Journal articles

Echinacea alkylamides modulate induced immune response in T-cells (with Anita Matthias, Linda K. Banbury, Kerry M. Bone, and Reg P. Lehmann), Centre for Phytochemistry and Pharmacology Papers (2008)
The effects of Echinacea and several of its phytochemical components on NFêB expression by Jurkat...
 
Alkylamides from Echinacea are macrophage immunomodulators (with Anita Matthias, Linda K. Banbury, Kerry G. Penman, Lesley M. Stevenson, Kerry M. Bone, and Reg P. Lehmann), Immunological Investigations (2007)
The ability of Echinacea and its components to alter the immune response was examined in...
 
Antioxidant capacity of 55 medicinal herbs traditionally used to treat the urinary system: a comparison using a sequential three solvent extraction process (with Lesley M. Stevenson, Ken Wojcikowski, Hans Wohlmuth, and Glenda Gobe), Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (2007)

Background: The prevalence of chronic renal disease exceeds 10% in industrialized societies. Oxidative damage is...

 

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Comparative chemical analysis of the essential oil constituents in the bark, heartwood and fruits of Cryptocarya massoy (Oken) Kosterm. (Lauraceae) from Papua New Guinea (with Topul Rali and Stewart W. Wossa), Molecules (2007)
Exhaustive hydro-distillation of the bark, heartwood and fruits of Cryptocarya massoy (Lauraceae) afforded pale yellow-coloured...
 

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Elucidation of danzhixiaoyao wan and its constituent herbs on antioxidant activity and inhibition of nitric oxide production (with Hui Liao and Linda K. Banbury), eCam (2007)
Danzhixiaoyao Wan (DW) is a common 10 herbs formulation in China for regulating several clinical...
 

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Volatile chemical constituents of Piper aduncum L and Piper gibbilimbum C. DC (Piperaceae) from Papua New Guinea (with Topul Rali, Stewart W. Wossa, and Peter G. Waterman), Molecules (2007)
Exhaustive hydro-distillation of the leaves of Piper aduncum and fruits of Piper gibbilimbum (Piperaceae) afforded...
 
Essential oil composition of diploid and tetraploid clones of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) grown in Australia (with Hans Wohlmuth, Mike K. Smith, Lyndon O. Brooks, and Stephen P. Myers), Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2006)
Ginger oil, obtained by steam distillation of the rhizome of Zingiber officinale Roscoe, is used...
 
Inhibition of COXs and 5-LOX and activation of PPARs by Australian Clematis species (Ranunculaceae) (with Rachel W. Li, G David Lin, Peter G. Waterman, and Stephen P. Myers), Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
The species of Clematis (Ranunculaceae) have been traditionally used for inflammatory conditions by indigenous Australians....
 
Natural killer cell activity and lymphocyte activation: investigating the effects of a selection of essential oils and components in vitro (with M D. Standen and Paul A. Connellan), International Journal of Aromatherapy (2006)

A selection of essential oils and components were tested in vitro for potential immunomodulating effects...

 
Triumphalone, a diketone from the volatile oil the leaves of Melaleuca triumphalis, and its spontaneous conversion into isotriumphalone (with Joseph J. Brophy, Donald C. Craig, Robert J. Goldsack, Christopher JR Fookes, and Peter G. Waterman), Phytochemistry (2006)
The major component (35–65%) of the volatile oil obtained by steam distillation of the leaves...
 
Volatile chemical constituents of Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth.: Labiateae) from three localities in Papua New Guinea (with Stewart W. Wossa and Topul Rali), Papua New Guinea Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (2006)
 

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Acaricidal and cytotoxic activities of extracts from selected genera of Australian Lamiaceae (with Heidi L. Rasikari, Peter G. Waterman, Robert N. Spooner-Hart, Albert H. Basta, Linda K. Banbury, and Paul I. Forster), Centre for Phytochemistry and Pharmacology Papers (2005)
Crude foliar extracts of 67 species from six subfamilies of Australian Lamiaceae were screened by...
 
Cytotoxic clerodane diterpenes from Glossocarya calcicola (with Heidi L. Rasikari, Peter G. Waterman, Robert N. Spooner-Hart, Albert H. Basta, Linda K. Banbury, Kelly M. Winter, and Paul I. Forster), Phytochemistry (2005)
Three clerodane diterpenes were isolated and identified from leaf extract of Glossocarya calcicola. Compound 1...
 
Gingerol content of diploid and tetraploid clones of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) (with Hans Wohlmuth, Mike K. Smith, and Stephen P. Myers), Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2005)
Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe), a monocotyledonous, sterile cultigen, is widely used as a spice, flavoring...
 

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Modulation of macrophage immune responses by Echinacea (with Lesley M. Stevenson, Anita Matthias, Linda K. Banbury, Kerry G. Penman, Kerry M. Bone, and Reg P. Lehmann), Molecules (2005)
Echinacea preparations are widely used herbal medicines for the prevention and treatment of colds and...
 
Anti-inflammatory activity, cytotoxicity and active compounds of Tinospora smilacina Benth (with Rachel W. Li, Stephen P. Myers, Gregory J. Leach, G David Lin, Donald J. Brushett, and Peter G. Waterman), Phytotherapy Research (2004)
Tinospora smilacina Benth. has been used in Australian indigenous medicine for the treatment of headache,...
 
