Prof. Dr. Guiyang Yao

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Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsBioorganic and Biological Chemistry,Biochemistry
KeywordsCyclic peptide, conformational isomers, Drug conjugates, Bicyclic peptides

Current contact address

CountryPeople's Republic of China
CityGuangzhou
InstitutionFudan University
InstituteDepartment of Pharmacy

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Roderich SüssmuthFachgruppe Organische Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/01/2017

Programme(s)

2016Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2026Yang, Haijian and Dong, Wenyan and An, Yana and He, Zhanyu and Pan, Hui and Pan, Wencong and Tan, Jianhui and Sun, Jingjing and Shen, Chuan and Su, Wu and others: Ansamer-Controlled Bicyclic Peptides as Integrin $\alpha$v$\beta$6 Targeting Agents. In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 65, 2026, e1254428
2026Tian, Hui and Pan, Wencong and Shi, Huaihuai and Shao, Ximing and Sun, Jingjing and Liang, Jiaming and Chen, Bichun and Cheng, Binghua and Liu, Ke and Yao, Guiyang and others: Coibamide analogue as a novel-class payload for antibody-drug conjugate. In: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 69, 2026, 5691--5702
2026Yang, Haijian and Pan, Hui and Ran, Ting and Dong, Wenyan and Pan, Wencong and Tan, Jianhui and Sun, Jingjing and Süssmuth, Roderich D and Su, Wu and Yao, Guiyang: Identification of an $\alpha$v$\beta$3-targeting bicyclic peptide with atypical nor Arg-Gly-Asp sequence. In: Communications Chemistry, 9, 2026, 83
2026Hao, Qingqing and Wang, Laurie and Pan, Hui and Xiao, Xihui and Dong, Wenyan and Pan, Wencong and Sun, Jingjing and Su, Wu and Fang, Lijing and Park, Eunyong and others: Structure-based design of Sec61 translocon targeting prodrugs minimize off-target toxicity. In: Cell Chemical Biology, 33, 2026, 823--836
2026He, Zhanyu and Janssen, Celine and Schäfer, Joana-Lysiane and Mühlenweg, Agnes and Kosol, Simone and Jarling, Rene and Mainz, Andi and Keller, Bettina G and Yao, Guiyang and Klussmann, Enno and others: Synthesis and characterization of cortinarins--cryptic cyclic peptides from mushrooms of the genus Cortinarius. In: Chemical Science, 2026,
2025Zhou, Yi and Jin, Jingyan and Zhou, Pingzheng and Su, Wu and Yao, Guiyang: Adding AC-Terminal Amino Acid Prevents the Conformational Interconversion of Plecantide Analogs. In: ChemBioChem, 26, 2025, e202500237
2025Wang, Chaoming and Zhang, Jing and Wang, Dongping and Chen, Shengle and Yuan, Qi and Yin, Ruijuan and Yao, Guiyang and Qi, Xin and Li, Jing and Jiang, Tao: Conjugating 10, 11-Dimethoxy-camptothecin with an Integrin $\alpha$v$\beta$3-Targeting Peptide through a Triazine Linker for Targeted Tumor Treatment in Lung and Pancreatic Carcinoma. In: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 68, 2025, 25091--25111
2025Chen, Bichun and Bai, Jinyu and Shi, Huaihuai and Hao, Rui and Liang, Jiaxin and Tian, Hui and Yao, Guiyang and Shao, Ximing and Li, Hongchang and Wang, Ruibing and others: Degrader-drug conjugate (DDC) mediated immunochemotherapy for tumor treatment. In: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 68, 2025, 26218--26233
2024Gonzalez, Barbara Daiana and Forbrig, Enrico and Yao, Guiyang and Kielb, Patrycja and Mroginski, Maria Andrea and Hildebrandt, Peter and Kozuch, Jacek: Cation Dependence of Enniatin B/Membrane-Interactions Assessed Using Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption (SEIRA) Spectroscopy. In: ChemPlusChem, 89, 2024, e202400159
2024Sehit, Ekin and Yao, Guiyang and Battocchio, Giovanni and Radfar, Rahil and Trimpert, Jakob and Mroginski, Maria A and Süssmuth, Roderich and Altintas, Zeynep: Computationally designed epitope-mediated imprinted polymers versus conventional epitope imprints for the detection of human adenovirus in water and human serum samples. In: ACS sensors, 9, 2024, 1831--1841
