Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP220103934

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP220103934

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Structure and metabolism of bioactive carbohydrates from brown algae. Brown algae produce a diversity of species-specific carbohydrates in their cell walls that exhibit a variety of biological activities that can be exploited for the development of functional food and biopharmaceutical formulations. However, the metabolic pathways responsible for the biosynthesis of these carbohydrates are poorly characterised. This multidisciplinary project aims to understand the molecular events that control the structure and metabolism of bioactive carbohydrates in the prominent Australian brown alga Ecklonia radiata, with particular focus on alginates and fucoidans. This knowledge will be used to produce in yeast bioactive oligosaccharides that are of high commercial interest to the biopharmaceutical industry.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 11-2022

End Date: 12-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $621,200.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Phycology (incl. Marine Grasses) | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Analytical Biochemistry | Cell Metabolism

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Industrial Crops not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

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