Compound: Artemisinin
MF
C15H22O5
MW
282.33
Function
Antimalarial
Basic Organisms
Artemisia annua
Precursor
artemisinic acid
Host
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Synthesis Type
simi-biosynthesis
Downstream Gene
CYP71AV1, CPR1, CYB5, ADH1, ALDH1
Pathway
Reference
Paddon C J, Westfall P J, Pitera D J, et al. High-level semi-synthetic production of the potent antimalarial artemisinin[J]. Nature, 2013, 496(7446): 528-532.