Areas of Focus
- Plant Chemistry
- Natural Medicinal Chemistry
Work Experience
- 2014-01~Present - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher/Group Leader
- 2008-01~2013-12 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Staff/Associate Researcher
- 2006-07~2007-12 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Staff/Assistant Researcher
- 1999-07~2001-08 - Hefei Institute of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Staff
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2001-09--2006-06 PhD: Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1995-09--1999-06 Bachelor: Department of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine
Publications
- Dimeric alkaloids from the barks of Erythrina variegata as well as their occurrence, Tang, YuTing, Si, ZhuoRan, Bao, MeiFen, Cai, XiangHai, 2023
- Nematocidal alkaloids from the roots of Stemona mairei (H.Lév.)K.Krause and identification of their pharmacophoric moiety, BaoBao Shi, Sumet Kongkiatpaiboon, Gao Chen, Johann Schinnerl, XiangHai Cai, 2023
- Dimeric Erythrina alkaloids as well as their key units from Erythrina variegata, Tang, YuTing, Wu, Jing, Bao, MeiFen, Tan, QinGang, Cai, XiangHai, 2022
- Mystery revisited: Is nocturnal colored nectar a nonadaptive floral trait?, Cai, XiangHai, Shi, BaoBao, Niu, Yang, Ge, Jia, Chomicki, Guillaume, Chen, Gao, 2022
- Intersexual mimicry and imperfect deceit of a threatened aquatic herbOttelia acuminata, Yang, Jing, Niu, Yang, Sun, WeiBang, Cai, XiangHai, Chen, Gao, 2022
- Enantiomeric Cephalotaxus alkaloids from seeds of Cephalotaxus oliveri, Yu Guangxing, Wu Jing, Shi Baobao, Bao Meifen, Cai Xianghai, 2022
- Cephalotaxine homologous alkaloids from seeds of Cephalotaxus oliveri Mast, Yu, GuangXing, Yu, Yang, JingWu, Zeng, LingHui, Schinnerl, Johann, Cai, XiangHai, 2022
- Symmetric Cytotoxicity trimeric and dimeric indole alkaloids from Bousigonia angustifolia, XiangHai Cai, 2021
- Trimeric and dimeric Aspidosperma-type alkaloids from leaves of Tabernaemontana divaricata 'Dwaft', Chen, Jing, Yu, Yang, Wu, Jing, Bao, MeiFen, Kongkiatpaiboon, Sumet, Schinnerl, Johann, Cai, XiangHai, 2021
- Invertebrate-mediated dispersal plays an important role in shaping the current distribution of a herbaceous monocot, Chen, YongSheng, Zeng, ChunXia, MuellnerRiehl, Alexandra N, Wang, ZhiHeng, Sun, Lu, Schinnerl, Johann, Kongkiatpaiboon, Sumet, Kadota, Yuichi, Cai, XiangHai, Chen, Gao, 2021
- Discovery of Natural Co-occurring Enantiomers of Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloids, Yu, Yang, Bao, MeiFen, Cai, XiangHai, 2021
- Dimeric and monomeric dihydrostilbenes from the roots of Stemona mairei together with their hypoglycemic activities, Shi, BaoBao, Wang, Fang, Chen, Gao, Schinnerl, Johann, Zeng, Ying, Cai, XiangHai, 2021
- Symmetric cytotoxic trimeric and dimeric indole alkaloids isolated from Bousigonia angustifolia dagger, Shi, BaoBao, Lu, JingSong, Wu, Jing, Bao, MeiFen, Cai, XiangHai, 2021
- Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloids with Promoting Neurite Growth from Tabernaemontana divaricata, Deng, Yan, Yu, Yang, Shi, BaoBao, Bao, MeiFen, Zhao, SiMeng, Cai, XiangHai, 2021
- Vincan- and eburnan-type alkaloids from Tabernaemontana bovina and their hypoglycemic activity, Yu, Yang, Bao, MeiFen, Huang, ShengZhuo, Wu, Jing, Cai, XiangHai, 2021
- Colored Dimeric Alkaloids from the Barks of Erythrina variegata and Their Neuroprotective Effects, Tang, YuTing, Wu, Jing, Yu, Yang, Bao, MeiFen, Tan, QinGang, Schinnerl, Johann, Cai, XiangHai, 2021
