TISSUE CULTURE OF ARTEMISIA ANNUA L.—A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF AN ANTIMALARIAL DRUG

Artemisia annua L., a Chinese medicinal herb, has evoked wide interest for its artemisinin (qinghasu) content which is emerging as an effective antimalarial drug. The present study was undertaken on the tissue culture of A. annua to determine the feasibility of employing this technique as a method f...

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Published in:Current science (Bangalore) 1988-03, Vol.57 (6), p.344-346
Main Authors: JHA, SUMITA, JHA, TIMIR B., MAHATO, SHASHI B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antimalarials
Artemisia annua
Artemisinins
Biological and medical sciences
Biotechnology
Callus
Eukaryotic cell cultures
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
In vitro propagation: entire plant regeneration from tissues and cell cultures
Liquids
Methods. Procedures. Technologies
Petioles
Plant cells and fungal cells
Plant roots
Plants
Seedlings
Seeds
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
tissue culture
Tissue culture techniques
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Summary:Artemisia annua L., a Chinese medicinal herb, has evoked wide interest for its artemisinin (qinghasu) content which is emerging as an effective antimalarial drug. The present study was undertaken on the tissue culture of A. annua to determine the feasibility of employing this technique as a method for its propagation.
ISSN:0011-3891