2024Sehit, Ekin and Yao, Guiyang and Battocchio, Giovanni and Radfar, Rahil and Trimpert, Jakob and Mroginski, Maria A and Süssmuth, Roderich and Altintas, Zeynep: Computationally designed epitope-mediated imprinted polymers versus conventional epitope imprints for the detection of human adenovirus in water and human serum samples. In: ACS sensors, 9, 2024, 1831--1841
2022Utesch, Tillmann and Staffa, Jana and Katz, Sagie and Yao, Guiyang and Kozuch, Jacek and Hildebrandt, Peter: Potential distribution across model membranes. In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 126, 2022, 7664--7675
2022Wenz, Marius T and Kosol, Simone and Yao, Guiyang and Süssmuth, Roderich D and Keller, Bettina G: The influence of N-methylation on the ansamers of an amatoxin: Gly5Sar-amanullin. In: bioRxiv, 2022, 2022--12
2022Yao, Guiyang and Kosol, Simone and Wenz, Marius T and Irran, Elisabeth and Keller, Bettina G and Trapp, Oliver and Süssmuth, Roderich D: The occurrence of ansamers in the synthesis of cyclic peptides. In: Nature Communications, 13, 2022, 6488
2022Yao, Guiyang and Kosol, Simone and Wenz, Marius T and Irran, Elisabeth and Keller, Bettina G and Trapp, Oliver and Süssmuth, Roderich D: The occurrence of ansamers in the synthesis of cyclic peptides. In: Nature Communications, 13, 2022, 6488
2021Yao, Guiyang and Knittel, Caroline H and Kosol, Simone and Wenz, Marius T and Keller, Bettina G and Gru{\ss}, Hendrik and Braun, Alexandra C and Lutz, Christian and Hechler, Torsten and Pahl, Andreas and others: Iodine-mediated tryptathionine formation facilitates the synthesis of amanitins. In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143, 2021, 14322--14331
2021Yao, Guiyang and Knittel, Caroline H and Kosol, Simone and Wenz, Marius T and Keller, Bettina G and Gru{\ss}, Hendrik and Braun, Alexandra C and Lutz, Christian and Hechler, Torsten and Pahl, Andreas and others: Iodine-mediated tryptathionine formation facilitates the synthesis of amanitins. In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143, 2021, 14322--14331
2021Qin, Feng and Wang, Cai Yi and Kim, Donghwa and Wang, Heng-Shan and Zhu, Yan-Kui and Lee, Sang Kook and Yao, Gui-Yang and Liang, Dong: Nitidumpeptins A and B, cyclohexapeptides isolated from Zanthoxylum nitidum var. tomentosum: structural elucidation, total synthesis, and antiproliferative activity in cancer cells. In: The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 86, 2021, 1462--1470
2021Qin, Feng and Wang, Cai Yi and Kim, Donghwa and Wang, Heng-Shan and Zhu, Yan-Kui and Lee, Sang Kook and Yao, Gui-Yang and Liang, Dong: Nitidumpeptins A and B, cyclohexapeptides isolated from Zanthoxylum nitidum var. tomentosum: structural elucidation, total synthesis, and antiproliferative activity in cancer cells. In: The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 86, 2021, 1462--1470
2019Yao, Guiyang and Joswig, Jan-Oliver and Keller, Bettina G and Süssmuth, Roderich D: Total Synthesis of the Death Cap Toxin Phalloidin: Atropoisomer Selectivity Explained by Molecular-Dynamics Simulations. In: Chemistry--a European Journal, 25, 2019, 8030--8034
2019Yao, Guiyang and Joswig, Jan-Oliver and Keller, Bettina G and Süssmuth, Roderich D: Total Synthesis of the Death Cap Toxin Phalloidin: Atropoisomer Selectivity Explained by Molecular-Dynamics Simulations. In: Chemistry--a European Journal, 25, 2019, 8030--8034
2018Yao, Guiyang and Wang, Wei and Ao, Lijiao and Cheng, Zhehong and Wu, Chunlei and Pan, Zhengyin and Liu, Ke and Li, Hongchang and Su, Wu and Fang, Lijing: Improved total synthesis and biological evaluation of coibamide A analogues. In: Journal of medicinal chemistry, 61, 2018, 8908--8916
2018Yao, Guiyang and Wang, Wei and Ao, Lijiao and Cheng, Zhehong and Wu, Chunlei and Pan, Zhengyin and Liu, Ke and Li, Hongchang and Su, Wu and Fang, Lijing: Improved total synthesis and biological evaluation of coibamide A analogues. In: Journal of medicinal chemistry, 61, 2018, 8908--8916
