Publication Categories: Research publications

(2020) A Mid Infrared (MIR) Spectroscopy Study of the Composition of Edible Australian Green Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina)—a Qualitative Study. Food Analytical Methods, 13, 1627-1633.

(2020) A Practical Approach on the Combination of GC-MS and Chemometric Tools to Study Australian Edible Green Ants. Food Analytical Methods, 13, 1475-1481.

(2019) Acacia seed proteins: Low or high quality? A comprehensive review. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 19(1) 1541- 

(2016). Anise Myrtle (Syzygium anisatum) Oils. In Victor R. Preedy (Ed.), Essential Oils in Food Preservation, Flavor and Safety (pp. 215-218) Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-416641-7.00023-7

(2019) Antioxidant-rich extracts of Terminalia ferdinandiana interfere with estimation of cell viability. Antioxidants, 8 6.

(2020) Australian Native Plant Foods and Their Contribution to Diet Diversity. Proceedings 36(1) 111

(2017). Australian native plants: Anti-obesity and anti-inflammatory properties. In Australian Native Plants: Cultivation and Uses in the Health and Food Industries

(2016). Australian native plants: anti-obesity and anti-inflammatory properties. In Yasmina Sultanbawa and Fazal Sultanbawa (Ed.), Australian Native Plants: Cultivation and Uses in the Health and Food Industries (pp. 237-249) Boca Raton, Florida, United States: CRC Press – Taylor & Francis Group. doi:10.1201/b20635-21

(2018). B13 – Native Australian Fruits: freeze-dried Kakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana) powder as an example for a high-quality food product. In: Programme and Abstracts. 3rd Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium QACS 2018, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, (43-43).

(2017) Bioactive rich extracts from Terminalia ferdinandiana by enzyme-assisted extraction: a simple food safe extraction method. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 11 5: 96-106.

(2018) Biochemical and functional properties of indigenous Australian herbal infusions. Food Bioscience, 26 133-138.

(2020) Biochemical, antioxidant and sensory evaluation of Davidsonia pruriens and Davidsoina jerseyana fruit infusion.  Food Chemistry, (In press, Corrected proof).

(2018). Biodiversity, genetic resources and intellectual property. In Charles Lawson and Kamalesh Adhikari (Ed.), Biodiversity, genetic resources and intellectual property: developments in access and benefit sharing (pp. 1-8) New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315098517

(2018) Buchanania obovata : An Australian Indigenous food for diet diversification : Buchanania obovata : An Australian Indigenous food. Nutrition & Dietetics.

(2018) Buchanania obovata: functionality and phytochemical profiling of the Australian native green plum. Foods, 7 5.

Changes in quality and bioactivity of native food during storage. Canberra, Australia: Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC), 2015.

(2018) Chemical and nutritional composition of Terminalia ferdinandiana (kakadu plum) kernels: a novel nutrition source. Foods, 7 4: 60.

(2020) Comparison of Phenolic Compounds, Carotenoids, Amino Acid Composition, In Vitro Antioxidant and Anti-Diabetic Activities in the leaves of Seven Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Cultivars. Foods, 9(9), 1285.

(2020) Complexities in developing Australian Aboriginal enterprises based on natural resources. The Rangeland Journal, 42(2), 113-128.

(2018). Cytotoxicity of Terminalia ferdinandiana extracts in intestinal and hepatic cancer cell lines. In: Proceedings for the 10th International Symposium on Poisonous Plants (ISOPP). 10th International Symposium on Poisonous Plants (ISOPP), St George, Utah, United States, (30-30).

(2010). Demystifying Australian flavours – a new lexicon. In: Wild Flavours of Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

(2013) Effect of packaging materials and storage on major volatile compounds in three Australian native herbs. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 61 24: 5738-5745.

(2020) Effects of Different Drying Methods on Untargeted Phenolic Metabolites, and Antioxidant Activity in Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa L. subsp. chinensis) and Nightshade (Solanum retroflexum Dun.). Molecules 25(6)1326

(2018). Ellagic acid-rich extracts of Terminalia ferdinandiana fruit and seeds, improve cell viability in vitro compared to ellagic acid alone. In: Conference Program & Abstract Booklet. 26th Annual RACI R & D Topics Conference 2018, Canberra, ACT, Australia, (18-19).

(2020) Enhancement of the Phytonutrient content of a gluten-free soup using a composite of vegetables. International journal of Food Properties, 23 (1).

