Purification and characterization of an enzyme involved in biochemical transformation of arteannuin B to artemisinin from Artemisia annua

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 281, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 558-561

  Dhingra, V ^a   Narasu, M L ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arteannuin B; Artemisia annua; Artemisinin; Bioconversion; Malaria; Purification

Indexed keywords

ARTEANNUIN B; ARTEMISIA ANNUA EXTRACT; ARTEMISININ; ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; PLANT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

ARTEMISIA ANNUA;

EID: 0034803017     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.4197     Document Type: Article

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6. Partial purification of proteins involved in bioconversion of arteannuin B to artemisinin
7. Separation by precipitation
8. Protein measurement with the folin-phenol reagent
9. Simultaneous determination of artemisinin, arteannuin B and artemisinic acid in Artemisia annua by high performance liquid chromatography with a combination of ODS and CN columns