Objective More than two million tonnes of sugar beet pulp containing 20-25% pectins are generated annually in EU. Due to a poor functional property the pectin cannot be used as a high added-value product. To solve this European problem we want to improve the pectin in the sugar beet plant by molecular farming and down-stream processing. On a short term basis we want to improve the pectin by enzymatic modification. On a medium term basis we want to control the quality of the pectin product by introducing proteins and enzymes, which can modify the pectin in the plant cell wall. On a long term basis we want to isolate the biosynthetic machinery producing the pectin polymer, by purifying the membrane-bound enymes involved in the polygalacturonan synthesis, its methylation and acetylation, and by using Arabidopsis genetics for the discovery of a new genes involved in pectin biosynthesis. In addition we want to determine the structure-functional relationship of a new pectin product. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsnatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciencesnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsenzymes Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-3. - Key action The "Cell factory" Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator DANISCO A/S EU contribution No data Address 1,Langebrogade 1 1001 KOEBENHAVN K/COPENHAEGEN Denmark See on map Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France EU contribution No data Address 147 rue de l'Université 75341 Paris See on map Total cost No data NETHERLANDS RESEARCH SCHOOL FOR ASTRONOMY - LEGALLY REPRESENTED BY UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN Netherlands EU contribution No data Address 5,Broerstraat 5 9712 CP GRONINGEN See on map Total cost No data THE ROYAL VETERINARY AND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Denmark EU contribution No data Address 13,Buelowsvej 17 1870 FREDERISKSBERG See on map Total cost No data UNILEVER UK CENTRAL RESOURCES LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Unilever House, Blackfriars EC4P 4BQ LONDON See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Woodhouse Lane LEEDS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF ROME "LA SAPIENZA" Italy EU contribution No data Address Piazzale Aldo Moro 5 00185 ROMA See on map Total cost No data WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Costerweg 50 WAGENINGEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
