Research Interests
Main research organisms
Cyanobacteria
- Synechococcus PCC 6301/PCC 7942
- Synechocystis PCC 6803
- Synechococcus elongatus
- Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1
Main Research Areas (1982-2005)
Adaptation of cyanobacteria to their environment
- Adaptation of Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942, Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1, and Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to iron deficiency and to oxidative stress
L-Arginine metabolism in cyanobacteria
- Characterization and functional analysis of an L-amino acid oxidase with high specificity for basic L-amino acids (L-arginine being the best substrate) in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 6301/PCC 7942,
- Cyanophycin synthesis in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803: Comparative analysis of cyanophycin synthesis in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 wild type and a PsbO-free mutant
- Characterization of a small photosystem II peptide with a low L-arginine metabolising activity in tobacco and Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Redox regulation
- Charcterisation of the histidine kinase Slr1759 having a complex domain structure in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.
Production of cyanophycin in plants