Dimitra Chormova
Personal Details |
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| Name | : Dimitra Chormova |
| Email address | : dimitra.chormova@ed.ac.uk |
| Nationality | : Greek |
| Postion | : Postdoctoral researcher (2010-2013) |
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons), Plant Science, Technological Educational Institute of Kalamata, Greece (2000 - 2005)
- PhD, Agriculture and Food Science, Newcastle University (2006 - 2009)
Research and Funding
- Defining the biochemical role of Boron in the plant cell wall.
Boron is a micronutrient required for all plant life and excess or absence of
it can be fatal. Boron has long been known to be present in the cell wall as
a cross-linker between Rhamnogalacturonan II moieties. This project
involves investigating the role of this complex and enzyme which may produce it.
Research funding: BBSRC (2010-2013)
Previous Research and Funding
- Use of specific chemical agents to define the roles of wall enzymes
This project explored the ability of xenobiotics to inhibit plant cell wall
enzymes. Knowledge of the ability of such chemicals to target specific enzymes
could then be used in 'chemical genetics' experiments
to explore the role of these enzymes in vivo.
Research funding: BBSRC (2010)
Publications
Conferences
Poster presentations
- Franková, L., Chormova, D., Gregson, T., Fry, S.C.: High-throughput screening for hydrolase and transglycosylase activities and their inhibitors. In: Abstract Book of XII Cell Wall Meeting – Porto, Portugal, July 25-30, 2010, p. 64, P3. Poster