Linkage - International - Grant ID: LX0349233

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LX0349233

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Design and evaluation of new environmentally-benign herbicides that inhibit branched-chain amino acid biosynthesis. Herbicides interfere with processes that occur in plants, such as photosynthesis or the biosynthesis of certain amino acids. In this project we will focus on branched-chain amino acid biosynthesis, designing and evaluating inhibitors of the first two enzymes in this process. Based on their three dimensional structures we will develop an understanding of the molecular features that contribute to a potent inhibitor and those that are required for it to be effective upon plants. Using this information we will design and synthesis new compounds as potential environmentally-benign herbicides.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2003

End Date: 30-06-2005

Funding Scheme: Linkage - International

Funding Amount: $35,200.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Enzymes | Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases And Weeds) | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Biological And Medical Chemistry |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences | Chemical sciences | Field crops not elsewhere classified

Other Keywords

Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Biological And Medical Chemistry | Biological sciences | Chemical sciences | Enzymes | Field crops not elsewhere classified | Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases And Weeds)

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