- Cage-Monoterpenoid Quinoline Alkaloids with Neurite Growth Promoting Effects from the Fruits of Melodinus yunnanensis, Wu, Jing, Zhao, SiMeng, Shi, BaoBao, Bao, MeiFen, Schinnerl, Johann, Cai, XiangHai, 2020
- age-monoterpenoid quinoline alkaloids with neurite growth promoting effects from the fruits of Melodinus yunnanensis, XiangHai Cai, 2020
- An Aspidosperma-type alkaloid dimer from Tabernaemontana bovina as a candidate for the inhibition of microglial activation, Yu, Yang, Zhao, SiMeng, Bao, MeiFen, Cai, XiangHai, 2020
- Tacamine-type alkaloids from Tabernaemontana bovina together with their configuration determination, Yu, Yang, Bao, Fen, Wang, Yi, Zeng, Ying, Cai, XiangHai, 2019
- Alkaloids isolated from Tabernaemontana bufalina display xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity, Shi BaoBao, Chen Jing, Bao MeiFen, Zeng Ying, Cai XiangHai, 2019
- Conserving threatened widespread species: a case study using a traditional medicinal plant in Asia, Chen, Gao, Sun, Weibang, Wang, Xiaoxun, Kongkiatpaiboon, Sumet, Cai, Xianghai, 2019
- Alkaloids isolated from Tabemaemontana bufalina display xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity, Shi, BaoBao, Chen, Jing, Bao, MeiFen, Zeng, Ying, Cai, XiangHai, 2019
- Four Yellow Monoterpenoid Quinoline Alkaloids from the Stem of Tabernaemontana bovina, Wu, Jing, Yu, Yang, Wang, Yi, Bao, MeiFen, Shi, BaoBao, Schinnerl, Johann, Cai, XiangHai, 2019
- Erythrina alkaloids from leaves of Erythrina arborescens, Zhang, BingJie, Xiao, WenNa, Chen, Jing, Bao, MeiFen, Schinnerl, Johann, Wang, Qi, Cai, XiangHai, 2019
- Intersexual mimicry and imperfect deceit of a threatened aquatic herb Ottelia acuminata, Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 2019
- Tabernabovines A–C, three monoterpenoid indole alkaloids from the leaves of Tabernaemontana bovin, XiangHai Cai, 2019
- Tabernabovines A-C: Three Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloids from the Leaves of Tabernaemontana bovina, Yu, Yang, Bao, MeiFen, Wu, Jing, Yang, YuRong, Chen, Jing, Schinnerl, Johann, Cai, XiangHai, 2019
- Isoharringtonine inhibits breast cancer stem-like properties and STAT3 signaling, Chen, Wei, Wang, Hui, Cheng, Mei, Ni, Ling, Zou, Li, Yang, Qin, Cai, Xianghai, Jiao, Baowei, 2018
- Bioactive norditerpenoids from Cephalotaxus fortunei var. alpina and C. lanceolata, Ni, Ling, Zhong, XiuHong, Chen, XiaoJiao, Zhang, BingJie, Bao, MeiFen, Cai, XiangHai, 2018
- Bisindole alkaloids from Tabernaemontana corymbosa, Zhang, BingJie, Lu, JingSong, Bao, MeiFen, Zhong, XiuHong, Ni, Ling, Wu, Jing, Cai, XiangHai, 2018
- Novel monoterpenoid indole alkaloids from Melodinus yunnanensis, Zhang, BingJie, Liu, Cheng, Bao, MeiFen, Zhong, XiuHong, Ni, Ling, Wu, Jing, Cai, XiangHai, 2017
- Abietane diterpenoids from Cephalotaxus lanceolata, Chen, XiaoJiao, Ni, Ling, Bao, MeiFen, Wang, Li, Cai, XiangHai, 2017
- Indole Alkaloids from Hunteria zeylanica, Bao MeiFen, Zeng ChunXia, Liu YaPing, Zhang BingJie, Ni Ling, Luo XiaoDong, Cai XiangHai, 2017
- Polycyclic monoterpenoid indole alkaloids from Alstonia rostrata and their retic
Awards
- Bualuang ASEAN Chair Professor Research Grant (2022): Special
- Jiangsu Province Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (2013): Third Prize, Provincial Level
- Yunnan Province Natural Science Award (2010): Second Prize, Provincial Level
- Lu Jiaxi Young Talent Award (2009): Institute Level
- Tan Jiazhen Life Science Jiuyuan Scholarship (2006): Second Prize, Other
