Characterization of Fructan Exohydrolase (FEH) in Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) Roots

PI将研究两种植物中果糖的代谢 植物，通常被称为蓟和蓟。 这些植物商店 碳水化合物如果聚糖，代谢的知识可以 在控制他们的射程污染方面有相当大的用处- 和农田。 这项研究是PI研究生的延伸， 经验，并将有相当大的好处，让PI 专注于一个可以由美国农业部，州农业基金， NSF计划。 规划期对于进一步 私家侦探的职业规划 它被设计成一个部分后- 博士，并与科学家合作互动， 对PI的发展产生了非常有利的影响。

The PI will study the metabolism of fructose in two species of plants, known commonly as thistle and dandelion. These plant store carbohydrate as fructans, and knowledge of the metabolism could be of considerable use in controlling their contamination of range- and cropland. The research is an extension of the PI's graduate experience and would be of considerable benefit to allow the PI to focus on a project which could funded by the USDA, state Ag funds, and NSF programs. The planning period is of great merit to further the career plans of the PI. It is designed to be partly a post- doctoral, and collaborative interaction with scientists who may very favorably impact upon the PI's development.