2018Li, De-zhi and Han, Bing-nan and Wei, Rui and Yao, Gui-yang and Chen, Zhizhen and Liu, Jie and Poon, Terence CW and Su, Wu and Zhu, Zhongyu and Dimitrov, Dimiter S and others: N-terminal $\alpha$-amino group modification of antibodies using a site-selective click chemistry method. MAbs. 2018. 712--719
2018Li, De-zhi and Han, Bing-nan and Wei, Rui and Yao, Gui-yang and Chen, Zhizhen and Liu, Jie and Poon, Terence CW and Su, Wu and Zhu, Zhongyu and Dimitrov, Dimiter S and others: N-terminal $\alpha$-amino group modification of antibodies using a site-selective click chemistry method. MAbs. 2018. 712--719
2017Tan, Yuanyan and Wang, Wei and Wu, Chunlei and Pan, Zhengyin and Yao, Guiyang and Fang, Lijing and Su, Wu: Myristic acid-modified thymopentin for enhanced plasma stability and immune-modulating activity. In: International immunopharmacology, 47, 2017, 88--94
2017Huang, Ri-zhen and Jin, Le and Yao, Gui-yang and Dai, Wei-long and Huang, Xiao-chao and Liao, Zhi-Xin and Wang, Heng-shan: Synthesis and molecular docking study of novel alizarin derivatives containing phosphoryl amino acid moiety as potential antitumor agents. In: Medicinal Chemistry Research, 26, 2017, 2363--2374
2017Wu, Chunlei and Pan, Zhengyin and Yao, Guiyang and Wang, Wei and Fang, Lijing and Su, Wu: Synthesis and structure--activity relationship studies of teixobactin analogues. In: Rsc Advances, 7, 2017, 1923--1926
2017Wu, Chunlei and Pan, Zhengyin and Yao, Guiyang and Wang, Wei and Fang, Lijing and Su, Wu: Synthesis and structure--activity relationship studies of teixobactin analogues. In: Rsc Advances, 7, 2017, 1923--1926
2017Qin, Jian-Mei and Huang, Ri-Zhen and Yao, Gui-Yang and Liao, Zhi-Xin and Pan, Ying-Ming and Wang, Heng-Shan: Terminal functionalized thiourea-containing dipeptides as multidrug-resistance reversers that target 20S proteasome and cell proliferation. In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 126, 2017, 259--269
2017Zhengyin, Pan and Chunlei, Wu and Wei, Wang and Zhehong, Cheng and Guiyang, Yao and Ke, Liu and Hongchang, Li and Lijing, Fang and Wu, Su: Total Synthesis and Stereochemical Assignment of Gymnopeptides A and B. 2017,
2017Pan, Zhengyin and Wu, Chunlei and Wang, Wei and Cheng, Zhehong and Yao, Guiyang and Liu, Ke and Li, Hongchang and Fang, Lijing and Su, Wu: Total synthesis and stereochemical assignment of gymnopeptides A and B. In: Organic letters, 19, 2017, 4420--4423
2016Yao, Guiyang and Ye, Manyi and Zhu, Yongtao and Liao, Zhixin and Wang, Hengshan: Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of maleopimaric N-arylimides: Identification of novel proapoptotic agents. In: Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry-Anti-Cancer Agents), 16, 2016, 755--762
2016Huang, Ri-Zhen and Wang, Cai-Yi and Li, Jian-Fei and Yao, Gui-Yang and Pan, Ying-Ming and Ye, Man-Yi and Wang, Heng-Shan and Zhang, Ye: Synthesis, antiproliferative and apoptosis-inducing effects of novel asiatic acid derivatives containing $\alpha$-aminophosphonates. In: RSC advances, 6, 2016, 62890--62906
2016Huang, Ri-Zhen and Wang, Cai-Yi and Li, Jian-Fei and Yao, Gui-Yang and Pan, Ying-Ming and Ye, Man-Yi and Wang, Heng-Shan and Zhang, Ye: Synthesis, antiproliferative and apoptosis-inducing effects of novel asiatic acid derivatives containing $\alpha$-aminophosphonates. In: RSC advances, 6, 2016, 62890--62906
2015Hua, Shi-Xian and Huang, Ri-Zhen and Ye, Man-Yi and Pan, Ying-Ming and Yao, Gui-Yang and Zhang, Ye and Wang, Heng-Shan: Design, synthesis and in vitro evaluation of novel ursolic acid derivatives as potential anticancer agents. In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 95, 2015, 435--452
