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<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:dt="uuid:C2F41010-65B3-11d1-A29F-00AA00C14882" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=Windows-1254"> <link rel=File-List href="index_files/filelist.xml">  <title>Home</title> <style>  </style>  </head> <body link="#CC3300" vlink="#336633" style='margin:0'> <div style='position:absolute;width:7.9319in;height:10.4215in'> <![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute;z-index:1; left:187px;top:53px;width:397px;height:25px'> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td width=397 height=25 style='vertical-align:top'><![endif]> <div v:shape="_x0000_s1025" style='padding:2.85pt 2.85pt 2.85pt 2.85pt' class=shape> <p class=MsoTagline><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:100%; font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:normal;language:EN'>For iGEM 2008</span></p> </div> <![if !vml]></td> </tr> </table> </span><![endif]><![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute;z-index:2; left:186px;top:17px;width:397px;height:37px'> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td width=397 height=37 valign=middle style='vertical-align:top'><![endif]> <div v:shape="_x0000_s1026" style='padding:2.85pt 2.85pt 2.85pt 2.85pt' class=shape> <p class=MsoOrganizationName><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; color:#666666;language:EN'>ISTANBUL TEAM</span></p> </div> <![if !vml]></td> </tr> </table> </span><![endif]><![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute;z-index:3; left:1px;top:0px;width:178px;height:34px'><img width=178 height=34 src="index_files/image308.gif" v:shapes="_x0000_s1027"></span><![endif]><![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute;z-index:4; left:1px;top:133px;width:179px;height:866px'><img width=179 height=866 src="index_files/image309.gif" v:shapes="_x0000_s1028"></span><![endif]><![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute; z-index:5;left:186px;top:902px;width:560px;height:96px'><img width=560 height=96 src="index_files/image310.gif" v:shapes="_x0000_s1029 _x0000_s1031"></span><![endif]><![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute; z-index:6;left:6px;top:160px;width:168px;height:236px'><map name=MicrosoftOfficeMap0><area shape=Rect coords="0, 202, 168, 236" href="index_files/Page514.htm"><area shape=Rect coords="0, 168, 168, 202" href="index_files/Page1060.htm"><area shape=Rect coords="0, 135, 168, 168" href="index_files/Page975.htm"><area shape=Rect coords="0, 101, 168, 135" href="index_files/Page830.htm"><area shape=Rect coords="0, 68, 168, 101" href="index_files/Page433.htm"><area shape=Rect coords="0, 34, 168, 68" href="index_files/Page350.htm"></map><img border=0 width=168 height=236 src="index_files/image318.gif" usemap="#MicrosoftOfficeMap0" v:shapes="_x0000_s1032 _x0000_s1034 _x0000_s1035 _x0000_s1036 _x0000_s1037 _x0000_s1038 _x0000_s1039 _x0000_s1040 _x0000_s1041 _x0000_s1042 _x0000_s1043 _x0000_s1044 _x0000_s1045 _x0000_s1046 _x0000_s1047 _x0000_s1048 _x0000_s1049 _x0000_s1050 _x0000_s1051 _x0000_s1052 _x0000_s1053"></span><![endif]><![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute;z-index:7; left:632px;top:344px;width:40px;height:20px'> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td width=40 height=20 style='vertical-align:top'><![endif]> <div v:shape="_x0000_s1054" style='padding:2.85pt 2.85pt 2.85pt 2.85pt' class=shape> <p class=MsoAccentText5><span style='language:EN'>Starch</span></p> </div> <![if !vml]></td> </tr> </table> </span><![endif]><![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute;z-index:8; left:188px;top:95px;width:557px;height:41px'> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td width=557 height=41 style='vertical-align:top'><![endif]> <div v:shape="_x0000_s1055" style='padding:2.85pt 2.85pt 2.85pt 2.85pt' class=shape> <p class=MsoTitle3><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; language:EN'>Home</span></p> </div> <![if !vml]></td> </tr> </table> </span><![endif]><![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute;z-index:9; left:189px;top:184px;width:392px;height:372px'> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td width=392 height=372 style='vertical-align:top'><![endif]> <div v:shape="_x0000_s1056" style='padding:2.85pt 2.85pt 2.85pt 2.85pt' class=shape> <p class=MsoBodyText style='text-align:justify;text-justify:newspaper; text-kashida-space:50%;text-align:justify;text-justify:newspaper;text-kashida-space: 50%'><span style='font-family:Arial;language:TR'>In plants, green algae, and cyanobacteria, the most important storage molecule is starch. It has a huge quarternary structure consisting of 30% amylose and 70% amylopectin subunits. Compared to its counterpart in animals and bacteria, glycogen, starch is less branched. Nevertheless, this seemingly unimportant change makes it of paramount importance in a variety of industrial areas including but not limited to papermaking, oil exploration, and hydrogen production. More significantly, starch, as a carbon resource for secondary generation fuel, is promising for the future of bioenergy.