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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP210103970
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Mycobacterial Cholesterol Degradation: A Unique Metabolic Weakness? This project aims to understand the use of the steroid cholesterol as a source of essential metabolic building blocks by bacteria. Cholesterol utilisation is a key feature of many bacterial pathogens which have evolved to survive in niche environments. By understanding the initial step in cholesterol degradation and the bioinorganic and bioorganic chemistry of the metalloenzymes that catalyse it, this work aims to develop strategies to block this activity. This will turn a key strength of these bacteria into a potent weakness and will generate the proof of principle and knowledge required for the future development of effective strategies to combat pathogenic bacteria.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 03-2021
End Date: 02-2024
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $498,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Inorganic Chemistry | Organic Chemical Synthesis | Bioinorganic Chemistry | Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry not elsewhere classified
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
