Principal Researcher
Prof. Rachel Amir
Plant Metabolism Laboratory
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The research deals with plant biotechnology with an emphasis on plant metabolism. We focus on two main subjects:
Latest Publications
Elucidating the Importance of the Catabolic Enzyme, Methionine-gamma-Lyase, in Stresses during Arabidopsis Seed Development and Germination
Frontiers in Plant Science 14: 1143021
2023
Cystathionine γ-synthase expression alters metabolic and DNA methylation profiles in Arabidopsis leaves and seeds
Plant Physiology (In Press)
2023
The effect of 10 hosts on the primary metabolic profile of the parasitic plant, Phelipanche aegyptiaca
Metabolites 12, 1195 IF=5.58
2022
A Myb transcription factor, PgMyb308-like, enhances the level of shikimate, aromatic amino acids, and lignins, but represses the synthesis of flavonoids and hydrolyzable tannins, in pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)
Horticulture Research. 9: uhac008. IF=7.291
2022