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Xudong QU

  • Professor

  • Email address: quxd19@sjtu.edu.cn

  • EDUCATION

  • WORKING EXPERIENCE

  • RESEARCH

  • HONORS AND AWARDS

  • PUBLICATIONS

  • 2002-2007   Shanghai institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy.

  • 1998-2002   East China Normal University, Department of Chemistry, Bachelor of Science.

  • 2020-Present Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology/ Zhangjiang Institute of Advanced study, Professor

  • 2012-2020 Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor

  • 2011-2012 Shanghai institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Associate Investigator

  • 2008-2010 Shanghai institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Assistant Investigator

  • Explore the biosynthesis of natural products and develop biosynthetic methods for the production of important molecules for drug discovery and large-scale biomanufacturing.

  • National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2024).

  • Gold Ge Innovation Project Award, National Technical Standard Innovation Base (Dairy) (2023).

  • Leader of Outstanding Young Team, Central Universities (2023).

  • Shanghai Outstanding Academic Leader (2022).

  • National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars (2013).

  • New Century Excellent Talent, Ministry of Education (2012).

  • Xiaoli Yan, Xinying Jia, Zhenyao Luo, Shunjia Ji, Meng-Jie Zhang, Hui Zhang, Mingjia Yu, Julie Orts, Kai Jiang, Zhi Lin, Zixin Deng, Xu-Dong Kong, Bostjan Kobe, Yi-Lei Zhao, Mehdi Mobli, Xudong Qu. An enzymatic dual-oxa Diels-Alder reaction constructs the oxygen-bridged tricyclic acetal unit of (-)-anthrabenzoxocinones. Nat. Chem. 2025, DOI: 10.1038/s41557-025-01804-0.

  • Kai Jiang, Cheng Zhu, Xiaoli Yan, Guangjun Li, Zhi Lin, Ming Jiang, Zixin Deng, Shukun Luo, Xudong Qu. A stereoselective decarboxylative aromatase/cyclase directs the biosynthesis of an axially chiral biphenyl framework in fasamycin. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 5596-5601.

  • Guangzheng Wei, Borui Duan, Tai-Ping Zhou, Wenya Tian, Chenghai Sun, Zhi Lin, Zixin Deng, Binju Wang, Zhengyu Zhang, Xudong Qu. A Nucleobase-driven P450 peroxidase system enables regio- and stereo-specific formation of C‒C and C‒N bonds. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2024, 121, e2412890121.

  • Kai Jiang, Xu Chen, Xiaoli Yan, Zixin Deng, Shunkun Luo, Xudong Qu. An unusual aromatase/cyclase programs the formation of the phenyldimethylanthrone framework in anthrabenzoxocinones and fasamycin. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2024, 121, e2321722121.

  • Fuzheng Song, Mengmeng Zheng, Junlin Wang, Huanhuan Liu, Zhi Lin, Bengbeng Liu, Zixin Deng, Qianghui Zhou, Xudong Qu. A chemoenzymatic approach to C14-functionalized steroids. Nat. Synth. 2023, 2, 729-739.

  • Zhi Lin, Zhiwei Hu, Linjun Zhou, Benben Liu, Xiaowei Huang, Zixin Deng, Xudong Qu. A large conserved family of small-molecule carboxyl methyltransferases identified from microorganisms. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2023, 120, e2301389120.

  • Chenghai Sun, Bao-Di Ma, Guangjun Li, Wenya Tian, Lu Yang, Haidong Peng, Zhi Lin, Zixin Deng, Xu-Dong Kong, Xudong Qu. Engineering the substrate specificity of a P450 dimerase enables the collective biosynthesis of heterodimeric tryptophan-containing diketopiperazines. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202304994.

  • Xiaoli Yan, Jun Zhang, Hongqun Tan, Zhihao Liu, Kai Jiang, Wenya Tian, Mengmeng Zheng, Zhi Lin, Zixin Deng, Xudong Qu. A pair of atypical KAS III homologues with initiation and elongation functions programs the polyketide biosynthesis in asukamycin. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202200879.

  • Mengmeng Zheng, Jun Zhang, Wan Zhang, Lu Yang, Xiaoli Yan, Wenya Tian, Zhihao Liu, Zhi Lin, Zixin Deng, Xudong Qu. An atypical acyl-CoA synthetase enables efficient biosynthesis of extender units for engineering a polyketide carbon scaffold. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202208734.

  • Haidong Peng, Yaya Wang, Yanan Zhang, Zixing Deng, Zhenghua Tian, Xudong Qu. A dual role reductase from phytosterol catabolism enables efficient production of valuable steroid precursors. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 5414-5420.