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Compartmentation and the role of the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway in higher plants

ReferenceBOM00605
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Michael Emes
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Dr Clifford Bray, Professor Alyson Tobin
Institution The University of Manchester
DepartmentLife Sciences
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 203,407
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 05/04/1993
End date 04/04/1997
Duration48 months

Abstract

The aim is to study the role played by compartmentation of the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway in plastids and cytosol in meeting the demands of other metabolic pathways for which it supplies substrates. Tobacco plants will be transformed with the gene for chloroplastic glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase. Using sense/antisense technology, altered glucose 6- phosphate dehydrogenase activity will be directed into plastids and the consequences for metabolism and growth determined in plants grown under continuous illumination or growing in a dark/light cycle.

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Committee Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative Biochemistry of Metabolic Regulation (BOM) [1986]
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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