Research Laboratory of Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

Yurii Vasylovych Lykholat, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor

Head of the Research Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology

ORCID: 0000-0003-3354-8251

E-mail: lykholat2006@ukr.net

Mobile: +380677614005

The main research focus of the laboratory is the study of physiological and biochemical processes in plants with the aim of utilizing their phytochemical potential and antioxidant properties under the conditions of the steppe zone. The research is aimed at preserving and expanding the genetic resources of economically valuable plants and valuable fruit crops, optimizing the use of plant raw materials, preserving phytodiversity under conditions of a technogenically transformed environment, and developing the physiological foundations for plant introduction under unfavorable climatic conditions.

The laboratory’s activities are focused on addressing theoretical and applied problems of plant stress resistance physiology, increasing the quantity and improving the quality of plant bioresources. In particular, the research involves identifying physiological and biochemical indicators of plant tolerance to a combination of environmental stress factors, assessing the resource potential of plant raw materials with a high content of secondary metabolites, and determining the antibacterial and antifungal effects of plant extracts.

The component composition of biologically active compounds in plant extracts is identified using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.