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Metabolic control analysis and engineering of the yeast sterol pathway

ReferenceE13805
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Dr Diane Kelly
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Douglas Kell, Professor Steven Kelly
Institution Aberystwyth University
DepartmentInst of Biological, Environ & Rural Sci
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 250,332
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 01/02/2001
End date 01/02/2004
Duration36 months

Abstract

The sterol biosynthetic pathway is important in the production not only of sterols, but of steroids and vitamin D and is the main current target for antifungals. Yeast has been used in defining the eukaryote sterol pathway and the full set of genes/enzymes has recently become known. The project will apply metabolic control analysis to sterol biosynthesis. This will involve the use of novel yeast genetic methods and experience of sterol studies in the group of Dr D.E. Kelly and Professor S.L. Kelly and application of metabolic control analysis in collaboration with Professor D.B. Kell.

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Committee Closed Committee - Engineering & Biological Systems (EBS)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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