Ecosystems Research Division

Biographical Information

Name: Quincy Teng
Title: Research Chemist

Contact Info:
Telephone: 706-355-8226
e-mail: teng.quincy@epa.gov

Education:

Ph.D. Biophysical Chemistry, Florida State University

M.S. Physical Chemistry, Jilin University, China

B.S. Chemistry, Jilin University, China

Expertise/Research Interests:
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) applications in environmental and life sciences

Recent Publications:

Book:

Quincy Teng, (2005) "Structural Biology: Practical NMR Applications", Springer ( New York), 301 pages, hardcover, ISBN: 0-387-24367-4.

Peer-Reviewed Publications:

Kim, Y., Teng, Q. and Wicker, L. (2005) "Action pattern of Valencia orange PME de-esterification of high methoxyl pectin and characterization of modified pectins" Carbohydrate Research, 340, 2620-2629.

Tan, C., De Noronha, R.G., Roecker , A.J., Pyrzynska, B., Teng, Q., et al., (2005) "Identification of a novel small-molecule inhibitor of the hypoxia-inducible factor 1 pathway", Cancer Research, 65, 605-612.

Porat, I., Waters, B.W., Teng, Q. and Whitman, W.B. (2004) "Two Biosynthetic Pathways for the Aromatic Amino Acids in the archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis", J. Bacteriol., 186, 4940-4950.

Osborne, A.S., Teng, Q., Miles, E.W. and Phillips, R.S. (2003) "Detection of Open and Closed Conformations of Tryptophan Synthase by ¹⁵N-HSQC NMR of Bound 1-¹⁵N-L-Tryptophan" Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278, 44083-44090.

Teng, Q. (2001) "NMR Structural Elucidation of Diterpen Derived Alkaloids" Recent Research Developments in Agricultural & Food Chemistry, 5, 43-54.

Li, R., Kerr, W., Carpenter, J. A., Toledo, R. T. and Teng, Q., (2001) "³¹P NMR Analysis of Chicken Breast Meat Vacuum Tumbled With NaCl And Various Phosphates", J. Food Sci. Agric., 81, 576-582.

Ellington, J.J, Wolf, N.L., Garrison, A.W., Evans, J.J., Avants, J. and Teng, Q. (2001) "Determination of Perchlorate in Tobacco Plants and Tobacco Products" Environmental Science & Technology, 35, 3213-3218.

Mericli, AH, Bahar, M, Ulubelen, A, Desai, HK, Balawant, S,J, Teng, Q., and Pelletier, SW. (2000) " Norditerpendoid and Diterpendio Alkaloids from the Roots of Aconitum nasutum Fisch ex Reichb" Heterocycles, 53, 1987-1996.

Mericli, AH, Bahar, M, Ulubelen, A, Desai, HK, Teng, Q., and Pilletier, SW. (2000) "Dlterpenol Alkaloids from the Aerial Parts of Aconitum anthora L.", Pharmazie, 155, 696-698.

Wang, P.L, Calzolai, L.C., Bren, K.L., Teng, Q., Jenney, F.E., Adams, M.W.W. and La Mar, G.N., (1999) "Secondary Structural Extension of Pf Ferredoxin Destablize the Disulfide Bond Relative to that in other Hyperthermostable Ferredoxin.", Biochemistry, 38, 8167-8178.

Jenkins, T, Bhattacharyya, J, Majetich, G and Teng, Q., (1999) " Flavonoids from the root-bark of Dioclea Grandiflora ", Phytochemistry, 52, 723-730.

Ulubelen, A, Desai, HK, Teng, Q., Mericli, AH, Mericli, F, Kolak, US, Arfan, M, and Pelletier, SW. (1999) " Delbruninol, a New Norditerpenoid Alkaloid from Delphinium brunonianum Royle" Heterocycles, 51, 1897-1903.

Batsuren , D, Tunsag, J, Batbayar, N, Mericli, AM, Mericli, F, Teng, Q., Desai, HK, Joshi, BS, Pelletier, SW. (1998) "Alkaloids of some Mongolian ranunculaceae species: Detailed ¹H and ¹³C NMR studies of denudatine and lepenine" Heterocycles, 49, 327-341.

Tumbula, D. L., Teng, Q. and Whitman, W. B., (1998) "Ribose Biosynthesis and Evidence for an Alternative First Step in the Common Aromatic Amino Acid Paythway in Methanococcus maripaludi", J. Bacteriology, 179, 6010-6013.

Maricli, A. H., Joshi, B. S., Teng, Q. and Pelletier, S. W. (1997) "Isolation and Structure of Ravayine, a Noval Norditerpenoid Alkaloid from Consolida Raveyi ( Boiss) Schrod", Heterocycles, 45, 1955-1965.

Snook, M. E., Johnson, A.W., Severson, R. F. and Teng, Q., (1997) " Hydroxygernyllinalool Glycosides from Tobacco Exhibits Antibiosis Activity in the Tobacco Budworm [Heliothis virescene (F.)]", J. Agri and Food Chem., 45, 2299-2308.

Ramakrishnan, V., Teng, Q. and Adams, M. W. W., (1997) " Charaterization of UDP Amino Sugars as Major Phosphocompounds in the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pytococcus furiosus", J. Bacteriology, 179, 1505-1512.

Chortyk, O. T., Kays, S. J. and Teng, Q., (1997) "Characterization of Insecticidal Sugar Esters of Petunia", J. Agri and Food Chem., 45, 270-275.

Current Projects:

Applications of NMR spectroscopy to metabonomics, metabolism and structural biology

¹⁹F NMR investigation of metal-specific conformational changes and allosteric path in the Hg(II)-responsive metalloregulatory protein, MerR