Fang-Rong Chang

Professor
Translational Medicine
Kaohsiung Medical University
Taiwan

Professor Plant Sciences
Biography

Fang-Rong Chang has received his PhD in in Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan and is working as Professor in department of Translational Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University. Research includes Pharmacognosy, Natural Products Chemistry and Bioactivity, Using Transgenic Plants for Bioassays.

Research Intrest

Pharmacognosy, Natural Products Chemistry and Bioactivity, Using Transgenic Plants for Bioassays.

List of Publications
Wu SF, Chang FR, Wang SY, Hwang TL, Lee CL, Chen SL, Wu CC, Wu YC. Anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic neoflavonoids and benzofurans from Pterocarpus santalinus. Journal of natural products. 2011 Apr 13;74(5):989-96.
Lee CL, Lin YT, Chang FR, Chen GY, Backlund A, Yang JC, Chen SL, Wu YC. Synthesis and biological evaluation of phenanthrenes as cytotoxic agents with pharmacophore modeling and ChemGPS-NP prediction as topo II inhibitors. PloS one. 2012 May 29;7(5):e37897.
Hunyadi A, Chuang DW, Danko B, Chiang MY, Lee CL, Wang HC, Wu CC, Chang FR, Wu YC. Direct semi-synthesis of the anticancer lead-drug protoapigenone from apigenin, and synthesis of further new cytotoxic protoflavone derivatives. PloS one. 2011 Aug 30;6(8):e23922.
Lee CL, Chiang LC, Cheng LH, Liaw CC, Abd El-Razek MH, Chang FR, Wu YC. Influenza A (H1N1) antiviral and cytotoxic agents from Ferula assa-foetida. Journal of natural products. 2009 Aug 19;72(9):1568-72.