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Transcriptional regulation of phenylpropanoid biosynthesis in legumes

Reference	P17925
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Phillip Morris
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Dr Mark P Robbins
Institution	Inst of Grassland and Environmental Res
Department	Cell Biology Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	173,036
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	11/08/2003
End date	10/08/2006
Duration	36 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)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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P17923 Transcriptional regulation of phenylpropanoid biosynthesis in legumes

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