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Yi Lien

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1982Rising activity
Enzyme Structure and FunctionPlant and Biological Electrophysiology StudiesPlant tissue culture and regenerationRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsDNA Repair Mechanisms

Publications

16

Citations

154

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

44

Publishing since 1982

Research summary
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This researcher studies the structure and function of proteins and enzymes, including DNA-binding and DNA-repair proteins, radical SAM enzymes involved in peptide biosynthesis, and bioactive compounds from carnivorous plants like Nepenthes and Sarracenia that show potential anticancer, antidiabetic, and antimicrobial effects. The work combines structural biology, biochemistry, and bioinformatics approaches to understand protein mechanisms and screen natural extracts for disease-relevant enzyme inhibition. Recent projects also touch on neurodegenerative disease (Parkinson's) and stem-cell-derived neuron differentiation.

Protein structure and enzyme functionDNA replication and repair proteinsNatural product bioactivity (carnivorous plants)Radical SAM enzymes and peptide biosynthesisCancer and neurodegenerative disease-related biochemistry

Publication output was low and sporadic in the earlier part of the decade but has increased notably in 2024-2025, suggesting growing recent activity.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
17182019: 1 publication192020: 1 publication202021: 2 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 1 publication232024: 5 publications5242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Plants×3
  • ACS Chemical Biology×2
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences×2
  • PLoS ONE×1
  • Biochimie×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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