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Top Australian work in OBC



This month we focus on some of the best recent work published in OBC from researchers in Australia. 

OBC has been ranked an A* publication by the Australian Research Council. For more information on submitting your work to OBC please contact the editorial office.

Synthesis and evaluation of 2,5-dihydrochorismate analogues as inhibitors of the chorismate-utilising enzymes
Richard J. Payne, Esther M. M. Bulloch, Miguel M. Toscano, Michelle A. Jones, Olivier Kerbarh and Chris Abell, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2009, 7, 2421
DOI: 10.1039/b901694e
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Experimental determination of the gas phase proton affinities of the conjugate base anions of 2-iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX) and 2-iodosobenzoic acid (IBA)
Tom Waters, Jack Boulton, Timothy Clark, Michael J. Gallen, Craig M. Williams and Richard A. J. O'Hair, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2008, 6, 2530
DOI: 10.1039/b803452d
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Porphyrin–naphthodiimide interactions as a structural motif in foldamers and supramolecular assemblies
Zulkifli Merican, Ken D. Johnstone and Maxwell J. Gunter, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2008, 6, 2534
DOI: 10.1039/b804267e
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The hetero-Diels–Alder approach to spiroketals
Mark A. Rizzacasa and Annett Pollex, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2009, 7, 1053
DOI: 10.1039/b819966n
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Synthesis of -cyclodextrin [2]-rotaxanes using chlorotriazine capping reagents
Ryan E. Dawson, Subashani Maniam, Stephen F. Lincoln and Christopher J. Easton, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2008, 6, 1814
DOI: 10.1039/b802229a
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Phorbasins G–K: new cytotoxic diterpenes from a southern Australian marine sponge, Phorbas sp.
Hua Zhang, Jodie M. Major, Richard J. Lewis and Robert J. Capon, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2008, 6, 3811
DOI: 10.1039/b808866g
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Circular proteins from Melicytus (Violaceae) refine the conserved protein and gene architecture of cyclotides
Manuela Trabi, Joshua S. Mylne, Lillian Sando and David J. Craik, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2009, 7, 2378
DOI: 10.1039/b823020j
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Solid phase synthesis and structural analysis of novel A-chain dicarba analogs of human relaxin-3 (INSL7) that exhibit full biological activity
Mohammed Akhter Hossain, K. Johan Rosengren, Suode Zhang, Ross A. D. Bathgate, Geoffrey W. Tregear, Bianca J. van Lierop, Andrea J. Robinson and John D. Wade, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2009, 7, 1547
DOI: 10.1039/b821882j
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Synthesis and bioactivity of the gibberellin, 18-hydroxy-GA1 (GA132)
Ellen Morrison, Peter M. Chandler, Regan J. Thomson and Lewis N. Mander, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2008, 6, 1416
DOI: 10.1039/b800728d
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Cyclic tetrapeptides via the ring contraction strategy: chemical techniques useful for their identification
Douglas A. Horton, Gregory T. Bourne, Justin Coughlan, Sonya M. Kaiser, Carolyn M. Jacobs, Alun Jones, Andreas Rühmann, Jill Y. Turner and Mark L. Smythe, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2008, 6, 1386
DOI: 10.1039/b800464a
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Trifunctional organocatalyst-promoted counterion catalysis for fast and enantioselective aza-Morita–Baylis–Hillman reactions at ambient temperature
Jean-Marc Garnier and Fei Liu, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2009, 7, 1272
DOI: 10.1039/b901781j
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The Sharpless asymmetric aminohydroxylation reaction: optimising ligand/substrate control of regioselectivity for the synthesis of 3- and 4-aminosugars
Jennifer A. Bodkin, George B. Bacskay and Malcolm D. McLeod, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2008, 6, 2544
DOI: 10.1039/b803310b
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