Artemisia annua glandular secretory trichomes: the biofactory of antimalarial agent artemisinin

Science Bulletin

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 26-36

  Xiao, Ling ^a   Tan, Hexin ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Artemisia annua L; Artemisinin biosynthesis; Engineering AaGSTs; Glandular secretory trichomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955628982     PISSN: 20959273     EISSN: 20959281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-015-0980-z     Document Type: Review

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