Scientific achievements and developments

-The concept of chlorophyll biosynthesis centers was put forward and substantiated. The metabolic heterogeneity of chlorophyll in the plant has been proven. The renewal of chlorophyll molecules was found, which occurs throughout the life of a green leaf. The possibility of interconversion of chlorophylls a and b has been established. The conjugation of chlorophyll biosynthesis with chlorophyll-protein complexes of the photosynthetic apparatus was revealed. It was shown that the regulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis is carried out according to the principle of negative feedback;
– The concept of independent functioning, physical separation, the participation of different isoenzymes and different mechanisms of control of chlorophyll and heme synthesis systems in plant chloroplast, starting from the formation of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), has been developed;
– The principal possibility of using the chlorophyll biosynthesis system as a target of a new generation of herbicides – photodynamic herbicides – is shown. The theoretical foundations for the creation of photodynamic herbicides have been developed, new compositions of these compounds and technologies for their use in agricultural practice have been created.

– The synthesis of the most important natural antioxidants of anthocyanins in winter rape plants induced by the action of 5-aminolevulinic acid has been discovered, which creates prospects for their use as a new alternative raw material source of anthocyanins for the needs of the food and pharmacological industries;
– A biotechnological collection of economically useful algae has been created. A waste-free and low-cost technology has been developed for producing a biologically active feed additive based on algae (chlorella suspension) to the rations of feeding farm animals and poultry;
– The principal possibility of using the Rose Bengal photosensitizer as an effective inducer of astaxanthin accumulation in Haematococcus pluvialis cells has been shown.

1. Pilot production of chlorella suspension as a feed additive for poultry with a design capacity of 250,000 liters per year was organized;
2. An electronic auxanometer has been developed – a device for recording the growth characteristics of plants in order to monitor the state of the environment;
3. A system for remote control of the physiological state of a plant has been developed;
4. Created a way to increase the nutritional value of hay;
5. Laboratory samples of LED illuminators for plant growth have been developed.