Emeritus Professor Susan Hamilton
Emeritus Professor
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
Publications
Book Chapter
Hamilton, Susan and Myatt, Paula (2012). Mentoring the next generation of research scientists. The researching, teaching, and learning triangle. (pp. 27-31) edited by Miguel A. R. B. Castanho and Gül Güner-Akdogan. New York, United States: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0568-9_3
Journal Articles
Howitt, S., Anderson, T., Costa, M., Hamilton, S. and Wright, T. (2008). A concept inventory for Molecular Life Sciences: How will it help your teaching practice?. Australian Biochemist, 39 (3), 14-17.
Kim, M., Hamilton, S. E., Guddat, L. W. and Overall, C. M. (2007). Plant collagenase: Unique collagenolytic activity of cysteine proteases from ginger. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta General Subjects, 1770 (12), 1627-1635. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2007.08.003
Fagerlund, K. M., Ylipahkala, H., Tiitinen, S. L., Janckila, A. J., Hamilton, S., Maentausta, O., Vaananen, H. K. and Halleen, J. M. (2006). Effects of proteolysis and reduction on phosphatase and ROS-generating activity of human tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase. Archives Of Biochemistry And Biophysics, 449 (1-2), 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2006.03.010
De Jersey, J., Zheng, Yuan-Zhi, Fan, H. K., Schenk, G., Guddat, L. and Hamilton, S. (2006). Mammalian-like purple acid phosphatases in plants. Chemical Research In Chinese Universities, 22 (2), 263-264. doi: 10.1016/S1005-9040(06)60093-7
Mitic, N., Valizadeh, M., Leung, E. W. W., de Jersey, J., Hamilton, S., Hume, D. A., Cassady, A. I. and Schenk, G. (2005). Human tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase becomes an effective ATPase upon proteolytic activation. Archives of Biochemistry And Biophysics, 439 (2), 154-164. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2005.05.013
Schenk, G., Gahan, L. R., Carrington, L. E., Mitic, N., Valizadeh, M., Hamilton, S. E., de Jersey, J. and Guddat, L. W. (2005). Phosphate forms an unusual tripodal complex with the Fe-Mn center of sweet potato purple acid phosphatase. Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, 102 (2), 273-278. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0407239102
Valizadeh, Mohsen, Schenk, Gerhard, Nash, Kevin, Oddie, Geoff W., Guddat, Luke W., Hume, David A., de Jersey, John, Burke, Terrence R. and Hamilton, Susan (2004). Phosphotyrosyl peptides and analogues as substrates and inhibitors of purple acid phosphatases. Archives of Biochemistry And Biophysics, 424 (2), 154-162. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2004.01.008
Osman, A. M., Coverdale, S. M., Cole, N., Hamilton, S. E., de Jersey, J. and Inkerman, P. A. (2002). Characterisation and assessment of the role of barley malt endoproteases during malting and mashing. Journal of The Institute of Brewing, 108 (1), 62-67.
Schenk, Gerhard, Boutchard, Clare L., Carrington, Lyle E., Noble, Christopher J., Moubaraki, Boujemaa, Murray, Keith S., de Jersey, John, Hanson, Graeme R. and Hamilton, Susan (2001). A purple acid phosphatase from sweet potato contains an antiferromagnetically coupled binuclear Fe-Mn center. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276 (22), 19084-19088. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M009778200
Fan, H. K., Zheng, Y. Z., Hamilton, S. and de Jersey, J. (2001). Generation and application of polyclonal antibodies against low molecular weight purple acid phosphatase. Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities-chinese, 22 (3), 403-406.
