Genetic and environmental regulation and artificial metabolic manipulation of artemisinin biosynthesis

Biotechnology: Research, Technology and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 158-210

  Zeng, Qing Ping ^a   Yang, Rui Yi ^a   Feng, Li Ling ^b   Yang, Xue Qin ^b  

^a Tropical Medicine Institute   (Belgium)

^b GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Artemisinin; Artemisinin annua; Environmental induction; Gene expression; Microbial engineering; Signal transduction; Transgenic plant.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891974387     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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