Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0210658

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0210658

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Metabolic engineering of sugarcane: production of a biodegradable bioplastic as a test-case. The aim of this project is to produce a commercially valuable bioplastic called PHB in transgenic sugarcane. This bioplastic has similar properties to petrochemically produced polypropylene, but is fully biodegradable. PHB has been produced in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana at commercially viable levels. The expected outcome of high-level production of PHB in sugarcane would have significant benefits to the Australian sugar industry, the rural economy, and the Australian environment.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 04-03-2006

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $314,186.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Agricultural Biotechnology | Genetic Engineering And Enzyme Technology | Plant Improvement (Selection, Breeding And Genetic Engineering) | Plastics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Sugar | Plastics in primary forms | Primary plant products not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Agricultural Biotechnology | Genetic Engineering And Enzyme Technology | Plant Improvement (Selection, Breeding And Genetic Engineering) | Plastics | Plastics in primary forms | Primary plant products not elsewhere classified | Sugar

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