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| - | * '''''cenA''''' (endoglucanase) and '''''cex''''' (exoglucanase): Biobricks made | + | * '''''cenA''''' (endoglucanase) and '''''cex''''' (exoglucanase): Biobricks made and ribosome binding site added; ready to test. |
| - | * '''''bglX''''' (beta glucosidase): Biobrick made. | + | * '''''bglX''''' (beta glucosidase): Biobrick made and ribosome binding site added; ready to test. |
* '''''P<sub>cstA</sub>''''' (promoter): Biobrick made and tested - successful. | * '''''P<sub>cstA</sub>''''' (promoter): Biobrick made and tested - successful. | ||
** [[Team:Edinbrugh/Results/PcstA-xylE|''P<sub>cstA</sub>'' promoter assay with ''xylE'' as repoter]] | ** [[Team:Edinbrugh/Results/PcstA-xylE|''P<sub>cstA</sub>'' promoter assay with ''xylE'' as repoter]] | ||
Revision as of 13:53, 28 October 2008
Results and current status as of 29 October 2008. We are hoping to obtain some last-minute results to present at the Jamboree.
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Overview
Our results are promising but our dream of using bacteria to convert cellulose into starch and β-carotene is still unrealised. Fortunately, the work will be continued by two undergraduate students after Christmas.
Cellulolysis device
- cenA (endoglucanase) and cex (exoglucanase): Biobricks made and ribosome binding site added; ready to test.
- bglX (beta glucosidase): Biobrick made and ribosome binding site added; ready to test.
- PcstA (promoter): Biobrick made and tested - successful.
Glycogenesis device
- glgC and glgC16 (ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase, responsible for rate limiting step in glycogenesis): Biobricks made and tested - successful.
Starch synthesis device
- su1 and iso2 (isoamylases): Work in progress - to be continued in an undergraduate honours project.
Lycopene generator
- dxs+crtE+crtB+crtI+crtY: Work in progress - encountered problem at final step.
Limonene synthase device
- dxs+LIMS+appY: Biobrick made - still being tested (last test failed to detect limonene synthesis).
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the following researchers for their contributions to our project:
- Raman spectroscopy for glycogen production was done by Dr Rabah Mouras.
- Mutagenesis of crtI was done by Douglas Armstrong.
- The maize isoamylase genes su1 and iso2 were generously donated by Professor Alan Myers of Iowa State University.
