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Researchers:
| Project Title: | Enhanced production
of high-value carotenoids by applying oxidative stresses
to the cultures of green microalgae |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Chen S.F., Mr. Hou W.W., Prof. Hu Q., Dr. Jiang Y.,
Prof. Xiang W.Z. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | RGC
Fundable Projects (Block Grant Funded) |
| Start Date: | November 2001 |
| Abstract: |
| To screen microalgae (Haematococcus, Chlorococcum,
etc.) for potential of secondary carotenoid formation;
to grow the selected microalgae in shake flasks and
subsequently in fermenters by providing suitable nutrients
including organic carbon sources to the cultures under
heterotrophic and mixotrophic conditions; to apply
various oxidative stresses to induce the formation
of the secondary carotenoids. |
| Project Title: | Study on the cell
wall of the green microalga Haematococcus pluvialis
(volvocales, chlorophyceae) |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Chen S.F., Prof. Hu Q. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Block
Grant Earmarked for Research |
| Start Date: | November 2001 |
| Abstract: |
| To understand the formation of the cell wall
of H. pluvialis under normal and environmental stress
conditions. |
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Chen H., Chen
S.F., Chiu F.C.K. and Lo C.M.Y., The effect
of yeast elicitor on the growth and secondary metabolism
of hairy root cultures of Salvia miltiorrhiza,
Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 2001, 28:
100-105.
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Chen S.F.
and Jiang Y., Algae and their Biotechnological Potential.
Dordrecht, the Netherlands, Kluwer Academic Publishers,
2001, 316pp.
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Chen S.F.,
Development of bioprocess engineering in China, The
IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo 2002. Anaheim, CA,
USA (Abstract published at the IFT website). 2002.
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Fan K.W., Chen
S.F., Jones E.B.G. and Vrijmoed L.L.P., Docosahexaenoic
acid (DHA) production from mangrove thaustochytrids,
their physiology and food waste utilization potential,
Proceedings of the International Conference on Essential
Fatty Acids and Human Nutrition and Health, Shanghai,
China, p. 192. 2002.
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Li H. and Chen S.F.,
Preparative isolation and purification of astaxanthin
from the green microalga Chlorococcum sp. by
high-speed counter-current chromatography. In: Chen,
F. & Jiang, Y. (eds), Algae and Their Biotechnological
Potential. The Netherlands, Kluwer Academic Publishers,
2001, pp. 127-134.
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Li H. and Chen S.F.,
Preparative isolation and purification of astaxanthin
from the microalga Chlorococcum sp. by high-speed
counter-current chromatography, Journal of Chromatography
A. 2001, 925: 133-137.
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|
Li H. and Chen S.F.,
Preparative isolation and purification of salidroside
from the Chinese medicinal plant Rhodiola sacchalinensis
by high-speed counter-current chromatography, Journal
of Chromatography A. 2001, 932: 91-95.
|
|
Li H., Lai
J., Jiang Y. and Chen
S.F., Preparative isolation and purification
of salvianolic acid B from the Chinese medicinal plant
Salvia miltiorrhiza by high-speed counter-current
chromatography, Journal of Chromatography A.
2002, 943(2): 235-239.
|
|
Li H. and Chen S.F.,
Preparative isolation and purification of six diterpenoids
from the Chinese medicinal plant Salvia miltiorrhiza
by high-speed counter-current chromatography, Journal
of Chromatography A. 2001, 925: 109-114.
|
|
Li H. and Chen S.F.,
Simultaneous determination of nine water-soluble vitamins
in pharmaceutical preparations by high-performance
liquid chromatography with diode array detection, Journal
of Separation Science. 2001, 24: 271-274.
|
|
Wen Z. and
Chen S.F.,
Continuous cultivation of the diatom Nitzschia laevis
for eicosapentaenoic acid production: physiological
study and process optimization, Biotechnology Progress.
