Cloning and enzymology analysis of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase gene from a superior strain of Artemisia annua L.

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-67

  Zhao, Yujun ^a,b   Ye, Hechun ^a   Li, Guofeng ^a   Chen, Dahua ^a   Liu, Yan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Artemisinin; Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (FPS)

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA ANNUA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 7944234097     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03tb9013     Document Type: Article

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