An Efficient Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Dihydroartemisinic Aldehyde

AngewchemAn Efficient Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Dihydroartemisinic Aldehyde: Artemisinin from the plant Artemisia annua is the most potent pharmaceutical for the treatment of malaria. In the plant, the sesquiterpene cyclase amorphadiene synthase, a cytochrome ‐dependent CYP450,...

Source: Organometallic Current - March 13, 2017 Category: Chemistry Tags: Biocatalytic Enzyme catalyzed Terpenoids Source Type: blogs