39. A Small-Molecule Membrane Fluidizer Re-sensitizes Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to β-Lactam Antibiotics, Podoll, J. D.; Rosen, E.; Wang, W.; Gao, Y.; Zhang, J.; Wang, X. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2023, in press [link].

38.  Recent Developments of Isoindole Chemistry, Weintraub, R. A.; Wang, X. Synthesis, 2023, 519 [link].


37.  Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of [1,2,5]Oxadiazolo[3,4-b]pyrazine-Containing Polymyxin-Selective Resistance-Modifying Agents, Somnath, D.; Liu, N.; Gao, Y.; Beck, L.; Wang, X. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2022, 72, 128878. [link].


36.  Serendipitous Discovery of a Highly Active and Selective Resistance-Modifying Agent for Colistin-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria, Gao, Y.; Somnath, D.; Wang, X. ACS Omega 2022, 7, 12442. [link]  


35.  A Cell-Free Screen for Bacterial Membrane Disruptors Identifies Mefloquine as a Novel Antibiotic Adjuvant, Podoll, J.; Olson, J.; Wang, W.;  Wang, X. Antibiotics 2021, 10(3), 315. [link]

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34.  One-Pot Synthesis of Polycyclic Isoindolines Using Isoindole Umpolung, Weintraub, R. A.; He, W.; Wang, X. Tetrahedron Lett. 2020, 61, 152128. [link]

  


33.  Tryptoline-Based Benzothiazoles Re-sensitize MRSA to β-Lactam Antibiotics, Wang, X.; Chen, J.; Wang, W.; Jaunaraj, A.; Wang, X. Bioorg. & Med. Chem. 201927, 115095–115106. [link


32.  Identification and Characterization of a Novel Anti-inflammatory Lipid Isolated from Mycobacterium vaccae, a Soil-Derived Bacterium with Immunoregulatory and Stress Resilience Properties, Smith, D. G.; Martinelli, R.; Besra, G. S.; Illarionov, P. A.; Szatmari, I.; Brazda, P.; Allen, M. A.; Xu, W.; Wang, X.; Nagy, L.; Dowell, R. D.; Rook G. A. W.; Brunet, L. R.; Lowry, C. A. Phycopharmacology2019236(5), 1653–1670. [link]

Fig. 1


31. Enantioselective Tandem Cyclization of Alkyne-Tethered Indoles Using Cooperative Silver(I) and Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalysis. Zhu Y, He W, Wang W, Pitsch CE, Wang X, Wang X, Angew Chem, Int. Ed. 2017, 40, 12206–12209.

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Asymmetric catalysis


30.  Diastereoselective Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Enantiomerically Pure Tricyclic Indolines. He W, Griffiths BM, Wang W, Wang X, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017;15:4241-4245.

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Diastereoselective synthesis of tricyclic indolines


29. Tetracyclic Indolines as a Novel Class of β-Lactam-Selective Resistance Modifying Agent for MRSA. Zhu Y, Cleaver L, Wang W, Podoll JD, Walls S, Jolly A, Wang X. Eur J Med Chem. 2017;125:130-142.

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28. Bioinspired Discovery of Chemical Reactions and Biological Probes. Griffiths B, Burl J, Wang X. Synlett. 2016;27:2039-2042.

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27. Property-Guided Synthesis of Aza-Tricyclic Indolines: Development of Gold Catalysis En Route. Barbour PM, Wang W, Chang L, Pickard KL, Rais R, Slusher BS, Wang X. Adv Synth Catal. 2016;358:1482-1490. [Theme: Gold Catalysis: Quo Vadis?]

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aza-tricyclic indoline


26. A Fluorescence Polarization Biophysical Assay for the Naegleria DNA Hydroxylase Tet1. Marholz LJ, Wang W, Zheng Y, Wang X. ACS Med Chem Lett. 2016;7:167-171. [Theme: Epigenetics] 

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Graph 1


25. Gold-Catalyzed Cyclization Leads to A Bridged Tetracyclic Indolenine That Represses β-Lactam Resistance. Xu W, Wang W, Wang X. Angew Chem Int Ed. 2015;54:9546-9549; Angew Chem. 2015;127:9682-9685.

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Indolenine


24. Novel Scaffolds of Cell-Active Histone Demethylase Inhibitors Identified from High-Throughput Screening. Wang W, Marholz LJ, Wang X. J Biomol Screen. 2015;20:821-827

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Graph 2


23. Discovery and Initial Structure-Activity Relationships of N-Benzyl Tricyclic Indolines as Antibacterials for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Barbour PM, Podoll JD, Marholz LJ, Wang X. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2014;24:5602-5605.  

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Graph 3


22. Development of Substrate-Selective Probes for Affinity Pulldown of Histone Demethylases. Marholz LJ, Chang L, Old WM, Wang X. ACS Chem Biol. 2015;10:129-137.

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Graphical abstract


21. A Histone Demethylase Inhibitor, Methylstat, Inhibits Angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. Cho Y, Kim KH, Xu W, Wang X, Kwon HJ. RSC Adv. 2014;4:38230-38233.

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20. Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of the Tricyclic Indoline Resistance-Modifying Agent. Chang L, Podoll JD, Wang W, Walls S, O'Rourke CP, Wang X. J Med Chem. 2014;57:3803-3817

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Graph 4


19. Gold Approaches to Polycyclic Indole Alkaloids. Barbour PM, Marholz LJ, Chang L, Xu W, Wang X. Chem Lett. 2014;43:572-578

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Gold catalysis


18. Bio-Inspired Synthesis Yields A Tricyclic Indoline That Selectively Resensitizes MRSA to β-Lactam Antibiotics. Podoll JD, Liu Y, Chang L, Walls S, Wang W, Wang X. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2013;110:15573-15578. 

