Selected Publications:(Please note, the availability or otherwise of electronic reprints depends on your institution’s own licensing arrangements with the publishers. I cannot for copyright reasons email you pdf’s if you do not have electronic access to the journal concerned.
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Preprint: “Homology Models of the Papain-Like Protease PLpro from Coronavirus 2019-nCoV” Martin J. Stoermer. ChemRxiv [Online], 2020, 11799705. Homology models and full text available at ChemRxiv.
Preprint: “Homology Models of Wuhan Coronavirus 3CLpro Protease” Martin J. Stoermer. ChemRxiv [Online], 2020, 11637294. Homology models and full text available at ChemRxiv.
Preprint: “(Z)-N‘-(1H-Benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-Arylimidamide Adducts of 2-Aminobenzimidazole and Aromatic Nitriles: Structural and Spectroscopic Proof of Regiochemical and Stereochemical Outcomes” Stoermer, M.; Egan, S.; Forsyth, C. M.; Moloney, G. P. ChemRxiv [Online], 2019. 7777085. Full text available at ChemRxiv.
“Stereoelectronic effects on dienophile separation influence the Diels-Alder synthesis of molecular clefts” Martin J. Stoermer, Wasantha A. Wickramasinghe, Karl A. Byriel, David C. R. Hockless, Brian W. Skelton, Alexandre N. Sobolev, Alan H. White, Jeffrey Y. W. Mak, David P. Fairlie, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2017, 6793-6796. Full text via Wiley.
“Orally Absorbed Cyclic Peptides” Nielsen, D. S.; Shepherd, N. E.; Xu, W.; Lucke, A. J.; Stoermer, M. J.; Fairlie, D. P. Chemical Reviews 2017, 117, 8094–8128. Full text via ACS publications.
“Receptor residence time trumps drug-likeness and oral bioavailability in determining efficacy of complement C5a antagonists” Vernon Seow, Junxian Lim, Adam J. Cotterell, Mei-Kwan Yau, Weijun Xu, Rink-Jan Lohman, W. Mei Kok, Martin J. Stoermer, Matthew J. Sweet, Robert C. Reid, Jacky Y. Suen & David P. Fairlie.Scientific Reports, 2016, 24575. doi:10.1038/srep24575 Full text via nature.com.
“Simultaneous uncoupled expression and purification of the Dengue virus NS3 protease and NS2B co-factor domain” Ashleigh E. Shannon, Keith J. Chappell, Martin J. Stoermer, Shiao Y. Chow., Woan M. Kok, David P. Fairlie, Paul R. Young. Protein Expression and Purification, 2016, 119, 124–129. doi:10.1016/j.pep.2015.11.02. Full text via ScienceDirect
“Virtual Screening of Peptide and Peptidomimetic Fragments Targeted to Inhibit Bacterial Dithiol Oxidase DsbA” Wilko Duprez, Prabhakar Bachu, Martin J. Stoermer, Stephanie Tay, Róisín M. McMahon, David P. Fairlie, Jennifer L. Martin. PLoS ONE, 2015, 10(7): e0133805. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133805. Full text via plos.org.
“Three Homology Models of PAR2 Derived from Different Templates: Application to Antagonist Discovery” Samuel R. Perry , Weijun Xu , Anna Wirija , Junxian Lim , Mei-Kwan Yau , Martin J. Stoermer , Andrew J. Lucke , and David P. Fairlie. J. Chem. Inf. Model., 2015, 55, 1181-1191. Full text via ACS Publications.
“Potent Heterocyclic Ligands for Human Complement C3a Receptor” Reid RC, Yau MK, Singh R, Hamidon JK, Lim J, Stoermer MJ, Fairlie DP, J. Med. Chem., 2014, 57, 8459-8470, Abstract via Pubmed, Full text via ACS publications.
“Cyclic Penta- and Hexa- Leucine Peptides Without N-Methylation Are Orally Absorbed” Timothy A Hill , Rink-Jan J Lohman , Huy Ngoc Hoang , Daniel S Nielsen , Conor CG Scully , Woan Mei Kok , Ligong Liu , Andrew J Lucke , Martin J Stoermer , Christina I Schroeder , Stephanie Chaousis , Barbara Colless , Paul Vincent Bernhardt , David J. Edmonds , David A. Griffith , Charles J. Rotter , Roger B. Ruggeri , David A. Price , Spiros Liras , David J Craik , and David P. Fairlie, ACS Med. Chem. Lett., 2014, 5, 1148-1151, Full Text via ACS Publications.
