Nicotiana benthamiana as a production platform for artemisinin precursors.

<h4>Background</h4>Production of pharmaceuticals in plants provides an alternative for chemical synthesis, fermentation or natural sources. Nicotiana benthamiana is deployed at commercial scale for production of therapeutic proteins. Here the potential of this plant is explored for rapid...

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Main Authors: Teun W J M van Herpen, Katarina Cankar, Marilise Nogueira, Dirk Bosch, Harro J Bouwmeester, Jules Beekwilder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21151979/?tool=EBI