Recent publications on eucalypt natural products
Li, W, Lu, HT, Stevens, GW, Goodger, JQD, Mumford, KA. 2024. Efficient Leaching of pinocembrin from Eucalyptus leaves using aqueous-based leaching systems. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 63(36): 15938–15947. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.iecr.4c02301
Somaletha Chandran, K, Humphries, J, Goodger, JQD, Woodrow, IE. 2022. Molecular characterisation of flavanone O-methylation in Eucalyptus. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 (6), 3190. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/6/3190
Derseh, HB, Goodger, JQD, Scheerlinck JPY, Samuel, CS Woodrow IE, Palombo, EA, Cummin, A, Snibson, K. 2021. The efficacy and safety of pinocembrin in a sheep model of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. Plos one 16 (12), e0260719. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0260719
Goodger, JQD, Sargent, D, Humphries, J, Woodrow, IE 2021. Monoterpene synthases responsible for the terpene profile of anther glands in Eucalyptus polybractea RT Baker (Myrtaceae). Tree Physiology 41, 849-864. https://academic.oup.com/treephys/article-abstract/41/5/849/5995578?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Goodger JQD, Senaratne SL, van der Peet P, Williams SJ, Nicolle D, Woodrow IE 2019. Eucalyptus subgenus Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) trees are abundant sources of medicinal pinocembrin and related methylated flavanones. Industrial Crops & Products 131: 166-172. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0926669019300573
Tree Physiology cover image produced by Dr. Demi Sargent, from the Plant Natural Products group.
'A stamen from a flower of Eucalyptus polybractea R.T. Baker (blue mallee) observed using Scanning Electron Microscopy. Each two-lobed anther is borne on a slender filament with pollen grains released from an anther pore in each lobe. Embedded between the lobes is a single anther gland - denoted by a smooth region of cells on the anther surface. Anther gland oil is enriched with the monoterpene a-pinene relative to that of other floral tissues and leaves. Through transcriptomic analysis and recombinant protein expression, Goodger et al (849-864) were able to identify monoterpene synthases responsible for the oils in the different tissues. They suggest the oil profile of anther glands likely helps mediate pollination.'