The effect of roots and media constituents on trichomes and artemisinin production in Artemisia annua L.

ABSTRACT: KEY MESSAGE : Rooting of Artemisia annua increases trichome size on leaves and helps drive the final steps of the biosynthesis of the sesquiterpene antimalarial drug, artemisinin. Artemisia annua produces the antimalarial drug, artemisinin (AN), which is synthesized and stored in glandular trichomes (GLTs). In vitro-grown A. annua shoots produce more AN when they form roots. This may be a function not of the roots, but rather media components such as the phytohormones, α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) and 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP), or salts and sucrose used to maintain either rooted or unrooted shoot cultures. We investiga

SUBMITTER: Nguyen KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3551342 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature