New Plant Bioactive products from a BC Kelp species Phase II

本研究的目的是确定和提炼BC海带产品Kelpgrow中的生物活性成分， 使西海岸海洋生物加工公司（WCMBP）能够开发新的增值产品， 农业的应用和新市场。第一阶段鉴定了生物活性以及抑制级分的 海带第二阶段将定义可扩展的工业过滤和树脂工艺，以分离至少两种活性物质， 馏分，并开发基于这些生物活性的几种新产品。当WCMBPs的新产品 由于具有确定的植物调节活性，它们将引起组织培养领域的一系列市场的兴趣， 蔬菜和浆果生产，观赏植物繁殖，季节性开花热带植物-所有这些都需要 精准增长管理。 该项目将通过支持其对新技术的投资而使公司受益，而Kwantlen将 受益于培训学生，教学人员和博士后研究员在应用研究，增加 可持续园艺研究所协助当地公司进行研究的能力， 发展和加强大学的理工任务。经济利益将累积到遥远的 北方岛屿社区，那里的海带是可持续的收获和加工，以及广泛的 加拿大植物农业产业将使用新的生物活性产品生产高价值的产品， 植物产品。这些新产品有可能取代化学处理和/或防止化肥 通过促进植物更好地利用资源，从而保护环境。

The objective of this research is to define and refine the bioactive components in a BC kelp product Kelpgrow, so that the West Coast Marine Bio-processing Corp. (WCMBP) can develop new value-added products for new applications and new markets in agriculture. Phase I identified the bioactive as well as an inhibitory fraction of Kelpgrow. Phase II will define scaleable industrial filtration and resin processes to separate at least two active fractions, and develop several new products based on these bioactivities. When WCMBPs new products are developed with defined plant regulatory activity, they will be of interest to a range of markets in tissue culture, vegetable and berry production, ornamental propagation, seasonal flowering tropicals - all of which demand precision growth management. The project will benefit the company by supporting its investment in new technology, while Kwantlen will benefit by training students, instructional staff and a Post Doctoral Fellow in applied research, increasing the capacity of the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture to assist local companies in their research and development, and enhancing the universities polytechnic mandate. Economic benefits will accrue to the remote northern island communities where the kelp is harvested and processed sustainably, as well as to a broad range of Canadian plant agricultural industries which will use new bioactive products in production of high value plant products. These new products have potential to replace chemical treatments and/or prevent fertilizer leaching by promoting better plant utilization of resources, thus preserving the environment.