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A accomplished review of this genus, Artemisia examines all elements of the herbs makes use of and functions, its mode of motion and scientific significance. Following a finished creation to the genus, the e-book discusses the botanical, phytochemical and organic features of a few vital species of Artemisis. for the reason that the invention of artemisinin, a hugely energetic antimalarial agent from the chinese language herb A. annua is of substantial value, this quantity devotes numerous chapters to the conventional makes use of, cultivation and phytochemistry of this species and to the advance of artemisinin-derived antimalarial brokers, their mode of motion and medical use
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6) (Croteau 1987 and refs. cited therein). Another important monoterpene which often occurs in Artemisia essential oils is camphor. The formation of camphor involves the conversion of GPP to (+)-bornyl pyrophosphate which, after hydrolysis by a specific bornyl pyrophosphatase is converted to the bicyclic monoterpene alcohol (+)-borneol. An NAD-dependent dehydrogenase oxidizes borne01 to the ketone camphor (Fig. 7) (Croteau 1992). Artemisinin biosynthesis has been the subject of many studies owing to the importance of the therapeutic applications of the compound.
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Absinthium A. alba A. austriaca A. coerulescens A. dracunculus A. ludoviciana A. molinieri A. persica A. pontica A. siversiana A. verlotorum A. e. , 1996). Ferreira et al. (1995a; 1995b) by studying A. annua in greenhouse, tissue culture and open field, found that artemisinin content was 4- to 11-fold higher in flowers than in leaves and that favourable results could be expected by intercrossing selected high artemisinin-yielding clones which had been grown in the greenhouse with prolonged lighting.