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Chien-Chung Cheng

Chien-Chung Cheng  

Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chia-Yi University,

Chia-Yi City, Taiwan, 60004, ROC

Phone:+886-(0)5-2766084;Email: cccheng@mail.ncyu.edu.tw

 

Education

B.S. in Chemistry, Tung-Hai University, Taiwan, R.O.C. (1985);

Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook (1989-1993);

 

Experiences

Professor, National Chia-Yi University (2006/08- present)

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1993-1995);

Assistant Research Fellow, Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica (1996-2000);

Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica (2000-2001);

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Tamkang University (2001-2005/02);

Professor, Department of Chemistry, Tamkang University (2005/02-2006/7);

Professor, Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, Tamkang University (2003/02-2006/7). 

Visiting Professor, State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, China (2013/08-09)

Visiting Professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University, China (2013/10-11)

 

Awards

1. Chinese Chemical Society Outstanding Young Chemist Award (1999).

2. National Science Council Outstanding Young Investigator Award (1999 and 2001);

3. Outstanding Student Advisor Award, 2004, Tamkang University

4. The Teaching Recognition Award, 2012, National Chia-Yi University.

5. Outstanding General Education Teaching Award of 2013, National Chia-Yi University

6. Best Article Award 2014, Chinese Chemical Society at Taipei

 

Research Interests:

1. To study the relationship between bio-molecules structures and their functions;

2. To mimic enzymes catalytic functions;

3. To discover new chemotherapeutic agents (organic and inorganic) and DNA drugs;

4. To explore chemical’s metabolic pathway using proteomics.

5. To develop the chemicals for cell transportation

 

Selected Publications

1.     Cheng, C.-C.; Lu, Y.-L.; Lo, C.-J. “DNA cleavage of Water-soluble Ruthenium(III) Complexes Containing Pyridiyl-Schiff Based in the Presence of H2O2,” Bull. Inst. Chem. Acad. Sinica 1997, 44, 61-69.

2.     Cheng, C.-C. and Pai, C.-H. “Specific Displacement of Glutathione from the Pt(II)-Glutathione Adduct from the Pt(II)-Glutathione Adduct,” J. Inorg. Biochem. 1998, 71, 109-113.

3.     Cheng, C.-C.; Jian, Y.-H.; Lo, C.-J. and Cheng, J.-W. “Design and Characterization of a Short HMG-I / DAT1 Peptide that Binds Specifically to the Minor Groove of DNA,” J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 1998, 45, 619-624.

4.     Cheng, C.-C. and Lu, Y.-L. “Novel Water-Soluble 4,4’-Disubstituted Ruthenium(III)-Salen Complexes in DNA Stranded Scission,” J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 1998, 45, 611-617.

5.     Cheng, C.-C. and Lu, Y.-L. “Cleavage of Pt-S bond of Platinum-thiolated Complexes Mediated by Cu(II) and Zn(II) ain Phosphate buffer,” Chem. Commun. 1998, 253. 5.504

6.     Carter, P. J.; Cheng, C.-C. and Thorp, H. H. “Oxidation of DNA and RNA by oxoruthenium(IV) Metallointercalators: Visualizing the Recognition Properties of  Dipyridophenazine by High-Resolution Electrophoresis,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 632-642.

7.     Cheng, C.-C.; Kuo, Y.-N.; Chuang, K.-S.; Luo, C. F. and Wang, W. C. “CoII (HAPP) (TFA)2 Complex: a DNA Bulge-Specific Probe,” Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed. Engl., 1999, 38, 1255-1257.

8.     Cheng, C.-C. and Liu, M.-C. “Novel Ca2+-Specific Receptors Derived from 3-Formyl-2-Hydroxybenzoic Acid,” Tetrahedron Lett., 2000, 41, 10047-10053.

9.     Cheng, C.-C.; Lee, W.-L.; Su, C.-K.; Liu, C.-L. “Determination of DNA Covalent Bond Formation of Ru(terpy)(tmephen)Cl+: A Potential Metal-Based Anticancer Drug,” J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2000, 47, 213-220.

10.  Yang, C.-H; Chou, P.-J.; Zhen, Chang, J.-C.; Cheng, C.-C. “Preferential binding to DNA sequences of peptides related to a novel XPRK motif,” Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2003, 11, 3279-3288.

