Artemisia annua
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Description
- Artemisia annua L., namely sweet wormwood, is being used for medical uses, such as anti-malarial activity. Which today is widely used in the treatment of malaria. Artemisia annua Linné is an annual plant that is chrysanthemum family. This plant is primarily found in the tropical zones of Asia along streets and in fields. Since ancient times, Artemisia annua Linné has been used as an antipyretic, hemostatic, as a treatment for skin diseases, and an insecticide. In addition, its antibacterial, antiviral and antioxidant properties allow it has been used as a traditional herbalmedicine. This plant also contains various bioactive compounds. Artemisinin, the main element of sweet wormwood, is being used for medical uses, such as anti-malarial activity. [1] [2].
- Common Name: Sweet wormwood, Sweet annie, Sweet sagewort, Annual mugwort, Annual wormwood
- NCBI Taxonomy
Different Tissues & Abiotic Stress
Reference Genes
| Gene Symbol | Gene Name | Application Scope | Accession Number | Primers (5'-3') [Forward/Reverse] |
Size [bp] | Tm [℃] | Detection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPII[1] | DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit |
|
EY111688 |
|
135 | 58.4 | SYBR |
| EF1a[1] | Elongation factor 1-alpha |
|
EY045332 |
|
109 | 55.9 | SYBR |
| TUB[1] | Tubulin beta chain |
|
EY110418 |
|
104 | 60.3 | SYBR |
| ACT[1] | Actin |
|
EY091989 |
|
182 | 53.4 | SYBR |
Molecular Types
- mRNA
Evaluation Methods
Contact
- Name: Zhihua Liao
- Email: zhliao@swu.edu.cn
- Institution: Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education), SWU-TAAHC Medicinal Plant Joint R&D Centre, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
Citation Statistics
Cited by 6 (Based on Google Scholar [2017-06-16])
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Liu W, Zhao T, Wang H, et al. (2014) Reference gene selection in Artemisia annua L., a plant species producing anti-malarial artemisinin. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) 121, 141-152.
- ↑ Kim EJ, Kim GT, Kim BM, et al. (2017) Apoptosis-induced effects of extract from Artemisia annua Linne by modulating PTEN/p53/PDK1/Akt/ signal pathways through PTEN/p53-independent manner in HCT116 colon cancer cells. Bmc Complementary and Alternative Medicine 17.
