Dr Natasha Hungerford
Affiliate Senior Research Fellow of School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
Researcher biography
Dr Natasha Hungerford is an organic chemist and has extensive experience in natural products chemistry. She is a Senior Research Fellow leading the Natural Toxin group within the Centre for Animal Science, Queensland Alliance for Agricultural and Food Innovation (QAAFI) and is based at the Health and Food Sciences Precinct (Cooper's Plains). She joined QAAFI in 2016 and specialises in natural plant toxins and their impacts on livestock and human health, including food safety and regulations. Collaborative projects with government/industry have spanned mitigation of toxin impacts on cattle, to evaluation of toxins in honey (and health impacts). Subsequent examinations of stingless bee honey serendipitously led to the ground-breaking discovery of the rare sugar trehalulose as a major component of these honeys. Dr Hungerford continues to lead and manage projects to address agricultural industry challenges, including reducing methane gas emissions for a carbon neutral beef industry and international stingless bee honey development.
Dr Hungerford achieved her PhD in 1998, through the UQ School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, and subsequently conducted postdoctoral research in natural products chemistry and in synthetic organic chemistry, at the University of Oxford, Australian National University, The University of Sydney, Griffith University and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Book
Fletcher, Mary, Hungerford, Natasha and Smith, Tobias (2021). Optimising bioactive content of Australian stingless bee honey. Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia: AgriFutures Australia.
Journal Articles
Johnson, Joel B., Hungerford, Natasha L., Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael E. (2025). Unlocking the sublime: a review of native Australian Citrus species. Foods, 14 (14) 2425, 2425. doi: 10.3390/foods14142425
Yates, Hans S. A., Carter, James F., Fletcher, Mary T., Santiago, Viviene S., Thompson, Ondrea and Hungerford, Natasha L. (2025). Fraction collection of bioactive compounds from ion chromatography: No longer mission impossible. MethodsX, 14 103243, 103243. doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2025.103243
Loh, Zhi Hung, Hungerford, Natasha L., Ouwerkerk, Diane, Klieve, Athol V. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2025). Abiotic degradation of the toxin simplexin by soil collected from a Pimelea-infested paddock. Toxins, 17 (3) 124, 124. doi: 10.3390/toxins17030124
Hungerford, Natasha L., Ouwerkerk, Diane, Gilbert, Rosalind A., Loh, Zhi Hung, Gordon, Russell J., Silva, Luis F.P. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2024). A feeding trial to investigate strategies to mitigate the impacts of Pimelea poisoning in Australian cattle. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 72 (28), 15572-15585. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c02082
Zhou, Yuchen, Roseli, Ras Baizureen, Hungerford, Natasha L., Fletcher, Mary T., Ouwerkerk, Diane, Gilbert, Rosalind A. and Krenske, Elizabeth H. (2024). Binding of the plant-derived toxin simplexin to bovine protein kinase C: insights from molecular dynamics. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 22 (14), 2863-2876. doi: 10.1039/d4ob00065j
Hungerford, Natasha L., Zawawi, Norhasnida, Zhu, Tianqi (Evonne), Carter, Steve J., Melksham, Kevin J. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2024). Analysis of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in stingless bee honey and identification of a botanical source as Ageratum conyzoides. Toxins, 16 (1) 40. doi: 10.3390/toxins16010040
Yates, H. S. A., Carter, J. F., Hungerford, N. L. and Fletcher, M. T. (2023). Ion chromatography and ion chromatography / mass spectrometry as a complementary analysis technique for amino acid analysis in food, a review. Food Chemistry Advances, 3 100415, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.focha.2023.100415
Loh, Zhi Hung, Hungerford, Natasha L., Ouwerkerk, Diane, Klieve, Athol V. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2023). Identification of acid hydrolysis metabolites of the Pimelea toxin simplexin for targeted UPLC-MS/MS analysis. Toxins, 15 (9) 551, 551. doi: 10.3390/toxins15090551
Hungerford, Natasha L., Yates, Hans S.A., Smith, Tobias J. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2023). Organic acid profiles of Australian stingless bee honey samples determined by ion chromatography. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 122 105466, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jfca.2023.105466
Zhang, Jiali, Hungerford, Natasha L., Yates, Hans S.A., Smith, Tobias J. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2022). How is trehalulose formed by Australian stingless bees? - An intermolecular displacement of nectar sucrose. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 70 (21), 6530-6539. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c01732
