Bioprospecting of Artemisia genus: from artemisinin to other potentially bioactive compounds.

ABSTRACT: Species from genus Artemisia are widely distributed throughout temperate regions of the northern hemisphere and many cultures have a long-standing traditional use of these plants as herbal remedies, liquors, cosmetics, spices, etc. Nowadays, the discovery of new plant-derived products to be used as food supplements or drugs has been pushed by the exploitation of bioprospection approaches. Often driven by the knowledge derived from the ethnobotanical use of plants, bioprospection explores the existing biodiversity through integration of modern omics techniques with targeted bioactivity assays. In this work we set up a bioprospection plan to investigate the phytochemical diversity and the potential bioactivity of five Artemisia species with recognized ethnobotanical tradition (A. absinthium,

SUBMITTER: Negri S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10899597 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature