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SUMMARY:Making new molecules - Anne Osbourn\, JIC
DTSTART:20121101T130000Z
DTEND:20121101T140000Z
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CONTACT:Jill Harrison
DESCRIPTION:Plants produce a huge array of natural products\, many of whic
 h are specialised metabolites associated with particular species.   These 
 secondary metabolites often have important ecological roles\, facilitating
  pollination and seed dispersal and/or providing protection against attack
  by pests and pathogens.   Although the ability of plants to perform in vi
 vo combinatorial chemistry by mixing\, matching and evolving the genes req
 uired for different secondary metabolite biosynthetic pathways is likely t
 o have been critical for survival and diversification of the Plant Kingdom
  we know very little about the mechanisms underpinning this process.  This
  talk will focus on plant natural product function and synthesis\, the ori
 gins of metabolic diversity and potential for metabolic engineering\, draw
 ing on our research on terpene synthesis in crop and model plants.  
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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