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Wed, 08 Dec 2021
Events, Seminar Series
Dr. Sarah O'Connor
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Harnessing the Chemistry of Plant Natural Product Biosynthesis
Wednesday, December 08, 2021
Zoom Webinar @ 10:30 a.m.
Host: Dr. David Vocadlo
Webinar Link
Join us on Zoom: https://sfu.zoom.us/j/68116063956?pwd=RHA0UVc1U0JtZDVGdjBpY1lTcmVHUT09
Meeting ID: 681 1606 3956
Passcode: 513215
Abstract
Plants, which make thousands of complex natural products or specialized metabolites, are outstanding chemists: plants create incredible chemical complexity from simple starting materials. Medicinal plants are known to make molecules that can be used as medicines to cure cancer, pain and other diseases. Here we will highlight how plants make these molecules and how these biosynthetic pathways can be placed into an evolutionary and biological context. We will also discuss methods by which these pathways can be harnessed by metabolic engineering.