Regulation by Gravity of Ferulate Formation in Cell Walls of Rice Seedlings (Ferulate)
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Experiment Overview
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Brief Summary
Ferulate tests the hypothesis that microgravity modifies ferulic acid thereby decreasing the mechanical strength of cell walls.
Principal Investigator(s)
Kazuyuki Wakabayashi, Ph.D., Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
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ISS Expedition Duration
March 2010 - September 2010
Expeditions Assigned
23/24
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Experiment Description
Research Overview
- The Ferulate Experiment tests the hypothesis that microgravity decreases the mechanical strength of cell walls of rice plants by modifying the levels of abscisic acid.
- The polysaccharide composition of the cell wall in gramineous plants, such as rice, maize, wheat, and barley, is distinguished from that in dicotyledons, such as Arabidopsis, pea, and mung bean, which have been used in many space experiments.
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