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Pathways of phytic acid synthesis and turnover in potato
Reference
D14483
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Charles Brearley
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Dr David Ernest Hanke
Institution
University of East Anglia
Department
Biological Sciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
117,930
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
30/04/2001
End date
31/08/2003
Duration
28 months
Abstract
Using powerful new analytical techniques and rigorous stereochemical analysis of inositol phosphate content of potato we propose to define 1) the metabolic pathway(s) of synthesis/turnover of inositol hexakisphosphate (phytic acid, InsP6) and 2) the developmental stages at which these processes occur. Thus we will define the pathways and the developmental stages, the future engineering of which will have greatest impact on potato phosphate nutrition. Our existing inositol transgenics afford unparalleled opportunity to address the metabolic intersection of inositol phosphate metabolism and intermediary metabolism. The results have implications for the efficiency of phosphate utilisation and the nutritional value of this crop.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Research Initiative
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Funding Scheme
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