Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP180102630
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Transport of nucleotide sugars and their roles in cell wall biosynthesis. This project aims to define and manipulate transporters involved in the delivery of activated sugars for cell wall polymer biosynthesis. Cell wall polymers play important structural and functional roles in plants. They also represent an important renewable resource in the form of biomass and contribute to the nutritional value of food. The project will complete the characterisation of cell wall-associated transporters, apply new technologies to visualise cell wall biosynthesis in growing plants and leverage this knowledge to manipulate biomass in rice. This information will provide fundamental knowledge on a crucial process in plants that can be used the development of functional foods for agriculture and tailored biomass for industry.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 09-2018
End Date: 09-2021
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $351,653.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Plant Biology | Analytical Biochemistry | Crop and Pasture Biomass and Bioproducts
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Biofuel (Biomass) Energy | Nutraceuticals and Functional foods | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
