Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0344142

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0344142

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Using the fractionation of hydrogen and carbon isotopes to analyse the mechanisms of the primary processes of photosynthesis. The primary processes of CO2 fixation and reduction in photosynthesis leave their signatures in the isotopic composition of organic matter. Although these signatures are used widely in geochemistry, biology and climatology to infer the dynamics and history of the biosphere, the information they provide about the mechanisms of the processes that produce them has not been exploited fully. We propose to map the underlying biochemistry responsible for fractionation of hydrogen isotopes, to assess its ability to indicate the water relations of plants, and to use carbon-isotope discrimination to probe the catalytic chemistry of the CO2-fixing enzyme, Rubisco.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 31-12-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $360,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Enzymes | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Analytical Biochemistry | Plant Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Analytical Biochemistry | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Biological sciences | Enzymes | Plant Physiology

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