Chicory as a multipurpose crop for dietary fibre and medicinal terpenes

Project Information

CHIC

Grant agreement ID: 760891

DOI 10.3030/760891

Project closed

EC signature date 7 November 2017

Start date 1 January 2018

End date 31 December 2022

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Biotechnology

Total cost € 7 318 346,25

EU contribution € 6 999 596,25

Coordinated by

STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH
Netherlands

Deliverables

Documents, reports (15)

Report on environmental assessment of NPBTs of the whole value chain
Document with recommendations to Policy Makers and Business Developers
Report on societal issues facilitating or hindering chicory innovation
Final Stakeholder Assessment Report
Report describing off-target assessment tool providing checklist for selection of a minimal OTA-target

Report describing offtarget assessment tool providing checklist for selection of a minimal OTAtarget

Report on socio-economic impact assessment of NPBTs along the whole value chain

Report on socioeconomic impact assessment of NPBTs along the whole value chain

PEDR completed
Final Report on the work with the Stakeholder Advisory Group
Report with proposed guidelines for risk assessment of NPBTs including nutritional safety and evaluation of toxicity
Report on regulatory regimes concerning the use of NPBTs
An overview of inulin and terpene quantity and quality in the NPBT chicory in a typical growing period comparable to the period August to December in comparison to commercial chicory varieties
Document describing indicator mapping for relevant impact channels of NPBTs, cultivation and processed products
Technical guidance document as decision support for NPBTs approaches including patent and IPR rights
Final Scenario Report including Management Options
Interim Report on the work with the Stakeholder Advisory Group

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (3)

Brochures presenting project goals
Art work. video presentations and brochures with project achievements available

Art work video presentations and brochures with project achievements available

CHIC website and social media platforms launched

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

Data Management Plan

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (16)

DNA-Free Genome Editing: Past, Present and Future

Author(s): Janina Metje-Sprink, Jochen Menz, Dominik Modrzejewski, Thorben Sprink
Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Issue 9, 2019, Page(s) 1-9, ISSN 1664-462X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01957

Inactivation of the germacrene A synthase genes by CRISPR/Cas9 eliminates the biosynthesis of sesquiterpene lactones in Cichorium intybus L.

Author(s): Katarina Cankar, Paul Bundock, Robert Sevenier, Suvi T. Häkkinen, Johanna Christina Hakkert, Jules Beekwilder, Ingrid M. Meer, Michiel Both, Dirk Bosch
Published in: Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2021, ISSN 1467-7644
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13670

Indigenous Perspectives and Gene Editing in Aotearoa New Zealand

Author(s): Maui Hudson, Aroha Te Pareake Mead, David Chagné, Nick Roskruge, Sandy Morrison, Phillip L. Wilcox, Andrew C. Allan
Published in: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Issue 7, 2019, ISSN 2296-4185
Publisher: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00070

Lactucin Synthase Inactivation Boosts the Accumulation of Anti-inflammatory 8-Deoxylactucin and Its Derivatives in Chicory ( Cichorium intybus L.)

Author(s): Katarina Cankar, Johanna Christina Hakkert, Robert Sevenier, Christina Papastolopoulou, Bert Schipper, João P Baixinho, Naiara Fernández, Melanie S Matos, Ana Teresa Serra, Claudia Nunes Santos, Khabat Vahabi, Alain Tissier, Paul Bundock, Dirk Bosch
Published in: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2023, ISSN 0021-8561
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c08959

CRISPR/Cas9 targeted inactivation of the kauniolide synthase in chicory results in accumulation of costunolide and its conjugates in taproots

Author(s): Katarina Cankar, Johanna Christina Hakkert, Robert Sevenier, Eva Campo, Bert Schipper, Christina Papastolopoulou, Khabat Vahabi, Alain Tissier, Paul Bundock, Dirk Bosch
Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022, ISSN 1664-462X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.940003

Towards social acceptability of genome-edited plants in industrialised countries? Emerging evidence from Europe, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan

Author(s): Armin Spök, Thorben Sprink, Andrew C. Allan, Tomiko Yamaguchi and Christian Dayé
Published in: Frontiers in Genome Editing, 2022, ISSN 2673-3439
Publisher: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/fgeed.2022.899331

Filter methods for MRIO tables: an evaluation

Author(s): Markus Simbürger
Published in: Economic Systems Research, 2021, Page(s) 1-20, ISSN 0953-5314
Publisher: Carfax Publishing Ltd.
DOI: 10.1080/09535314.2021.1971629

Assessing the Intestinal Permeability and Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Sesquiterpene Lactones from Chicory

Author(s): Melanie S. Matos, José D. Anastácio, J. William Allwood, Diogo Carregosa, Daniela Marques, Julie Sungurtas, Gordon J. McDougall, Regina Menezes, Ana A. Matias, Derek Stewart, Cláudia Nunes dos Santos
Published in: Nutrients, Issue 12/11, 2020, Page(s) 3547, ISSN 2072-6643
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/nu12113547

Environmental and socio-economic impacts of new plant breeding technologies: A case study of root chicory for inulin productionMaria Hingsamer, Veronika Kulmer, Matthew de Roode, Michael Kernitzkyi

Author(s): Maria Hingsamer, Veronika Kulmer, Matthew de Roode, Michael Kernitzkyi
Published in: Frontiers in Genome Editing., 2022, ISSN 2673-3439
Publisher: Frontiers In
DOI: 10.3389/fgeed.2022.919392

Sesquiterpene Lactones: Promising Natural Compounds to Fight Inflammation

Author(s): Melanie S. Matos, José D. Anastácio, Cláudia Nunes dos Santos
Published in: Pharmaceutics, Issue 13/7, 2021, Page(s) 991, ISSN 1999-4923
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13070991

A comparison of three different delivery methods for achieving CRISPR/Cas9 mediated genome editing in Cichorium intybus L.

Author(s): Umberto Salvagnin; Katharina Unkel; Thorben Sprink; Paul Bundock; Robert Sevenier; Milica Bogdanović; Slađana Todorović; Katarina Cankar; Johanna Christina Hakkert; Elio Schijlen; Ronald Nieuwenhuis; Maria Hingsamer; Veronika Kulmer; Michael Kernitzkyi; Dirk Bosch; Stefan Martens; Mickael Malnoy
Published in: Frontiers in plant science, 2023, ISSN 1664-462X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1111110

Genome Edited Crops Touch the Market: A View on the Global Development and Regulatory Environment

Author(s): Jochen Menz, Dominik Modrzejewski, Frank Hartung, Ralf Wilhelm, Thorben Sprink
Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Issue 11, 2020, ISSN 1664-462X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.586027

Targeting proteases involved in the viral replication of SARS-CoV-2 by sesquiterpene lactones from chicory (Cichorium intybus L.)

Author(s): María Ángeles Ávila-Gálvez , Carlos Rafael-Pita, Naiara Fernández, João Baixinho, José D. Anastácio, Katarina Cankar, Dirk Bosch, and Cláudia Nunes dos Santos
Published in: Food & Function, 2022, ISSN 1756-4646
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1039/d2fo00933a

SCOPE enables type III CRISPR-Cas diagnostics using flexible targeting and stringent CARF ribonuclease activation

Author(s): Jurre A. Steens, Yifan Zhu, David W. Taylor, Jack P. K. Bravo, Stijn H. P. Prinsen, Cor D. Schoen, Bart J. F. Keijser, Michel Ossendrijver, L. Marije Hofstra, Stan J. J. Brouns, Akeo Shinkai, John van der Oost & Raymond H. J. Staals
Published in: Nature, 2021, ISSN 1476-4687
Publisher: Nature
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25337-5

Chicory Extracts and Sesquiterpene Lactones Show Potent Activity against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens

Author(s): Suvi T. Häkkinen, Marina Soković, Liisa Nohynek, Ana Ćirić, Marija Ivanov, Dejan Stojković, Irina Tsitko, Melanie Matos, João P. Baixinho, Viktoriya Ivasiv, Naiara Fernández, Claudia Nunes dos Santos, Kirsi-Marja Oksman-Caldentey
Published in: Pharmaceuticals, Issue 14/9, 2021, Page(s) 941, ISSN 1424-8247
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/ph14090941

Supercritical CO2 Extraction as a Tool to Isolate Anti-Inflammatory Sesquiterpene Lactones from Cichorium intybus L. Roots

Author(s): João P. Baixinho, José D. Anastácio, Viktoriya Ivasiv, Katarina Cankar, Dirk Bosch, Regina Menezes, Matthew de Roode, Cláudia Nunes dos Santos, Ana A. Matias, Naiara Fernández
Published in: Molecules, Issue 26/9, 2021, Page(s) 2583, ISSN 1420-3049
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26092583

Conference proceedings (4)

Metabolic engineering in chicory by CRISPR/CAS9 editing

Author(s): Milica Bogdanović, Slađana Todorović, Katarina Ćuković, Milan
Published in: 2020
Publisher: "XI International Agriculture Symposium ""AGROSYM 2020"""

Evaluation of antimicrobial properties of chicory extracts”, The third congress of biologists of Serbia, p. 257. Zlatibor, 21-25.09.2022.

Author(s): Ćirić, A., Ivanov, M., Stojković, D., Glamočlija, J., Kostić, M., Petrović, J., Soković, M.
Published in: 2022
Publisher: The third congress of biologists of Serbia

Development of 4 conceptually different NPBTs in C. intybus

Author(s): Salvagnin, U.; Malnoy, M.; Martens, S.; Hakkert, H.; Van der Meer, I.; Sevenier, R.; Bundock, P.; de Both, M. (2020). Development of 4 conceptually different NPBTs in C. intybus. In: The 7th International Horticulture Research Conference, Online, July 1st-30th, 2020. url: http://www.hortres-conference.org/poster2.php?id=348 handle:
Published in: 2020
Publisher: Hortress Conference

Supercritical fluid extraction of Chicory reveals its antimicrobial, antibiofilm and wound healing potentials. 4th International Conference on Plant Biology (23rd SPPS Meeting), 6-8 October 2022, Belgrade, p. 96.

Author(s): Stojković, D., Ivanov, M., Ćirić, A., Petrović, J., Kostić, M., Glamočlija, J., Soković, M.
Published in: 2022
Publisher: 4th International Conference on Plant Biology

Monographic books (1)

Social Acceptability of Cisgenic Plants: Public Perception, Consumer Preferences, and Legal Regulation

Author(s): Dayé, Christian, Armin Spök, Andrew C. Allan, Tomiko Yamaguchi, and Thorben Sprink
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Springer Link
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-10721-4_3