Yingchun Li

Yingchun Li
Yingchun Li, Ph.D.
Lecturer II

Education

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate / Organic Chemistry and Enzymology
    Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University 2000-2008
  • Ph.D. / Organic Chemistry
    University of Houston, Houston, TX 2000
  • M.S. / Medicinal Chemistry
    Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, P.R. China, 1988
  • B.S. / Chemistry
    Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, P.R. China, 1985

Professional Experience

  • 2018-Present: Visiting Scholar
    Prof. Frank M. Raushel’s Group, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University
  • 2018-Present: Lecture II, Chemistry, Biochemistry and Forensic Chemistry
    Department of Chemistry and Physics, Prairie View A&M University
  • 2011-2018: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Chemistry,
    Department of Chemistry and Physics, Prairie View A&M University
  • 2008-2011: Assistant Professor, Chemistry,
    Department of Chemistry and Physics, Southeastern Louisiana University
  • 2000-2008: Postdoctoral Research Associate,
    Prof. Frank M. Raushel’s Group, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University
  • 1994-2000: Graduate Research Assistant
    Department of Chemistry, University of Houston
  • 1988-1994: Lecturer and Researcher
    Department of Pharmacy, Shandong Medical University, P.R. China
  • 1985-1988: Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant
    Department of Pharmacy, Shandong Medical University, P.R. China

Honors

  • Excellent Researcher Award (the Second Class) from Educational Committee of Shandong Province, P.R. China, 1994
  • Award for Excellence in Teaching from Shandong Medical University, Shandong Province, P.R. of China, 1993
  • Excellent Poster Award from Shandong Branch of Chinese Pharmaceutical Society at the Regional Meeting in Jinan, Shandong Province, P.R. China, 1992

Affiliation

  • American Chemical Society

Publications

  1. Tsai, Ping-Chuan; Bigley, Andrew; Li, Yingchun; Ghanem, Eman; Cadieux, C. Linn; Kasten, Shane A.; Reeves, Tony E.; Cerasoli, Douglas M.; Raushel, Frank M.. “Stereoselective Hydrolysis of Organophosphate Nerve Agents by the Bacterial Phosphotriesterase” Biochemistry 2010, 49(37), 7978-7987
  2. Nguyen, Tinh T.; Fedorov, Alexander A.; Williams, LaKenya; Fedorov, Elena V.; Li, Yingchun; Xu, Chengfu; Almo, Steven C.; Raushel, Frank M. “The Mechanism of the Reaction Catalyzed by Uronate Isomerase Illustrates How an Isomerase May Have Evolved from a Hydrolase within the Amidohydrolase Superfamily”, Biochemistry 2009, 48(37), 8879-8890
  3. Eman Ghanem, Yingchun Li, Chengfu Xu, and Frank M. Raushel. “Characterization of a Phosphodiesterase Capable of Hydrolyzing EA 2912, the most toxic degradation product of the Nerve agent VX.” Biochemistry 2007, 46, 9032-9040.
  4. Yingchun Li and Frank M. Raushel. “Differentiation of chiral phosphorus enantiomers by 31P and 1H NMR spectroscopy using amino acid derivatives as chemical solvating agent” Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2007, 18, 1391-1397.
  5. Charity Nowlan; Yingchun Li; Johannes C. Hermann; Timothy Evens; Joseph Carpenter; Eman Ghanem; Brain K. Schoichet; Frank M. Raushel. “Resolution of Chiral Phosphate, Phosphonate, and Phosphinate Esters by an Enantioselective Enzyme Library” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2006, 128, 15892-15902.
  6. Johannes C. Hermann; Eman Ghanem; Yingchun Li; Frank M. Raushel; John J. Irwin; Brian K Shoichet. “Predicting Substrates by Docking High-Energy Intermediates to Enzyme Structure” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2006, 128, 15882-15891.
  7. Lakenya Williams; Tinh Nguyen; Yingchun Li; Tamiko N. Porter; Frank M. Raushel. “Uronate Isomerase: A Nonhydrolytic Member of the Amidohydrolase Superfamily with an Ambivalent Requirement for a Divalent Metal Ion” Biochemistry 2006, 4, 7453-7462.
  8. Yingchun Li; Frank Raushel. “Inhibitors Designed for the Active Site of Dihydroorotase” Bioorganic Chemistry 2005, 33, 470-483.
  9. Tamiko N. Porter, Yingchun Li, and Frank M. Raushel. “Mechanism of the Dihydroorotase Reaction” Biochemistry 2004, 43, 16285-16292.
  10. Sarah D. Aubert, Yingchun Li, and Frank M. Raushel. “Mechanism for the Hydrolysis of Organophosphates by the Bacterial Phosphotriesterase” Biochemistry 2004, 43, 5707-5715.
  11. Min-Sun Park; Craig M. Hill; Yingchun Li; R. Kristoffer Hardy; Hemant Khanna; Yong-Ho Khong; Frank M. Raushel. “Catalytic Properties of the PepQ Prolidase from Escherichia Coli” Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 2004, 429, 224-230.
  12. Yingchun Li; Sara D. Aubert; Eugene G. Maes; and Frank M. Raushel. “Enzymatic Resolution of Chiral Phosphinate Esters” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2004, 126, 8888-8889.
  13. Karin T Lum; Henry J. Huebner; Yingchun Li; Timothy D. Phillips and Frank M. Raushel. “Organophosphate Nerve Agent Toxicity in Hydra Attenuata” Chemical Research in Toxicology 2003, 16, 953-957.
  14. Yingchun Li; Sarah D. Aubert and Frank M. Raushel. “Operational Control of Stereoselectivity during the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Racemic Organophosphorus Compounds” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2003, 125, 7526-7527.
  15. Wen-Shan Li; Yingchun Li; Craig M. Hill; Karin T. Lum and Frank M. Raushel. “Enzymatic Synthesis of Chiral Organophosphothioate from Prochiral Precursors” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2002, 124, 3498-3499.
  16. Shen, Chengguo; Jin, Liufu; Ying, Wang; Xu, Lijun; Li, Yingchun. “Effect of Inabenfide on Growth of Soybean Seeding” Zhiwu Shenglixue Tongxun. 1996, 32, 262-264.
  17. Peiman Liu, Yingchun Li, Zhong Li, Ning Hou and Lijun Xu, “Antibacterial activity of a Schiff base, 4-amino-3-(✓-furanyl)-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole and its Cu(II) complex” Modern Applied Pharmaceutics 1993, 10, 2-4.
  18. Peiman Liu, Yingchun Li, Zhong Li, Xingpo Wang and Lijun Xu, “Antibacterial activity of thiosemicabazones and their transition metal coordination compounds” Shandong Yike Daxue Xuebao 1992, 30, 340-342.
  19. Yingchun Li and Lijun Xu, “Synthesis and bacteriostatic activity of thiosemicarbazones and their transition metal complexes” Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 1990, 25, 593-597.

