{"id":327,"date":"2022-12-21T11:42:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T19:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/research?page_id=327"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:05:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:05:24","slug":"plant-based-products","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/research\/cahnrs-research-strengths\/plant-based-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-Based Products"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--large\">CAHNRS scientists research the synthesis and analysis of plant components for the development and utilization of bio-based, sustainable products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-1\" >\r\n    \n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-card--style-horizontal-33 wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-crimson\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3174\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Banner-image-1-e1629299463214-396x396-1.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3174\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Banner-image-1-e1629299463214-396x396-1.jpg 396w, https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3174\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Banner-image-1-e1629299463214-396x396-1-198x198.jpg 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Chemical structure with flowers and ribbons behind it.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSynthesis: CAHNRS scientists have strong research programs in plant biochemistry and molecular biology, focused on primary and secondary metabolism and structural components.\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ibc.wsu.edu\/people\/wsu-profile\/laura.bartley\/\">Laura Bartley<\/a>, synthesis and regulation of grass cell walls<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ibc.wsu.edu\/people\/wsu-profile\/phil_bates\/\">Phil Bates<\/a>, plant lipid metabolism<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ibc.wsu.edu\/people\/wsu-profile\/jab\/\">John Browse<\/a>, biosynthesis and function of membrane and seed-storage lipids<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ibc.wsu.edu\/people\/faculty\/wsu-profile\/gangd\/\">David Gang<\/a>, biosynthesis of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ibc.wsu.edu\/people\/faculty\/wsu-profile\/lange-m\/\">Mark Lange<\/a>, biosynthesis of terpenoid natural products in medicinal plants<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ibc.wsu.edu\/people\/faculty\/wsu-profile\/lewisn\/\">Norm Lewis<\/a>, phenylpropanoid metabolites<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ibc.wsu.edu\/people\/faculty\/wsu-profile\/okita\/\">Thomas Okita<\/a>, protein and starch synthesis<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ibc.wsu.edu\/people\/wsu-profile\/sanja\/\">Sanja Roje<\/a>, folates, flavins, and phosphatases<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-card--style-horizontal-33 wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-crimson wsu-card--layout-reversed\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3174\/2022\/12\/image-75.jpeg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Tissue testing machine.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnalysis: CAHNRS laboratories offer analytical capabilities for metabolomic, chemical, and structural analysis of synthesis products.\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bsyse.wsu.edu\/acsc\/\">Analytical Chemistry Service Center<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/lcme.wsu.edu\/\">Laboratory for Cellular Metabolism and Engineering<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/murdock-metabolomics\/\">Murdock Metabolomics Laboratory<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/tipl\/\">Tissue Imaging, Metabolomics, and Proteomics Laboratory<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-card--style-horizontal-33 wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-crimson\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3174\/2022\/12\/image-76.jpeg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3174\/2022\/12\/image-76.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3174\/2022\/12\/image-76-198x198.jpeg 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Tall green grass.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tModification &amp; Utilization:\u00a0CAHNRS scientists study genetic engineering capabilities for oils and structural components like lignin\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ibc.wsu.edu\/people\/faculty\/wsu-profile\/laura.bartley\/\">Laura Bartley<\/a>, switchgrass selection and engineering for development as a biofuel crop<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ibc.wsu.edu\/people\/faculty\/wsu-profile\/phil_bates\/\">Phil Bates<\/a>, engineering plant oils for increased nutrition, chemical feedstocks, and biofuels<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ibc.wsu.edu\/people\/faculty\/wsu-profile\/hwangs\/\">Paul Hwang,<\/a>\u00a0metabolic engineering of starch for enhanced productivity and yield<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/people-directory\/people\/wsu-profile\/florence.mus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florence Mus<\/a>, engineering synthetic symbioses between plants and bacteria to deliver nitrogen to crops<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ibc.wsu.edu\/people\/faculty\/wsu-profile\/okita\/\">Thomas Okita<\/a>, metabolic genetic engineering of plants for increased productivity<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-card--style-horizontal-33 wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-border-top--color-crimson wsu-card--layout-reversed\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wsu-title  wsu-font-size--large\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering:\u00a0conversion of abundant lipid, carbohydrate, and lignin plant components into more valuable products\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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