2002, 18: 21-28.
|
|
Wen Z., Jiang
Y. and Chen
S.F., High cell density culture of the diatom
Nitzchia laevis for eicosapentaenoic acid production:
fed-batch development, Process Biochemistry.
2002, 37: 1447-1453.
|
|
Yuan J.P., Chen
S.F., Liu X. and Li X.Z., Carotenoid composition
in the green microalga Chlorococcum, Food
Chemistry. 2002, 76(3): 319-325.
|
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Zhong J.J., Chen H. and Chen
S.F., Production of rosmarinic acid, lithospermic
acid B, and tanshinones by suspension cultures of Ti-transformed
Salvia miltiorrhiza cells in bioreactors, Journal
of Plant Biotechnology. 2001, 3(2): 107-112.
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|
Ching K.M.
and Ma C.Y.,
Thermal aggregation of Dolichos lablab globulin
(Abstract), Institute of Food Technologists Annual
Meeting (Anaheim, CA). 2002.
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| Project Title: | Molecular characterization
of ACBP2 in Arabidopsis |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Chye M.L. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong
Kong Research Grants Council Competitive Earmarked
Research Grants |
| Start Date: | September 1999 |
| Abstract: |
| To demonstrate the functional role of the acyl-CoA
binding domain of ACBP2 in binding acyl-CoA esters;
to examine the expression of ACBP2 mRNA; to localize
the ACBP2 protein using anti-ACBP2 polyclonal antibodies. |
| Project Title: | Production of fungus-resistant
transgenic potato |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Chye M.L. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Plant
and Fungal Biotechnology Area of Excellence |
| Start Date: | March 2000 |
| Abstract: |
| To produce fungus-resistant transgenic potato. |
| Project Title: | Functional analysis
of Arabidopsis acyl-CoA binding proteins |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Chye M.L. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong
Kong Research Grants Council Competitive Earmarked
Research Grants |
| Start Date: | September 2000 |
| Abstract: |
| To elucidate the function of Arabidopsis ACBP1
and ACBP2. Findings from this study could potentially
lead to the manipulation of plant lipid transport/storage
in oilseed crops. |
| Project Title: | Expression of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarylCoA
synthase in Brassica juncea |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Chye M.L. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Block
Grant Earmarked for Research |
| Start Date: | November 2000 |
| Completion Date: | October 2002 |
| Abstract: |
| To understand the role of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarylCoA
synthase in fungal protection and in flower/seed development
in Brassica juncea. |
| Project Title: | Characterization of
Brassica Juncea 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Chye M.L., Dr. Bach T.J. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | France/Hong
Kong Joint Research Scheme |
| Start Date: | January 2001 |
| Completion Date: | December 2002 |
| Abstract: |
| To identify the amino acid residues in Brassica
juncea HMG-CoA synthase (HMGS) essential for enzyme
activity by site-directed in vitro mutagenesis. |
| Project Title: | Regulation of cysteine
proteinase expression in Solanum melongena |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Chye M.L., Dr. Yao K.M. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong
Kong Research Grants Council Competitive Earmarked
Research Grants |
| Start Date: | September 2001 |
| Abstract: |
| To elucidate the molecular basis for ethylene-
induction and circadian regulation of SmCP, a gene
encoding cysteine proteinase that functions at senescence
and developmental events associated with programmed
cell death (PCD) in Solanum melongena (brinjal/ eggplant/
aubergine). |
| Project Title: | Investigations on
the chitin-binding domains of BjCHI1 |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Chye M.L. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Block
Grant Earmarked for Research |
| Start Date: | February 2002 |
| Abstract: |
| To purify BjCHI1 from transgenic tobacco for
in vitro investigations of agglutination assays to
further understand the role of the two chitin-binding
domains in plant-pathogen interactions. |
|
Li H. and Chye M.L.,
Membrane localization of Arabidopsis acyl-CoA
binding protein ACBP2, 15th International Symposium
on Plant Lipids, Okazaki, Japan. May 12-17, 2002.
