Dr Ken Yong
Honorary Fellow
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
+61 7 3276 6090
Journal Articles
Netzel, Gabriele, Tan, Eddie T. T., Yin, Mukan, Giles, Cindy, Yong, Ken W. L., Al Jassim, Rafat and Fletcher, Mary T. (2019). Bioaccumulation and Distribution of Indospicine and Its Foregut Metabolites in Camels Fed Indigofera spicata. Toxins, 11 (3) 169, 169. doi: 10.3390/toxins11030169
Dixon, R. M., Fletcher, M. T., Goodwin, K. L., Reid, D. J., Yong, K.W.L., McNeill, D. M. and Petherick, J. C. (2018). Learned behaviours lead to bone ingestion by phosphorus-deficient cattle. Animal Production Science, 59 (5), 921-932. doi: 10.1071/AN17251
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
Yong, Ken W. L., Mudianta, I. Wayan, Cheney, Karen L., Mollo, Ernesto, Blanchfield, Joanne T. and Garson, Mary J. (2015). Isolation of norsesterterpenes and spongian diterpenes from Dorisprismatica (= Glossodoris) atromarginata. Journal of Natural Products, 78 (3), 421-430. doi: 10.1021/np500797b
Tan, Eddie T. T., Fletcher, Mary T., Yong, Ken W. L., D'Arcy, Bruce R. and Al Jassim, Rafat (2014). Determination of hepatotoxic indospicine in Australian camel meat by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 62 (8), 1974-1979. doi: 10.1021/jf4052495
Katavic, Peter L., Yong, Ken W. L., Herring, Joel N., Deseo, Myrna A., Blanchfield, Joanne T., Ferro, Vito and Garson, Mary J. (2013). Structure and stereochemistry of an anti-inflammatory anhydrosugar from the Australian marine sponge Plakinastrella clathrata and the synthesis of two analogues. Tetrahedron, 69 (37), 8074-8079. doi: 10.1016/j.tet.2013.06.079
Yong, Ken W. L., Barnych, Bogdan, De Voss, James J., Vatele, Jean-Michael and Garson, Mary J. (2012). Plakortolide stereochemistry revisited: the checkered history of plakortolides e and i. Journal of Natural Products, 75 (10), 1792-1797. doi: 10.1021/np3005634
Yong, Ken W. L., Lambert, Lynette K., Hayes, Patricia Y., De Voss, James J. and Garson, Mary J. (2012). Oxidative processes in the Australian marine sponge Plakinastrella clathrata: Isolation of plakortolides with oxidatively modified side chains. Journal of Natural Products, 75 (3), 351-360. doi: 10.1021/np200619q
Yong, Ken W. L., De Voss, James J., Hooper, John N. A. and Garson, Mary J. (2011). Configurational assignment of cyclic peroxy metabolites provides an insight into their biosynthesis: Isolation of plakortolides, seco-plakortolides, and plakortones from the Australian marine sponge Plakinastrella clathrata. Journal of Natural Products, 74 (2), 194-207. doi: 10.1021/np100620x
Yong, Ken W., L., Garson, Mary J. and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2009). Absolute structures and conformations of the spongian diterpenes spongia-13(16), 14-dien-3-one, epispongiadiol and spongiadiol. Acta Crystallographica Section C - Crystal Structure Communications, 65 (4), o167-o170. doi: 10.1107/S0108270109008816
Yong, Ken W. L., Salim, Angela A. and Garson, Mary J. (2008). New oxygenated diterpenes from an Australian nudibranch of the genus Chromodoris. Tetrahedron, 2008 (64), 6733-6738. doi: 10.1016/j.tet.2008.05.008
Yong, Ken W. L., Jankam, Aroon, Hooper, John N. A., Suksamrarn, Apichart and Garson, Mary J. (2008). Stereochemical evaluation of sesquiterpene quinones from two sponges of the genus Dactylospongia and the implication for enantioselective processes in marine terpene biosynthesis. Tetrahedron, 64 (27), 6341-6348. doi: 10.1016/j.tet.2008.04.091
Yong, Ken W. L., Hooper, John N. A. and Garson, Mary J. (2008). Furanoterpene fatty acid esters from the Australian marine sponge Coscinoderma mathewsi. Arkivoc, 2008 (vi), 100-106. doi: 10.3998/ark.5550190.0009.610
Conference Papers
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.
