Chen, Chemical Studies on Dysosma Vitchii, Acta Botanica Yunnanica 1989, 11, 479 – 481.
  10. Zi-Hua Jiang, Si-Ying Chen, Jun Zhou, Chemical Constituents of Aconitum Austroyunnanense (II), Acta Botanica Yunnanica 1989, 11, 461 – 464.
  11. Zi-Hua Jiang, Si-Ying Chen, Jun Zhou, Chemical Constituents of Aconitum Austroyunnanense (I), Acta Botanica Yunnanica 1988, 10, 317 – 323.
  12. Si-Ying Chen, Zi-Hua Jiang, Medicinal Plant Resources of Chinese Aconitum, Acta Botanica Yunnanica 1988, Suppl. I, 63 – 76.