(2020) Enrichment of Mango Fruit Leathers with Natal Plum (Carissa macrocarpa) Improves Their Phytochemical Content and Antioxidant Properties.  Foods 2020, 9(4), 431

(2015). Evaluation of packaging films to extend storage life of Indigenous Australian vegetables and herbs. In: J. D. H. Keatinge, R. Srinivasan and M. Mecozzi, Proceedings of the I International Symposium on Indigenous Vegetables. International Horticultural Congress, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, (183-189).

(2017) Extraction and characterization of a novel Terminalia pectin. Food Science and Biotechnology, 27 1: 65-71.

(2013). Flavour wheels. In: 19th Australian Gastronomy Symposium, Newcastle, NSW Australia.

(2017). Food preservation and the antimicrobial activity of Australian native plants. In Australian native plants: cultivation and uses in the health and food industries (pp. 251-264) Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi:10.1201/b20635

(2016). Food preservation and the antimicrobial activity of Australian native plants. In Yasmina Sultanbawa and Fazal Sultanbawa (Ed.), Australian native plants: cultivation and uses in the health and food industries (pp. 251-263) Boca Raton, FL, United States: Taylor & Francis Group. doi:10.1201/b20635-22

(2018) Formulation, characterisation and antibacterial activity of lemon myrtle and anise myrtle essential oil in water nanoemulsion. Food Chemistry, 254 1-7.

(2020) From neglect to protection: recognising the importance of farmers’ varieties in Sri Lanka. In Kamalesh Adhikari and David J. Jefferson (Ed),  Intellectual property law and plant protection: challenges and developments in Asia. (pp. 161-176) Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429059520-9

(2017). In vitro antimicrobial effects and mode of action of KP (Terminalia ferdinandiana) products against pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms. In: International Tropical Agriculture Conference – High impact science to nourish the world. TropAg2017, International Tropical Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, (108-108). 20-22 November 2017.

(2015) Infrared spectroscopy as a rapid tool to detect methylglyoxal and antibacterial activity in Australian honeys. Food Chemistry, 172 207-212.

(2018) Intellectual property and related legal issues facing the Australian Native Food Industry Wagga Wagga NSW Australia: AgriFutures Australia

(2020). Intellectual property law for plant varieties: challenges and developments in Asia. In Kamalesh Adhikari and David J Jefferson (Ed), Intellectual property law and plant protection: challenges and developments in Asia. (pp. 1-11) Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429059520-1

(2019) Kakadu Plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana) as a Sustainable Indigenous Agribusiness. Economic Botany.74, 74-91.

(2018). Kakadu plum: safety assessment. In: Workshop on An Interdisciplinary Dialogue on the Legal, Social and Scientific Uses of the Kakadu plum, Brisbane QLD, Australia, ().

(2016). Lemon Myrtle (Backhousia citriodora) Oils. In Victor R. Preedy (Ed.), Essential Oils in Food Preservation, Flavor and Safety (pp. 517-520) Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-416641-7.00059-6

(2014) Leptospermum (Manuka) honey: accepted natural medicine. In Laïd Boukraâ (Ed.), Honey in traditional and modern medicine (pp. 113-124) Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi:10.1201/b15608-7

(2012) Lexicon for the sensory description of Australian native plant foods and ingredients. Journal of Sensory Studies, 27 6: 471-481.

(2016) Measuring free ellagic acid: influence of extraction conditions on recovery by studying solubility and UV-Visible spectra. Chemical Papers, 70 8: 1078-1086.

(2016) Measuring the three forms of ellagic acid: Suitability of extraction solvents. Chemical Papers, 70 2: 144-152.

(2018) Mechanism of action against food spoilage yeasts and bioactivity of Tasmannia lanceolata, Backhousia citriodora and Syzygium anisatum plant solvent extracts. Foods, 7 11: 1-15.

(2013). Microalgae: a valuable source of natural carotenoids with potential health benefits. In Masayoshi Yamaguchi (Ed.), Carotenoids: Food Sources, Production and Health Benefits (pp. 143-164) Hauppauge, NY, USA: Nova Science Publishers.

(2021) Modelling folates reaction kinetics during cowpea seed germination in comparison with soaking. Food Chemistry 340, 127960

(2007) Native Australian fruits – a novel source of antioxidants for food. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 8 3: 339-346.

(2018). Native Australian fruits as a “natural reservoir” for functional food applications: analytical and biochemical approach. In: TUM/UNESP/UQ Symposium – Natural products: analytics, biodiversity and biochemistry, Freising, Germany, ().

