📋 Tender Overview
Activity-Based Profiling Of Glycoprocessing Enzymes For Human Health And A Sustainable Society
Insight Into Sugar-Processing Enzymes Opens New Applications In Medicine And Biotechnologyenzymes That Produce And Degrade Oligosaccharides And Generate Glycoconjugates Have A Variety Of Applications In Medicine, The Food Industry And The Energy Sector For Biofuel Production. The Eu-Funded Carbocentre Project Aims To Provide More Insight Into The Active Centre Of These Glycoprocessing Enzymes Using Biochemical And 3D Structural Analysis Approaches. Unveiling The Structure Of Enzymes Through Theoretical And Computational Chemistry Will Aid The Design And Synthesis Of Novel Inhibitors As Lead Compounds Against Diseases Such As Cancer. Moreover, Scientists Will Discover And Optimise New Enzymes Suitable For Various Biotechnology And Health Applications.
Funded Under
Excellent Science - European Research Council (Erc)
Total Cost
€ 9 057 250,00
Eu Contribution
€ 9 057 250,00
Coordinated By
Universiteit Leiden
Netherlands
Start Date
1 June 2021
End Date
31 May 2027
