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Optimising antioxidant levels in the tomato

Reference	D12646
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Peter Bramley
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Godfrey Bolwell, Professor Paul Fraser
Institution	Royal Holloway, Univ of London
Department	Biological Sciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	253,208
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/06/2000
End date	10/07/2003
Duration	37 months

Abstract

The objective of this proposal is to create a tomato fruit with a high antioxidant (ferulate, vitamin E and carotenoid) content. This aim will require generation of new transgenic lines and study of the consequent pleiotropic effects on secondary metabolism. We will determine the effect of manipulation of carotenoid metabolism on the phenolic content of tomato fruit by analysis of the phenolic profiles of existing transgenic lines. Phenolic metabolism will be engineered by sense and antisense manipulation at two sites in the phenylpropanoid pathway to produce lines substantially down-regulated in phenolics and with increased ferulate content. High antioxidant fruit will be obtained by crossing lines.

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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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