Understanding and Improving the Foliar Uptake of Amino Acids

该项目的目的是了解植物叶片吸收氨基酸的机制和途径，并设计潜在的改进方法。该项目涉及化学生物学和分析化学前沿的工作，包括标记氨基酸的合成，叶组织中氨基酸分布的分析，氨基酸代谢物的鉴定和表征，新型氨基酸衍生物的合成以及氨基酸制剂的研究，以帮助叶吸收。

The purpose of the project is to understand the mechanisms and routes of foliar uptake of amino acids in to plants and to design potential improvements to the process. The project involves work at the forefront of Chemical Biology and Analytical Chemistry and includes the synthesis of labelled amino acids, analysis of amino acid distribution in leaf tissue, identification and characterisation of amino acid metabolites, synthesis of novel amino acid derivatives and an investigation of amino acid formulations to aid leaf uptake.