Oddie, G. W., Schenk, G., Angel, N. Z., Walsh, N., Guddat, L. W., deJersey, J., Cassady, A. I., Hamilton, S. E. and Hume, D. A. (2000). Structure, function and regulation of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase. Bone, 27 (5), 575-584. doi: 10.1016/S8756-3282(00)00368-9
Schenk, G., Korsinczky, M. L. J., Hume, D. A., Hamilton, S. E. and De Jersey, J. (2000). Purple acid phosphatases from bacteria: Structural similarities to mammalian and plant enzymes. Gene, 255 (2), 419-424. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1119(00)00305-X
Schenk, G., Carrington, L., Hamilton, S. E., De Jersey, J. and Guddat, L. W. (1999). Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction data for a purple acid phosphastase from sweet potato. Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography, 55 (12), 2051-2052. doi: 10.1107/S0907444999012597
Schenk, G., Ge, Y., Carrington, L., Wynne, C. J., Searle, I. R., Carroll, B. J., Hamilton, S. E. and De Jersey, J. (1999). Binuclear metal centres in plant purple acid phosphatase: Fe-Mn in sweet potato and Fe-Zn in soybean. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 370 (2), 183-189. doi: 10.1006/abbi.1999.1407
Beck, Jennifer L., Durack, Matthew C.A., Hamilton, Susan E. and de Jersey, John (1999). Irreversible inactivation of purple acid phosphatase by hydrogen peroxide and ascorbate. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 73 (4), 245-252. doi: 10.1016/S0162-0134(99)00022-7
Hamilton, S.E., Ross, I.L. and Zerner, B. (1986). Phyllohydroquinone (Vitamin K1H2) and phylloquinone (Vitamin K1): Purification and spectral analysis. 19:177-191. Analytical Letters, 19 (1-2), 177-191. doi: 10.1080/00032718608066250
Hamilton S.E., Tesch D. and Zerner B. (1982). Vitamin K1 dependent carboxylase: β-Carboxylation of t-butyloxycarbonylaspartic acid α-benzyl ester. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 107 (1), 246-249. doi: 10.1016/0006-291X(82)91696-5
Hamilton, SE, King, G, Tesch, D, Riddles, PW, Keough, DT, Jell, J and Zerner, B (1982). Gamma-Carboxyglutamic Acid in Invertebrates - its Identification in Hermatypic Corals. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 108 (2), 610-613. doi: 10.1016/0006-291X(82)90872-5
Hamilton S.E., Douglas Campbell H., de Jersey J. and Zerner B. (1975). Carboxylesterases (EC 3.1.1). The source of variations in substrate specificity and properties of pig liver carboxylesterase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 63 (4), 1146-1150. doi: 10.1016/0006-291X(75)90688-9
Conference Papers
Hamilton, Susan (2011). Standards for doctoral degrees in the molecular biosciences: Recommendation of the International Union of Biochemistry and molecular biology. 6th Orpheus Conference on PhD Quality Indicators for Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Izmir, Turkey, 28 - 30 April 2011. Ankara, Turkey: Turk Biyokimya Dergisi.
Duck, Julie M. and Hamilton, Susan E. (2010). Time to Reassess? The Issues and Opportunities: Group Discussion and Participant Contributions. Assessment Policy Symposium, The University of Queensland, 4 & 5 November 2010. St Lucia QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.
Duck, Julie M. and Hamilton, Susan E. (2010). ALTC project PP8-874 Executive Summary. Assessment Policy Symposium, The University of Queensand, 4-5 November 2010.
Rowland, S., Gillam, E. M. J., Hamilton, S. E., Ramakrishna, M., Reid, A., Smith, C., Ward, L. C., Wood, I. and Wright, A. (2010). Rebuilding a generalist biochemistry course around core concepts rather than heavy content: Painting the big picture for a large mixed-learner cohort. 21st Biennial Conference on Chemistry Education, Denton, TX, U.S.A., 1-5 August 2010.
Wright, T. and Hamilton, S. (2008). Assessing student understanding in the molecular life sciences using a concept inventory. Australian Technology Network (ATN) Assessment Conference: Engaging Students in Assessment, Adelaide, South Australia, 20-21 November, 2008. Adelaide, SA: Australian Technology Network.
Blanchfield, J., McGraw, E., Bulmer, M., Thier, R., Byers, H., Myatt, P., Hamilton, S. and Evans, R. (2007). The Advanced Study Program in Science: challenging, motivating and inspiring our best science students. Assessment in Science Teaching and Learning Symposium, The University of Sydney, September 28 & 29, 2007. University of Sydney: UniServe Science.
Playsted, C. W. S., Johnston, M. E., Ramage, C. M., Edwards, D. G. and Hamilton, S. E. (2005). Adaptations of Caustis blakei to low phosphorus conditions and its susceptibility to phosphorus toxicity. International Symposium on Harnessing the Potential of Horticulture in the Asian-Pacific Region, Coolum, Australia, 1-3 September, 2004. Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.694.71
Schenk, G., Carrington, L., Valizadeh, M., De Jersey, J., Hamilton, S. E. and Guddat, L.W. (2003). Crystal structure and mechanism of a purple acid phosphatase from sweet potato: an enzyme with a novel Fe-Mn binuclear metal centre. International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry, Cairns, 19-23 July, 2003.
Valizadeh, M., De Jersey, J. and Hamilton, S. E. (2002). Proteolytic cleavage alters the substrate specificity of recombinant human purple acid phosphatase. ComBio 2002, Sydney, 29 September - 3 October, 2002.
Schenk, G., Boutchard, C., Noble, C. J., Moubaraki, B., Murray, K. S., Hanson, G. R., De Jersey, J., Hamilton, S. E., Guddat, L. W. and Carrington, L. (2000). Sweet potato purple acid phosphatase: first example of a strongly antiferromagnetically coupled Fe-Mn binuclear centre in a protein. EUROBIC-5, Toulouse, France, 17-20 July 2000.
