Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160104172

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP160104172

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Roles of Metal Complexes in Carbohydrate Metabolism – Anti-Diabetic Drugs. This project aims to study the biological chemistry of chromium, vanadium, molybdenum and tungsten in glucose/fructose metabolism. Metal supplements are consumed widely for purported fat reduction and anti-diabetic activities but pose many questions about their efficacy, safety and essentiality. The project plans to explore evidence for an essential role for vanadium and molybdenum in carbohydrate metabolism and to investigate the transport, uptake and biological activities of the above metals. These fundamental chemical and biochemical studies could provide the basis of future research into improved prevention and treatment methods to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 30-06-2021

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $495,700.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Transition Metal Chemistry | Molecular Medicine | Inorganic Chemistry | Bioinorganic Chemistry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Bioinorganic Chemistry | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Inorganic Chemistry | Molecular Medicine | Transition Metal Chemistry

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