Medicinal Chemistry

Weijia Xie

Biography

Weijia Xie has completed his Pharmacy PhD at the age of 30 years from Kinki University in Japan. During his study and research period in Kinki University, he was also hired by High-tech research center of Kinki University as assistant researcher. He came back to China in 2011 and since then worked in the department of medicinal chemistry of China Pharmaceutical University as a lecturer. He is specialized in synthesis, SAR studies on natural products with potent biological activities and has published more than 20 research papers in reputed journals.

Research Interest

 Organic synthesis, SAR studies and structural modification of Salacia originated sulfonium type natural products as follows: 1) Synthetic and biological studies on neoponkoranol (7) and its side chain analogs; 2) First total synthesis of neokotalanol (6), the structure of which is the most complicated one among this group of natural products; 3) Synthetic and biological studies on kotalanol and its side chain epimers.

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