</span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style='text-align:justify;text-justify:newspaper; text-kashida-space:50%;text-align:justify;text-justify:newspaper;text-kashida-space: 50%'><span style='font-family:Arial;language:TR'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style='text-align:justify;text-justify:newspaper; text-kashida-space:50%;text-align:justify;text-justify:newspaper;text-kashida-space: 50%'><span style='font-family:Arial;language:TR'>Today’s research focuses on improving starch yield in plants by transfering ADPglucose pyrophosphorylase of </span><span style='font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;language:TR'>E.coli </span><span style='font-family:Arial;language:TR'>to plants. Since starch in plants can also be used as a food source, it occurred to us that it is a better idea to use recombinant </span><span style='font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;language:TR'>E.coli </span><span style='font-family:Arial;language:TR'>for purposes of bioenergy.</span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><span style='language:EN'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText style='text-align:justify;text-justify:newspaper; text-kashida-space:50%;text-align:justify;text-justify:newspaper;text-kashida-space: 50%'><span style='language:EN'>Thus, we aim to make recombinant </span><span style='font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;language:EN'>E.coli </span><span style='language:EN'>which produces starch instead of glycogen. In order to do this, we need to replace glycogen production genes in </span><span style='font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;language:EN'>E.coli </span><span style='language:EN'>by starch production genes of Zea maize (corn).</span></p> </div> <![if !vml]></td> </tr> </table> </span><![endif]><![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute;z-index:10; left:189px;top:633px;width:275px;height:120px'> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td width=275 height=120 valign=bottom style='vertical-align:top'><![endif]> <div v:shape="_x0000_s1057" style='padding:55.65pt 2.85pt 2.85pt 2.85pt' class=shape> <p class=MsoAddress><span style='language:EN'>Koç University</span></p> <p class=MsoAddress><span style='language:EN'>Rumelifeneri Yolu 34450 </span></p> <p class=MsoAddress><span style='language:EN'>Sarıyer Istanbul Turkey</span></p> </div> <![if !vml]></td> </tr> </table> </span><![endif]><![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute;z-index:11; left:190px;top:595px;width:275px;height:38px'> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td width=275 height=38 valign=bottom style='vertical-align:top'><![endif]> <div v:shape="_x0000_s1058" style='padding:15.9pt 2.85pt 2.85pt 2.85pt' class=shape> <p class=MsoAccentText><span style='language:EN'>To contact us:</span></p> </div> <![if !vml]></td> </tr> </table> </span><![endif]><![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute;z-index:12; left:189px;top:752px;width:274px;height:134px'> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td width=274 height=134 valign=bottom style='vertical-align:top'><![endif]> <div v:shape="_x0000_s1059" style='padding:77.4pt 2.85pt 2.85pt 2.85pt' class=shape> <p class=MsoAddress><span style='language:EN'>Phone: +90 212 338 1000</span></p> <p class=MsoAddress><span style='language:EN'>E-mail: igem2008_istanbul@googlegroups.com </span></p> </div> <![if !vml]></td> </tr> </table> </span><![endif]><![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute;z-index:13; left:186px;top:569px;width:561px;height:3px'><img width=561 height=3 src="index_files/image340.gif" v:shapes="_x0000_s1060"></span><![endif]><![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute;z-index:14; left:466px;top:591px;width:2px;height:297px'><img width=2 height=297 src="index_files/image341.gif" v:shapes="_x0000_s1061"></span><![endif]><![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute;z-index:15; left:187px;top:182px;width:561px;height:3px'><img width=561 height=3 src="index_files/image342.gif" v:shapes="_x0000_s1062"></span><![endif]><![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute;z-index:284; left:0px;top:25px;width:180px;height:135px'><img width=180 height=135 src="index_files/image2951.jpg" v:shapes="_x0000_s1664"></span><![endif]><![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute;z-index:285; left:644px;top:12px;width:100px;height:80px'><img width=100 height=80 src="index_files/image14231.jpg" v:shapes="_x0000_s1665"></span><![endif]><![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute;z-index:286; left:188px;top:140px;width:556px;height:32px'> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td width=556 height=32 style='vertical-align:top'><![endif]> <div v:shape="_x0000_s1666" style='padding:2.88pt 2.88pt 2.88pt 2.88pt' class=shape> <p class=MsoTitle3><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; color:black;language:EN'>Starch Biosynthesis in </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black;font-style: italic;language:EN'>E.coli</span></p> </div> <![if !vml]></td> </tr> </table> </span><![endif]><![if !vml]><span style='position:absolute;z-index:287; left:600px;top:208px;width:116px;height:116px'><img width=116 height=116 src="index_files/image3251.jpg" v:shapes="_x0000_s1667"></span><![endif]> </div> </body> </html>