Zawawi, Norhasnida, Zhang, Jiali, Hungerford, Natasha L., Yates, Hans S.A., Webber, Dennis C., Farrell, Madeleine, Tinggi, Ujang, Bhandari, Bhesh and Fletcher, Mary T. (2022). Unique physicochemical properties and rare reducing sugar trehalulose mandate new international regulation for stingless bee honey. Food Chemistry, 373 (Pt B) 131566, 131566. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131566
Hungerford, Natasha L., Zhang, Jiali, Smith, Tobias J., Yates, Hans S. A., Chowdhury, Sadia A., Carter, James F., Carpinelli de Jesus, Matheus and Fletcher, Mary T. (2021). Feeding sugars to stingless bees: identifying the origin of trehalulose-rich honey composition. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 69 (35) acs.jafc.1c02859, 10292-10300. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c02859
Yuan, Yue, Hungerford, Natasha L., Gauthier, Emilie, Ouwerkerk, Diane, Yong, Ken W. L., Fletcher, Mary T. and Laycock, Bronwyn (2021). Extraction and determination of the Pimelea toxin simplexin in complex plant-polymer biocomposites using ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole Orbitrap mass spectrometry. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 413 (20), 5121-5133. doi: 10.1007/s00216-021-03475-5
Hungerford, Natasha L., Fletcher, Mary T., Tsai, Heng Hang, Hnatko, Darina, Swann, Lorinda J., Kelly, Cassandra L., Anuj, Shalona R., Tinggi, Ujang, Webber, Dennis C., Were, Stephen T. and Tan, Benjamin L. L. (2021). Occurrence of environmental contaminants (pesticides, herbicides, PAHs) in Australian/Queensland Apis mellifera honey. Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B, 14 (3), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/19393210.2021.1914743
Chowdhury, Sadia A., Carter, James. F., Anuj, Shalona R., Cozzolino, Daniel, Hungerford, Natasha L. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2021). The validity of protein in Australian honey as an internal standard for C4 sugar adulteration. Food Analytical Methods, 14 (4), 823-833. doi: 10.1007/s12161-020-01938-6
Hungerford, Natasha L., Fletcher, Mary T. and Zawawi, Norhasnida (2021). Study gets the buzz on stingless bee honey. TheScienceBreaker, 7 (1). doi: 10.25250/thescbr.brk453
Loh, Zhi Hung, Ouwerkerk, Diane, Klieve, Athol V., Hungerford, Natasha L. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2020). Toxin degradation by rumen microorganisms: a review. Toxins, 12 (10) 664, 1-37. doi: 10.3390/toxins12100664
Hungerford, Natasha L., Tinggi, Ujang, Tan, Benjamin L. L., Farrell, Madeleine and Fletcher, Mary T. (2020). Mineral and Trace Element Analysis of Australian/Queensland Apis mellifera Honey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (17) 6304, 6304-14. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17176304
Gordon, Russell J., Hungerford, Natasha L., Laycock, Bronwyn and Fletcher, Mary T. (2020). A review on Pimelea poisoning of livestock. Toxicon, 186, 46-57. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2020.07.023
Fletcher, Mary T., Hungerford, Natasha L., Webber, Dennis, Carpinelli de Jesus, Matheus, Zhang, Jiali, Stone, Isobella S. J., Blanchfield, Joanne T. and Zawawi, Norhasnida (2020). Stingless bee honey, a novel source of trehalulose: a biologically active disaccharide with health benefits. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) 12128, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-68940-0
Hungerford, Natasha L., Carter, Steve J., Anuj, Shalona R., Tan, Benjamin L. L., Hnatko, Darina, Martin, Christopher L., Sharma, Elipsha, Yin, Mukan, Nguyen, Thao T. P., Melksham, Kevin J. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2019). Analysis of Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Queensland honey: Using low temperature chromatography to resolve stereoisomers and identify botanical sources by UHPLC-MS/MS. Toxins, 11 (12) 726, 726. doi: 10.3390/toxins11120726
Sim, Desmond C.-M., Hungerford, Natasha L., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Pierens, Gregory K., Andrews, Katherine T., Skinner-Adams, Tina S. and Garson, Mary J. (2019). A sesquiterpene isonitrile with a new tricyclic skeleton from the Indo-Pacific nudibranch Phyllidiella pustulosa: Spectroscopic and computational studies. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 73 (3), 129-136. doi: 10.1071/CH19227
Carpinelli de Jesus, Matheus, Hungerford, Natasha L., Carter, Steve J., Anuj, Shalona R., Blanchfield, Joanne T., De Voss, James Joseph and Fletcher, Mary T. (2019). Pyrrolizidine alkaloids of Blue Heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule) and their presence in Australian honey. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 67 (28) acs.jafc.9b02136, 7995-8006. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b02136
