The future of artemisinins: natural, synthetic or recombinant?
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Artemisinins are the most important anti-malarial drugs in use today, but are more costly than previous anti-malarials and production and price tend to fluctuate. Alternative ways of producing artemisinins are discussed here in the light of a recent paper in BMC Biotechnology on improving the yield of the precursor, artemisinic acid, in genetically engineered yeast.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of Biology
دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008