Maeda, HiroshiUniversity of Minnesota Duluth. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry2022-05-202022-05-202021https://hdl.handle.net/11299/227545There are posters for this event taking place on two different days, 9/10/21 and 9/24/21. It is unclear if the seminar happened twice or if the first instance was canceled. Friday, September 10 OR 24, 2021, 3:00 p.m.; Virtually Via Zoom OR Zoom; Dr. Hiroshi Maeda, Associate Professor, Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin-MadisonAromatics having unusual stability provide high value chemicals and promising carbon storage. Vascular plants can convert atmospheric CO2 into diverse and abundant aromatic compounds; however, it is unknown how plants control the shikimate pathway that connects the photosynthetic carbon fixation and biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids, the major precursors of aromatic phytochemicals. This study identified the suppressor of tyra2 (sota) mutations that deregulate the first step of the plant shikimate pathway by alleviating multiple effector-mediated feedback regulation. The sota mutant plants showed hyper accumulation of aromatic amino acids, which was also accompanied by up to 30% increase in net CO2 assimilation. The identified mutations can be used to enhance sustainable conversion of atmospheric CO2 to high-energy and value aromatic compounds using plants.en-USPostersUniversity of Minnesota DuluthSeminarsDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryVirtual eventsOther