Molecular analysis of phenolic metabolism and herbivore defense in populus

杨树酚类代谢和食草动物防御的分子分析

• 批准号: 194329-2010
• 负责人: Constabel, Peter
• 金额: $ 4.44万
• 依托单位: University of Victoria
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2011-01-01 至 2012-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=476644
• 关键词: Molecular; analysis; phenolic; metabolism; herbivore

Forests cover a large proportion of Canada's land area, and forest health is of concern to all Canadians. Understanding how forest trees defend themselves against herbivory and other stresses is therefore an important practical and scientific goal. This proposal describes a program of research on defense-related phenolic metabolism in Populus (poplars and aspens). Poplar contains abundant bioactive phenolic secondary metabolites, and is a model for tree biologists. In Canada, poplars and aspens are important forest trees.

森林覆盖了加拿大很大一部分土地面积，森林健康是所有加拿大人关注的问题。因此，了解森林树木如何保护自己免受食草动物和其他压力是一个重要的实际和科学目标。该建议描述了一个程序的研究与防御相关的酚类物质在杨树（杨树和白杨）的代谢。白杨含有丰富的酚类次生代谢产物，是树木生物学家研究的模式树种。在加拿大，白杨和白杨是重要的森林树木。