Yong, Ken W.L., De Voss, James J. and Garson, Mary J. (2011). Using NMR-based methods to assign the stereochemistry of natural products. International Congress for Innovation in Chemistry (VII, PERCH-CIC, 2011), Pattaya, Thailand, 4-7 May 2011. Bangkok, Thailand: Centre of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry.
Yong, Ken W., Lambert, Lynette K., De Voss, James J. and Garson, Mary J. (2011). Using NMR-based methods to assign the stereochemistry of bioactive cyclic peroxide metabolites. NZ Institute of Chemistry Conference (NZIC, 2011), Hamilton, N.Z., 27 November-1 December 2011. Harewood, Christchurch, N.Z.: NZ Institute of Chemistry.
Yong, Ken W.L., De Voss, James J., Hooper, John N.A. and Garson, Mary J. (2011). Spectroscopic insights into Cyclic Polyketide Peroxides: New Plakortolides from Plakinastrella clathrata Kirkpatrick, 1900. 27th International Symposium on the Chemistry of Natural Products and the 7th International Conference on Biodiversity, Brisbane, Australia, 10 - 15 July 2011. Research Triangle Park, United States: International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
Yong, K. W. L., De Voss, J. J., Hooper, J. N. A. and Garson, M. J. (2010). Spectroscopic insight into cyclic polyketide peroxides: Plakortolide F and 6-epiplakortolide F. 5th Annual Symposium on Marine Natural Products and Drug Discovery, Pohan, South Korea, September 2010.
Yong, K. W. L., De Voss, J. J., Hooper, J. N. A. and Garson, M. J. (2010). Spectroscopic insight into cyclic polyketide peroxides: plakortolide F and 6-epiplakortolide F. 6th Annual SCMB Research Students Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Austalia, 25 November 2010.
Garson, M.J., Rudiyansyah, Rands-Trevor, K., Suciati, Suciati, Yong, K.W.L., Lambert, L.K., Ross, B.P. and Blanchfield, J.T. (2008). Stereochemistry and medicinal natural products: Pitfalls and progress. The Halpern Symposium, Wollongong, Australia, July, 2008.
Yong, K.W.L. and Garson, M.J. (2008). Rapid isolation of novel sesquiterpene quinones via silver nitrate chromatography and the implication for enantioselective processes in sesquiterpene biosynthesis. SMMS Research Higher Degree Symposium, Brisbane, Australia, 25 Nov, 2008. Brisbane:
Garson, M.J., Rands-Trevor, K., Yong, K.W.L. and Blanchfield, J.T. (2008). Structural and biosynthetic studies on marine terpene metabolites. 26th International Symposium on the Chemistry of Natural Products & 6th International Conference on Biodiversity, Charlottetown, Canada, July, 2008.
Yong, K.W.L. and Garson, M.J. (2008). Rapid isolation of novel sesquiterpene quinones via silver nitrate chromatography and the implication for enantioselective processes in sesquiterpene biosynthesis. Natural Product Group NSW Branch RACI Annual One-Day Meeting, Lismore, Australia, Oct, 2008.
Garson, M. J. and Yong, K. W. (2007). Novel furanoterpene fatty acid esters from the sponge Coscinoderma mathewsi. 12th International Symposium on Marine Natural Products, Queenstown, New Zealand, 4-9 February, 2007.
Garson, M. J., Somerville, M. J. and Yong, K. (2007). Novel furanoterpene metabolites from marine organisms. 21st International Congress for Heterocyclic Chemistry (ICHC 21), University of New South Wales, Sydney, 15-20 July 2007.
Yong, K. W. and Garson, M. J. (2006). Novel furanoterpene fatty acid esters from the sponge Coscinoderma mathewsi. BBOCS, Brisbane, Australia, November, 2006.
Thesis
Yong, Ken Wai Lik (2012). Chemical investigation of marine invertebrates from South East Queensland: secondary metabolites from nudibranchs and sponges. PhD Thesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland.