Important Plant Enzymes Identified
Friday, May 23, 2008 - 12:28
in Biology & Nature
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have identified enzymes important in the modification of isoflavonoids, natural plant products that help plants resist fungal infections, and may have beneficial health effects for humans as well. The research, which will be published online May 22, 2008, in The Plant Journal, may pave the way for implanting the isoflavonoid-synthesis pathway into bioenergy crops to promote disease resistance and thereby prevent yield losses, and/or to enhance the production of other useful chemical feedstocks.
Read the whole article on Physorg
More from Physorg
Related
- Structures of important plant viruses determinedWed, 1 Oct 2008, 11:42:55 EDT
- Enzyme detectives uncover new reactions, productsMon, 8 Sep 2008, 17:28:55 EDT
- Popping the cork on biofuel agricultureMon, 19 Oct 2009, 16:14:38 EDT
- Plant gene mapping may lead to better biofuel productionTue, 14 Apr 2009, 9:44:18 EDT
- Understanding plants' overactive immune system will help MU researchers build better cropsWed, 27 May 2009, 11:37:30 EDT