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Phosphorimaging facility for quantitative analysis

Reference	JEI09351
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor James Murray
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Neil Bruce
Institution	University of Cambridge
Department	Institute of Biotechnology
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	24,000
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/06/1998
End date	01/12/1998
Duration	6 months

Abstract

Storage phosphor or phosphorimaging technology allows the sensitive detection and quantitation of DNA, RNA and protein molecules that have been resolved by electrophoresis and detected with radiolabelled probes. It replaces autoradiography film, providing a digital quantified image with a long linear response range, which has now become regarded as essential for many biochemical and molecular procedures. This application is to fund part of the cost of a phosphorimager facility in the Institute of Biotechnology to support a range of projects and to enhance the postgraduate and postdoctoral training environment. The research which will benefit includes the study of cell division in plants, engineering the growth rate and architecture of transgenic plants, development of plant artificial chromosomes, study of yeast plasmids, characterisation of novel enzymes from bacteria for the development of commercially important biotransformations and for biosensors to illicit drugs and explosives, the biosynthesis of flavour additives, and the development of plants and microorganisms for bioremediation.

Summary

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Committee	Closed Committee - Engineering & Biological Systems (EBS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	Joint Research Equipment Initiative 1997 (JE2) [1997]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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