Functional genomics and the biosynthesis of artemisinin

Phytochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1864-1871

  Covello, Patrick S ^a   Teoh, Keat H ^a   Polichuk, Devin R ^a   Reed, Darwin W ^a   Nowak, Goska ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artemisia annua; Artemisinin; Asteraceae; Cytochrome P450; Sesquiterpene; Trichome

Indexed keywords

AMORPHA 4,11 DIENE; AMORPHA-4,11-DIENE; ARTEMISININ; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; OXYGENASE; SESQUITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; GENOMICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ARTEMISININS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXYGENASES; SESQUITERPENES;

AMORPHA; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; ASTERACEAE;

EID: 34447287328     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.02.016     Document Type: Review

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