Fu, Chencheng, Lora, Nestor, Kirchhoefer, Patrick L., Lee, Dong Reyoul, Altenhofer, Erich, Barnes, Charles L., Hungerford, Natasha L., Krenske, Elizabeth H. and Harmata, Michael (2017). (4+3) Cycloaddition reactions of N-alkyl oxidopyridinium ions. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 56 (46), 14682-14687. doi: 10.1002/anie.201708320
Magolan, Jakob, Adams, Nathan B. P., Onozuka, Hiroko, Hungerford, Natasha L., Esumi, Hiroyasu and Coster, Mark J. (2012). Synthesis and evaluation of anticancer natural product analogues based on angelmarin: targeting the tolerance towards nutrient deprivation. ChemMedChem, 7 (5), 766-770. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.201100564
Banwell, Martin G., Coster, Mark J., Hungerford, Natasha L., Garson, Mary J., Su, Stephen, Kotze, Andrew C. and Munro, Murray H. G. (2012). 3,4 '-Linked bis(piperidines) related to the haliclonacyclamine class of marine alkaloids: Synthesis using crossed-aldol chemistry and preliminary biological evaluations. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 10 (1), 154-161. doi: 10.1039/c1ob06418e
Aumann, Kylee M., Hungerford, Natasha L. and Coster, Mark J. (2011). First enantioselective synthesis of methyl (+)-7-methoxyanodendroate, an antitubercular dihydrobenzofuran. Tetrahedron Letters, 52 (51), 6988-6990. doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.10.095
Louis, Ignace, Hungerford, Natasha L., Humphries, Edward J. and McLeod, Malcolm D. (2006). Enantioselective total synthesis of (-)-dactylolide. Organic Letters, 8 (6), 1117-1120. doi: 10.1021/ol053092b
Hungerford, Natasha L., McKinney, Andrew R., Stenhouse, Allen M. and McLeod, Malcolm D. (2006). Selective manipulation of steroid hydroxyl groups with boronate esters: Efficient access to antigenic C-3 linked steroid-protein conjugates and steroid sulfate standards for drug detection. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 4 (21), 3951-3959. doi: 10.1039/b610499a
Hungerford, Natasha L., Sortain, Benoit, Smart, Corinne G., McKinney, Andrew R., Ridley, Damon D., Stenhouse, Allen M., Suann, Craig J., Munn, Kellie J., Sillence, Martin N. and McLeod, Malcolm D. (2005). Analysis of anabolic steroids in the horse: development of a generic ELISA for the screening of 17α-alkyl anabolic steroid metabolites. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 96 (3-4), 317-334. doi: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2005.03.007
Banwell, MG, Hungerford, NL and Jolliffe, KA (2004). Synthesis of the sialic acid (-)-KDN and certain epimers from (-)-3-dehydroshikimic acid or (-)-quinic acid. Organic Letters, 6 (16), 2737-2740. doi: 10.1021/ol049048y
Hungerford, NL, Armitt, DJ and Banwell, MG (2003). Syntheses of showdomycin and its anomer using N-(triisopropylsilyl)pyrrole as a synthetic equivalent for the maleimide C3-anion. Synthesis-Stuttgart (12), 1837-1843. doi: 10.1055/s-2003-41026
Hayes, Patricia Y., Fletcher, Mary T., Chow, Sharon, McGrath, Matthew J., Tu, Yong Q., Zhang, Hesheng, Hungerford, Natasha L., McErlean, Christopher S. P., Stok, Jeannette E., Moore, Christopher J., De Voss, James J. and Kitching, William (2003). Insect chemistry and chirality. Chirality, 15 (S1), S116-S127. doi: 10.1002/chir.10273
Barker S.F., Angus D., Taillefumier C., Probert M.R., Watkin D.J., Watterson M.P., Claridge T.D.W., Hungerford N.L. and Fleet G.W.J. (2001). Cis- and trans-3-Azido-oxetane-2-carboxylate scaffolds: Hexamers of oxetane cis-β-amino acids. Tetrahedron Letters, 42 (25), 4247-4250. doi: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)00660-8
Hungerford, Natasha L., Claridge, Timothy D. W., Watterson, Mark P., Aplin, Robin T., Moreno, Andres and Fleet, George W. J. (2000). Tetrahydrofuran amino acids: secondary structure in tetrameric and octameric carbopeptoids derived from a D-allo 5-(aminomethyl)-tetrahydrofuran-2-carboxylic acid. Journal of the Chemical Society-Perkin Transactions 1 (21), 3666-3679. doi: 10.1039/b002996n
Hungerford, NL and Fleet, GWJ (2000). Tetrahydrofuran amino acids: beta- and gamma-azidotetrahydrofurancarboxylic acid monomers derived from D-glucoheptonolactone as building blocks for beta- and gamma-oligopeptides. Journal of the Chemical Society-Perkin Transactions 1 (21), 3680-3685. doi: 10.1039/b002997l
Long, DD, Hungerford, NL, Smith, MD, Brittain, DEA, Marquess, DG, Claridge, TDW and Fleet, GWJ (1999). From sequencamers to foldamers? Tetrameric furanose carbopeptoids from cis- and trans-5-aminomethyl-tetrahydrofuran-2-carboxylates. Tetrahedron Letters, 40 (11), 2195-2198. doi: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)00110-0
Claridge, TDW, Long, DD, Hungerford, NL, Aplin, RT, Smith, MD, Marquess, DG and Fleet, GWJ (1999). An octameric carbopeptoid; secondary structure in octameric and tetrameric 5-aminomethyl-tetrahydrofuran-2-carboxylates. Tetrahedron Letters, 40 (11), 2199-2202. doi: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)00111-2
Paddon-Jones, G. C., Hungerford, N. L., Hayes, P. and Kitching, W. (1999). Efficient palladium(II)-mediated construction of functionalized plakortone cores. Organic Letters, 1 (12), 1905-1907. doi: 10.1021/ol991055c
