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Richard J. Robins
Researcher at Norwich University
Publications - 56
Citations - 2271
Richard J. Robins is an academic researcher from Norwich University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Datura stramonium & Hyoscyamine. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 56 publications receiving 2235 citations. Previous affiliations of Richard J. Robins include Durham University.
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New Routes to Plant Secondary Products
TL;DR: The application of hairy root technology to the production of plant secondary metabolites following the genetic transformation of plants with Agrobacterium rhizogenes may revolutionize certain areas of plant cell biotechnology.
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Over-expressing a yeast ornithine decarboxylase gene in transgenic roots of Nicotiana rustica can lead to enhanced nicotine accumulation
John D. Hamill,Richard J. Robins,Adrian J. Parr,David M. Evans,Judith M. Furze,Michael J. C. Rhodes +5 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that flux through a pathway to a plant secondary product can be elevated by means of genetic manipulation, and regulatory factors exist which limit the potential increase in metabolic flux caused by these manipulations.
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Secondary product formation by cultures of Beta vulgaris and Nicotiana rustica transformed with Agrobacterium rhizogenes.
TL;DR: The potential of this type of ‘in vitro’ plant tissue culture for the production of valuable plant secondary products is identified and confirmed.
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Studies on the biosynthesis of tropane alkaloids in Datura stramonium L. transformed root cultures : 1. The kinetics of alkaloid production and the influence of feeding intermediate metabolites.
TL;DR: Transformed root cultures of Datura stramonium, competent in tropane-alkaloid biosynthesis, have been treated with exogenous plant growth regulators and combinations of α-naphthalene-acetic acid, kinetin and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid induced de-differentiation, causing both the rooty phenotype and the hyoscyamine-biosynthetic capacity to be lost.
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Variation in tropane alkaloid accumulation within the solanaceae and strategies for its exploitation
Adrian J. Parr,J. Payne,John Eagles,Bridget T. Chapman,Richard J. Robins,Michael J. C. Rhodes +5 more
TL;DR: Petioles from over 1000 individual plants of the genera Datura, Scopolia and Hyoscyamus were analysed to establish the variation in the levels and patterns of tropane alkaloids which occur between plants.