“Downsizing a Human Inflammatory Protein to a Small Molecule with Equipotent Functions.” Robert C. Reid*, Mei-Kwan Yau, Ranee Singh, Johan K. Hamidon, Anthony N. Reed, Peifei Chu, Jacky Y. Suen, Martin J. Stoermer, Jade S. Blakeney, Junxian Lim, Jonathan M. Faber, David P. Fairlie*, Nature Commun., 2013, 4, 2802. Full text via Nature.com.
“Lithium perchlorate accelerated Friedel-Crafts addition of furans to β-nitrostyrenes” Martin J. Stoermer, Hans-Matthias Richter, Dieter E. Kaufmann, Tet. Lett. 2013, 54, 6776-6778. Full text via ScienceDirect.
“An interaction between the methyltransferase and RNA dependent RNA polymerase domains of the West Nile virus NS5 protein” Tan CS, Hobson-Peters JM, Stoermer MJ, Fairlie DP, Khromkyh AA, Hall RA, J. Gen. Virol., 2013, 94, 1961-1971. Abstract via Pubmed. Full text via J.Gen.Virol.
“Identification and characterization of bi-thiazole-2,2′-diamines as kinase inhibitory scaffolds” Kevin R Ngoei; Dominic C Ng; Paul R Gooley; David P Fairlie; Martin J Stoermer; Marie A. Bogoyevitch, Biochim. Biophys. Acta, Proteins Proteomics, 2013, 1834, 1077-88.Abstract via Pubmed. Full text via ScienceDirect.
“Identification of crotonyl glycine in urine of sheep after 48 h road transport” Juan Li, Horst Joachim Schirra, Yihua Yu, Michelle L. Colgrave, Martin J. Stoermer, Gene Wijffels, J. Pharmaceut. Biomed. Anal., 2012, 67-68, 129-36. Full text via ScienceDirect.
“Structures of peptide agonists for human protease activated receptor 2” Martin J. Stoermer, Bernadine Flanagan, Renée L. Beyer, Praveen K. Madala, David P. Fairlie, Biorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 2012, 22, 916-919. Full text via ScienceDirect.
“In silico screening of small molecule libraries using the dengue virus envelope E protein has identified compounds with antiviral activity against multiple flaviviruses” Thorsten Kampmann, Ragothaman Yennamalli, Phillipa Campbell, Martin J. Stoermer, David P. Fairlie, Bostjan Kobe, Paul R. Young Antiviral Research, 2009, 84(3), 234-41. Full text via ScienceDirect.
“Base-sensitivity of Arginine Alpha-Ketoamide Inhibitors of Serine Proteases.” Martin J. Stoermer, Donmienne Leung, Paul R. Young, David P. Fairlie, Aust. J. Chem, 2009, 62(9), 988-992. Full text via CSIRO publishing.
“Structure of West Nile Virus NS3 Protease: Ligand Stabilization of Catalytic Conformation.” Gautier Robin, Keith Chappell, Martin J. Stoermer, Shu-Hong Hu, Paul R. Young, David P. Fairlie, Jennifer L Martin J. Mol. Biol. 2009, 385(5), 1568-1577. Full text via ScienceDirect.
“West Nile Virus NS2B/NS3 Protease as an Antiviral Target.” Keith J. Chappell, Martin J. Stoermer, David P. Fairlie, and Paul R. Young Curr. Med. Chem. , 2008, 15(27), 2771-2784 Abstract via Bentham Science, Full text via IngentaConnect.
“Potent Cationic Inhibitors of West Nile Virus NS2B/NS3 Protease With Serum Stability, Cell Permeability and Antiviral Activity.” Martin J. Stoermer, Keith J. Chappell, Susann Liebscher, Christina M. Jensen, Chun H. Gan, Praveer K. Gupta, Wei-Jun Xu, Paul R. Young, and David P. Fairlie, J. Med. Chem. 2008, 51(18), 5714-5721. Full text via ACS publications

Reprinted with permission from “Potent Cationic Inhibitors of West Nile Virus NS2B/NS3 Protease With Serum Stability, Cell Permeability and Antiviral Activity.” Martin J. Stoermer, Keith J. Chappell, Susann Liebscher, Christina M. Jensen, Chun H. Gan, Praveer K. Gupta, Wei-Jun Xu, Paul R. Young, and David P. Fairlie, J. Med. Chem. 2008, 51(18), 5714-5721. Copyright (2008) American Chemical Society
” Synthesis and Cannabinoid Activity of a Variety of 2,3-Substituted 1-Benzo[b]thiophene Derivatives and 2,3-Substituted Benzofurans: Novel Agonists for the CB1 Receptor. ” Gerard P. Moloney, James A. Angus, Alan D. Robertson, Martin J. Stoermer, Michael Robinson, Lucy Lay, Christine E. Wright, Ken McRae and Arthur Christopoulos, Aust. J. Chem. 2008, 61(7), 484-499. Full Text via CSIRO Publishing.