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Li H. and Chye M.L.,
Membrane localization of Arabidopsis acyl-CoA
binding protein ACBP2, Xth
International Congress of Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology,
Orlando, USA, June 23-28,2002.
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| Project Title: | A co-operative venture
in food science education with the American Association
of Cereal Chemists |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Corke H. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Leung
Kau Kui Research and Teaching Endowment Fund |
| Start Date: | February 1995 |
| Abstract: |
| Initiate a programme of international short
courses in food sciece in Hong Kong; initiate an English
to Chinese food science textbook translation programme. |
| Project Title: | The diversity of cereal
grain products in Hong Kong and southern China |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Corke H. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Woo
Ting Sang Agricultural Development Research Fund |
| Start Date: | January 1996 |
| Abstract: |
| The cereal industry in this region is incredibly
diverse. There is a vast expansion of diversity fueled
by increasing consumer affluence in China, and by the
need for convenience products. What attributes of
the cereal grain raw materials are most relaated to
quality of these products? What additives and modified
starches will be in most demand in future? Without
basic scientific analysis of products on the market,
these questions cannot be answered. |
| Project Title: | The genetic basis
of color development in wheat dough |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Corke H. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Block
Grant Earmarked for Research |
| Start Date: | July 1997 |
| Abstract: |
| To identify genetic resources of hexaploid
wheat which lack the functional enzymes causing discoloration
of dough, and to characterize the color stability of
doughs formed from these variants. |
| Project Title: | Genotypic differences
in wheat starch properties related to food product
quality |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Corke H., Dr. Abeysekera R., Prof. Robards A.W. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong
Kong Research Grants Council Competitive Earmarked
Research Grants |
| Start Date: | September 1998 |
| Abstract: |
| 1) To analyze genetic variation in wheat starch
properties of selected genotypoes under a wide range
of potential processing conditions (pH and salt levels),
with and without added propylene glycol alginate; and
2) to use the results to elucidate the mecchanism of
oil content reduction and texture changes, in steamed-and-fried
instant noodles (SFIN). The key issues are a) the
current inability of manufacturers to full control
oil content; b) the recent introduction of oil-reducing
additives on the mar ket, the effects of which are
poorly understood; c) the desirability of developing
a greater fundamental understanding of this product,
so that predictive modelling of desired product changes
will be feasible. |
| Project Title: | Coix (Job's Tears)
- a traditional grain with applications in functional
foods |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Corke H. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Block
Grant Earmarked for Research |
| Start Date: | July 1999 |
| Abstract: |
| To study the genetic variation in physicochemical
properties of starch of normal and waxy coix genotypes,
it is important in exploring new product development
with coix as the base for functional (nutraceutical)
foods with desirable texture profiles. |
| Project Title: | Development and applications
of betacyanin pigments from Amaranthus |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Corke H., Mr. Cai Y.Z., Dr. Phillips D.L., Dr. Sun
M. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong
Kong Research Grants Council Competitive Earmarked
Research Grants |
| Start Date: | September 1999 |
| Abstract: |
| We propose a multidisciplinary approach to
the development of Amaranthus vegetative tissue betacyanin
pigments as an economically viable food-grade colorant.
We will investigate the agricultural production of
high pigment varieties, establish methods too improve
extraction of the pigments, determine factors influencing
the color and stability of the pigments, and test various
food uses for them. |
| Project Title: | Resistant starch for
controlled fermentation of sorghum-based alcoholic
beverages |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Corke H. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Block
Grant Earmarked for Research |
| Start Date: | February 2001 |
| Abstract: |
| To identify diversity in physical properties
of starch, particularly in starch digestibility; to
identify appropriate sources of genetic diversity in
these properties, and controlling environmental diversity;
to develop starch resources for enhanced quality of
sorghum beer and liquor. |
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Tan Y.F., Sun M.,
Xing Y.Z., Hua J.P., Sun X.L., Zhang Q. and Corke
H., Mapping quantitative trait loci for milling
quality, protein content and color characteristics
of rice using a recombinant inbred line population
derived from an elite rice hybrid, Theoretical and
Applied Genetics. Germany, 2001, 103: 1037-1045.
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Tan Y.F., Xing Y.Z., Zhang Q. and Corke
H., Quantitative genetic basis of gelatinization
temperature of rice, Cereal Chemistry. USA,
2001, 78: 666-674.
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Zhang Z. and Corke
H., Trypsin inhibitor activity in vegetative
tissue of sweet potato plants and its response to heat
treatment, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.
United Kingdom, 2001, 81: 1358-1363.
|
|
Fung K.L.,
Purification of Brassica juncea Chitinase
BjChI1 from Transgenic Tobacco (MPhil thesis).
2001.
|
|
Guan Y., Peiris J.S.M.,
Kong K.F.,
Dyrthing K.C., Ellis T.M., Sit T., Zhang
L. and Shortridge
K.F., H5N1 Influenza Viruses Isolated from Geese
in Southeastern China: Evidence for Genetic Reassortment
and Interspecies Transmission to Ducks, Virology.
Elsevier Science, 2002, 292: 16-23 (2002).
|
|
Li H.
and Chye M.L.,
Membrane localization of Arabidopsis acyl-CoA
binding protein ACBP2, 15th International Symposium
on Plant Lipids, Okazaki, Japan. May 12-17, 2002.
|
|
Li H.
and Chye M.L.,
Membrane localization of Arabidopsis acyl-CoA
binding protein ACBP2, Xth
International Congress of Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology,
Orlando, USA, June 23-28,2002.
|
|
Li H.
and Chen S.F.,
Simultaneous determination of nine water-soluble vitamins
in pharmaceutical preparations by high-performance
liquid chromatography with diode array detection, Journal
of Separation Science. 2001, 24: 271-274.
|
|
Li H.
and Chen S.F.,
Preparative isolation and purification of salidroside
from the Chinese medicinal plant Rhodiola sacchalinensis
by high-speed counter-current chromatography, Journal
of Chromatography A. 2001, 932: 91-95.
|
|
Li H.,
Lai J., Jiang
Y. and Chen S.F.,
Preparative isolation and purification of salvianolic
acid B from the Chinese medicinal plant Salvia miltiorrhiza
by high-speed counter-current chromatography, Journal
of Chromatography A. 2002, 943(2): 235-239.
|
|
Li H.
and Chen S.F.,
Preparative isolation and purification of six diterpenoids
from the Chinese medicinal plant Salvia miltiorrhiza
by high-speed counter-current chromatography, Journal
of Chromatography A. 2001, 925: 109-114.
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| Project Title: | Structure-function
study of oat globulin |
| Investigator(s): | Prof.
Ma C.Y., Dr. Mine Y. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong
Kong Research Grants Council Competitive Earmarked
Research Grants |
| Start Date: | October 1998 |
| Abstract: |
| To study the molecular basis of protein functionality
using oat globulin as a model. |
| Project Title: | Study of structure-function
relationship in globulin from three indigenous Chinese
legumes |
| Investigator(s): | Prof.
Ma C.Y. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong
Kong Research Grants Council Competitive Earmarked
Research Grants |
| Start Date: | October 1999 |
| Abstract: |
| To purify and isolate the major globulin protein
fractions, legumin and vicilin, from the legume seeds
and to conduct a detailed structural analysis; to measure
the physicochemical and functional properties of the
legume globulins and globulin fractions; to study thermal
denaturation, aggregation and gelation of the legume
protein fractions by thermal analysis, vibrational
spectroscopy, microscopy and several rheological methods. |
| Project Title: | Structural characterization
of buckwheat seed proteins |
| Investigator(s): | Prof.
Ma C.Y. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Block
Grant Earmarked for Research |
| Start Date: | May 2001 |
| Completion Date: | April 2002 |
| Abstract: |
| To isolate and purify the lysine and methionine
rich major 280 kD globulin and 26kD basic subunit from
common buckwheat, and to conduct a detailed structural
analysis. |
| Project Title: | Structure-function
study of rice seed proteins |
| Investigator(s): | Prof.
Ma C.Y. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong
Kong Research Grants Council Competitive Earmarked
Research Grants |
| Start Date: | December 2001 |
| Abstract: |
| To isolate and purify the four major Osborne
protein fractions from rice seeds, and to conduct a
detailed structural analysis of the proteins and their
major subfractions; to study the physicochemical and
thermal denaturation, aggregation and gelation properties
of the rice storage proteins. |
|
Ching K.M.
and Ma C.Y.,
Thermal aggregation of Dolichos lablab globulin
(Abstract), Institute of Food Technologists Annual
Meeting (Anaheim, CA). 2002.
|
|
Li-Chan E.C.Y. and Ma
C.Y., Thermal analysis of flaxseed (Linum
usitatissimum) proteins by differential scanning
calorimetry, Food Chemistry. 2002, 77: 495-502.
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|
Ma C.Y.,
Asian Foods: Science and Technology (Book review),
Food Research International. 2002, 35: 409-410.
|
|
Ma C.Y.
and Phillips D.L.,
FT-Raman spectroscopy and its applications in cereal
science, Cereal Chemistry. 2002, 79: 171-177.
|
|
Ma C.Y.
and Weerakoon S.K.,
Study of rice globulin conformation by FTIR spectroscopy
(Abstract), 224th American Chemical Society National
Meeting (Boston, MA). 2002.
|
|
Ma C.Y.,
Study of thermal aggregation and gelation of oat globulin
by Raman spectroscopy (Invited paper), First International
Conference on Biomedical Spectroscopy (Cardiff, Wales,
UK). 2002.
|
|
Meng G. and Ma
C.Y., Thermal gelation of globulin from Phaseolus
angularis (red bean), Food Research International.
2002, 35: 377-385.
|
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Ma Y.N.,
Physiological Responses of Chlorococcum SP.
to External Stresses (PhD thesis). 2001.
|
|
Meng G.,
Study of Structure-Function Relationships in Globulin
from Phaseolus angularis (Red Bean) Seeds (PhD
thesis). 2001.
|
|
Siu N.C.,
Enzymatic Modification of Oat Globulin by Microbial
Transglutaminase (MPhil thesis). 2001.
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| Project Title: | Analysis of the regulation
of dehalogenase IVa gene of Burkholderia cepacia MBA4 |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Tsang J.S.H. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong
Kong Research Grants Council Competitive Earmarked
Research Grants |
| Start Date: | December 2000 |
| Abstract: |
| To investigate the regulation of hdlIVa. Molecular
biology techniques will be used to unravel the regulatory
elements of the gene and the regulatory factor(s) identified.
Understanding how the hdlIVa gene is regulated could
provide information for the development of a biosensor
detection system for halogenated pollutants. |
| Project Title: | Modernization of the
teaching environment for molecular biology related
courses |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Tsang J.S.H. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Run
Run Shaw Research and Teaching Endowment Fund |
| Start Date: | January 2002 |
| Abstract: |
| To modernize the provision of apparatus and
equipment in oder to provide more hands-on training
for undergraduate students. |
| Project Title: | Purification of a
haloacid dehalogenase from continuous culture of Burkholderia
cepacia MBA4 |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Tsang J.S.H. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Block
Grant Earmarked for Research |
| Start Date: | February 2002 |
| Abstract: |
| To isolate and purify the dehalogenase expressed
only in the continuous culture condition so that some
of the amino acids sequence could be determined. |
|
Tsang J.S.H.,
Analysis of the complementation of yeast cup1
by a water hyacinth metallothionein gene, Yeast.
2001, 18: S173.
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|
Wong P.H.Y. and Tsang
J.S.H., Heterologous expression of a recombinant
water hyacinth metallothionein gene in Saccharomyces
cerevisiae, Yeast. 2001, 18: S292.