Hungerford, N. L. and Kitching, W. (1998). Titanium(II)-based Z-reduction of alkynes. Syntheses of deuterium labelled linolenic and oleic acids and (3E,8Z,11Z)-tetradeca-3,8,11-trienyl acetate, the sex pheromone of a tomato pest, Scrobipalpuloides absoluta. Journal of the Chemical Society - Perkin Transactions 1, 29 (11), 1839-1858. doi: 10.1039/a800674a
Hungerford, Natasha L., Mazomenos, Basilis E., Konstantopoulou, Maria A., Krokos, Fragoulis D., Haniotakis, George E., Hubener, Achim, Fletcher, Mary T., Moore, Christopher J., DeVoss, James J. and Kitching, William (1998). Biogenesis of sex pheromones in the female olive fruit-fly. Chemical Communications, 29 (8), 863-864. doi: 10.1039/a800691a
Hungerford, NL, Sands, DPA and Kitching, W (1998). Isolation and structure of some constituents of the Australian medicinal plant Tinospora smilacina ('snakevine'). Australian Journal of Chemistry, 51 (12), 1103-1111. doi: 10.1071/C98034
Nunez, R, Unwalla, RJ, Cartledge, FK, Cho, SG, Riches, BH, Glenn, MP, Hungerford, NL, Lambert, LK, Brecknell, DJ and Kitching, W (1997). Conformational analysis of the cis- and trans-1,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)cyclohexanes (BTMSC): Molecular mechanics calculations and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. A preferred diaxial conformation for the trans-isomer. Journal of the Chemical Society-Perkin Transactions 2, 1997 (7), 1365-1368. doi: 10.1039/a607563k
Hungerford, Natasha L. and Kitching, William (1996). Titanium(II)-based Z-reduction of alkynes: Stereo- and regio-specific Z-dideuteriation of conjugated and methylene-skipped ynes. Chemical Communications (14), 1697-1698. doi: 10.1039/CC9960001697
Conference Papers
Johnson, Joel, Hungerford, Natasha, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael (2025). Nutritional value of native Citrus: finger limes. Crop to Kitchen, Queensland Health Coronial and Public Health Sciences, Coopers Plains, QLD, Australia, 24 June 2025.
Hungerford, Natasha L., Zhang, Jiali, Yates, Hans S. A. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2025). Trehalulose levels in stingless bee honey samples from 6 countries using ion chromatography.. 2025 International Symposium on Stingless Bees, Bicol, Philippines, 10-12 June 2025.
Yates, Hans S. A., Carter, James F., Fletcher, Mary T., Santiago, Viviene S., Thompson, Ondrea and Hungerford, Natasha L. (2025). The fraction collection of saccharides from stingless bee honey by ion chromatography mass spectrometry. 2025 International Symposium on Stingless Bees, Bicol, Philippines, 10-12 June 2025.
Hungerford, Natasha L. (2025). Overview - Reducing methane emissions from cattle to reduce global warming. Crop to Kitchen, Queensland Health Coronial and Public Health Sciences, Coopers Plains, QLD, Australia, 24 June 2025.
Johnson, Joel B., Hungerford, Natasha L., Sultanbawa, Yasmina, Yates, Hans S. A. and Netzel, Michael E. (2024). Exploring the chemistry of native Australian citrus fruits. Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 29 November 2024.
Johnson, Joel, Hungerford, Natasha, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael (2024). Exploring the nutritional value of native Australian citrus fruit. X International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables - FAVHEALTH2024, Rotorua, New Zealand, 11-15 November 2024.
Johnson, Joel B., Hungerford, Natasha L., Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael E. (2024). Sublime Citrus: the nutritional value of native Australian limes. NextGen Ag Symposium, St Lucia, QLD Australia, 6 September 2024.
Johnson, Joel B., Hungerford, Natasha, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael (2024). Native Australian citrus: the sweet and the sour. Native Foods Workshop: Unveiling Commercial Opportunities, Rockhampton, QLD Australia, 25 June 2024.
Zhang, Jiali, Hungerford, Natasha L., Yates, Hans S.A. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2024). Differences in Trehalulose Levels in Stingless Bee Honeys from Various Countries. 17th Asian Apiculture Association Conference, Freemantle, WA Australia, 12-14 June 2024.
Yates, H.S.A., Carter, J.F., Hungerford, N.L., Santiago, V. and Fletcher, M.T. (2024). Sugar identification in different bee honeys by ICMS. 17th Asian Apiculture Association Conference, Freemantle, WA Australia, 12-14 June 2024.
Johnson, Joel B., Hungerford, Natasha L., Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael E. (2024). Exploring the chemistry and nutritional properties of native Australian citrus. Australian Citrus Congress, Sunshine Coast, QLD Australia, 6-7 March 2024.
Hungerford, Natasha L. (2024). Stingless bee honey features the beneficial disaccharide trehalulose. 2024 JMF Camargo International Symposium on Stingless Bees, Merida, Venezuela, 26-29 June 2024.
Hungerford, Natasha L., Yates, Hans S.A., Smith, Tobias and Fletcher, Mary T. (2024). Aliphatic organic acid profiles of Australian stingless bee honey. 2024 JMF Camargo International Symposium on Stingless Bees, Merida, Venezuela, 26-29 June 2024.
