Dr Sharon Chow
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
+61 7 336 53947
Publications
Book Chapter
Fletcher, Mary T., Ossedryver, Selina M. and Chow, Sharon (2015). Effect of the Pimelea Toxin Simplexin on Cattle. Poisonous Plants: Toxicology, Ecology, Management, and Medicine. (pp. 83-88) edited by Mengli Zhao, Terrie Wierenga and Kip Panter. Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, Chin: ISOPP9.
Journal Articles
Xue, Yongbo, Savchenko, Andrei I., Agnew-Francis, Kylie A., Miles, Jared A., Holt, Tina, Lu, Hieng, Chow, Sharon, Forster, Paul I., Boyle, Glen M., Ross, Benjamin P., Fischer, Katja, Kutateladze, Andrei G. and Williams, Craig M. (2023). seco-pregnane glycosides from Australian caustic vine (Cynanchum viminale subsp. australe). Journal of Natural Products, 86 (3), 490-497. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c01037
Bettencourt, Christian J., Krainz, Tanja, Chow, Sharon, Parr, Brendan T., Tracy, William F., Bernhardt, Paul V., Davies, Huw M. L. and Williams, Craig M. (2022). Unearthing the subtleties of rhodium(II)-catalyzed carbenoid cycloadditions to furans with an N-sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazole probe. Organic Letters, 24 (50), 9290-9295. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03869
Bettencourt, Christian J., Chow, Sharon, Moore, Peter W., Read, Christopher D. G., Jiao, Yanxiao, Bakker, Jan Peter, Zhao, Sheng, Bernhardt, Paul V. and Williams, Craig M. (2021). Tandem oxidation-dehydrogenation of (hetero)arylated primary alcohols via perruthenate catalysis. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 74 (9), 652-659. doi: 10.1071/ch21137
Dallaston, Madeleine A., Bettencourt, Christian J., Chow, Sharon, Gebhardt, Joshua, Spangler, Jordan, Johnston, Martin R., Wall, Craig, Brusnahan, Jason S. and Williams, Craig M. (2020). Corrigendum to: Ranking Oxidant Sensitiveness: A Guide for Synthetic Utility (Chemistry – A European Journal, (2019), 25, 41, (9614-9618), 10.1002/chem.201902036). Chemistry - A European Journal, 26 (59) chem.202004223, 13532-13532. doi: 10.1002/chem.202004223
Chow, Sharon, Krainz, Tanja, Bettencourt, Christian J., Broit, Natasa, Ferguson, Blake, Zhu, Mingzhao, Hull, Kenneth G., Pierens, Gregory K., Bernhardt, Paul V., Parsons, Peter G., Romo, Daniel, Boyle, Glen M. and Williams, Craig M. (2020). Synthetic tigliane intermediates engage thiols to induce potent cell line selective anti‐cancer activity. Chemistry: A European Journal, 26 (59) chem.202003221, 13372-13377. doi: 10.1002/chem.202003221
Maslovskaya, Lidia A., Savchenko, Andrei I., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Chow, Sharon, Holt, Tina, Gordon, Victoria A., Reddell, Paul W., Pierce, Carly J., Parsons, Peter G., Boyle, Glen M., Kutateladze, Andrei G. and Williams, Craig M. (2020). EBC‐232 and 323: a structural conundrum necessitating unification of five in silico prediction and elucidation methods. Chemistry – A European Journal, 26 (51) chem.202001884, 11862-11867. doi: 10.1002/chem.202001884
Maslovskaya, Lidia A., Savchenko, Andrei I., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Chow, Sharon, Gordon, Victoria A., Reddell, Paul W., Pierce, Carly J., Parsons, Peter G., Boyle, Glen M. and Williams, Craig M. (2020). EBC-342: A novel tetrahydrofuran moiety containing casbane from the Australian rainforest. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2020 (8), 1042-1045. doi: 10.1002/ejoc.202000017
Chow, Sharon, Krainz, Tanja, Bernhardt, Paul V. and Williams, Craig M. (2019). En route to D-ring inverted phorbol esters. Organic Letters, 21 (21) acs.orglett.9b03379, 8761-8764. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03379
Dallaston, Madeleine A., Bettencourt, Christian J., Chow, Sharon, Gebhardt, Joshua, Spangler, Jordan, Johnston, Martin R., Wall, Craig, Brusnahan, Jason S. and Williams, Craig M. (2019). Ranking oxidant sensitiveness: a guide for synthetic utility. Chemistry - A European Journal, 25 (41), 9614-9618. doi: 10.1002/chem.201902036
