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Metabolic analysis of lactate dehydrogenase- deficient potato plants during anoxia

ReferenceP09460
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Dr Nicholas Kruger
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Richard Ratcliffe
Institution University of Oxford
DepartmentPlant Sciences
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 45,264
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 01/01/1998
End date 30/04/1999
Duration16 months

Abstract

This proposal is an extension of a current BBSRC-funded project (GR/J73612). The aim of the work is to establish the role of lactate production during anaerobic metabolism in plants. Tubers from four existing transgenic potato lines deficient in lactate dehydrogenase will be used to determine the extent to which lactate accumulation contributes to the fall in cytoplasmic pH at the onset of anoxia. These plants will also be used to study the consequences of lactate synthesis on carbohydrate metabolism under anoxia. Metabolic control analysis will be used to quantify the contribution of lactate dehydrogenase to the control of lactate production and other metabolic processes.

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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
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Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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