BIOTRANSFORMATION OF ARTEANNUIC ACID INTO ARTEANNUIN-B AND ARTEMISININ IN ARTEMISIA-ANNUA

Authors
SANGWAN RS AGARWAL K LUTHRA R THAKUR RS SINGHSANGWAN N
Citation
Rs. Sangwan et al., BIOTRANSFORMATION OF ARTEANNUIC ACID INTO ARTEANNUIN-B AND ARTEMISININ IN ARTEMISIA-ANNUA, Phytochemistry, 34(5), 1993, pp. 1301-1302
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Phytochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319422
Volume
34
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1301 - 1302
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(1993)34:5<1301:BOAAIA>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
In Artemisia annua, [C-14]arteannuic acid was incorporated into artean nuin-B as well as artemisinin, both in vivo and in a cell free system. Fe2+, 2-oxoglutarate, and peroxidase-H2O2 enhanced the incorporations under in vitro conditions. The results suggest that arteannuic acid m ight be a common precursor for arteannuin-B and artemisinin synthesis.