Objective Terrene syntheses are responsible for a key biosynthetic step in the formation of many mono- and sesquiterpenes produced by aromatic plants that are valuable in medicine, in food and in the cosmetic industry. The overall objective of the project is to exploit the natural diversity of expression of terrene syntheses to obtain a detailed understanding of the molecular and structural basis of terpenesynthase function, so enabling the informed development of strategies for producing important value-added trapezoids at high levels both in vivo and inviter. The terrene syntheses genes of three species will be cloned and expressed, the encoded enzymes characterised, and the role of these catalysts in producing diverse terrene profiles investigated. The elucidation of structure-function relationships within terrene syntheses families will provide the theoretical basis to develop the possibility of protein engineering. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencescatalysisnatural 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 UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE VIENNA EU contribution No data Address Veterinaerplatz 1 1210 WIEN Austria See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AUSTRIA WIRTSCHAFTSSERVICE GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H Austria EU contribution No data Address Ungargasse, 37 1030 WIEN See on map Total cost No data DR. JUNGHANNS GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Untere Dorfstrasse 8 06449 ASCHERSLEBEN See on map Total cost No data MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V. Germany EU contribution No data Address Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 10 07745 JENA See on map Total cost No data MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE OF CHANIA Greece EU contribution No data Address Alsyllion Agrokepion 73100 HANIA - CRETE See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF READING United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Whiteknights RG6 6AH READING / SILCHESTER See on map Total cost No data VIORYL CHEMICAL AND AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY RESEARCH SA Greece EU contribution No data Address Viltaniotis Street 36 14564 KIFISIA / ATHINA See on map Total cost No data
