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Overview

Adrian J. Parr is affiliated with the Norwich Research Park in the United Kingdom and is active in research areas that intersect environmental science, biochemistry, genetics, and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work encompasses various subfields including genetics, plant science, and ecological modeling.

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
  • Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Adrian J. Parr has contributed to the field through publications in specialized journals. A noted recent paper is titled "Trans-Atlantic vagrancy in Anax junius (Odonata: Aeshnidae)", published in 2024 in the journal Odonatologica. This work focuses on species movement and distribution within Odonata and relates to ecological modeling.

Their frequent coauthorship includes collaboration with Mélodie Schmitz, reflecting an ongoing research partnership.

Regarding their publication record, Parr has contributed to book literature as well. One book titled "Earthlings" was published in 2022 by Columbia University Press, evidencing interest beyond journal articles and into more expansive scholarly works.

The primary venues where Adrian J. Parr has published include:

  • Odonatologica

Their research touches on integrative views involving organismal biology, geography, and climate change impacts, particularly related to flora and fauna of Mediterranean and Iberian regions. This multidisciplinary approach situates their work at the crossroads of ecological and genetic studies.

Best Publications

  • Transcriptional repression by AtMYB4 controls production of UV-protecting sunscreens in Arabidopsis.

    Hailing Jin;Eleonora Cominelli;Paul Bailey;Adrian Parr

  • Phenols in the plant and in man. The potential for possible nutritional enhancement of the diet by modifying the phenols content or profile

    A.J. Parr;G.P. Bolwell

  • The AmMYB308 and AmMYB330 transcription factors from antirrhinum regulate phenylpropanoid and lignin biosynthesis in transgenic tobacco

    Lodovico Tamagnone;Angel Merida;Adrian Parr;Steve Mackay

  • New approaches to understanding and controlling cell separation in relation to fruit and vegetable texture

    Keith W. Waldron;Andrew C. Smith;Adrian J. Parr;Annie Ng

  • AtMYB12 regulates caffeoyl quinic acid and flavonol synthesis in tomato : expression in fruit results in very high levels of both types of polyphenol

    Jie Luo;Eugenio Butelli;Lionel Hill;Adrian Parr

  • Cell wall esterified phenolic dimers: Identification and quantification by reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography and diode array detection

    Keith William Waldron;Adrian J. Parr;Annie Ng;John Ralph

  • Structural analyses and dynamics of soluble and cell wall-bound phenolics in a broad spectrum resistance to the powdery mildew fungus in barley.

    Edda von Röpenack;Adrian Parr;Paul Schulze-Lefert

  • Identification of Glucosyltransferase Genes Involved in Sinapate Metabolism and Lignin Synthesis in Arabidopsis

    Eng-Kiat Lim;Yi Li;Adrian Parr;Ros Jackson

  • New Routes to Plant Secondary Products

    John D. Hamill;Adrian J. Parr;Michael J. C. Rhodes;Richard J. Robins

  • Metabolism of Ferulic Acid to Vanillin A BACTERIAL GENE OF THE ENOYL-SCoA HYDRATASE/ISOMERASE SUPERFAMILY ENCODES AN ENZYME FOR THE HYDRATION AND CLEAVAGE OF A HYDROXYCINNAMIC ACID SCoA THIOESTER

    M. J. Gasson;Y. Kitamura;W. R. Mclauchlan;A. Narbad

  • Convergent evolution in the BAHD family of acyl transferases: identification and characterization of anthocyanin acyl transferases from Arabidopsis thaliana

    Jie Luo;Yasutaka Nishiyama;Yasutaka Nishiyama;Christine Fuell;Goro Taguchi

  • Inhibition of phenolic acid metabolism results in precocious cell death and altered cell morphology in leaves of transgenic tobacco plants

    Lodovico Tamagnone;Angel Merida;Nicola Stacey;Kitty Plaskitt

  • Secondary product formation by cultures of Beta vulgaris and Nicotiana rustica transformed with Agrobacterium rhizogenes.

    J. D. Hamill;A. J. Parr;R. J. Robins;M. J. C. Rhodes

  • 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

  • Salicylic acid is not required for Cf-2- and Cf-9-dependent resistance of tomato to Cladosporium fulvum.

    Penny A. Brading;Kim E. Hammond-Kosack;Adrian Parr;Jonathan D. G. Jones

  • Prior exposure to lipopolysaccharide potentiates expression of plant defenses in response to bacteria

    Mari-Anne Newman;Edda von Roepenack-Lahaye;Adrian Parr;Michael J. Daniels

  • A Novel Polyamine Acyltransferase Responsible for the Accumulation of Spermidine Conjugates in Arabidopsis Seed

    Jie Luo;Jie Luo;Christine Fuell;Adrian Parr;Lionel Hill

  • Ferulic Acid Dehydrodimers in the Cell Walls of Beta vulgaris and their Possible Role in Texture

    Keith W Waldron;Annie Ng;Mary L Parker;Adrian J Parr

  • 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.

    Richard J. Robins;Adrian J. Parr;Elizabeth G. Bent;Michael J. C. Rhodes

  • The Wall-Bound Phenolics of Chinese Water Chestnut (Eleocharisdulcis)

    Adrian J Parr;Keith W Waldron;Annie Ng;Mary L Parker

Frequent Co-Authors

Keith W. Waldron
Keith W. Waldron Norwich Research Park
Mary L. Parker
Mary L. Parker Norwich University
Arjan Narbad
Arjan Narbad Norwich Research Park
Cathie Martin
Cathie Martin Norwich Research Park
Anthony J. Michael
Anthony J. Michael The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
J. Maxwell Dow
J. Maxwell Dow University College Cork
Lionel Hill
Lionel Hill John Innes Centre
Michael J. Daniels
Michael J. Daniels Norwich Research Park
Mari-Anne Newman
Mari-Anne Newman University of Copenhagen
Bernd Weisshaar
Bernd Weisshaar Bielefeld University

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