Re-purposing shelved 'antibiotics' in the search for new herbicides

该项目旨在鉴定抑制氨基酸生物合成途径的靶标特异性除草剂化合物，以解决除草剂抗性。该项目希望通过利用这些途径中细菌和植物酶之间的相似性来验证一种新的除草剂发现策略，以重新使用失败的“除草剂”。预期成果包括我们对新型除草剂靶标的结构、功能和抑制作用的认识的进步，以及具有除草活性的化合物的鉴定。这将为改善澳大利亚农作物的数量和质量以确保我们的粮食安全的长期利益奠定基础。

This project aims to identify target-specific herbicidal compounds that inhibit amino acid biosynthesis pathways to tackle herbicide resistance. This project expects to validate a novel herbicide discovery strategy by exploiting the similarity between bacterial and plant enzymes in these pathways to re-purpose failed 'antibiotics'. Expected outcomes include advances in our knowledge of the structure, function and inhibition of novel herbicide targets, and the identification of compounds with herbicidal activity. This should lay the foundations for long-term benefits related to improving the quantity and quality of Australia’s crops to ensure our food security.