报告人：Huanan Jin, Postdoctoral Associate, Iowa State University

报告题目：Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Polymerases in PHA Biosynthesis in Rhodospirillum rubrum.

时间：2012年12月7日下午2：00-3:30

地点：综合楼第二会议室

Research project：Acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase (AACT) catalyzes the condensation of two acetyl-CoA molecules to form acetoacetyl-CoA. The fate of acetoacetyl-CoA depends on the biological context in which it is generated.  In the cytosol of higher plant cells, it is the precursor of mevalonate-derived isoprenoids. In microbes, such as Rhodospirillum rubrum, acetoacetyl-CoA is the precursor of the storage polymer polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB). My research is to genetically, biochemically and physiologically characterize acetyl-CoA metabolism via condensation in plant Arabidopsis and bacteria Rhodospirillum rubrum.