2015Hua, Shi-Xian and Huang, Ri-Zhen and Ye, Man-Yi and Pan, Ying-Ming and Yao, Gui-Yang and Zhang, Ye and Wang, Heng-Shan: Design, synthesis and in vitro evaluation of novel ursolic acid derivatives as potential anticancer agents. In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 95, 2015, 435--452
2015Guiyang, Yao and Zhengyin, Pan and Chunlei, Wu and Wei, Wang and Lijing, Fang and Wu, Su: Efficient Synthesis and Stereochemical Revision of Coibamide A. 2015,
2015Yao, Guiyang and Pan, Zhengyin and Wu, Chunlei and Wang, Wei and Fang, Lijing and Su, Wu: Efficient synthesis and stereochemical revision of coibamide A. In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137, 2015, 13488--13491
2015Yao, Guiyang and Pan, Zhengyin and Wu, Chunlei and Wang, Wei and Fang, Lijing and Su, Wu: Efficient synthesis and stereochemical revision of coibamide A. In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137, 2015, 13488--13491
2015Lijing, Fang and Guiyang, Yao and Zhengyin, Pan and Chunlei, Wu and Heng-Shan, Wang and Wu, Su and others: Fully Automated Synthesis of DNA-Binding Py-Im Polyamides Using a Triphosgene Coupling Strategy. 2015,
2015Fang, Lijing and Yao, Guiyang and Pan, Zhengyin and Wu, Chunlei and Wang, Heng-Shan and Burley, Glenn A and Su, Wu: Fully automated synthesis of DNA-binding Py-Im polyamides using a triphosgene coupling strategy. In: Organic Letters, 17, 2015, 158--161
2015Li, Ya-Jun and Wang, Cai-Yi and Ye, Man-Yi and Yao, Gui-Yang and Wang, Heng-Shan: Novel coumarin-containing aminophosphonatesas antitumor agent: synthesis, cytotoxicity, DNA-binding and apoptosis evaluation. In: Molecules, 20, 2015, 14791--14809
2015Li, Ya-Jun and Wang, Cai-Yi and Ye, Man-Yi and Yao, Gui-Yang and Wang, Heng-Shan: Novel coumarin-containing aminophosphonatesas antitumor agent: synthesis, cytotoxicity, DNA-binding and apoptosis evaluation. In: Molecules, 20, 2015, 14791--14809
2015Qu, Hong-En and Huang, Ri-Zhen and Yao, Gui-Yang and Li, Jiu-Ling and Ye, Man-Yi and Wang, Heng-Shan and Liu, Liangxian: Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of novel bisindole derivatives bearing oximes moiety: Identification of novel proapoptotic agents. In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 95, 2015, 400--415
2015Qu, Hong-En and Huang, Ri-Zhen and Yao, Gui-Yang and Li, Jiu-Ling and Ye, Man-Yi and Wang, Heng-Shan and Liu, Liangxian: Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of novel bisindole derivatives bearing oximes moiety: Identification of novel proapoptotic agents. In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 95, 2015, 400--415
2014Liu, Shi-Jun and Liao, Zhi-Xin and Liu, Chao and Yao, Gui-Yang and Wang, Heng-Shan: A new triterpenoid and eremophilanolide from Ligularia przewalskii. In: Phytochemistry Letters, 9, 2014, 11--16
2014Li, Ya-Jun and Ye, Man-Yi and Huang, Ri-Zhen and Yao, Gui-Yang and Pan, Ying-Ming and Liao, Zhi-Xin and Wang, Heng-Shan: Coumarin-containing aminophosphonates bridged with chiral side chain: Synthesis and influence of chirality on cytotoxicity and DNA binding. In: Medicinal Chemistry Research, 23, 2014, 3144--3156
2014Yao, Guiyang and Li, Yajun and Zhu, Yongtao and Pan, Yingming and Huang, Fuping and Wang, Hengshan and Liao, Zhixin: Protonation-controlled axial chirality in maleopimaric imides. In: New Journal of Chemistry, 38, 2014, 693--699
2014Ye, Man-Yi and Yao, Gui-Yang and Pan, Ying-Ming and Liao, Zhi-Xin and Zhang, Ye and Wang, Heng-Shan: Synthesis and antitumor activities of novel $\alpha$-aminophosphonate derivatives containing an alizarin moiety. In: European journal of medicinal chemistry, 83, 2014, 116--128
2014Ye, Man-Yi and Yao, Gui-Yang and Pan, Ying-Ming and Liao, Zhi-Xin and Zhang, Ye and Wang, Heng-Shan: Synthesis and antitumor activities of novel $\alpha$-aminophosphonate derivatives containing an alizarin moiety. In: European journal of medicinal chemistry, 83, 2014, 116--128
