Chemical study on the "memory" phenomenon in the insectivorous plant, the Venus flytrap

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21710217
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Living organism molecular science
Research Institution	Chubu University (2010) Tohoku University (2009)
Principal Investigator	OKADA Masahiro 中部大学, 応用生物学部, 講師 (40377792)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2010
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Keywords	天然物有機化学 / 有機化学 / 植物 / 生理活性 / 記憶 / 構造決定
Research Abstract	"Memory" has been observed in the leaf closure of the insectivorous Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula). The rapid closure of the traps requires two stimuli within 30 s on the sensory hairs of their internal surface. We found that Dionaea has two endogenous chemical factors that induce the closure of traps without stimuli.

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