Publications
22. Xiao Luo, Liujia Qian, Yansheng Xiao, Yao Tang, Yang Zhao, Xia Wang, Luyan Gu, Zuhai Lei, Jianming Bao, Jiahui Wu, Tingting He, Fupin Hu, Jing Zheng, Honglin Li, Weiping Zhu, Lei Shao, Xiaojing Dong, Daijie Chen*, Xuhong Qian*, Youjun Yang*. “A diversity-oriented rhodamine library for wide-spectrum bactericidal agents with low inducible resistance against resistant pathogens.” Nature Commun, 2019, 10, 258.
21. Shaobing Qiu, Dongdong Dai, Chunlei Guo, Zhenglong Sun, Hui Li, Xuhong Qian,* Youjun Yang. “7-Amino-substituted C-coumarins: Synthesis, Spectral Characterizations and Their Applications in Cell Imaging.” Dyes Pigments, 2019, 163, 55-61.
20. Shaobing Qiu, Chunlei Guo, Mingkang Wang, Zhenglong Sun, Hui Li, Xuhong Qian* and Youjun Yang*. “Mild dealkylative N-nitrosation of N,N-dialkylaniline derivatives for convenient preparation of photo-triggered and photo-calibrated NO donors.” Org. Chem. Front. 2018, DOI: 10.1039/c8qo00818c.
19. Haihong He, Tingting He, Ziqian Zhang, Xiu Xu, Huibin Yang, Xuhong Qian, YoujunYang*. “Ring-restricted N-nitrosated rhodamine as a green-light triggered, orange-emission calibrated and fast-releasing nitric oxide donor.” Chin. Chem. Lett. 2018, 10, 1497-1499.
18. Haihong He, Yuxin Liu, Zhongneng Zhou, Chunlei Guo, Hong-Yin Wang, Zhuang Wang, Xueli Wang, Ziqian Zhang, Fu-Gen Wu, Haolu Wang, Daijie Chen, Dahai Yang, Xiaowen Liang,* Jinquan Chen,* Shengmin Zhou,* Xin Liang,* Xuhong Qian, Youjun Yang.* A Photo-Triggered and Photo-Calibrated Nitric Oxide Donor: Rational Design, Spectral Characterizations, and Biological Applications. Free Radical Biol. Med. 2018, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.04.563.
17. Xiao Luo, Haotian Yang, Haolu Wang, Zhiwei Ye, Zhongneng Zhou, Luyan Gu, Jinquan Chen , Yi Xiao, Xiaowen Liang*, Xuhong Qian, and Youjun Yang*. Highly Sensitive Hill-Type Small-Molecule pH Probe That Recognizes the Reversed pH Gradient of Cancer Cells. Anal. Chem., 2018, 90, 5803–5809.
16. Haihong He, Yuxin Liu, Zhongneng Zhou, Yang Xia, Yingxue Qi, Zhuang Wang, Hong-Yin Wang, Xueli Wang, Jianming Bao, Ziqian Zhang, Fu-Gen Wu, Haolu Wang, Daijie Chen, Dahai Yang, Xiaowen Liang,* Jinquan Chen,* Shengmin Zhou,* Xin Liang,* Xuhong Qian, Youjun Yang.* “Water-soluble, Green-light Triggered and Photo-Calibrated Nitric Oxide Donors for Biological Applications.” Bioconjugate Chem. 2018, 29, 1194-1198.
15. Haihong He, Zhiwei Ye, Ying Zheng, Xiu Xu, Chunlei Guo, Yi Xiao,* Wei Yang,* Xuhong Qian,* and Youjun Yang*. “Super-Resolution Imaging of Lysosomes with a Nitroso-Caged Rhodamine.” Chem. Commum. 2018, 54, 2842-2845.
14. Haihong He, Zhiwei Ye, Yi Xiao,* Wei Yang,* Xuhong Qian,* Youjun Yang*. “Super-Resolution Monitoring of Mitochondrial Dynamics upon Time-Gated Photo-Triggered Release of Nitric Oxide.” Anal. Chem. 2018, 90, 2164-2169.
13. Zuhai Lei, Zhenhua Zeng, Xuhong Qian, Youjun Yang. “A novel chromogenic and fluorogenic scaffold for detection of oxidative radicals.” Chin. Chem. Lett., 2017, 28, 2001-2004.
12. Zuhai Lei, Ping Yue, Xueli Wang, Xinran Li, Yi Li, Haihong He, Xiao Luo, Xiangming Meng, Jinquan Chen, Xuhong Qian, Youjun Yang. “TPZ, a bright centrosymmetric two-photon scaffold for bioimaging.” Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 10938-10941.
11. Zuhai Lei, Xinran Li, Xiao Luo, Haihong He, Jing Zheng, Xuhong Qian, Youjun Yang*. “Bright, Stable and Biocompatible Organic Fluorophores Absorbing/Emitting in the Deep Near-Infrared Spectral Region.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2017, 56, 2979-2983.
10. Ziqian Zhang, Yi Li, Haihong He, Xuhong Qian, Youjun Yang*. “Mild Chemo-Triggered Genetration of a Fluorophore-Tethered Diazoalkane Species via Smiles Rearrangement.” Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 4674-4677.