11.  Ong, C. W.; Chang, Y. A.; Wu, J.-Y. and Cheng, C.-C. “Novel design of a pentacyclic scaffold as structural mimic of saframycin A,” Tetrahedron 2003, 59, 8245-8249.

12.  Cheng, C.-C.; Hung, S.-M.; Yeh, C.-Y.; Chang, C.-S. and Wang, W. J. “Novel DNA binding agents: hydrazone-based helical trinuclear Ag complexes,” J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2003, 50, 189-192.

13.  Cheng, C.-C.; Huang-Fu, W.-C.; Hung, K.-C.; Chen, P.-J.; Wang, W. J.; Chen, Y.-J. “Mechanistic Aspect of Co(HAPP)(TFA)2 in DNA Bulge-Specific Recognition,” Nucleic Acids Research 2003, 31, 2227-2233.

14.  Chen, Y.-J.; Chen, P.-J.; Wang, H.-T.; Cheng, C.-C. ”Specific Recognition of DNA Bulge Structure by Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry,” Rapid Comm. Mass Spec. 2004, 18, 609-616.

15.  Chang, J.- C.; Yang., C.- H.; Chou, P.- Y.; Yang, W.- H.; Chou, I.- C. Lu, C- T.; Lin, P.- H.; Hou, P. C.- W.; Jeng, K.- C. G.; Cheng, C.- C. and L. Sheh “DNA Sequence-specific Recognition of Peptides Incorporating the HPRK and Polyamide Motifs,” Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2004, 12(1) , 53-61

16.  Lin, C.-C.; Hung, S.-M.; Lee, K.-C. and Cheng, C.-C. “pH Dependent Thermal Stabilization of DNA by Glcb(1→3)GlcNAcb1→STol,” J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2004, 51(3), 655-658.

17.  Cheng, C.-C.; Huang, Y.-C. and Liu., M.-C. “DNA Hydrolysis Catalyzed by Tris(diisopropyl-1,4,7- triazacyclononanes)ethane Metal Complexes” J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2004, 51(5B), 1201-1208.

18.  Chen, C.-T.; Lin, J.-S.; Kuo, J.-H.;Weng, S.-S.;Cuo, T.-S.; Lin, Y.-W.; Cheng, C.-C.; Huang, Y.-C.; Yu, J.-K., Chou, P.-T. “Site-Selective DNA Photocleavage Involving Unusual Photoinitiated Tautomerization of Chiral Tridentate Vanadyl(V) Complexes Derived from N-Salicylidene <!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->-Amino Acids,” Org. Lett., 2004, 6(24), 4471 -4474.

19.  Cheng, C.-C.; Hung, K. C.; Huang-Fu, W. C. “Differentiate RNA single-stranded region of the branched structures and hairpin loops by an octahedral cobalt(II) complex” J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2005, 52, 1291-1297.

20.  Hui-Huang Hsu,* Chao-Hsun Yang, Cheng-Wei Hsieh, and Chien-Chung Cheng, “Networked Information Integration for Protein Identification,” Journal of Information Technology, 2008, 9(1), 101-109.

21.  Wang YH, Wen CC, Yang ZS, Cheng CC, Tsai, JN, Ku CC, Wu HJ and Chen YH* “Development of a whole-organism model to screen new compounds for sun protection.” Marine Biotechnology, 2008, Online Original Article

22.  Ming-Yi Ho, Yu-Tse Shieh , Chung-Lin Liao , Yau-Hung Chen , Chien-Chung Cheng, “Functional dihydro-1H-imidazole derivatives for MALDI signal enhancement of a lysine-specific chemical modification” J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2009, 56, 987-994.

23.  Yun-Hsin Wang, Chien-Chung Cheng, Wen-Jie Lee, Min-Lun Chiou, Chiung-Wen Pai, Chi-Chung Wen, Wei-Li Chen, and Yau-Hung Chen. “A novel phenotype-based approach for systematically screening antiproliferation metallodrugs”, Chemico-Biological Interactions, 2009, 182, 84–91.

24.  Ming-Yi Ho, Min-Lun Chiou, Ruei-Chi Chang, Yau-Hung Chen, Chien-Chung Cheng. “Outer membrane protein OmpF involved in the transportation of polypyridyl ruthenium complexes into Escherichia coli” J. Inorg. Biochem. 2010, 104, 614-617.

