Yulin Ren, PhD
Research Scientist
Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy
Professional Interests
• Chromatography supported isolation of the minor components from higher plants or other natural organisms.
• Spectroscopic aided structure determination of complex natural products.
• Synthetic modification of bioactive lead compounds.
• Single-crystal X-ray diffraction based determination of conformation and configuration of natural products with multiple chiral centers.
• Bioassay design, development, and performance to evaluate the bioactivities of natural products.
• Spectroscopic aided structure determination of complex natural products.
• Synthetic modification of bioactive lead compounds.
• Single-crystal X-ray diffraction based determination of conformation and configuration of natural products with multiple chiral centers.
• Bioassay design, development, and performance to evaluate the bioactivities of natural products.
Research Areas:
Publications
- Rotation Conformational Effects of Selected Cytotoxic Cardiac Glycosides on Their Interactions with Na+/K+-ATPase, Molecules. 2025 Dec | journal-article. doi: 10.3390/molecules30244815.
- Development of Potential Therapeutic Agents from Black Elderberries (the Fruits of Sambucus nigra L.), Molecules. 2024 Jun | journal-article. doi: 10.3390/molecules29132971.
- Effects of Corchorusoside C on NF-κB and PARP-1 Molecular Targets and Toxicity Profile in Zebrafish, International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022 Nov | journal-article. doi: 10.3390/ijms232314546.
- Interaction of (+)-Strebloside and Its Derivatives with Na+/K+-ATPase and Other Targets, Molecules. 2021 Sep | journal-article. doi: 10.3390/molecules26185675.
- Structural Insights into the Interactions of Digoxin and Na+/K+-ATPase and Other Targets for the Inhibition of Cancer Cell Proliferation, Molecules. 2021 Jun | journal-article. doi: 10.3390/molecules26123672.