9. Ziqian Zhang, Jiayao Wu, Zhihao Shang, Chao Wang, Jiagao Cheng, Xuhong Qian, Yi Xiao*, Zhiping Xu*, Youjun Yang.* “Photo-Calibrated NO release from N-Nitrosated Napthalimides upon One-Photon or Two-Photon Irradiation.” Anal. Chem. 2016, 88, 7274-7280.
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8. Zuhai, Lei; Xinran Li; Yi Li; Xiao Luo; Miaomiao Zhou; Youjun Yang*. "Synthesis of Sterically Protected Xanthene Dyes with Bulky Groups at C-3’ and C-7’.” J. Org. Chem.. 2015, 80, 11538-11543.
7. Quanjuan Zhang, Na Zhang, Yi-Tao Long, Xuhong Qian, Youjun Yang*. "Understanding the Selectivity of a Multi-Channel Fluorescent Probe for Peroxynitrite over Hypochlorite." Bioconjugate Chem. 2016, 27, 341-353.
6. Yanming Shen, Zhihao Shang, Yanhong Yang, Shaojia Zhu, Xuhong Qian, Ping Shi*, Jing Zheng*, and Youjun Yang*. "Structurally Rigid 9-Amino-benzo[c]cinnoliniums Make Up a Class of Compact and Large Stokes-Shift Fluorescent Dyes for Cell-Based Imaging Applications." J. Org. Chem., 2015, 80, 5906–5911.
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5. Yanming Shen, Quanjuan Zhang, Xuhong Qian, and Youjun Yang*. “A Practical Assay for Nitrite and Nitrosothiol as an Alternative to the Griess Assay or the 2,3-Diaminonaphthalene (DAN) Assay.” Anal. Chem., 2015, 87, 1274-1280.
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4. Ziqian Zhang, Baoyan Zhang, Xuhong Qian, Zhong Li, Zhiping Xu*, Youjun Yang*. "Simultaneous Quantification of Hg2+ and MeHg+ in Aqueous Media by a Single Fluorescent Probe via Multiplexing in the Time Domain." Anal. Chem., 2014, 86, 11919-11924.
3. Linlin Song, Zuhai Lei, Baoyan Zhang, Zhiping Xu*, Zhong Li* and Youjun Yang*. “A Zero-Background Fluorescent Probe for Hg2+ Designed via the Covalent-Assembly Principle.” Anal. Methods, 2014, 6, 7597-7600.
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2. Zuhai Lei, Youjun Yang*. "A concise colorimetric and fluorimetric probe for Sarin related threats designed via the covalent-assembly approach." J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 6594-6597. Highlighted in Advances in Engineering.
1. Quanjuan Zhang, Zhichuan Zhu, Yongli Zheng, Jiagao Cheng, Na Zhang, Yi-Tao Long, Jing Zheng*, Xuhong Qian*, and Youjun Yang*. “A Three-Channel Fluorescent Probe That Distinguishes Peroxynitrite from Hypochlorite.” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 18479-18482.
6.Youjun Yang, Stephanie K. Seidlits, Michelle M. Adams, Vincent M. Lynch, Christine E. Schmidt, Eric V. Anslyn*, Jason B. Shear*. “A highly selective lowbackground fluorescent imaging agent for nitric oxide,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132, 13114-13116.
5.Youjun Yang, Mark Lowry, Xiangyang Xu, Jorge O. Escobedo, Martha Sibrian -Vazquez, Lisa Wong, Corin M. Schowalter, Timothy J. Jensen, Frank R. Fronczek, Isiah M. Warner, Robert M. Strongin*. “Seminaphthofluorones are a family of water-soluble, low molecular weight, NIR-emitting fluorophores,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2008, 105, 8829-8834. Highlights in Chemical and Engineering News, “Near-IR Imaging Goes Further”, September 22, 2008 issue.
4.Youjun Yang, Mark Lowry, Corin M. Schowalter, Sayo O. Fakayode, Jorge O. Escobedo, Xiangyang Xu, Huating Zhang, Timothy J. Jensen, Frank R. Fronczek, Isiah M. Warner, Robert M. Strongin*. “An organic white light-emitting fluorophore,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 14081 -14092.(Addition and Correction) J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 1008-1008.
3.Youjun Yang, Jorge O. Escobedo, Alexander Wong, Corin M. Schowalter, Michael C. Touchy, Lijuan Jiao, William E. Crowe, Frank R. Fronczek, Robert M. Strongin*. “A convenient preparation of xanthene dyes,” J. Org. Chem., 2005, 70 (17), 6907-6912.
2. Youjun Yang, Patrick T. Lewis, Jorge. O. Escobedo, Nadia N. St. Luce, Dale W. Treleaven, Robert L. Cook, Robert M. Strongin*. “Mild Colorimetric Detection of Sialic Acid”, Coll. Czech. Chem. Comms., 2004, 69, 1282-1291.
1. Guan-Wu Wang*, Li-Juan Jiao, Er-Hong Hao, Yu-Ming Lu, You-Jun Yang. “Aggregation properties of an amphiphilic methanofullerene derivative in THF-H2O solvent mixtures”, Chin. Chem. Letts., 2004, 15, 579-582.