Associate Professor Guangnan Ou
Jimei University, China
Biography:
Guangnan Ou, obtained his B.S. in chemistry at Sun Yat-sen University, China, in 1985, and his Ph.D. in physical chemistry at Xiamen University, China, in 2007. In 1991, he joined the faculty of Jimei University, China, where he is now associate professor of chemistry. He worked as an Academic Visitor under the supervision of Prof. Peter Halling at the University of Strathclyde for the period 1 September 2013 to 31 August 2014. His research interests focus on nonaqueous enzymatic catalysis, ionic liquid, chemical protein modification, and artificial enzyme.
Representative Publications
Book chapters
G. N. Ou. Chapter 17 Enzymatic Catalysis In Buffered Ionic Liquids. In: Handbook of Ionic Liquids. Editor: Jihoon Mun and Haeun Sim. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 2012.
Articles
1. G. N. Ou, B. Y. He and P. Halling. Ionization basis for activation of enzymes soluble in ionic liquids. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, Gen. Subj. 2016, 1860, 1404-1408.
2. G. N. Ou, B. Y. He and Y. Z. Yuan. Design of biosolvents through hydroxyl-functionalization of compounds with high dielectric constant. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 2012, 166, 1472-1479.
3. G. N. Ou, B. Y. He and Y. Z. Yuan. Lipases are soluble and active in glycerol carbonate as a novel biosolvent. Enzyme Microb Technol. 2011, 49(2): 167-170.
4. G. N. Ou, J. Yang, B. Y. He and Y. Z. Yuan. Buffer-mediated activation of Candida antarctica lipase B dissolved in hydroxyl-functionalized ionic liquids. J. Mol. Catal. B: Enzym. 2011, 68 (1): 66-70.
5. G. N. Ou, L. Xu, B. Y. He and Y. Z. Yuan. Enhanced stability of charged dendrimer-encapsulated Pd nanoparticles in ionic liquids. Chem. Comm. 2008, 4210-4212.
6. G. N. Ou, M. X. Zhu, J. R. She and Y. Z. Yuan. Ionic liquid buffers: a new class of chemicals with potential for controlling pH in non-aqueous media. Chem. Comm. 2006, 4626-4628.