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Rational engineering of lipid primary pathways in flax to produce branched-chain fatty acids, unusual fatty acids with potent biolubricant properties

Reference	BBS/E/J/00003736
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Miss Helen Rawsthorne
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	204,859
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/01/2001
End date	31/12/2003
Duration	36 months

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify metabolic networks that interact during the synthesis of storage lipids in the oilseeds flax and oilseed rape. This information will then be to used to identify metabolic control/branch points that will be manipulated for the re-routing of metabolism in transgenic flax. The ultimate aim is to produce flax containing branched chain fatty acids in the storage lipid, with oilseed rape to be used to test the principles of the proposed steps. The study is an EU funded collaboration primarily with the University Jules Verne, Picardie, but including other partners in France, Belgium, Poland and the UK

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Committee	Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
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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