Hungerford, Natasha, Zhang, Jiali, Smith, Tobias, Yates, Hans S. A. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2024). Composition of Australian stingless bee honey.. 2024 International Apicultural Asia Regional Symposium, Miyun, Beijing, China, 2-4 September 2024.
Wolvetang, Gabriel, Cozzolino, Daniel, Blanchfield, Joanne T. and Hungerford, Natasha L. (2024). Unlocking aromas: the utility of volatile organic compounds in Australian stingless bee products. NextGen Ag Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 6 September.
Hungerford, Natasha L., Chaleat, Celine, Santiago, Viviene S., Ouwerkerk, Diane, Gilbert, Rosalind A., Meale, Sarah J., Parra, Mariano, Pratt, Steven, Lant, Paul, Fletcher, Mary T. and Laycock, Bronwyn (2024). Towards mitigation of methane emissions from extensively grazing cattle with 3-nitrooxypropanol. 2nd Australian Conference on Green & Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-12 December 2024.
Johnson, Joel, Hungerford, Natasha, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael (2023). Nutritional value and chemical composition of Citrus garrawayi from different geographic locations. Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium (QACS), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 24 November 2023.
Johnson, Joel B., Hungerford, Natasha L., Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael E. (2023). Exploring the chemistry and nutritional properties of native Australian Citrus. NextGen Ag Symposium, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia, 29 September 2023.
Zhang, Jiali, Hungerford, Natasha L., Smith, Tobias J., Yates, Hans S. A. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2023). A rare health sugar, trehalulose, discovered in stingless bee honey. 48th International Apiculture Congress, Santiago, Chile, 4-8th September 2023.
Johnson, Joel, Hungerford, Natasha, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Netzel, Michael (2023). Native Australian citrus: its current status and potential. FSS Science Week, Coopers Plains, QLD, Australia, 15-17 August 2023.
Zhang, Jiali, Hungerford, Natasha L., Yates, Hans S.A., Smith, Tobias J. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2023). Macerating bees to create honey. Forensic and Scientific Services – Science Week 2023, Lightning talks, Coopers Plains, QLD Australia, 15-17 August 2023.
Hungerford, Natasha L. (2023). Trehalulose bioactive content and origin in stingless bee honeys. 5th International Conference on the Medicinal Use of Honey, Kota Bharu, Malaysia, 18-20 May 2023.
Hungerford, Natasha L. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2023). Opportunities for chemistry in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture. 1st Australian Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 2-5 July 2023.
Yates, H.S.A., Carter, J.F., Joseph, A., Hungerford, N.L. and Fletcher, M.T. (2023). Customised IC/PAD for amino acid analysis. Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 24 November 2023.
Zhang, Jiali, Hungerford, Natasha L., Yates, Hans S. A., Smith, Tobias J. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2023). Mechanism of formation of the low GI sugar trehalulose, by Australian native stingless bees. NextGen Ag Symposium, St Lucia, QLD Australia, 29 September 2023.
Yates, Hans S.A., Hungerford, Natasha L., Carter, James F. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2023). Update on amino acids by IC-PAD project. FSS Science Week, Coopers Plains, QLD Australia, 15-17 August 2023.
Yates, H. S. A., Carter, J. F., Joseph, A., Hungerford, N. L. and Fletcher, M. T. (2023). IC/PAD methods for amino acid analysis of fast-food meals. RACI R&D Topics, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 3-6 December 2023.
Santiago, Viviene S., Fletcher, Mary T. and Hungerford, Natasha L. (2023). HPLC quantitation of the methane-reducing bioactive 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP) in biological matrices. 7th Animal Science Poster Olympics, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 24 November 2023.
Santiago, Viviene S., Fletcher, Mary T. and Hungerford, Natasha L. (2023). HPLC quantitation of the methane-reducing bioactive 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP) in biological matrices. Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 24 November 2023.
Hungerford, Natasha (2022). Honey authenticity and provenance. TropAg International Agriculture Conference 2022, Brisbane, 31 October - 2 November 2022.
Zhang, J., Hungerford, N. L., Smith, T. J., Yates, H. S. A. and Fletcher, M. T. (2022). The origin of rare reducing sugar, trehalulose, in Australian stingless bee honey. 34th Australian Association of Animal Sciences Conference, Cairns, QLD Australia, 5-7 July 2022.
Loh, Z. H., Hungerford, N. L., Ouwerkerk, D., Klieve, A. V. and Fletcher, M. T. (2022). Effects of adsorbents and probiotics in mitigating simplexin poisoning effects in cattle fed Pimelea. 34th Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 5 - 7 July 2022. Clayton, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing.
Zhang, Jiali, Hungerford, Natasha L., Yates, Hans S. A., Smith, Tobias J. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2022). Trehalulose formation in Australian stingless bees: an intermolecular isomerization of nectar sucrose. RACI National Congress, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 3-8 July 2022.
Hungerford, Natasha L., Zhang, Jiali, Smith, Tobias J., Yates, Hans S. A., Chowdhury, Sadia A., Carter, James F., Carpinelli de Jesus, Matheus and Fletcher, Mary T. (2022). Sugar feeding trials establish the origin of trehalulose in stingless bee honey. RACI National Congress, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 3-8 July 2022.