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|
Wai K.M.,
Purification and Characterization of Beta-Cyanoalanine
Synthase from Rice (Oryza sativa) (MPhil thesis).
2001.
|
|
Ma C.Y. and
Weerakoon S.K.,
Study of rice globulin conformation by FTIR spectroscopy
(Abstract), 224th American Chemical Society National
Meeting (Boston, MA). 2002.
|
|
Wen Z.
and Chen S.F.,
Continuous cultivation of the diatom Nitzschia laevis
for eicosapentaenoic acid production: physiological
study and process optimization, Biotechnology Progress.
2002, 18: 21-28.
|
|
Wen Z.,
Jiang Y. and Chen
S.F., High cell density culture of the diatom Nitzchia
laevis for eicosapentaenoic acid production: fed-batch
development, Process Biochemistry. 2002, 37:
1447-1453.
|
|
Wen Z.,
A High Yield and Productivity Strategy for Eicosapentaenoic
Acid Production by the Diatom Nitzschia laevis
in Heterotrophic Culture (PhD thesis). 2001.
|
|
Xu Z.,
Proteinase Inhibitor II from Solanum americanum:
Molecular Characterization and Potential Use in Generating
Insect-Resistant Transgenic Vegetables (PhD thesis).
2001.
|
|
Yau C.P.,
Yu M.D., Zee S.S.Y.
and Yip W.K.,
Isolation of a rice cDNA encoding a putative ethylene
receptor, GenBank accession number AF460181.
2002.
|
|
Yau C.P.,
Zhuang C.X., Yip
W.K. and Zee
S.S.Y., Molecular characterization of a cDNA encoding
putative pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase in rice, GenBank
accession number AY026039. 2002.
|
| Project Title: | Molecular cloning
and physiological studies of the ethylene biosynthesis
genes in rice and in wheat |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Yip W.K. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Croucher
Foundation |
| Start Date: | December 1993 |
| Abstract: |
| The aims of the project include (i) Molecualr
cloning the cDNAs of ACC synthase and ACC oxidase in
rice and in wheat; (ii) to test for the physiological
relevant of the resulted clones; (iii) expression of
the gene products; promoter analysis of the corresponding
genomic genes; (iv) analysis of the functions of the
genes in vivo in transgenic plants by incorporating
these genes into the plant genome. |
| Project Title: | Regulation of the
plant HMG-CoA reductase kinase by reversible protein
phosphorylation |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Yip W.K., Dr. Cheng H.C., Dr. Chye M.L. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong
Kong Research Grants Council Competitive Earmarked
Research Grants
RGC
Fundable Projects (Block Grant Funded) |
| Start Date: | October 1996 |
| Abstract: |
| To elucidate the signal transduction pathway
in plant. |
| Project Title: | The study of ethylene
receptor genes on rice growth and development |
| Investigator(s): | Dr.
Yip W.K., Dr. Shiu O.Y. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong
Kong Research Grants Council Competitive Earmarked
Research Grants |
| Start Date: | September 1999 |
| Abstract: |
| To screen the rice genomic library for the
ethylene receptor gene(s) and then obtain their DNA
sequences; to investigate on the expression pattern
of the ethylene receptor gene(s) in rice; to analyze
the promoter sequence of the rice receptor genes usingg
a transient expression system; to construct the sense
and antisense receptor gene(s) in vector and transform
it into rice cell in order to study the physiological
responses of ethylene in transformed callus; to investigate
the possibility of using the receptor gene(s) to affect
male sterility in rice. |
|
Song S.Q. and Yip
W.K., Effect of O2,
ACC and CO2 concentration
on the activity of partially purified ACC oxidase from
papaya, Acta Physiologica Sinica. 2001, 27:
387-392.
|
|
Yau C.P., Yu
M.D., Zee S.S.Y.
and Yip W.K.,
Isolation of a rice cDNA encoding a putative ethylene
receptor, GenBank accession number AF460181.
