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Molecular aspects of the functional behaviour of the plant cell wall in foods

Reference	BBS/E/F/02150738
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Stephen Ring
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Quadram Institute Bioscience
Department	Quadram Institute Bioscience Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	162,670
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/1997
End date	31/01/1998
Duration	10 months

Abstract

The storage, processing and nutritional behaviour of food plants, are much affected by the complex structural design of the plant cell walls. At present the modification of cell wall behaviour is largely empirical, for a more rational manipulation there is a need to relate structure to function. The current project is designed to provide a deeper understanding of the types of molecular interaction that are to be found between the different polymers of the cell wall, with the aim of relating molecular properties to the relevant functional behaviour of plant tissues. Aspects that will be examined include cell wall hydration and permeability, with the mechanical behaviour of the cell wall and whole tissues being considered in a related, complementary project (AC Smith, KW Waldron). The project additionally seeks to identify those enzyme activities which modify wall behaviour through their effect on structure/interactions, to enable future collaboration with molecular biologists. Rather than concentrating on a specific commodity the project aims to carry out generic research relevant to the needs of different customers for research.

Summary

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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