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2015 – present, Associate Professor, Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2016 – 2017, Postdoctor, Departments of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, USA
2013 – 2014, Assistant Professor, R&D Center of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Education
PhD, 2008-2013, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
B.S., 2004-2008, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
Research Interests
High-value utilization of sea wastes
Marine biological products
Marine polysaccharides
Selected Publications
1. Kecheng Li, Andrew R. Green, Meredith M. Dinges, Cynthia K. Larive. 1H NMR characterization of chitin tetrasaccharide in binary H2O:DMSO solution: Evidence for anomeric end-effect propagation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 129(2019), 744-749.
2. Xiaoqian Zhang, Kecheng Li*, Song Liu, Ronge Xing, Xiaolin Chen, Haoyue Yang, Pengcheng Li*. miRNA and mRNA expression profiles reveal insight into chitosan-mediated regulation of plant growth. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2018, 66 (15), 3816–3822.
3. Xiaoqian Zhang#, Kecheng Li#, Ronge Xing, Song Liu, Pengcheng Li. Metabolite Profiling of wheat seedlings induced by chitosan: revelation of the enhanced carbon and nitrogen metabolism. Frontiers in Plant Science 8:2017. (Co-first Author)
4. Haiying Zong, Kecheng Li*, Song Liu, Lin Song, Ronge Xing, Xiaolin Chen, Pengcheng Li* . Improvement in cadmium tolerance of edible rape (Brassica rapa L.) with exgenous application of chitooligosaccharide. Chemosphere, 181 (2017): 92-100.
5. Kecheng Li, Ronge Xing, Song Liu, Pengcheng Li. Advances in preparation, analysis and biological activities of single chitooligosaccharides. Carbohydrate Polymers, 139 (2016) 178–190.
6. Xiaoqian Zhang, Kecheng Li* , Song Liu, Ronge Xing, Huahua Yu, Xiaolin Chen, Pengcheng Li*. Size effects of chitooligomers on the growth and photosynthetic characteristics of wheat seedlings. Carbohydrate Polymers, 138(2016): 27-33.
7. Kecheng Li, Song Liu, Ronge Xing, Yukun Qin, Huahua Yu, Pengcheng Li. Liquid phase adsorption behavior of inulin-type fructan onto activated charcoal. Carbohydrate Polymers, 122(2015): 237-242.
8. Kecheng Li, Song Liu, Ronge Xing, Yukun Qin, Pengcheng Li. Preparation, separation and antioxidant activity of partially N-acetylated chitotriose. Carbohydrate Polymers, 92(2013): 1730-1736.
9. Kecheng Li, Ronge Xing, Song Liu, Rongfeng Li, Yukun Qin, Xiangtao Meng, Pengcheng Li. Separation of chito-oligomers with several degrees of polymerization and study of their antioxidant activity. Carbohydrate Polymers, 88 (2012): 896–903.
10. Kecheng Li, Ronge Xing, Song Liu, Yukun Qin, XiangtaoMeng, Pengcheng Li. Microwave-assisted degradation of chitosan for a possible use in inhibiting crop pathogenic fungi. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 51(2012): 767-773.