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  1. Systematic comparison of activity and mechanism of antimicrobial peptides against nosocomial pathogens

    Article • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, March 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Wenyi Li

  2. Discovery and Characterization of a New Crustin Antimicrobial Peptide from Amphibalanus amphitrite

    Article • Pharmaceutics, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Wenyi Li

  3. Development and application of Diels-Alder adducts displaying AIE properties

    Article • Cell Reports Physical Science, February 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Wenyi Li

  4. Enhancing proline-rich antimicrobial peptide action by homodimerization: influence of bifunctional linker

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Wenyi Li, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Frances Separovic

  5. Peptide Multimerization as Leads for Therapeutic Development

    Article • Biologics, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Wenyi Li, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Frances Separovic

  6. Engineering of a Biologically Active Insulin Dimer

    Article • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, November 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Wenyi Li

  7. Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides Are Leading the Way to Combat Oropathogenic Infections

    Article • ACS Infectious Diseases, September 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Wenyi Li

  8. Chemical Synthesis and Characterization of a Nonfibrillating Glycoglucagon

    Article • Bioconjugate Chemistry, September 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Wenyi Li

  9. Retro Diels–Alder Fragmentation of Fulvene–Maleimide Bioconjugates for Mass Spectrometric Detection of Biomolecules

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, August 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Wenyi Li

  10. Pentafulvene–Maleimide Cycloaddition for Bioorthogonal Ligation

    Article • Bioconjugate Chemistry, July 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Wenyi Li

  11. Fluorescent Reporters for Antimicrobial Peptides

    Article • Australian Journal of Chemistry, June 2021, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr Wenyi Li

  12. C-terminus amidation influences biological activity and membrane interaction of maculatin 1.1

    Article • Amino Acids, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Distinguished Professor Emeritus Frances Separovic, Dr Wenyi Li

  13. Recent Applications of Aggregation Induced Emission Probes for Antimicrobial Peptide Studies

    Article • Chemistry - An Asian Journal, March 2021, Wiley

    Dr Wenyi Li

  14. Human glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) is an antimicrobial adjuvant re-sensitising multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria

    Article • Biological Chemistry, January 2021, De Gruyter

    Dr Wenyi Li

  15. Chemically modified and conjugated antimicrobial peptides against superbugs

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Distinguished Professor Emeritus Frances Separovic, Dr Wenyi Li

  16. A silyl ether-protected building block for O-GlcNAcylated peptide synthesis to enable one-pot acidic deprotection

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Wenyi Li

  17. (Re)Defining the Proline-Rich Antimicrobial Peptide Family and the Identification of Putative New Members

    Article • Frontiers in Chemistry, December 2020, Frontiers

    Dr Wenyi Li

  18. Chemical Modification of Cellulose Membranes for SPOT Synthesis

    Article • Australian Journal of Chemistry, January 2020, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr Wenyi Li

  19. The 9-Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) Group in Chemical Peptide Synthesis – Its Past, Present, and Future

    Article • Australian Journal of Chemistry, January 2020, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr Wenyi Li

  20. Effect of dimerized melittin on gastric cancer cells and antibacterial activity

    Article • Amino Acids, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Distinguished Professor Emeritus Frances Separovic, Dr Wenyi Li

  21. Covalent conjugation of cationic antimicrobial peptides with a β-lactam antibiotic core

    Article • Peptide Science, March 2018, Wiley

    Distinguished Professor Emeritus Frances Separovic, Dr Wenyi Li

  22. The Effect of Selective D- or Nα-Methyl Arginine Substitution on the Activity of the Proline-Rich Antimicrobial Peptide, Chex1-Arg20

    Article • Frontiers in Chemistry, January 2017, Frontiers

    Dr Wenyi Li

  23. Fluorescent Ion Efflux Screening Assay for Determining Membrane-Active Peptides

    Article • Australian Journal of Chemistry, January 2017, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr Wenyi Li

  24. C-Terminal Modification and Multimerization Increase the Efficacy of a Proline-Rich Antimicrobial Peptide

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, November 2016, Wiley

    Distinguished Professor Emeritus Frances Separovic, Dr Wenyi Li

  25. Membrane interactions of proline-rich antimicrobial peptide, Chex1-Arg20, multimers

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, June 2016, Elsevier

    Distinguished Professor Emeritus Frances Separovic, Dr Wenyi Li

  26. Multimerization of a Proline-Rich Antimicrobial Peptide, Chex-Arg20, Alters Its Mechanism of Interaction with the Escherichia coli Membrane

    Article • Chemistry & Biology, September 2015, Elsevier

    Distinguished Professor Emeritus Frances Separovic, Dr Wenyi Li

  27. Polyvinyl alcohol nanofiber formulation of the designer antimicrobial peptide APO sterilizes Acinetobacter baumannii-infected skin wounds in mice

    Article • Amino Acids, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Wenyi Li

  28. C-Terminal Modifications Broaden Activity of the Proline-Rich Antimicrobial Peptide, Chex1-Arg20

    Article • Australian Journal of Chemistry, January 2015, CSIRO Publishing

    Distinguished Professor Emeritus Frances Separovic, Dr Wenyi Li

  29. Proline-rich antimicrobial peptides: potential therapeutics against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

    Article • Amino Acids, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Distinguished Professor Emeritus Frances Separovic, Dr Wenyi Li

  30. An Asymmetric Organocatalytic Approach to Michael Reactions of Thiazolones and Nitroalkenes: Preparation of Compounds with Anti-Cancer Potency

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, October 2012, Wiley

    Dr Wenyi Li

  31. Synthesis of 3-Aroyl-4-hydroxy-4-arylpiperidine Derivatives by DBU-Catalyzed Reactions of Amines with Vinyl Ketones

    Article • Synlett, June 2012, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Wenyi Li

  32. New approach to the preparation of bicyclo octane derivatives via the enantioselective cascade reaction catalyzed by chiral diamine-Ni(OAc)2 complex

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Wenyi Li

  33. Water-Compatible Iminium Activation: Highly Enantioselective Organocatalytic Michael Addition of Malonates to α,β-Unsaturated Enones

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, October 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Wenyi Li