(2018). Nutritional and anti-nutritional properties of Terminalia ferdinandiana (Kakadu plum) from the Northern Territory, Australia. In: Abstracts. Active Integrated Matter (AIM) Conference 2018, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, ().

(2018) Nutritional characteristics of native Australian fruits: Kakadu plum and green plum as examples. Nutridate, 29 3: 8-12.

(2020) Nutritional Value and Antimicrobial Activity of Pittosporum angustifolium (Gumby Gumby), an Australian Indigenous Plant. Foods, 9(7), 887.

(2016) Organic acids in Kakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana): the good (ellagic), the bad (oxalic) and the uncertain (ascorbic). Food Research International, 89 Pt 1: 237-244.

(2015). Plant extracts as natural antimicrobials in food preservation. In V. Ravishankar Rai and Jamuna A. Bai (Ed.), Microbial food safety and preservation techniques (pp. 373-382) Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi:10.1201/b17465

(2020). Policy, politics, and implications of Pakistan’s Plant Breeders’ Rights Act. In Kamalesh Adhikari and David J. Jefferson (Ed), Intellectual property law and plant protection: challenges and developments in Asia. (pp. 104-123) Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429059520-6

(2017). Processing of native plant foods and ingredients. In Australian native plants: cultivation and uses in the health and food industries (pp. 295-308) Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi:10.1201/b20635

(2016). Processing of native plant foods and ingredients. In Yasmina Sultanbawa and Fazal Sultanbawa (Ed.), Australian native plants: cultivation and uses in the health and food industries (pp. 295-307) Boca Raton, FL, United States: Taylor & Francis Group. doi:10.1201/b20635-26

(2009). Profiling Australian flavours. In: 42nd Annual AIFST Convention, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. 13-16 July 2009.

(2014) Profiling ellagic acid content: the importance of form and ascorbic acid levels. Food Research International, 66 100-106.

(2012). Quality control of honey using spectroscopic methods. In Gilles Bondurand and Hernan Bosch (Ed.), Honey : production, consumption, and health benefits (pp. 113-132) Hauppauge NY, USA: Nova Science Publisher.

(2019) Reimaging the relationship between food sovereignty and intellectual property for plants: Lessons from Ecuador and Nepal. The Journal of World Intellectual Property 22(5-6) 396-418.

(2018). Safety assessment of ellagic acid-rich extracts from Terminalia ferdinandiana (Kakadu plum). In: QACS 2018 – Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium, Brisbane QLD, Australia, ().

(2020) Sensory properties of yellow pea and macadamia honeys from conventional and flow hive extraction methods. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 100 (5)

(2018) Sensory vocabulary for five native Australian plant foods and five native Australian leaf teas. In: Oral presentation. Australian and New Zealand Sensory and Consumer Science Symposium, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.

(2006) Sources of antioxidant activity in Australian native fruits. Identification and quantification of anthocyanins. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 54 26: 9820-9826.

(2016). Tasmanian Pepper Leaf (Tasmannia lanceolata) Oils. In Victor R. Preedy (Ed.), Essential Oils in Food Preservation, Flavor and Safety (pp. 819-823) Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-416641-7.00093-6

(2019) Terminalia ferdinandiana, a traditional medicinal plant of Australia, alleviates hydrogen peroxide induced oxidative stress and inflammation, in vitro. Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, 17:1

(2020) The Nagoya Protocol and historical collections of plants. Nature Plants, 6, 430-432.

(2006). Towards an Indigenous Public Domain?. In Lucie Guibault and P. Bernt Hugenholtz (Ed.), The Future of the Public Domain 1st ed. (pp. 259-279) The Netherlands: Kluwer Law International.

(2014). Traditional Knowledge and Geographical Indications of Origin. In: Innovating Communication in Scholarship Speaker Series, University of California, Davis, USA,.

(2016). Unique flavours from Australian native plants. In Yasmina Sultanbawa and Fazal Sultanbawa (Ed.), Australian native plants cultivation and uses in the health and food industries (pp. 265-274) Boca Raton, FL, United States: Taylor & Francis Group. doi:10.1201/b20635-23

(2017).Value added nutritionally rich products from Australian wattle seeds (Acacia species). In: Book of oral abstracts. TropAg2017, International Tropical Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, (31-31). 20-22 November 2017.

(2020) What does it mean to protect farmers’ varieties as intellectual property?. In Kamalesh Adhikari and David J. Jefferson. Intellectual property law and plant protection: challenges and developments in Asia. (pp. 177-205) Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429059520-10