“Synthesis and Cannabinoid Activity of 1-substituted-Indole-3-oxadiazole derivatives: Novel Agonists for the CB1 Receptor.” Gerard P. Moloney, James A. Angus, Alan D. Robertson, Martin J. Stoermer, Michael Robinson, Christine E. Wright, Ken McRae and Arthur Christopolous; Eur. J. Med. Chem., 2008, 43 (3), 513-539 Full Text via Sciencedirect
“Mutagenesis of the West Nile virus NS2B cofactor domain reveals two regions essential for protease activity” Keith J. Chappell, Martin J. Stoermer, David P. Fairlie, and Paul R. Young J. Gen. Virol. , 2008, 89 (4), 1010-1014.Full Text via SGM Journals
“Generation and characterization of proteolytically active and highly stable truncated and full-length recombinant west nile virus NS3.” Keith J. Chappell, Martin J. Stoermer, David P. Fairlie, and Paul R. Young Protein Expr. Purif. , 2007, 3(1), 87-96 Full Text via Sciencedirect
“Insights to Substrate Binding and Processing by West Nile Virus NS3 Protease through Combined Modeling, Protease Mutagenesis, and Kinetic Studies.” Keith J. Chappell, Martin J. Stoermer, David P. Fairlie, and Paul R. Young J. Biol. Chem., 2006, 281(50), 38448-38458. Full Text via www.jbc.org
“Potencies of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Protease Inhibitors In Vitro against Plasmodium falciparum and In Vivo against Murine Malaria” Katherine T. Andrews, David P. Fairlie, Praveen K. Madala, John Ray, David M. Wyatt, Petrina M. Hilton, Lewis A. Melville, Lynette Beattie, Donald L. Gardiner, Robert C. Reid, Martin J. Stoermer, Tina Skinner-Adams, Colin Berry, and James S. McCarthy, Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy, 2006, 50(2) 639-648. Full Text via aac.asm.org
“Current Status of Virtual Screening as Analysed by Target Class.” Martin J. Stoermer Medicinal Chemistry, 2006, 2(1), 89-112. Abstract via Bentham Science
“Structural Mimicry of Two Cytochrome b562 Interhelical Loops Using Macrocycles Constrained By Oxazoles and Thiazoles.” Yogendra Singh, Martin J. Stoermer, Andrew J. Lucke, Tom Guthrie, David P. Fairlie. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127(18), 6563-6572. Full Text via pubs.acs.org
“West Nile virus NS3 protease: Site-directed mutagenesis and kinetic studies that identify key enzyme-substrate interactions ” Keith J. Chappell, Tessa A. Nall, Martin J. Stoermer, Ning-Xia Fang, Joel D. A. Tyndall, David P. Fairlie, and Paul R. Young J. Biol. Chem., 2005, 280(4), 2896-2903. Full Text via www.jbc.org
“Enzymatic characterisation and homology model of a catalytically active recombinant West Nile virus NS3 protease” T. A. Nall, K. J. Chappell, M. J. Stoermer, N. X. Fang, J. D. Tyndall, P. R. Young, and D. P. Fairlie, J. Biol. Chem., 2004, 279(47), 48535-48542. Full Text via www.jbc.org
“Potent Cyclic Antagonists Of The Complement C5a Receptor On Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes. Relationships Between Structures and Activity” Darren R. March, Lavinia M. Proctor, Martin J. Stoermer, Robert Sbaglia, Giovanni Abbenante, Robert C. Reid, Trent M. Woodruff, Khemar Wadi, Natalii Paczkowski, Joel D. A. Tyndall, Stephen M. Taylor, and David P. Fairlie. Mol. Pharmacology, 2004, 65, 868-879.