25.  Hsi-Chu Peng, Yun-Hsin Wang, Chi-Chung Wen, Wei-Hua Wang, Chien-Chung Cheng, Yau-Hung Chen “Nephrotoxicity assessments of acetaminophen during zebrafish embryogenesis” Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C. 2010, 151, 480-486.

26.  Yau-Hung Chen,* Chien-Hui Chiou, Wei-Li Chen, Yu-Ru Jhou, Ya-Ting Lee, Chien-Chung Cheng,* “Rhodamine-Ethylenediol, A Novel Vital Fluorescent Probe for Labelling Alkaline Phosphatase-Rich Organelles” J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2010, 57, 1257-1261.

27.  Yau-Hung Chen*, Min-Chuan Chiou, Yun-Feng Liao, Jen-Ning Tsai, Chi-Chung Wen, Yun-Hsin Wang, and Chien-Chung Cheng* “Resveratrol Treatment Attenuates the Wound-induced Inflammation in Zebrafish Larvae through the Suppression of Myeloperoxidase Expression” J. Food. Drug Anal. 2011, 19, 167-173.

28.  Ming-Yi Ho, Min-Lun Chiou, Wan-Shan Du, Fang Ying Chang, Yau-Hung Chen, Yu-Jong Weng, Chien-Chung Cheng,* “Inductive properties of polypyridyl ruthenium complexes significantly regulate various protein distributions in Escherichia coli” J. Inorg. Biochem. 2011,105, 902-910.

29.  Chen YH, Tsai IT, Wen CC, Wang YH, Cheng CC, Hu SC, Chen YH*, “Fin-reduction is a novel and unexpected teratogenic effect of amikacin-treated zebrafish embryos” Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods 2012; 22(2): 151–158.

30.  Tsai IT, Yang ZS, Lin ZY, Wen CC, Cheng CC, Chen YH, “Flavone is efficient to protect zebrafish fins from UV-induced damage”, Drug and Chemical Toxicology, 2012, 35(3), 341-6.

31.  Yeh CH, Liao YF, Chang CY, Tsai JN, Wang YH, Cheng CC, Wen CC, Chen YH* “Caffeine treatment disturbs the angiogenesis of zebrafish larvae.” Drug Chem. Toxicol. 2012, 35, 361-365.

32.  Yu-Ru Jhou, Chien-Hui Chiou, Lin-Kia Ni, Li-Chou Chen, Yau-Hung Chen, and Chien-Chung Cheng ”Cellular uptake of a polypyridyl ruthenium complex revealed using a fluorescent rhodamine-modified ruthenium complex”, J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2012, 59, 1053-1057.

33.  Der-Lii M. Tzou,* Lin-Kai Ni, Mei-Man Chen, Min-Chuan Chiou, Li-Chou Chen, Shan-Te Hsu, Kuo-Lung Ku, and Chien-Chung Cheng,* “Solid-state 13C NMR analysis of Phalaenopsis tissues during the growth period and spiking induction”, J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2013, 60, 1107-1112. (Cover) (2014 CCS Award)

34.  Li-Chou Chen, Shih-Shan Lin, Cun-Zhao Li, Hsiu-Fu Hsu,* Yu-Jong Weng, Chien-Chung Cheng,* “Dynamic structural transformation of resveratrol-modified stearate liposomes to a metastable helical supra-structure for drug release”, J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2013, 60, 1099-1102.

35.  Cheng CC*, Chou CY, Chang YC, Wang HW, Wen CC, Chen YH*, “Protective role of comfrey leave extracts on UV-induced zebrafish fin damages” Journal of Toxicologic Pathology, 2014, 27, 115-121.

