CH391L/S12/Artemisinic Acid Engineering

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Introduction

Ro et al.'s procedure for converting carbohydrates into artemisinic acid in S. cerevisiae. [1].

Types of Selectable Markers

Antibiotic

Herbicidal

Auxotrophic

Other

Types of Screening

Blue/White Screening

Green Fluorescent Protein Screening

Artificial Selection

Previous iGEM Examples

There has been no incidence of previous iGEM teams investigating Artemisinin or any of its precursors. Many iGEM teams have referenced Ro et al., but only as an example of pathway engineering, or in order to discuss ethics and synthetic biology's potential to positively benefit society. No parts in the parts registry deals with Artemisinin either. Only one [set of parts] mentions a protein, Granulysin, which can potentially be used to fight Malaria.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisinin

References

2. Ro DK, Paradise EM, Ouellet M, Fisher KJ, Newman KL, Ndungu JM, Ho KA, Eachus RA, Ham TS, Kirby J, Chang MC, Withers ST, Shiba Y, Sarpong R, and Keasling JD. . pmid:16612385. PubMed HubMed [Ro2006]
3. Chang MC, Eachus RA, Trieu W, Ro DK, and Keasling JD. . pmid:17438551. PubMed HubMed [Chang2007]