Yu Gao | Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Understanding the impact of drought on native cell wall nanoarchitecture of engineered plants via multi-dimensional solid-state NMR and cryo-TEM.

Lead Institution

University of Adelaide

Principal Investigator

Jennifer Mortimer

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Plant biomass (essentially the cell wall) is the carbon source that will underpin a sustainable bioeconomy. Drought can severely affect plant growth and reduces crop yield and quality, and is a…

Advanced Molecular Characterization of Solvo-Catalytic Lignin Disassembly

Lead Institution

Washington University in St. Louis

Principal Investigator

Marcus Foston

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Lignin obtained from lignocellulosic biomass is an abundant, renewable, low-cost resource whose carbon-rich, aromatic composition makes it ideal to displace some petroleum-based feedstocks as…

Applying multi-dimensional solid state NMR to explore the nanoarchitecture of native and engineered plant cell walls

Lead Institution

University of Adelaide

Principal Investigator

Jennifer Mortimer

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Plants fix carbon via photosynthesis, the majority of which is incorporated into cell wall polysaccharides. These polysaccharides are synthesized in different cellular compartments, but are assembled…

Exploring the native cell wall nanoarchitecture of engineered bioenergy crops via multi-dimensional solid-state NMR.

Lead Institution

University of Adelaide

Principal Investigator

Jennifer Mortimer

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, an inorganic carbon source, is fixed by plants via photosynthesis to form the polysaccharides and lignin that constitute the plant cell wall. The plant cell wall,…

Projects

Understanding the impact of drought on native cell wall nanoarchitecture of engineered plants via multi-dimensional solid-state NMR and cryo-TEM.

Advanced Molecular Characterization of Solvo-Catalytic Lignin Disassembly

Applying multi-dimensional solid state NMR to explore the nanoarchitecture of native and engineered plant cell walls

Exploring the native cell wall nanoarchitecture of engineered bioenergy crops via multi-dimensional solid-state NMR.