plant metabolic engineering for high value products 2011−2015
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PlantEngineCOST Action FA1006
Objectives and Achievements−Establishment of a highly interdisciplinary platform of scientists and
research institutions in the field of plant natural products (PNP), especially
those compounds used as pharmaceuticals, fragrances, and fine chemicals.
−Definition of the status quo of the scattered research on PNP biosynthesis and
its modification, and identification of future avenues of research.
−Initiation of an inventory of resources and expertise in PNPs and their
manipulation in planta.
−Bringing together European scientists, finding new intersections of research
areas, and assemble strong sub−teams enabled to propose new collaborative
research programs.
−Establishment of a platform for training, education, and motivation of skilled
young scientists in the field of PNP research.
−Transferring results regarding plant metabolic engineering to an application
level which could benefit the European society on its way to eco−efficient and
bio−based production of high value products.
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Plant Metabolic Engineering for High Value Products 2011−2015
Working Group 1 − Status quo & Road Map−Defining the status quo of current PNP research in Europe and developing a road map for future research foci
−Development of standards for databases and computational tools in PNP research − Establishing plant
metabolic engineering resources and expertises.
Working Group 2 − Molecular Tools−Identification .of bottlenecks in metabolic pathways and development of shortcuts for unknown reaction
steps
−Engineering of pathway steps and enzymes for more efficient production of valuable compounds
−Establishing and disseminate transformation techniques for plants and tissue cultures to enable the
generation of efficient production hosts
Participating countriesAustria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, The Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.
Contact detailsChair of the Action
Heribert Warzecha, Professor, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany [email protected]−darmstadt.de
Science Officer
Science Officer Food and Agriculture, COST Office, [email protected]
Working Group 3 − System Engineering Approach−Understanding major switches influencing PNP pathways
−Indentifying ways to control metabolic flux in PNP networks and apply system engineering approaches
−Understanding and reducing degradation processes of PNP of interest
Industry participation−LABOULET − Xavier Guillot, R&D coordinator, France, [email protected], www.laboulet.fr
−SoluCel − Jan Pen, CEO Finland [email protected] http://www.solucel.com
−Proplanta − Anca Baciu Manager, Romania [email protected], http://www.proplanta.ro
−others