36.  Shan-Te Hsu, Wan-Shan Du, Hsing-Chin Liu, Le-Chou Cheng, Chien-Chung Cheng* “Protein Redistribution and Stalk Localization Following Temperature Variation in the Growth and Spiking Period of Phalaenopsis”, J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2014, 61(11), 1231-1236

37.  Yue-Jyun Chen, Chi-Yuan Chou, Chi-Chung Wen, Chen-Yu Fan, Chien-Chung Cheng *, Yau-Hung Chen “UV-protective activities of pineapple leaves extract in zebrafish embryos” 2015, submitted

38.  Chen, Chien-Han; Hu, Tsung-Hao; Huang, Tzu-Chiao; Chen, Ying-Lan; Chen, Yet-Ran; Cheng, Chien-Chung; Chen, Chao-Tsen  "A Site‐Specific Telomeric G‐Quadruplex Alkylating Agent", 2015 submitted

39.  Deyue Yan, Lin-Kai Ni, Ho-Lun Chen, Li-Chou Chen, Yau-Hung Chen, Chien-Chung Cheng "Amphiphilic Nanoparticles of Resveratrol-Norcantharidin to Enhance the Toxicity in Zebrafish Embryo", 2016 submitted

 

Patents

1. A specific DNA probe: CoII(HAPP)(TFA)2 complexes (USA Patent No. 6,348,588B1, 2002).

2. Nucleic acid bulge-detecting agent (US Patent No. 6,770,760, August 3, 2004).

3. 專利:「核酸突起結構的偵測劑」,Taiwan Patent(No:I222452),2003, Taiwan.

 

Invited Lectures (International), 2001-Current

1. The 10th International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry, Florence, Italia, Aug. 26-31, 2001.  “Mechanistic studies of a DNA/RNA Bulge-specific detecting agent: Co(HAPP)(TFA)22+”

2. The 8th International Conference on Applied Biological Inorganic Chemistry, Hon Kong, Apr. 2-5, 2004.  “Differentiate RNA Branched Structures by Selective Cleavage with an Octahedral Co (II) Complex”

3. The 3rd Asian Biological Inorganic Chemistry Conference, Nanjiang, China, Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2006.  “Study of the Structure-Reactivity Relationship of Polypyridyl Ruthenium Complexes by Proteomics”

4. The 2nd Korea-Taiwan Bilateral Symposium, Sogang University, Korea, Oct 23-26, 2009.  “Outer membrane protein OmpF involved in the transportation of polypyridyl ruthenium complexes into Escherichia coli”

5. 2009 Taipei-Shanghai Symposium of Materials Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Nov 27- Dec 2, 2009. “Alkaline Phosphatase-Specific Recognition by a Fluorescent Probe of Rhodamine-Ethylenediol Disclosed by Zebrafish”

6. 2011 Taipei-Shanghai Symposium of Materials Chemistry, Shanghai, China, July 21-24, 2011. “Specific Chiral Recognition of Monosaccharides by DNA Biosensors”

7. The Supramolecular Symposium: Dynamics and Adaption, Hangzhou, China, Nov. 4-6, 2012. “Formation of Self-Assembling Helical Conformation by Aliphatic Resveratrol Derivatives”

8. 2013 Taipei-Shanghai Symposium of Materials Chemistry, Kaohsiung, Nov. 8-12, 2013. ” Dynamic structural transformation of resveratrol-modified stearate liposomes to a metastable helical supra-structure for drug release”

9. 2014 Korea-Taiwan Bilateral Symposium, Sogang University, Korea, Jan. 12-16, 2014. “Self-Assembly of Resveratrol-based Stearate Liposomes for Drug Delivery”

10. The 8th Taiwan-Japan Bilateral Symposium on Architecture of Functional Organic Molecules, Kyushu University, Japan, Nov. 27-29, 2014. “Self-Assembly of 4-Vinylphenol Based Amphiphiles for Drug Delivery and Release”

 

Short-term Visiting Invitation

Invitation Lecture: Department of polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, May 26-29, 2014. “Investigation of Potential Antitumor Ruthenium Complexes by Proteomics and Development of Resveratrol-Modified Liposomes for Drug Delivery”

 

 

Others Academia Services

2006 Consultant, Chemistry Center, National Science Council

2007-2010 Organization Committee Member, Asian Biological Inorganic Chemistry.

2010 Organization Committee of the 5th Asia Biological Inorganic Chemistry

2011 Member of a board of directors, Taiwan Bioinorganic Society

2013 Member of Supervisors, Taiwan Bioinorganic Society

2013-2014, 2015-2016, Member of a board of directors, Chia-Yi Affiliate, Chemical Society Located in Taipei