Prof Spencer Williams
Professor
School of Chemistry
310 Scholarly works
62 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Cosmopolitan marine bacteria facilitate a vast phytoplankton-derived sulfonate-based carbon flow through sulfoquinovosidases
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-66898-z2026
Journal article
Total Syntheses of Roseochelins A and B Using an Oxidative Decarboxylation Strategy
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6c007572026
Journal article
The return of metabolism: biochemistry and physiology of glycolysis
DOI: 10.1111/brv.701042026
Journal article
Catalyzing Carbohydrate Cleavage: Glycosidases and Their Mechanisms
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5c008032025
Research grants (other domestic)
Near Single Molecule Sensitivity Mass Spectrometry for Multi-Omic Research
2020
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Targeting Carbohydrate Metabolism in Leishmania
2018
Research Grant
Characterisation and Development of Type-2 NKT Cells
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2026
Journal article
A short synthesis of p-nitrophenyl α-D-xylofuranoside and β-D-arabinofuranoside employing a Mitsunobu glycosylation
DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2025.1098022026
Journal article
Structural and mechanistic basis of sulfolytic C–S bond cleavage by an Fe(ii)/α-ketoglutarate-dependent sulfoquinovose dioxygenase
DOI: 10.1039/d5sc09188h2026
Journal article
Metal-Dependent 2-Keto-3,6-dideoxy-6-sulfo-gluconate (KDSG) Aldolase: Decoding the Key C─C Bond Cleaving Step in Bacterial Sulfoglycolysis
DOI: 10.1002/chem.708572025
Journal article
Bridging a Gap in Marine Sulfur Cycling: Discovery of a d-Cysteinolic Acid Degradation Pathway
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c110662025
Journal article
Chemical Probe Approach Reveals Endo-α-mannosidase Triages Misfolded Glycoproteins in the Calnexin/Calreticulin Cycle
DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.5c005322025
Journal article
Tandem sulfofucolytic-sulfolactate sulfolyase pathway for catabolism of the rare sulfosugar sulfofucose
DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01840-25
RECENT PROJECTS
2023
Research grants (international)
Understanding the Role of D-Arabinan Degrading Enzymes in Mycobacterial Physiology and Disease
2024
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Unlocking the Secret Chemistry of Organosulfur Biodegradation