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Transcriptional regulation of phenylpropanoid biosynthesis in legumes

ReferenceP17925
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Phillip Morris
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Dr Mark P Robbins
Institution Inst of Grassland and Environmental Res
DepartmentCell Biology Department
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 173,036
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 11/08/2003
End date 10/08/2006
Duration36 months

Abstract

The phenylpropanoid pathway in plants gives rise to many bioactive secondary metabolites that are important in plant defence, plant symbiosis, human and animal health and nutrition. We intend to use functional genomics coupled to data mining to discover transcriptional regulators of the phenylpropanoid biosynthetic pathway in the model legume, Lotus japonicus. In addition to tannins and anthocyanins, legumes produce important therapeutic compounds, isoflavonoids, so that three possible routes for the elaboration of flavanone intermediates can be examined to provide knowledge of the control of pathway flux. These discoveries will facilitate beneficial manipulation of the pathway and its activation in other organisms for molecular pharming. (Joint with grant 17923).

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Committee Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
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