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Very high erucic acid rape
Reference
BBS/E/J/00000417
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Dr Matthew Hills
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
John Innes Centre
Department
John Innes Centre Department
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
17,585
Status
Completed
Type
Institute Project
Start date
01/04/1997
End date
31/12/1998
Duration
21 months
Abstract
Erucic acid derived from high erucic rape has the potential to supply a significant amount of hydrocarbon feedstock for the plastics manufacturing industries. The project is using pathway engineering methods by combining breeding and genetic engineering approaches to develop a very high erucic acid rape which can be developed into a novel industrial rape variety. The main aims are to increase the amount of erucic acid which the rape inserts at the sn-2 position of the storage triacylglycerol molecule and to redirect carbon flux from the desaturation pathway of oleate to the elongation pathway.
Summary
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Committee
Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Research Initiative
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Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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