2014Yao, Gui-yang and Ye, Man-yi and Huang, Ri-zhen and Li, Ya-jun and Pan, Ying-ming and Xu, Qing and Liao, Zhi-Xin and Wang, Heng-shan: Synthesis and antitumor activities of novel rhein $\alpha$-aminophosphonates conjugates. In: Bioorganic \& Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 24, 2014, 501--507
2014Yao, Gui-yang and Ye, Man-yi and Huang, Ri-zhen and Li, Ya-jun and Pan, Ying-ming and Xu, Qing and Liao, Zhi-Xin and Wang, Heng-shan: Synthesis and antitumor activities of novel rhein $\alpha$-aminophosphonates conjugates. In: Bioorganic \& Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 24, 2014, 501--507
2014Li, Jian-Fei and Huang, Ri-Zhen and Yao, Gui-Yang and Ye, Man-Yi and Wang, Heng-Shan and Pan, Ying-Ming and Xiao, Jing-Teng: Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel aniline-derived asiatic acid derivatives as potential anticancer agents. In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 86, 2014, 175--188
2014Li, Jian-Fei and Huang, Ri-Zhen and Yao, Gui-Yang and Ye, Man-Yi and Wang, Heng-Shan and Pan, Ying-Ming and Xiao, Jing-Teng: Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel aniline-derived asiatic acid derivatives as potential anticancer agents. In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 86, 2014, 175--188
2013Huang, Guo-Bao and Wang, Xu and Pan, Ying-Ming and Wang, Heng-Shan and Yao, Gui-Yang and Zhang, Ye: Atom-economical chemoselective synthesis of 1, 4-enynes from terminal alkenes and propargylic alcohols catalyzed by Cu (OTf) 2. In: The Journal of organic chemistry, 78, 2013, 2742--2745
2013Huang, Guo-Bao and Wang, Xu and Pan, Ying-Ming and Wang, Heng-Shan and Yao, Gui-Yang and Zhang, Ye: Atom-economical chemoselective synthesis of 1, 4-enynes from terminal alkenes and propargylic alcohols catalyzed by Cu (OTf) 2. In: The Journal of organic chemistry, 78, 2013, 2742--2745
2013Yao, Guiyang and Wei, Jingchen and Dai, Weilong and Yang, Da and Pan, Yingming and Wang, Hengshan: Study on the regioselectivie of Grignard reagent addition reaction of maleopimaric acid trimethyl ester. In: Chinese Journal Of Organic Chemistry, 33, 2013, 138--142
2013Huang, Xiao-Chao and Wang, Meng and Pan, Ying-Ming and Yao, Gui-Yang and Wang, Heng-Shan and Tian, Xiao-Yan and Qin, Jiang-Ke and Zhang, Ye: Synthesis and antitumor activities of novel thiourea $\alpha$-aminophosphonates from dehydroabietic acid. In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 69, 2013, 508--520
2013Huang, Xiao-Chao and Wang, Meng and Pan, Ying-Ming and Yao, Gui-Yang and Wang, Heng-Shan and Tian, Xiao-Yan and Qin, Jiang-Ke and Zhang, Ye: Synthesis and antitumor activities of novel thiourea $\alpha$-aminophosphonates from dehydroabietic acid. In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 69, 2013, 508--520
2013Yao, Gui-yang and Ye, Man-yi and Huang, Ri-zhen and Li, Ya-jun and Zhu, Yong-tao and Pan, Ying-ming and Liao, Zhi-Xin and Wang, Heng-shan: Synthesis and antitumor activity evaluation of maleopimaric acid N-aryl imide atropisomers. In: Bioorganic \& Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 23, 2013, 6755--6758
2013Yao, Gui-yang and Ye, Man-yi and Huang, Ri-zhen and Li, Ya-jun and Zhu, Yong-tao and Pan, Ying-ming and Liao, Zhi-Xin and Wang, Heng-shan: Synthesis and antitumor activity evaluation of maleopimaric acid N-aryl imide atropisomers. In: Bioorganic \& Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 23, 2013, 6755--6758
2013Ye, Man-Yi and Yao, Gui-Yang and Wei, Jing-Chen and Pan, Ying-Ming and Liao, Zhi-Xin and Wang, Heng-Shan: Synthesis, cytotoxicity, DNA binding and apoptosis of rhein-phosphonate derivatives as antitumor agents. In: International journal of molecular sciences, 14, 2013, 9424--9439
2013Ye, Man-Yi and Yao, Gui-Yang and Wei, Jing-Chen and Pan, Ying-Ming and Liao, Zhi-Xin and Wang, Heng-Shan: Synthesis, cytotoxicity, DNA binding and apoptosis of rhein-phosphonate derivatives as antitumor agents. In: International journal of molecular sciences, 14, 2013, 9424--9439