Dr. Shixin Deng

Education

PhD in Pharmacognosy from University of Illinois at Chicago.  Bachelor's degree from Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Memberships and Professional Licenses

• 2005 to current: American Chemical Society
• 2005 to current: American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP), USA
• 2002-2005: American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), USA
• 2005: Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC), USA
• 2005: Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association, USA
• 1997-2000: The Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers, P. R. China
• 1997:  Pharmaceutical engineer in TCM, P. R. China
• 1997:  Licensed pharmacist in TCM, P. R. China

Publications and Presentations

• Deng, S., Palu, A., West, B., Su, C., Zhou, B.-N, and Jensen J. Finding Noni (Part 1): Anti-inflammatory constituents from the fruit of Tahitian noni (Morinda citrifolia). (Submitted)
• Deng, S., Palu, A., Zhou, B.-N, Jensen J. and West, B. Noni as an anxiolytic and sedative: a mechanism involving its gamma-aminobutyric acidergic effects. (Submitted)
• Deng, S., Chen, S., Yao, P., Bolton, J., Nikolic, D., van Breemen, R., Fong, H.H.S., Farnsworth, N.R. and Pauli, G.F. Serotonergic activity-guided phytochemical investigation of the roots of Angelica sinensis. Journal of Natural Products (2006), 69, 536-541.
• Deng, S., Chen, S., Lu, J., Wang, Z., Nikolic, D., van Breemen, R., Fong, H.H.S., Farnsworth, N.R. and Pauli, G.F. GABAergic phthalide dimers from Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels. Phytochemical analysis (2006), 17, 398-405.
• Deng, S., Wang, Y., Inui, T., Chen, S.N., Farnsworth, N.R., Cho, S., Franzblau, S.G., Pauli, G. F. Anti-TB polyynes from the roots of Angelica sinensis. (Submitted)
• Inui, T., Wang, Y., Deng, S., Smith, D.C, Franzblau, S.G., Pauli, G. F. CCC-based Analysis of Synergy in an Anti-tuberculosis Ethnobotanical. (Submitted)
• Final reviewer: Dang Gui Root Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels standards of Analysis, Quality control, and Therapeutics American Herbal Pharmacopoeia and Therapeutic Compendium California, USA (2003).
• Liu, J., Burdette, J., Sun, Y., Deng, S., Schlecht, S.M., Zheng, W., Nikolic, D., Mahady, G.B., van Breemen, R.B., Fong, H.H.S., Pezzuto, J.M., Bolton, J.L. & Farnsworth, N.R.  Isolation of linoleic acid as an estrogen-like compound from the fruits of Vitex agnus-castus L. (chaste berry). Phytomedicine (2004), 11(1), 18-23.
• Liu, D.; Yin, J.; Deng, S., Zhao, Y. Determination of puerarin in Baishiqingre Granule by HPLC. Journal of Shenyang Pharmaceutical University (1999), 16(3), 212-214.
• Hu, W., Deng, S., Studies on Acute toxicity of Baishi Qingre Granule.  Journal of Liaoning College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (1997), 24(3) 293.
• Deng, S., Palu, A., Zhou, B.N., Jensen, J., West, B. Noni contains competitive ligand(s) binding to GABAa agonist receptors as a sedative and anxiolytics. 232nd American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, September 10-14, 2006.
• Deng, S., Palu, A., Zhou, B.N., Chen, S., Jensen, J., West, B. Constituents of the fruits of Noni and their selective inhibitory effects on cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme. 47th Annual Meeting of American Society of Pharmacognosy, Arlington, Virginia, USA, August 5-9, 2006. 
• Schinkovitz, A., Dietz, B., Deng, S., Chen, S.N., Pro, S., Lankin, D., Nikolic, D., van Breemen, R.B., Bolton, J.L., Farnsworth, N.R., Pauli, G.F. The stability of ligustilide and its relevance for the biological evaluation of Angelica. 47th Annual Meeting of American Society of Pharmacognosy, Arlington, Virginia, USA, August 5-9, 2006.
• Palu, A., Zhou, B.N., Deng, S., West, B.J. Morinda citrifolia L. Noni: An angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor. 232nd American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, September 10-14, 2006.
• Liu, D., Luo, Y., Dietz, B.M., Eggler, A.L., Deng, S., Schinkovitz, A., Farnsworth, N.R., Bolton, J.L., Pauli, G.F., Mesecar, A.D., van Breemen, R.B. Screening for chemoprevention agents in the botanical dietary supplement Angelica sinensis using mass spectrometry. Medicinal Chemistry Meeting-in-Miniature (MIKI meeting), Chicago, IL, USA, April 21-23, 2006.