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The biochemical and genetic basis of UV-protection
Reference
RSP07833
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Gareth Islwyn Jenkins
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Alan Crozier
Institution
University of Glasgow
Department
IBLS Division of Biochemistry & Molecula
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
193,816
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/09/1997
End date
28/02/2001
Duration
42 months
Abstract
1. We will investigate the relative importance of different phenylpropanoid and flavonoid compounds in conferring UV protection using (a) novel Arabidopsis mutants with elevated expression of flavonoid biosynthesis genes and increased tolerance of UV-B and (b) transgenic Lotus corniculatus plants altered in the levels of putative protective compounds. We will undertake detailed analyses of the levels of putative protective compounds in relation to UV-B sensitivity. 2. We will test the hypothesis that flavonoids increase tolerance of abiotic stresses by functioning as antioxidants using Arabidopsis mutants altered in flavonoid contents.
Summary
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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
Resource Allocation and Stress in Plants (RSP) [1995]
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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