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Ping Wang
Associate Professor

Ph.D. Tufts University, M.S. East China Univ. Sci. & Tech., B.S. East China Univ. Sci. & Tech.

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Interest Areas

We are interested in enzyme engineering and nanotechnology. Benefiting from the latest advances in enzymology, nanoscale science and materials technology, we explore the development of nanostructured biocatalysts for multiple step biotransformations with cofactor regeneration for production of bioproducts and bioenergy. Current research includes enzymatic synthesis of biofuels, biopolymers and specialty chemicals, as well as various bioactive systems including biofuel cells, artificial cells, coatings and liquid membrane bioreactors.

Publications

Papers

Ravindrabharathi Narayanan, Guangyu Zhu and *Ping Wang*. *Stabilization of Interface-Binding Chloroperoxidase for Interfacial Biotransformation. /Journal of Biotechnology/*. 128(1), 86-92, 2007.

*Ping Wang*. *Nanoscale Biocatalyst Systems.* */Current Opinion of Biotechnology/*. Invited review. 17: 574-579, 2006.

J. Kim, J. W. Gate, *Ping Wang. Nanostructures for Enzyme Stabilization.* /*Chem. Eng. Sci.*/, 61(3), 1017-1026, 2006

*P. Wang**, G. Ma, L. Liao and F. Gao. *Construction of Multienzyme Bioactive Systems using a Multiscale Design Approach*. *China* /*Particuology.*/ 3(6), 304-309, 2005.

Wang, Lifang; Zhu, Guangyu; *Wang, Ping*; Newby, Bi-min Zhang. *Self-Assembling of Polymer-Enzyme Conjugates at Oil/Water Interfaces.* /*Biotechnology Progress*/ (2005), 21(4), 1321-1328.

Zhu, Guangyu; *Wang, Ping. **Novel interface-binding chloroperoxidase for interfacial epoxidation of styrene. */*Journal of Biotechnology*/ (2005),117(2), 195-202.

Distel, Kelley A.; Zhu, Guangyu;* Wang, Ping*. *Biocatalysis using an organic-soluble enzyme for the preparation of poly(lactic acid) in organic solvents. */*Bioresource Technology*/ (2005), 96(5), 617-623.

El-Zahab, B.; Meza, L.; Cutright, T. J.; *Wang, P.* *Enzymatic degradation of trichloroethylene using enzyme extracts isolated from a bacterial consortium*. /*Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology*/ (2004), 117(3), 165-174.

Zhu, G.; *Wang, P.* *Polymer-Enzyme Conjugates Can Self-Assemble at Oil/Water Interfaces and Effect Interfacial Biotransformations*. /*Journal of the American Chemical Society */(2004), 126(36), 11132-11133.

El-Zahab, B.; Jia, H.; *Wang, P.* *Enabling multienzyme biocatalysis using nanoporous materials*. /*Biotechnology and Bioengineering*/ (2004), 87(2), 178-183.

Meza, L.; Cutright, T. J.; El-Zahab, B.;* Wang, P.* *Aerobic biodegradation of trichloroethylene using a consortium of five bacterial strains.* /*Biotechnology Letters*/ (2003), 25(22), 1925-1932.

Jia, H.; Zhu, G.; *Wang, P.* *Catalytic behaviors of enzymes attached to nanoparticles: The effect of particle mobility*./* Biotechnology and Bioengineering*/ (2003), 84(4), 406-414.

Jia, H.; Zhu, G.; Vugrinovich, B.; Kataphinan, W.; Reneker, D. H.; *Wang, P*. *Enzyme-Carrying Polymeric Nanofibers Prepared via Electrospinning for Use as Unique Biocatalysts*. /*Biotechnology Progress*/ (2002), 18(5), 1027-1032.

*Wang, P.*; Dai, S.; Waezsada, S. D.; Tsao, A. Y.; Davison, B. H. *Enzyme stabilization by covalent binding in nanoporous sol-gel glass for nonaqueous biocatalysis*. /*Biotechnology and Bioengineering*/ (2001), 74(3), 249-255.

*Wang, P.*; Woodward, C. A.; Kaufman, E. N. *Poly(ethylene glycol)-modified ligninase enhances pentachlorophenol biodegradation in water-solvent mixtures.*/* Biotechnology and Bioengineering */(1999), 64(3), 290-297.

*Wang, P.*; Schneider, N. S.; Sung, N.-H. *Sorption and diffusion of organic vapors in two fluoroelastomers.*/* Journal of Applied Polymer Science */(1999), 71(9), 1525-1535.

*Wang, P.*; Dordick, J. S. *Enzymic synthesis of unique thymidine-containing polyphenols.*/* Macromolecules*/ (1998), 31(3), 941-943.

*Wang, P.*; Amarasinghe, Sudath; Leddy, Johna; Arnold, Mark; Dordick, Jonathan S. *Enzymically prepared poly(hydroquinone) as a mediator for amperometric glucose sensors.* /*Polymer */(1997), Volume Date 1998, 39(1), 123-127.

*Wang, P.*; Sergueeva, M. S.; Lim, L.; Dordick, J. S. *Biocatalytic plastics as active and stable materials for biotransformations.* /*Nature Biotechnology*/ (1997) 15, 789-793. /(This work was reported and discussed in *C&EN*, April 28, p27-28, 1997; *Science*, vol. 277, p1849, Sept. 19, 1997) /

Rich, J. O.; *Wang, P.*; Martin, B. D.; Patil, N.; Sergueeva, M. V.; Dordick, J. S. *Biocatalysis in organic solvents for the production of fine chemicals and specialty polymers.* /*Chimia*/ (1996), 50(9), 428-429.

*Wang, P.*; Meldon, J. H.; Sung, N. *Heat effects in sorption of organic vapors in rubbery polymers.*/* Journal of Applied Polymer Science*/ (1996), 59(6), 937-44.

*Wang, P.*; Martin, B. D.; Parida, S.; Rethwisch, D. G.; Dordick, J. S. *Multienzymic Synthesis of Poly(hydroquinone) for Use as a Redox Polymer.* /*Journal of the American Chemical Society*/ (1995), 117(51), 12885-6. /(This paper was reported as news in Science/Technology Concentrates, *C&EN*, January 8, p22, 1996) /

Patents:

*Ping Wang. *?Polymer-Protein Surfactant,§ US Patent #6,927,051, 8/9/2005.
J. S. Dordick, *Ping Wang*, Maria Vladimir Sergeeva, Scott Joel Novick , ?Polymer-Protein Composites and Methods for Their Preparation and Use,§ US Patent #5,914,367, 6/29/99.

Book Chapters:

*Ping Wang*, H. Jia, Power-generation from biorenewable resources: Biocatalysis in Biofuel Cells, in /Bioprocessing for Value-Added Products from Renewable Resources/*,* Edited by S.T. Yang. Elsevier. Nov., 2006.

*Ping Wang*, Nonconventional biocatalysis for production of chemicals and polymers from biomass, in /Bioprocessing for Value-Added Products from Renewable Resources/*, *Edited by S.T. Yang. Elsevier., Nov. 2006.