About the Authors

Dik-Lung Ma

edmondma@hkbu.edu.hk

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China

Hai-Jing Zhong

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China

Wai-Chung Fu

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China

Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China

Hiu-Yee Kwan

Affiliation Center for Cancer and Inflammation Research, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

Wang-Fun Fong

Affiliation Center for Cancer and Inflammation Research, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

Lai-Hon Chung

Affiliation Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China

Chun-Yuen Wong

Affiliation Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China

Chung-Hang Leung

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Directed the research: DLM CHL. Conceived and designed the experiments: DLM CHL. Performed the experiments: HJZ WCF HYK. Analyzed the data: DSHC HJZ LHC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DLM CHL WFF CYW. Wrote the paper: DSHC WCF.