Hungerford, Natasha L. (2022). From Nectar to Hive: Stingless Bee Honey. Crop to Kitchen 2022 Showcase, Coopers Plains, QLD Australia, 29 June 2022.
Zhang, J., Lai, C., Yates, H. S. A., Smith, T. J., Hungerford, N. L. and Fletcher, M. T. (2022). The origin and optimization of trehalulose in Australian stingless bee honey. 3rd Australian Native Bee Conference, Rosehill, NSW Australia, 11-12 June 2022.
Hungerford, N. L., Zhang, J., Smith, T. J., Yates, H. S. A., Carpinelli de Jesus, M., Webber, D., Stone, I. S. J. , Blanchfield, J. T., Zawawi, N. and Fletcher, M. T. (2022). Stingless bee honeys feature an unusual bioactive sugar, trehalulose. 3rd Australian Native Bee Conference, Rosehill, NSW Australia, 11-12 June 2022.
Hungerford, Natasha (2022). Fingerprinting pyrrolizidine alkaloids in plants and honey. Natural Drugs and Toxins in Australia, Coopers Plains, QLD Australia, 18 May 2022.
Ramlan, Nurul Ainaa Farhanah Mat, Zaini, Nur Syamimi, Hungerford, Natasha, Fletcher, Mary and Zawawi, Norhasnida (2022). Determination of phenolic compounds and organic acids of stingless bee honey from Malaysia and Australia. TropAg International Agriculture Conference 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October - 2 November 2022.
Hungerford, Natasha L., Zhang, Jiali, Smith, Tobias J., Carpinelli de Jesus, Matheus, Yates, Hans S. A., Chowdhury, Sadia A., Carter, James F., Webber, Dennis, Stone, Isobella S. J., Blanchfield, Joanne T., Zawawi, Norhasnida, Schirra, Horst J., Tran, Trong D. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2021). Stingless bees produce honey rich in the beneficial disaccharide, trehalulose. Symposium of Research & Innovation for Food (SoRIF), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia via WebEX, 23-24 June 2021.
Ouwerkerk, D., Gilbert, R. A., Gravel, J. L., Maguire, A. J., Minchin, C. M., Hungerford, N. L., Loh, Z. H. and Fletcher, M. T. (2021). Enriching for rumen bacteria to degrade the Pimelea plant toxin simplexin, in an anaerobic in vitro fermenter. Australian Association of Animal Sciences Biennial Conference (AAAS 2021), Fremantle, WA Australia, 1-3 February 2021. Australian Association of Animal Sciences and CSIRO. doi: 10.1071/ANv61n3abs
Yuan, Y., Gauthier, E., Hungerford, N. L., Ouwerkerk, D., Laycock, B. and Fletcher, M. T. (2021). Combating Pimelea poisoning with biodegradable biocomposite-based boluses: an investigation into the slow release of toxins in the rumen environment. Australian Association of Animal Sciences Biennial Conference (AAAS 2021), Fremantle, WA Australia, 1-3 February 2021. Australian Association of Animal Sciences and CSIRO. doi: 10.1071/ANv61n3abs
Hungerford, Natasha L., Zhang, Jiali, Smith, Tobias J., Carpinelli de Jesus, Matheus, Yates, Hans S. A., Chowdhury, Sadia A., Carter, James F., Webber, Dennis, Stone, Isobella S. J., Blanchfield, Joanne T., Zawawi, Norhasnida and Fletcher, Mary T. (2021). Stingless Bee Honey’s unique properties. Australian Apitherapy Association Global Conference 2021, Online, 26-27 November 2021.
Loh, Zhi Hung, Hungerford, Natasha L., Ouwerkerk, Diane, Klieve, Athol V. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2021). Analysis of the Pimelea toxin simplexin for the development of a cattle microbial probiotic. 1st International Electronic Conference on Toxins, Online, 13-31 January 2021. Basel, Switzerland: Sciforum. doi: 10.3390/IECT2021-09149
Loh, Z. H., Hungerford, N. L., Ouwerkerk, D., Klieve, A. V. and Fletcher, M. T. (2021). Pimelea toxin simplexin and its potential degradation products. Australian Association of Animal Sciences Biennial Conference (AAAS 2021), Fremantle, WA Australia, 1-3 February 2021. Australian Association of Animal Sciences and CSIRO. doi: 10.1071/ANv61n3abs
Chowdhury, Sadia A. , Carter, James F. , Anuj, Shalona R. , Cozzolino, Daniel , Hungerford, Natasha L. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2020). A new test and guidelines for the authentication of new-world honeys. 5th Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium, QACS 2020, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 27 November 2020.
Hungerford, Natasha L., Zhang, Jiali, Carpinelli de Jesus, Matheus, Yates, Hans, Webber, Dennis, Stone Isolbella S. J., Blanchfield, Joanne T., Zawawi, Norhasnida and Fletcher, Mary T. (2020). Stingless bee honey as a unique source of trehalulose. 5th Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium, QACS 2020, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 27 November 2020.
