Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1096299

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP1096299

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

New functions for bioactive flavonoids in plants and mammals. We have discovered natural products with biological activity in plants and mammals. These molecules affect plant shape and development and the process of mammalian blood vessel formation. We seek to understand how these molecules work. More understanding is required before one can begin to utilise these molecules for possible beneficial agriculture or human health outcomes. Plant shape influences such things as yield or more drought-resilient root systems. Importantly, we have discovered specific molecules that either promote or inhibit blood vessel formation. A better understanding of how these molecules work could lead to novel treatments for cancer or cardiovascular disease.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-02-2010

End Date: 03-02-2013

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $390,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Biology | Gene Expression | Protein Targeting And Signal Transduction | Plant Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Cardiovascular system and diseases | Cancer and related disorders | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Cancer and related disorders | Cardiovascular system and diseases | Gene Expression | Plant Biology | Plant Physiology | Protein Targeting And Signal Transduction

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