Primary Recipient

DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER

Amount

$559,923.00

Award Date

7/28/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

The phenylpropanoid pathway found in higher plants produces many of nature?s colorful compounds. Among these compounds, lignins and flavonoids play essential roles in plant growth and development. Lignins are a major component of plant secondary cell wall