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2026

5. Wu, M.,# Wu, J.,# Janzen, D. J., Yin, W.-B., and Li, S.-M. (2026) Cytochrome P450- and dehydrogenase-mediated regiospecific and stereoselective formation of b- and γ-lactones in drimane-type sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis. Journal of the American Chemical Society, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c13983 

4. Janzen, D. J.,^#,* Zhou, J.,^# Losert, S., and Li, S.-M.* (2026) A fungal p-terphenyl prenyltransferase for regioselective C-prenylation of flavonoids and other compounds bearing ortho-dihydroxyphenyl moieties. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 74, 14515–14524.

2024

3.  Wu, M.,^# Janzen, D. J.,^# Guan, Z., Ye, Y., Zhang, Y. and Li, S.-M.* (2024) The promiscuous flavin-dependent monooxygenase PboD from Aspergillus ustus enables an extension of the structural diversity of hydroxylated pyrroloindoline diketopiperazines. Journal of Natural Products, 87, 1171–1178. 

2023

2. Janzen, D. J.,^# Zhou, J.,^# and Li, S.-M.* (2023) Biosynthesis of p-terphenyls in Aspergillus ustus implies enzymatic reductive dehydration and spontaneous dibenzofuran formation. Organic Letters, 25, 6311–6316.

1. Janzen, D. J.,^# Wang, H.,^# and Li, S.-M.* (2023) A flavin-dependent oxygenase catalyzes hydroxylation and simultaneous pyrrolidine ring formation in the protubonine biosynthesis in Aspergillus ustus. Journal of Natural Products, 86, 1779–1785.