Isolation and partial characterization of a putative monoterpene synthase from Melaleuca alternifolia (with Dale A. Shelton, Dimitrios Zabaras, Shahid Chohan, S Grant Wyllie, Peter R. Baverstock, and Robert J. Henry), Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (2004)

Melaleuca alternifolia (Cheel) is an Australia native tree harvested for its monoterpene-rich, essential oil. Monoterpene...

 
Ispoentenyl pyrophosphate isomerases from Melaleuca alternifolia (Cheel) and their role in isoprenoid biosynthesis (with Dale A. Shelton and Robert J. Henry), Journal of Horticultural Sciences and Biotechnology (2004)
Two cDNA clones, <em>idi1</em> and <em>idi2</em>, representing different isoforms of isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerase (IPP isomerase)...
 
A cross-cultural study: anti-inflammatory activity of Australian and Chinese plants (with Rachel W. Li, Stephen P. Myers, G David Lin, and Gregory J. Leach), Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2003)
In this study, in vitro inhibitory effects of 33 ethanol extracts obtained from 24 plant...
 
Anti-inflammatory activity of Chinese medicinal vine plants (with Rachel W. Li, G David Lin, and Stephen P. Myers), Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2003)
Anti-inflammatory activities of ethanol extracts from nine vine plants used in traditional Chinese medicine to...
 
Essential oil composition of Zingiberaceae species from Mauritius (with A Gurib-Fakim, N Maudarbaccus, L Doimo, and Hans Wohlmuth), Journal of Essential Oil Research (2002)
The chemical composition of the essential oils obtained from the hydrodistillation of the rhizomes of...
 
Genetic control of monoterpene composition in the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (Cheel) (with Dale Shelton, Karen S. Aitken, L Doimo, Peter R. Baverstock, and Robert J. Henry), Theoretical and Applied Genetics (2002)
Previous studies into the population structure of Melaleuca alternifolia by both isozyme and microsatellite analysis...
 
Isolation of genes involved in secondary metabolism from Melaleuca alternifolia (Cheel) using Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) (with Dale Shelton, Peter R. Baverstock, and Robert J. Henry), Plant Science (2002)

Melaleuca alternifolia (Cheel) is a commercially important, cultivated Australian native tree, harvested for its monoterpene-rich...

 
Fate of apple peel phenolics during cool storage (with John B. Golding, W Barry McGlasson, and S Grant Wyllie), Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2001)
Consumption of certain phenolics in the diet is considered beneficial to human health. In this...
 
Natural variation in the essential oil content of Melaleuca alternifolia Cheel (Myrtaceae) (with Laura E. Homer, David Lea, L Slade Lee, Robert J. Henry, and Peter R. Baverstock), Biochemical Systematics and Ecology (2000)
The composition and yield of oil in 615 trees representing the natural populations of Melaleuca...
 

Conference publications

Genetics and biochemistry of essential oil biosynthesis in tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) (with Dale Shelton, Peter R. Baverstock, and Robert J. Henry), ComBio 2002 (2002)
 
Analysis of expressed sequence TAGS (ESTs) isolated from immature leaves of Melaleuca alternifolia (with Dale A. Shelton, Peter R. Baverstock, and Robert J. Henry), Plant and Animal Genome IX Conference (2001)
Melaleuca alternifolia, is a commercially important, Australian native tree commercially harvested for its monoterpene-rich essential...
 
Terpene synthases from Australian Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) (with Dale A. Shelton, Shahid Chohan, S Grant Wyllie, Peter R. Baverstock, and Robert J. Henry), Plant and Animal Genome VIII Conference (2000)
Melaleuca alternifolia is an evergreen, Australian native tree species commonly referred to as Tea Tree....
 
A tea tree breeding strategy based on molecular genetics (with L Slade Lee, Maurizio Rossetto, Laura E. Homer, and Robert J. Henry), Proceedings of the 11th Australian Plant Breeding Conference (1999)
 
Isolation and characterisation of Terpene synthases in Australian tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) (with Shahid Chohan, Dale A. Shelton, S Grant Wyllie, Charles P. Cornwell, Robert J. Henry, and Peter R. Baverstock), 4th European Symposium on Plant Isoprenoids (1999)
 
Isolation of terpene synthases from Melaleuca alternifolia (with Dale A. Shelton, Peter R. Baverstock, and Robert J. Henry), Herbal Medicine into the New Millenium Conference: An International Forum on the Science, Regulation, Production and Clinical Application of Medicinal Plants (1999)
 
Molecular genetic approaches to the development of improved products from medicinal plants (with Robert J. Henry, L Slade Lee, Maurizio Rossetto, Peter R. Baverstock, and Dale A. Shelton), Herbal Medicine into the New Millenium Conference: An International Forum on the Science, Regulation, Production & Clinical Application of Medicinal Plants (1999)
 
Prospects for bioengineering the isoprenoid pathway (with Dale A. Shelton, Peter R. Baverstock, and Robert J. Henry), Royal Australian Chemical Institute Natural Products Group Symposium (1999)
 
Isolation of terpene synthases from Melaleuca aternifolia (with Dale A. Shelton, Peter R. Baverstock, and Robert J. Henry), Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Meeting (1998)
 

Patents

Biologically active compounds. WO2007062468 Bioactive Exports Pty Ltd. (with Lesley M. Stevenson, Brigitte Gabriel, and Karen Beattie), Centre for Phytochemistry and Pharmacology Papers (2007)
 
Eremophilone and eremophilone derivatives for pest control. WO2004021784 BioProspect Ltd (with G Eaton, Robert N. Spooner-Hart, and Albert H. Basta), Centre for Phytochemistry and Pharmacology Papers (2002)