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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP190103314
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Novel ultraviolet radiation filters from extreme environments. This project aims to exploit uncultured microorganisms to produce and characterise novel ultraviolet radiation-filter biosynthesis pathways. Current ultraviolet radiation-filtering compounds are toxic and persistent. There is a need for biodegradable, ultraviolet radiation filters that are safe for use across a variety of health and industrial applications. Over millions of years, the damaging effect of ultraviolet radiation has exerted selective pressure on organisms that has driven the evolutionary diversity of natural radiation-filtering compounds. This project expects to characterise and harness the microbial diversity of unique high ultraviolet radiation ecosystems via synthetic biology to produce industrially and pharmacologically useful ultraviolet radiation filters.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 08-2019
End Date: 12-2022
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $395,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Enzymes | Microbial Genetics | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Synthetic Biology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Organic Industrial Chemicals (excl. Resins, Rubber and Plastics) | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing not elsewhere classified |
