Structure-based investigations into new modes of action for herbicides

本项目旨在鉴定和提供蛋白质结构信息，为开发除草剂提供新的蛋白质靶点。不断增长的人口的粮食安全依赖于农业，而农业又依赖于除草剂。目前，除草剂药效受到抗性杂草的严重威胁。在本项目中，化学文库的创新应用和植物与人类寄生虫之间鲜为人知的联系将有助于解决除草剂靶点的结构，开发新的除草剂，以确保未来的粮食安全。

This project aims to focus on identifying and providing protein structure information for new protein targets against which herbicides can be developed. Food security for a growing population relies on agriculture, which in turn relies on herbicides. Presently, herbicide efficacy is under serious threat from resistant weeds. In this project, innovative applications of chemical libraries and exploiting a little-known connection between plants and human parasites will help to resolve the structure of herbicide targets for the development of new herbicides to ensure future food security.