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| - | <p>One of the most interesting properties of plants is their immense metabolic capabilities. In this sub-project, we | + | <p>One of the most interesting properties of plants is their immense metabolic capabilities. Some of the most important metabolites of plants are pigments which aid in photosynthesis, many of which infer color upon the plant tissue. In this sub-project, we aim to alter the color of arabidopsis flowers by adjusting of the carotenoid metabolic pathway via artificial microRNA interference.</p> |
| + | <p>Our target compounds are are lycopene, a red, lnear pigment, and beta-carotene, and orange derivative of lycopene. Both are elements of the carotenoid metabolic pathway, used as precursors for lutein and xanthophyll pigments. We aim to accumulate these compounds by using RNA interference to knock down enzymes catalyzing the steps following these pigments in the metabolic pathway</p> | ||
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abstract lab notebook pigment metabolism engineering pathways targeting the petals parts & primers results references
abstract
One of the most interesting properties of plants is their immense metabolic capabilities. Some of the most important metabolites of plants are pigments which aid in photosynthesis, many of which infer color upon the plant tissue. In this sub-project, we aim to alter the color of arabidopsis flowers by adjusting of the carotenoid metabolic pathway via artificial microRNA interference.
Our target compounds are are lycopene, a red, lnear pigment, and beta-carotene, and orange derivative of lycopene. Both are elements of the carotenoid metabolic pathway, used as precursors for lutein and xanthophyll pigments. We aim to accumulate these compounds by using RNA interference to knock down enzymes catalyzing the steps following these pigments in the metabolic pathway