Guddat, L. W., McAlpine, A. S., Hume, D. A., Hamilton, S. E, De Jersey, J. and Martin, J. L. (1999). Crystal structure of mammalian purple acid phosphatase: An enzyme with a binuclear metal centre. ComBio 99, Conrad Jupiters, Gold Coast, 27-30 September, 1999. Kent Town, SA: Aust. Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology.
Schenk, G., Carrington, L., Guddat, L. W., De Jersey, J. and Hamilton, S. E. (1999). Planrtpurple acid phosphatases: Novel forms of the enzyme. ComBio 99, Conrad Jupiters, Gold Coast, 27-30 September, 1999. Kent Town, SA: Aust. Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Hamilton, S. E., Guddat, L. W., McAlpine, A. S., Hume, D. A., De Jersey, J. and Martin, J. L. (1999). Crystallisation of a mammalian purple acid phosphatase. 24th Annual Lorne Conference on Protein Structure and Functin, Erskine House, Lorne, Vic., 7-11 February, 1999. Lorne: Lorne Aust..
Hanson, G. R., Noble, C. J., Schenk, G., Hamilton, S. E., Boutchard, C. and De Jersey, J. (1999). Refinement of the EPR parameters for the high spin FE(III) center in a sweet potato purple acid phosphatase - the influence of strain broadening. 41st Rocky Mountain Conference on Analytical Chemistry, Denver, 1st - 5th August, 2000. Denver: American Chemical Society.
Hanson, G. R., Noble, C. J., Boutchard, C., Schenk, G., Hamilton, S. E. and De Jersey, J. (1999). Refinement of the EPR parameters from the high spin Fe(III) centre in sweet potato purple acid phsphatase - the influence of strain broadening. 2nd Asia-Pacific EPR/ESR Symposium Proceedings, Hangzhou, China, 31 October - 4 November 1999. China: Asia Pacific EPR/ESR Society.
Schenk, G., Carrington, L., Hanson, G. R., De Jersey, J. and Hamilton, S. E. (1999). Sweet potato purple acid phosphatases: First example of a strongly antiferromagnetically coupled Fe-Mn binuclear centre. Specialist Meeting on Enzyme Structure and Mechanism, Kurong Resort, Fraser Island, 22-25 September, 1999. Brisbane: Univ. of Qld.
Boutchard, C.L., Carrington, L., Schenk, G., Noble, C.J., Hanson, G.R., Hamilton, S.E., de Jersey, J. and Gahan, L.R. (1998). Characterisation of the Binuclear Active Sites in Red Kidney Bean and Sweet Potato Purple Acid Phosphatase using Continuous Wave and Pulsed EPR Spectroscopy. A joint 29th AMPERE — 13th ISMAR International Conference on Magnetic Resonance and Related Phenomena Revisited, Berlin, Germany, 2-7 August, 1998. Berlin, Germany: Springer Wien. doi: 10.1007/BF03162015
Hanson, G.R., Boutchard, C.L., Carrington, L., Noble, C.J., Hamilton, S.E., de Jersey, J., Gahan, L.R. and Pilbrow, J.R. (1998). CW and pulsed EPR studies of the binuclear Fe(III) Zn(II) and Fe(III) Mn(II) centres in red kidney bean and sweet potato purple acid phosphatase. 40th Rocky Mountain Conference on Analytical Chemistry, Denver, CO, U.S.A., 25 July - 1 August, 1998. Milestone Presentations.
Boutchard, C. L., Hanson, G. R., Gahan, L. R., Hamilton, S. E. and de Jersey, J. (1995). The pH dependence of the EPR spectrum of purple acid phosphatase isolated from red kidney beans. ISMAR 95: Twelfth Conference of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 16-21 July 1995. Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.: International Society of Magnetic Resonance (ISMAR).
Boutchard, C. L., Hanson, G. R., Evans, E. D., Hamilton, S. E., de Jersey, J. and Gahan, L. R. (1994). Purification and EPR studies of purple acid phosphatase from red kidney beans. ISABC-3: 3rd International Symposium on Applied Bioinorganic Chemistry, Fremantle, WA, Australia, 11-16 December 1994. Murdoch, WA, Australia: Murdoch University Press.
Research Report
Wright, Tony, Hamilton, Susan, Laffan, Warren, Rafter, Mary, Clark, Sharon, Howitt, Susan, Anderson, Trevor and Costa, Manuel Joao (2011). Diagnostic assessment for the biological sciences: Development of a concept inventory: Final Report 2011. Strawberry Hills, NSW, Australia: Australian Learning and Teaching Council.