Metabolic regulation and engineering of artemisinin biosynthesis in A. annua

Artemisinin is a potent anti-malarial sesquiterpene lactone that is naturally biosynthesized in glandular trichomes of a Chinese herbal plant, Artemisia annua. Although semi-synthesis of artemisinin in yeast has been feasible, at present the A. annua plant is still the main commercial source of arte...

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Main Authors: Yueli Tang, Lien Xiang, Fangyuan Zhang, Kexuan Tang, Zhihua Liao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Maximum Academic Press 2023-02-01
Series:Medicinal Plant Biology
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Online Access:https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/MPB-2023-0004