Artemisia annua-- Pharmacology and biotechnology [electronic resource] / Tariq Aftab, Jorge F.S. Ferreira, M. Masroor A. Khan, M. Naeem, editors.
Aftab, Tariq, editor of compilation.
2014
TP248.27.P55
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Title
Artemisia annua-- Pharmacology and biotechnology [electronic resource] / Tariq Aftab, Jorge F.S. Ferreira, M. Masroor A. Khan, M. Naeem, editors.
ISBN
9783642410277 electronic book
3642410278 electronic book
9783642410260
364241026X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41027-7
Published
Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer, 2014.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vi, 292 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-642-41027-7 doi
Call Number
TP248.27.P55
Dewey Decimal Classification
615.3/21
Summary
This book summarizes global research on the medicinal plant Artemisia annua and its component artemisinin, an antimalarial agent. It explores further artemisinin applications and future research possibilities. Artemisinin is an effective antimalarial agent, particularly for multi-drug-resistant and cerebral malaria. As the chemical synthesis of artemisinin is complicated and not economically feasible in view of the poor yield of the drug, the intact plant remains the only viable source for artemisinin production. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the concentration of artemisinin in A. annua to reduce the costs of artemisinin-based drugs. Plant scientists have focused their efforts on A. annua to achieve a higher artemisinin crop yield and summarize their findings in this book.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Aftab, Tariq, editor of compilation.
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