Effect of roots on artemisinin and flavonoid production in shoots of Artemisia annua.

Artemisinin is a potent antimalarial sesquiterpene lactone produced and stored in the glandular trichomes (GLTs) of Artemisia annua. Although they produce no artemisinin, nor any of the precursor compounds, A. annua roots appear to have a regulatory effect on production of the terpene in leaves. How...

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Main Author: Wang, Sibo
Other Authors: Pamela J. Weathers, Advisor
Format: Others
Published: Digital WPI 2015
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/761
https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1760&context=etd-theses