ERGOX

Enzymology of oxidative sulfur transfers

 Coordinatore UNIVERSITAET BASEL 

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 Nazionalità Coordinatore Switzerland [CH]
 Totale costo 1˙497˙201 €
 EC contributo 1˙497˙201 €
 Programma FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
 Code Call ERC-2013-StG
 Funding Scheme ERC-SG
 Anno di inizio 2014
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2014-02-01   -   2019-01-31

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    UNIVERSITAET BASEL

 Organization address address: Petersplatz 1
city: BASEL
postcode: 4003

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Kurt
Cognome: Kamber
Email: send email
Telefono: +41 61 267 28 33

CH (BASEL) hostInstitution 1˙497˙201.60
2    UNIVERSITAET BASEL

 Organization address address: Petersplatz 1
city: BASEL
postcode: 4003

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: Florian Peter
Cognome: Seebeck
Email: send email
Telefono: +41 61 267 11 43
Fax: +41 61 267 09 76

CH (BASEL) hostInstitution 1˙497˙201.60

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stress    cellular    characterization    oxidative    reactions    metabolites    sulphur    containing   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Oxidative stress causes cancer, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative and infective disease. Much of cellular oxidative stress is mediated, communicated, mitigated or amplified by a complex system of sulphur containing small metabolites or protein based cysteines. Characterization of key players and reactions in this network is crucial for preventive and therapeutic interventions. I propose a new perspective on sulphur biochemistry. The reactivity of sulphur with the oxidative stressors superoxide, peroxides or hydroxyl radicals is well established, but far less is known about reactions between sulphur and molecular oxygen. I shall demonstrate that this reaction is fundamental to cellular life, and how advances in this field provide new options in medicine, biotechnology and the food industry. Assisted by a team of three PhD students and a postdoctoral researcher I intend to establish this new research field by identification, characterization and engineering of enzymatic activities which catalyse oxidative carbon-sulfur bond formation and cleavage. Specific systems in this study include the biosynthetic enzymes for ergothioneine, sparsomycine and alliin, all of which are sulphur containing secondary metabolites with potent activities on cellular functions.'

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