Loh, Z. H., Hungerford, N. L., Ouwerkerk, D., Klieve, A. V. and Fletcher, M. T. (2020). Identification of volatile plant compounds in Pimelea trichostachya responsible for livestock aversion. 5th Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium, QACS 2020, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 27 November 2020.
Hungerford, Natasha L. , Fletcher, Mary T. , Webber, Dennis , Carpinelli de Jesus, Matheus , Zhang, Jiali , Stone, Isobella S. J. , Blanchfield, Joanne T. and Zawawi, Norhasnida (2020). Stingless bee honey’s unique properties. Nutrition Society of Australia , Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 25-26 August 2020.
Hungerford, Natasha L., Tan, Benjamin L.L., Tinggi, Ujang, Zawawi, Norhasmida, Farrell, Madeleine, Tsai, Heng Hang, Hnatko, Darina, Swann, Lorinda J., Kelly, Cassandra L., Anuj, Shalona R., Webber, Dennis C., Were, Stephen T. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2020). Analysis of environmental contaminants in Australian honey and comparison to stingless bee honey from Queensland and Malaysia. The Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference TropAg 2019 , Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036101
Gordon, Russell, Hungerford, Natasha L., Laycock, Bronwyn, Ouwerkerk, Diane and Fletcher, Mary T. (2020). Adsorbents for the sequestration of the Pimelea toxin, simplexin. The Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference TropAg 2019 , Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036090
Yuan, Yue, Gauthier, Emilie, Hungerford, Natasha L., Ouwerkerk, Diane , Fletcher, Mary T. and Laycock, Bronwyn (2020). Modelling the controlled release of toxins in a rumen environment. The Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference TropAg 2019 , Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036089
Chowdhury, Sadia A., Anuj, Shalona R., Carter, James F., Hungerford, Natasha L., Webber, Dennis, Sultanbawa, Yasmina and Fletcher, Mary T. (2020). A new method for the authentication of Australian honey. Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference (TROPAG 2019), Brisbane, Australia, 11-13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI . doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036112
Gordon, Russell J., Hungerford, Natasha L., Laycock, Bronwyn and Fletcher, Mary T. (2019). Are toxic Pimelea secondary compounds absorbed via the intestinal lymph?. 4th Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium QACS 2019, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 29 November 2019.
Loh, Zhi Hung, Hungerford, Natasha L., Ouwerkerk, Diane, Gilbert, Rosalind A., Gravel, Jennifer, Minchin, Catherine M., Maguire, Anita J., Yong, Ken, Klieve, Athol and Fletcher, Mary (2019). Mitigating the effects of the toxin simplexin in pimelea poisoning of cattle by development of a microbial probiotic. TropAg2019, International Tropical Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11 - 13 November 2019.
Gordon, Russell J., Hungerford, Natasha L., Laycock, Bronwyn, Ouwerkerk, Diane and Fletcher, Mary T. (2019). Adsorbents for the sequestration of the Pimelea toxin, simplexin. Northern Beef Research Update Conference (NBRUC) 2019, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 19 - 22 August 2019.
Yuan, Yue, Gauthier, Emilie, Hungerford, Natasha L., Ouwerkerk, Diane, Fletcher, Mary T. and Laycock, Bronwyn (2019). Modelling the controlled release of toxins in a rumen environment. 4th Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium QACS 2019, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 29 November 2019.
Loh, Z. H., Hungerford, N. L., Ouwerkerk, D., Klieve, A. V. and Fletcher, M. T. (2019). Mitigating the effects of the toxin simplexin in pimelea poisoning of cattle by development of a microbial probiotic. 4th Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium QACS 2019, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 29 November 2019.
Tinggi, U., Hungerford, N.L., Fletcher, M.T., Farrell, M., Tan, B., Were, S.T. and Webber, D.C. (2018). Elemental analysis of honey products sold in Queensland markets and assessment of nutritional significance. ICFA 2018, 2nd International Conference on Food Analysis, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 19-22 November 2018.
Melksham, K.M., Hungerford, N.L., Martin, C.L., Fletcher, M.T., Carter, S.J., Anuj, S.R., Tianqi, Z., Zawawi, N., Sharma, E., Yin, M., Nguyen, T.T.P., Were, S.T. and Tan, B. (2018). Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in honey. ICFA 2018, 2nd International Conference on Food Analysis, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 19-22 November 2018.
Carpinelli de Jesus, M., Hungerford, N. L., Carter, S. J., Anuj, S. R., De Voss, J. J., Blanchfield, J. T. and Fletcher, M. T. (2018). Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Blue Heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule) in Australia. 10th International Symposium of Poisonous Plants (ISOPP10), St George, Utah, United States, 16-20 September 2018.
Chowdhury, Sadia A., Anuj, Shalona R., Carter, James F., Hungerford, Natasha L. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2018). Authentication of Australian honey (don’t believe the headlines). QACS 2018 - Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 23 November 2018.
Hungerford, N. L., Martin, C. L., Fletcher, M. T., Carter, S. J., Anuj, S. R., Sharma, E., Yin, M., Nguyen, T. T. P., Melksham, K. J. and Were, S. T. (2018). Pyrrolizidine alkaloids – natural toxins risk in Queensland honey. 10th International Symposium of Poisonous Plants (ISOPP10), St George, Utah, United States, 16-20 September, 2018.
