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Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Program
Biology
Date of Award
5-2011
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Cecilia A. McIntosh
Committee Members
Daniel K. Owens, Dhirena Kumar, Ranjan N. Chakraborty
Abstract
Flavonoids are a class of plant secondary metabolites that fulfill many functions in planta and also benefit human health. Glucosylation of flavonoids, catalyzed by glucosyltransferases (GTs), help flavonoids perform their important roles. Citrus paradisi (grapefruit) is known to be active in flavonoid metabolism and possesses a variety of secondary product GTs. This research is designed to test the hypothesis that PGT10 is a flavonoid glucosyltransferase. PGT10 was cloned, expressed, purified, and tested for GT activity with a variety of phenolic substrates. Efforts to identify the reaction catalyzed by PGT10 continue. A second project was designed to test the hypothesis that multiple bands obtained by RT-PCR of PGT 5/6 found in root cDNA represented a set of homologous genes. Hypothesis has been confirmed by the homologous fragments found. Additional structural information is presented.
Document Type
Thesis - restricted
Recommended Citation
Lin, Zhangfan, "Expression and Characterization of Putative Plant Secondary Product Glucosyltransferase Clone 10 from Citrus paradisi and Resolution of Multiple Bands in PGT5/6." (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1284. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1284
Copyright
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