School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, People's Republic of China
Case Report
Microbial Metabolism of Artemisinin by Penicillium janthinellum
Author(s): Yanqin Liu, Jinyan Li, Fuli Luo and Yulian Zhan*
The microbial transformation of artemisinin by Penicillium janthinellum was investigated. During 6 days at 28°C
and 180 rpm, artemisinin was transformed to a product by Penicillium janthinellum. The product was identified as
4α-hydroxy-1-deoxyartemisinin. This is the first report of biotransformation of artemisinin by Penicillium janthinellum. .. View more»