Presentations

  1. Thao Huynh, Makobi Okolie, Tony Grady, Merluyn Pulikkathara and Yingchun Li, Design, Synthesis, Characterization and Assessment of Novel Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanomaterials as Photocatalysts for Removal of Organic Pollutant or/and Hydrogen Production through Water Splitting under Solar Light 14th Annual Research Symposium, Faculty research presentation. April 10th, 2019 at Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View
  2. Folami Williams, Abraham C. Parada-Medina and Yingchun Li, Ph.D. New Method Development for Synthesis of Aryloxyketones 14thAnnual Research Symposium, April 11th, 2019 at Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View
  3. Thao Huynh, Abraham Parada-Medina, Dr. Yingchun Li, PhD, Design, Synthesis, Characterization and Assessment of Novel Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanomaterials as Photocatalysts for Removal of Organic Pollutant or/and Hydrogen Production through Water Splitting under Solar Light Thao Huynh, Abraham Parada-Medina, Dr. Yingchun Li, PhD, 14thAnnual Research Symposium, April 11th, 2019 at Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View
  4. Samuriel I. Jacksonǂ and Yingchun Li. Synthesis and Assessment of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanomaterials as Photocatalysts for Removal of Organic Pollutant under Visible Light. 2019 Project Seed Poster Session, August 2nd 2019 at the University of St Thomas, Houston
  5. Daniel Tran, Ian Shortt, Mykala Taylor, Odaro Adu, Yingchun Li, Ph.D., Hua-Jun Fan, Ph.D. “Synthesis, characterization, and modeling of (E)-4,4′-(ethene-1,2-diyl) dianiline” Poster Presentation, 247 ACS National Meeting, March 16-20, 2014 in Dallas, Texas.
  6. Kristen Michelle Hilliard, Chad Alexander Crochet and Yingchun Li*, “Michael Addition of a Phosphorus Ylide” Poster Presentation, 66th Southwest and 62nd Southeastern Regional Meetings of the ACS, November 30 to December 4, 2010 in New Orleans

Contact Information

Yingchun Li, Ph.D.
Lecturer II
Phone: (936) 261-3109
Email: ycli@pvamu.edu
Office: 213 Elmer E. O’Banion Science Building