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Bio-inspired synthesis


17. Quantitative Analysis of Histone Demethylase Probes Using Fluorescence Polarization. Xu W, Podoll JD, Dong X, Tumber A, Oppermann U, Wang X. J Med Chem.  2013;56:5198-5202. 

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Graph 5


16. A One-Pot Three-Component Reaction for the Preparation of Highly Functionalized Tryptamines. Yeo SJ, Liu Y, Wang X. Tetrahedron2012;68:813-818. 

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Tryptamines


15. A Selective Inhibitor and Probe of the Cellular Functions of Jumonji C Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases. Luo X, Liu Y, Kubicek S, Myllyharju J, Tumber A, Ng S, Che KH, Podoll J, Heightman TD, Oppermann U, Schreiber SL, Wang X. J Am Chem Soc. 2011;133:9451-9456. 

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Graph 6


14. Selective Gold(I)-Catalyzed Formation of Tetracyclic Indolines: A Single Transition State and Bifurcations Lead to Multiple Products. Noey EL, Wang X, Houk KN. J Org Chem. 2011;76:3477-83. 

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13. Gold(I)-Catalyzed Tandem Cyclization Approach to Tetracyclic Indolines. Liu Y, Xu W, Wang X. Org Lett. 2010;12:1448-51. 

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Gold catalysis graph


12. AAK1 Identified as an Inhibitor of Neuregulin-1/ErbB4-Dependent Neurotrophic Factor Signaling Using Integrative Chemical Genomics and Proteomics. Kuai L, Ong SE, Madison JM, Wang X, Duvall JR, Lewis TA, Luce CJ, Conner SD, Pearlman DA, Wood JL, Schreiber SL, Carr SA, Scolnick EM, Haggarty SJ. Chem & Biol. 2011;18;891-906. [link]

11. Chemical genetics identifies small-molecule modulators of neuritogenesis involving neuregulin-1/ErbB4 signaling. Kuai L, Wang X, Madison JM, Schreiber SL, Scolnick EM, Haggarty SJ. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2010;1;325-42. [link]

10. Syntheses of aminoalcohol-derived macrocycles leading to a small-molecule binder to and inhibitor of sonic hedgehog. Peng LF, Stanton BZ, Maloof N, Wang X, Schreiber SL. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009;19: 6319-25. [link]

9. Identifying the proteins to which small-molecule probes and drugs bind in cells. Ong SE, Schenone M, Margolin AA, Li X, Do K, Doud MK, Mani DR, Kuai L, Wang X, Wood JL, Tolliday NJ, Koehler AN, Marcaurelle LA, Golub TR, Gould RJ, Schreiber SL, Carr SA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009;106;4617-22. [link]

8. A small molecule that binds Hedgehog and blocks its signaling in human cells. Stanton B, Peng LF, Maloof N, Nakai K, Wang X, Duffner JL, Taveras KM, Hyman JM, Lee SW, Koehler AN, Chen JK, Fox JL, Mandinova A, Schreiber SL. Nat Chem Biol. 2009;5:154-6. [link] 

7. Diversity synthesis of complex pyridines yields a probe of a neurotrophic signalling pathway. Gray BL, Wang X, Brown WC, Kuai L, Schreiber SL. Org Lett. 2008;10:2621-4. [link]

6. Small-molecule reagents for cellular pull-down experiments. Wang X, Imber BS, Schreiber SL. Bioconjug Chem. 2008;19:585-7. [link]

5. Synthesis of the tetracyclic core of the tetrapetalones via transannular oxidative [4+3] cyclization. Wang X, Porco JA Jr. Angew Chem Int Ed Eng. 2005;44:3067-71; Corrigendum: 2006;45:6607. [link]

4. Total synthesis of the salicylate enamide macrolide oximidine III: application of relay ring-closing metathesis. Wang X, Bowman EJ, Bowman BJ, Porco JA Jr. Angew Chem Int Ed Eng. 2004;43:3601-5. [link]

3. Total synthesis of the salicylate enamide macrolide oximidine II. Wang X, Porco JA Jr. J Am Chem Soc. 2003;125:6040-1. [link]

2. Modification of C-terminal peptides to form peptide enamides: synthesis of chondriamides A and C. Wang X, Porco JA Jr. J Org Chem. 2001;66:8215-21. [link]

1. Parallel synthesis and purification using anthracene-tagged substrates. Wang X, Parlow JJ, Porco JA Jr. Org Lett. 2000;2:3509-12. [link]

1.Histone demethylase inhibitors and methods for using the same. Wang, Xiang; Xu, Wenqing. U.S. 8,735,622.

2. “Indoline Alkaloid Compounds,” Podoll JD; Chang L; Wang, Xiang PCT/US14/32585.

3. "Polycycilc Indoline and Indolenine Compounds," Barbour PM, Wang, Xiang PCT/US62/154,792.

4. “1,3,4,9-Tetrahydro-2H-Pyrido[3,4-B]Indole Derivative Compounds and Uses Thereof,” Zhang, Jing; Podoll, Jessica D.; Wang, Xiang.  US 62/719,048.

5. “Tryptoline-Based Benzothiazoles and their use as Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance-Modifying Agents,” Wang, Xinfeng.; Wang, Xiang. US 62/895,380.