Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0666128

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0666128

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Aminopeptidases involved in regulating the amino acid pool in malaria parasites. Aminopeptidases are pivotal to the normal functions of all cells. Abnormalities in their function and/or structure results in tissue damage in many pathological processes in humans such as cancer, neuronal diseases and hormonal action. They are also critical to viral, bacterial and parasitic infections as they are employed to remove amino acids from the host for use in building their own proteins. This project brings national and international expertise together to define the structure and biological properties of these essential enzymes so that in the future we can employ rational approaches to develop new drugs that can combat these diseases and ailments.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-02-2006

End Date: 30-06-2009

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $264,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Enzymes | Genetic Engineering And Enzyme Technology | Medical Parasitology | Medical Microbiology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Infectious diseases | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines) | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines)

Other Keywords

Enzymes | Genetic Engineering And Enzyme Technology | Infectious diseases | Medical Microbiology | Medical Parasitology | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines)

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