Artemisia annua produces a compound called Artemisinin, proven to kill the parasite that causes Malaria. To increase artemisinin production, the effect of light wavelength on the amount of artemisinin produced was explored under a variety of growth conditions. High performance liquid chromatography was used to quantify the compound. The expression of ADS and EPS, genes affecting artemisinin biosynthesis pathway, is explored using polymerase chain reaction.

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Creator

• Amodeo, Laura M.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 06D428M

Advisor

• Wobbe, Kristin K.

Year

• 2006

Date created

• 2006-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biochemistry

Rights statement

• In Copyright