Slessor, Kate E., Stok, Jeanette E., Chow, Sharon and De Voss, James J. (2019). Significance of protein-substrate hydrogen bonding for the selectivity of P450-catalysed oxidations. Chemistry: A European Journal, 25 (16), 4149-4155. doi: 10.1002/chem.201805705
Pinkerton, David M., Chow, Sharon, Eisa, Nada H., Kainth, Kashish, Vanden Berg, Timothy J., Burns, Jed M., Guddat, Luke W., Savage, G. Paul, Chadli, Ahmed and Williams, Craig M. (2019). Synthesis of the seco-limonoid BCD ring system identifies a Hsp90 chaperon machinery (p23) inhibitor. Chemistry - A European Journal, 25 (6), 1451-1455. doi: 10.1002/chem.201805420
Zerk, Timothy J., Moore, Peter W., Harbort, Joshua S., Chow, Sharon, Byrne, Lindsay, Koutsantonis, George A., Harmer, Jeffrey R., Martinez, Manuel, Williams, Craig M. and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2017). Elucidating the mechanism of the Ley-Griffith (TPAP) alcohol oxidation. Chemical Science, 8 (12), 8435-8442. doi: 10.1039/c7sc04260d
Stok, Jeanette E., Chow, Sharon, Krenske, Elizabeth H., Farfan Soto, Clementina, Matyas, Csongor, Poirier, Raymond A., Williams, Craig M. and De Voss, James J. (2016). Direct observation of an oxepin from a bacterial cytochrome P450-catalyzed oxidation. Chemistry: A European Journal, 22 (13), 4408-4412. doi: 10.1002/chem.201600246
Lang, Cheng-Shan, Wong, Siew-Hoon, Chow, Sharon, Challinor, Victoria L., Yong, Ken W. L., Fletcher, Mary T., Arthur, Dionne M., Ng, Jack C. and De Voss, James J. (2016). Synthesis of L-Indospicine, [5,5,6-2H3 ]- L-Indospicine and L-Norindospicine. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 14 (28), 6826-6832. doi: 10.1039/C6OB01187J
Krainz, Tanja, Chow, Sharon, Korica, Natasa, Bernhardt, Paul V., Boyle, Glen M., Parsons, Peter G., Davies, Huw M. L. and Williams, Craig M. (2015). Rhodium-Catalyzed [4+3] Cycloaddition to Furans: Direct Access to Functionalized Bicyclo[5.3.0]decane Derivatives. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2016 (1), 41-44. doi: 10.1002/ejoc.201501271
Khairallah, George N., Williams, Craig M., Chow, Sharon and O'Hair, Richard A. J. (2013). sp-sp(3) Coupling reactions of alkynylsilver cations, RC (equivalent to) CAg2+ (R = Me and Ph) with allyliodide. Dalton Transactions, 42 (26), 9462-9467. doi: 10.1039/c2dt32143b
Khairallah, George N., Saleeba, Kirsty A., Chow, Sharon, Eger, Wilhelm, Williams, Craig M. and O'Hair, Richard A. J. (2013). CH and CC bond activation reactions in silver alkynyl cluster cations, RCCAg2+. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 354-355, 229-234. doi: 10.1016/j.ijms.2013.07.010
Johnston, Jonathan B., Singh, Arti A., Clary, Anaelle A., Chen, Chiung-Kuan, Hayes, Patricia Y., Chow, Sharon, De Voss, James J. and de Montellano, Paul R. O. (2012). Substrate analog studies of the ω-regiospecificity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis cholesterol metabolizing cytochrome P450 enzymes CYP124A1, CYP125A1 and CYP142A1. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 20 (13), 4064-4081. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.05.003
Silcock, R. G., Mann, M. B., Chow, S. and Vitelli, J. S. (2012). Herbicides to control poisonous Pimelea species (Thymelaeaceae). Crop Protection, 31 (1), 99-106. doi: 10.1016/j.cropro.2011.09.013
Chow, Sharon, Kress, Christoph, Albaek, Nanna, Jessen, Carsten and Williams, Craig M. (2011). Determining a synthetic approach to pierisformaside C. Organic Letters, 13 (19), 5286-5289. doi: 10.1021/ol202147r
Hayes, PY, Chow, S, Somerville, MJ, Fletcher, MT and De Voss, JJ (2010). Daphnane- and tigliane-type diterpenoid esters and orthoesters from Pimelea elongata. Journal of Natural Products, 73 (11), 1907-1913. doi: 10.1021/np1005746