Matheus Carpinelli de Jesus, Natasha Hungerford, Steve Carter, Shalona Anuj, Joanne Blanchfield, James De Voss and Mary Fletcher (2018). Identifying the pyrrolizidine alkaloid LC-MS/MS profile of Blue heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule). QMSS 2018 – 3rd Queensland Mass Spectrometry Symposium, QUT, Brisbane, 6-7 December 2018.
Chowdhury, Sadia A., Anuj, Shalona R., Carter, James F., Hungerford, Natasha L. and Fletcher, M. T. (2018). Authentication of Australian honey (don’t believe the headlines). QMSS 2018 - 3rd Queensland Mass Spectrometry Symposium, QUT, Brisbane, 6-7 December 2018.
Loh, Zhi Hung, Hungerford, Natasha L., Ouwerkerk, Diane, Gilbert, Rosalind A., Klieve, Athol V. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2018). Towards a Microbial Probiotic: LC-MS/MS Analysis of Simulated Rumen Degradation of the Pimelea Toxin Simplexin. QMSS 2018 – 3rd Queensland Mass Spectrometry Symposium, QUT, Brisbane, Australia, 6-7 December 2018.
Ouwerkerk, D., Fletcher, M., Laycock, B., Gilbert, R., Hungerford, N., Gauthier, E., Dixon, R., Silva, L. and Klieve, A. (2018). Improving beef production through management of plant toxins – strategies for the Pimelea problem. Beef Australia 2018, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia, 7-10 May 2018.
Fletcher, M. T., Hungerford, N. L., Carter, S. J., Anuj, S. R., Martin, C. L., Yin, M., Melsham, K. J. and Were, S. (2017). Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids – Natural Toxins from Flowers to Honey. RACI National Centenary Congress, Melbourne / Melbourne Convention Centre, 23-26 July 2017.
Hungerford, N. L., Martin, C. L., Fletcher, M. T., Carter, S. J., Anuj, S. R., Sharma, E., Yin, M., Melksham, K. J. and Were, S. (2017). Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids – The Risk of Natural Toxins in Queensland Honey. TropAg2017, International Tropical Agriculture Conference, Brisbane / Brisbane Convention Centre, 20-22 November 2017.
Hungerford, Natasha L., Martin, C. L., Fletcher, M. T., Carter, S. J., Anuj, S. R., Sharma, E., Yin, M., Melksham, K. J. and Were, S. T. (2017). Pyrrolizidine alkaloids – natural toxins risk in Queensland honey. 2nd Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 27 November 2017. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland University of Technology.
Sortais, B., Hungerford, N., McLeod, M. D., Ridley, D. D., Smart, C. G., McKinney, A. R., Sillence, M. N. and Munn, K. J. (2004). Synthesis and Analysis of Equine Anabolic Steroid Metabolites. 20th RACI Organic Chemistry Conference, Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns, Australia, 4-8 July, 2004. RACI.
Banwell, M. G., Essers, M., Hungerford, N. and Jolliffe, K.A. (2004). The Synthesis of the Sialic Acid (-)-KDN and Certain Epimers from (-)-3-Dehydroshikimic Acid or (-)-Quinic Acid. Royal Australian Chemical Institute NSW Organic Chemistry Group 25th Annual One-Day Symposium, University of New South Wales, NSW Australia, November 2004.
Banwell, M. G., Hungerford, N. and Jolliffe, K. A. (2002). Chemoenzymatic Approaches to Sialic Acids. IUPAC 14th International Conference on Organic Synthesis, Christchurch Convention Centre, Christchurch New Zealand, 14-19 July 2002.
Hungerford, N., Claridge, T. D. W., Watterson, M. P., Aplin, R. T., Moreno, A. and Fleet, G. W. J. (2001). Tetrahydrofuran amino acids: Secondary structure in tetrameric and octameric w-amino acid carbopeptoids. IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia, 1-6 July 2001.
Moore, C. J., Possner, S., Hayes, P., Paddon-Jones, G. C., Hungerford, N. L. and Kitching, W. (1999). Synthesis of oxygen-heterocycles from a bug and a sponge. 1st Asia-Pacific Conference on Chemical Ecology, Shanghai, China, 1 -4 November 1999. Shanghai, China: Chinese Academy of Science.
Hungerford, N. and Kitching, W. (1995). Titanium (II) Based Cis-Reduction of Alkynes: Stereo- and Regiospecific Cis-Deuteriation of Methylene-Skipped Ynes. RACI 9th Brisbane Organic Chemistry Symposium, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, November 1995.
Research Report
Fletcher, Mary, Ouwerkerk, Diane , Hungerford, Natasha and Gilbert, Rosalind (2022). Improving beef production through management of plant toxins (2018-2022) . North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Meat and Livestock Australia.
Thesis
Hungerford, Natasha Lynn (1997). Natural products chemistry : structure, synthesis and biosynthesis. PhD Thesis, School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/365846