| Title |
Nicotiana benthamiana as a Production Platform for Artemisinin Precursors
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2010
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0014222 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Teun W. J. M. van Herpen, Katarina Cankar, Marilise Nogueira, Dirk Bosch, Harro J. Bouwmeester, Jules Beekwilder |
| Abstract |
Production of pharmaceuticals in plants provides an alternative for chemical synthesis, fermentation or natural sources. Nicotiana benthamiana is deployed at commercial scale for production of therapeutic proteins. Here the potential of this plant is explored for rapid production of precursors of artemisinin, a sesquiterpenoid compound that is used for malaria treatment. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 197 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Germany | 2 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Pakistan | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Lithuania | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Serbia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 186 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 46 | 23% |
| Researcher | 35 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 31 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 26 | 13% |
| Unknown | 35 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 98 | 50% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 35 | 18% |
| Chemistry | 9 | 5% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 2% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 11 | 6% |
| Unknown | 37 | 19% |