2002.
|
|
Yau C.P., Zhuang
C.X., Yip W.K.
and Zee S.S.Y.,
Molecular characterization of a cDNA encoding putative
pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase in rice, GenBank accession
number AY026039. 2002.
|
| Project Title: | Studies on the control
of flowering in Kumquat (Fortunella margarita) |
| Investigator(s): | Prof.
Zee S.S.Y. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Woo
Ting Sang Agricultural Development Research Fund |
| Start Date: | August 1987 |
| Abstract: |
| To investigate the effect of water stress on
Kumquat flower production. |
| Project Title: | The biotechnological
development and conservation of ornamental plants |
| Investigator(s): | Prof.
Zee S.S.Y., Prof. Ye X.L. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Croucher
Foundation |
| Start Date: | July 1992 |
| Abstract: |
| To seek funding to expand the collaboration
to include cultivation of ornamental plants by modern
biotechnology techniques. |
| Project Title: | To study the functional
behavior of actin cystokeleton in living embyro sacs
in Torenia fournieri before and during fertilization |
| Investigator(s): | Prof.
Zee S.S.Y. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Block
Grant Earmarked for Research |
| Start Date: | November 2000 |
| Abstract: |
| To study the organization of the actin cytoskeleton
in the embryo sac before and during fertilization (including
the reception of the pollen tube, migration of male
gametes and their fusion, and the migration of the
endosperm nucleus after fertilization etc.). |
| Project Title: | Establishment of a
system to transfer multi-Pisti Genes into Saffron (a
traditional Chinese medicine) |
| Investigator(s): | Prof.
Zee S.S.Y. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Block
Grant Earmarked for Research |
| Start Date: | May 2001 |
| Abstract: |
| To develop traditional Chinese medicine using
transgenic plant and biotechnological techniques |
| Project Title: | Visualization and
characterization of actin and microtubule cytoskeletal
organization in living pollen-mother-cells and microspores
of male sterile rice using GFP-based markers |
| Investigator(s): | Prof.
Zee S.S.Y., Dr. Yau C.P. |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Hong
Kong Research Grants Council Competitive Earmarked
Research Grants |
| Start Date: | September 2001 |
| Abstract: |
| To investigate and systematically characterize
the pattern of change and organization of actin and
microtubule cytoskeleton in living pollen-mother-cells
(and microspores) of male sterile rice (used in the
three -line and two-line hybrid rice system of production
in China) by employing a non-destructive visualization
technique using expression of green fluorescence protein
(GFP). |
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Li Y., Zee S.S.Y.,
Liu Y., Huang B. and Yen L., Circular F-actin bundles
and a G-actin gradient in pollen and pollen tubes of
Lilium davidii, Planta. 2001, 213: 722-730.
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Yau C.P., Yu
M.D., Zee S.S.Y.
and Yip W.K.,
Isolation of a rice cDNA encoding a putative ethylene
receptor, GenBank accession number AF460181.
2002.
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Yau C.P., Zhuang
C.X., Yip W.K.
and Zee S.S.Y.,
Molecular characterization of a cDNA encoding putative
pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase in rice, GenBank accession
number AY026039. 2002.
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Yuan M., Fu Y., Wang F., Huang B., Zee
S.S.Y. and Hepler P.K., Fertilization in Torenia
fournieri: actin organization and nuclear behavior
in the central cell and primary endosperm, Science
in China. China, 2002, 45(2): 212-224.
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Zee S.S.Y.,
Liu X., Zhu H. and Lu Y., Further Studies on Microtubule
Organizational Changes During Megagametogenesis in
Rice Embryo Sac, Acta Botanica Sinica. 2001,
43(9): 910-917.
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Zhu Z. and Zee
S.S.Y., Cytoskeleton in pollen tube, in "Biology
of Agiosperm Fertilization" (Ed. by Hu, S.Y. and Yang,
H.Y.), Science Press. China, 2002, pages 29-58.
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Zhang
Z., Nutritional Quality and Starch Physicochemical
Properties in Sweetpotato (PhD thesis). 2001.
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