Hayes, PY, Chow, S, Rahm, F, Bernhardt, PV, De Voss, JJ and Kitching, W (2010). Synthesis of the sponge-derived plakortone series of bioactive compounds. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 75 (19), 6489-6501. doi: 10.1021/jo101224w
Chow, Sharon, Fletcher, Mary T. and Mckenzie, Ross A. (2010). Analysis of Daphnane Orthoesters in Poisonous Australian Pimelea Species by Liquid Chromatography (vol 58, pg 7482, 2010). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58 (14), 8470-8470. doi: 10.1021/jf1025778
Chow, Sharon, Fletcher, Mary T. and Mckenzie, Ross A. (2010). Analysis of daphnane orthoesters in poisonous australian pimelea species by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58 (12), 7482-7487. doi: 10.1021/jf101752r
Hayes, Patricia Y., Chow, Sharon, Somerville, Michael J., De Voss, James J. and Fletcher, Mary T. (2009). Pimelotides A and B, diterpenoid ketal-lactone orthoesters with an unprecedented skeleton from Pimelea elongata. Journal of Natural Products, 72 (12), 2081-2083. doi: 10.1021/np900573k
Fletcher, M.T., Allsopp, P.G., McGrath, M.J., Chow, S., Gallagher, O.P., Hull, C.D., Cribb, B.W., Moore, C.J. and Kitching, W. (2008). Diverse cuticular hydrocarbons from Australian canebeetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Australian Journal of Entomology, 47 (2), 153-159. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2008.00643.x
Blanchfield, Joanne T., Chow, Sharon, Bernhardt, Paul V., Kennard, Colin H. L. and Kitching, William (2004). Concerning the proposed structure of (+)-laurobtusol: Spectral discrepancies with synthetic, racemic Stereoisomers. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 57 (7), 673-676. doi: 10.1071/CH04047
Conference Papers
Fletcher, Mary T., Chow, Sharon and Ossedryver, Selina M. (2014). Effect of increasing low dose simplexin exposure in cattle consuming Pimelia trichostachya. Washington, DC, United States: American Chemical Society. doi: 10.1021/jf5005644
Fletcher, M. T., Ossedryver, S. M. and Chow, S. (2013). Prolonged exposure of cattle to low levels of Pimelea toxins. ISOPP9: 9th International Symposium on Poisonous Plants. 第九届世界有毒植物研讨会, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, 15-17 July, 2013.
Fletcher, M.T., Chow, K.Y.S., Silcock, R.G. and Milson, J.A. (2009). LCMSMS Analysis of the Daphnane Orthoester Simplexin in Poisonous Pimelea Species of Australian Rangelands.. International Symposium on Poisonous Plants 8, Joao Pessoa, Brazil, 4-8 May 2009. WALLINGFORD: CABI PUBLISHING-C A B INT.
Silcock, Richard , Chow, Ka Yin Sharon , Fletcher, Mary T. and Wingett, M. (2008). Pimelea Poisoning – Still a Confusing Story. The Australian and New Zealand Societies of Animal Production First Joint Conference: The 27th Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of Animal Production with The 68th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production: "From Science to Application", The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2008. Australian Society of Animal Production.
Fletcher, Mary T., Chow, Sharon, Lambert, Lynette, Moore, Christopher J., Cribb, Bronwen, Allsopp, Peter G. and Kitching, William (2005). Novel Cuticular Hydrocarbons from the Cane Beetle Antitrogus parvulus: 4,6,8,10,16-Penta ands 4,6,8,10,16,18-Hexamethyldocosanes.. 5th Asia-Pacific Congress of Entomology, Jeju, Korea, 18-21 October 2005.
Research Report
Fletcher, Mary, Silcock, Richard, Ossedryver, Selina, Milson, Jenny and Chow, Sharon (2009). Understanding Pimelea poisoning of cattle. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: State of Queensland through the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation.
Thesis
Chow, Sharon. (2004). Studies towards the total syntheses of natural metabolites isolated from insects and a marine alga. PhD Thesis, School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, The University of Queensland.