Overexpression of Allene Oxide Cyclase Improves the Biosynthesis of Artemisinin in Artemisia annua L.

Xu Lu; Fangyuan Zhang; Qian Shen; Weimin Jiang; Qifang Pan; Zongyou Lv; Tingxiang Yan; Xueqing Fu; Yuliang Wang; Hongmei Qian; Kexuan Tang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0091741

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Overexpression of Allene Oxide Cyclase Improves the Biosynthesis of Artemisinin in Artemisia annua L.

Xu Lu,

Affiliations Plant Biotechnology Research Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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Fangyuan Zhang,

Affiliation Plant Biotechnology Research Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Qian Shen,

Affiliation Plant Biotechnology Research Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Weimin Jiang,

Affiliation Plant Biotechnology Research Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Qifang Pan,

Affiliation Plant Biotechnology Research Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Zongyou Lv,

Affiliation Plant Biotechnology Research Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Tingxiang Yan,

Affiliation Plant Biotechnology Research Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Xueqing Fu,

Affiliation Plant Biotechnology Research Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Yuliang Wang,

Affiliation Plant Biotechnology Research Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Hongmei Qian,

Affiliation Plant Biotechnology Research Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Kexuan Tang

* E-mail: kxtang@sjtu.edu.cn

Affiliation Plant Biotechnology Research Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Overexpression of Allene Oxide Cyclase Improves the Biosynthesis of Artemisinin in Artemisia annua L.

Xu Lu,
Fangyuan Zhang,
Qian Shen,
Weimin Jiang,
Qifang Pan,
Zongyou Lv,
Tingxiang Yan,
Xueqing Fu,
Yuliang Wang,
Hongmei Qian

Published: March 18, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091741

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