Yeast to make malaria drug on demand | Chemistry World
Yeast to make malaria drug on demand | Chemistry World - A natural biochemical pathway that produces the antimalarial drug artemisinin in the sweet wormwood plant has been fully reconstructed in yeast. The engineered yeast cells churn out high concentrations of a precursor that can be converted in a few steps into the first-line malaria drug. According to the team behind the advance, their semi-synthetic route should help smooth out seasonal variations in supply.(10.1038/nature12051)
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