Wei-Chen Chang

Degree: B.S., National Taiwan University

Entered Group: Fall, 2005

Research Projects: Chemical Synthesis of Macrolactone Derivatives to Study the Cross-Bridging Reaction in the Biosynthesis of Marolide Antibiotics,
Chemical Studies of Isopentenyl Pyrophosphate Isomerase Type II



Group Publications:

Thibodeaux, C. J.; Mansoorabadi, S. O.; Kittleman, W.; Chang, W.-c.; Liu, H.-w. "Evidence for the Involvement of Acid/Base Chemistry in the Reaction Catalyzed by the Type II Isopentenyl Diphosphate:Dimethylallyl Diphosphate Isomerase (IDI-2) from Staphylococcus aureus." Biochemistry 2008, 47, 2547-2558.

Munos, J. W.; Moon, S.-J.; Manssorabadi, S. O.; Chang, W.-c.; Hong, L.; Yang, Y.; Liu, A.; Liu, H.-w. "Purification and Characterization of the Epoxidase Catalyzing the Formation of Fosfomycin from Pseudomonas syringae." Biochemistry, 2008, 47, 8726-8735.