Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP170104325

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Bacterial glycan biosynthesis. This project aims to understand bacterial glycan biosynthesis. Bacteria produce complex polysaccharides, such as O antigens, critical to their interactions with their environment. Bacterial polysaccharides are used as vaccines, lubricants in oil drilling and food gelling agents. This project aims to find out how membrane proteins work together by using molecular genetic and biochemical approaches to identify amino acids in proteins that affect their interaction and O antigen polymerisation. This project will create fundamental knowledge on mechanisms in polysaccharide biosynthesis and improve processes that produce and use bacterial polysaccharides, building intellectual property that can be commercialised for the benefit of society.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-2017

End Date: 12-2021

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $399,500.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbiology | Bacteriology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |