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Project

Characterisation of genes involved in phenylpropanoid and lignin biosynthesis: improving cell wall composition for the biorefinery
Code
01SC5115
Duration
16 February 2015 → 31 October 2019
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Plant biochemistry
    • Plant cell and molecular biology
    • Plant genetics
    • Metabolomics
  • Engineering and technology
    • Other biotechnology, bio-engineering and biosystem engineering not elsewhere classified
Keywords
pathway discovery lignin Arabidopsis
 
Project description
 

This research project aims at pathway discovery in the phenylpropanoid metabolism of dicots, more specifically in Arabidopsis. This project aims at screening mutants of candidate genes via phenolic profiling and cell wall characterisation, followed by detailed characterisation of the hits.