2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Studies of terpene cyclases responsible for the biosynthesis of oil components in Marchantia polymorpha and their use to metabolic engineering system.
| Project/Area Number |
22710226
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Living organism molecular science
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| Research Institution | Tokushima Bunri University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | ゼニゴケ / テルペノイド / 環化酵素 / 油体 / 物質生産 |
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| Research Abstract |
Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha is an attractive plant factory for genetic engineering and heterologous expression of transgenes responsible for the biosynthesis of hydrophobic compounds such as fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals. From the viewpoint of the controls of constituents in oil bodies in M. polymorpha, we planned to identify and analyze of terpene cyclases involved in production and accumulation of hydrophobic compounds. Our research has provided interesting information by characterization of sesquiterpene and diterpene cyclases from M. polymorpha.
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