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“Cycloadditions of Isobenzofuran to a Constrained Template Bearing Neighboring Dienophiles” Martin, J. Stoermer, Douglas N. Butler, Ronald N.Warrener, K. D. V. Weerasuria, and David P. Fairlie. Chem. Eur. J., 2003, 9(9), 2068-2071. [Full text via Wiley Interscience]
“Regioselective Assembly of Antiparallel Loops on a Macrocyclic Scaffold Constrained by Oxazoles and Thiazoles” Yogendra Singh, Martin J. Stoermer, Andrew J. Lucke, Matthew P. Glenn and David P. Fairlie, Org. Lett., 2002, 4(20), 3367 – 3370. [Full text via ACS publications]
“Compounds and Inhibitors Of Phospholipases”, Reid, Robert C.; Clark, Christopher I.; Hansford, Karl; Stoermer, Martin J.; McGeary, Ross P.; Fairlie, David P. PCT Int. Appl. (2002), WO 0208189.
“Activity of recombinant dengue 2 virus NS3 protease in the presence of a truncated NS2B cofactor, small peptide substrates, and inhibitors”. Donmienne Leung, Kate Schroder, Helen White, Ning-Xia Fang, Martin J. Stoermer, Giovanni Abbenante, Paul R. Young, and David P. Fairlie, J. Biol. Chem., 2001, 276(49), 45762-45771. Full Text via www.jbc.org
Australian Patent PR1180/00 “Therapeutic Molecules and Methods” Moloney, G. P., Robertson, A. D., Angus, J. A., Stoermer, M. J., Robinson, M., Lay, L., Wright, C., McRae, K., Christopolous, A., Coles. P. and Garavelas, A. 2000.
Australian Patent PQ8965/00 “Amino Acid Derivatives”, Clark, C., Hansford, K., Reid, R.C.,Stoermer, M.J., Fairlie, D.P., 2000
“Chemistry in the Ambient Field of the Alkaloid Epibatidine, 1. 2-(Het)aryl-Substituted 7-Azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane Systems”, Albert Otten, Jan Christoph Namyslo, Martin Stoermer, Dieter E. Kaufmann. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 1998, 1997-2001.[Full text via Wiley Interscience]
“Structure-Activity Relationships for Macrocyclic Peptido-Mimetic Inhibitors of HIV-1 Protease.” Abbenante, G., Bergman, D.A., Brinkworth, R.I., March, D.A., Reid, R.C., Hunt, P., James, I.W., Dancer, R.J., Garnham, B., Stoermer M.J., and Fairlie, D.P. Biorg. Med. Chem. Letters., 1996, 6, 2531.[Full text via ScienceDirect]
“1H n.m.r. Evidence for the Formation of Vinyllead Triacetates. The Reactions of Vinylmercury, Vinyltin, and Vinylboronic acids with Lead Tetraacetate”. C.J. Parkinson and Martin J. Stoermer, J. Organomet. Chem, 1996, 507, 207. [Full text via ScienceDirect]
“A Selective Route to Substituted Chromones. Addition of Phenols to Dimethyl Acetylenedicarboxylate.” M.J. Stoermer and D.P. Fairlie, Aust. J. Chem., 1995, 48(3), 677.[Full Text via CSIRO Publishing]
“Flavones are inhibitors of HIV-1 Proteinase”, R.I. Brinkworth, M.J. Stoermer, D.P. Fairlie, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Communications, 1992, 188(2), 631. Full Text via ScienceDirect
“Electrophilic Vinylations by Vinyllead Triacetates and Tribenzoates Generated by Tin-Lead Exchange” Parkinson, C.J., Pinhey, J.T., and Stoermer, M.J., J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1992, 15, 1911. [ Full Text via RSC archive]
“Vinyl Cation Formation by Decomposition of Vinyllead(IV) Triacetates. Part 2”. Pinhey, J.T., and Stoermer, M.J., J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1991, 10, 2455. [ Full Text via RSC archive ]
Vinyl Cation Formation by Decomposition of Vinyl-lead Triacetates. The reactions of Vinylmercury and Vinyltin Compounds with Lead Tetraacetate.” Moloney, M.G., Pinhey, J.T., and Stoermer, M.J., J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1990, 10, 2645. [ Full Text via RSC archive ]
D J Chalmers, I T Crosby, A Garavelas, M Kiefel, and M J Stoermer. “Extracts”, Chemistry in Australia, January/February 1998, p37.
D J Chalmers, I T Crosby, A Garavelas, M Kiefel, and M J Stoermer. “Extracts”, Chemistry in Australia, August 1998, p24.
“Ethyl (E)-3-methyl-5-phenyl-2-pentenoate”, Martin J. Stoermer and John T. Pinhey, Molecules 1998, 3, M51.
“(Z)-2-Bromo-5-phenyl-2-pentene”, Martin J. Stoermer and John T. Pinhey, Molecules, 1998, 3, M66.
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