Product Description: Amorphadiene is the precursor to the antimalarial agent artemisinin, which is produced through the amorphadiene synthase (ADS)-catalyzed cyclization of farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP) yeast[1][2].
Applications: COVID-19-immunoregulation
Formula: C15H24
References: [1]Westfall PJ, et al. Production of amorphadiene in yeast, and its conversion to dihydroartemisinic acid, precursor to the antimalarial agent artemisinin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jan 17;109(3):E111-8./[2]Pramastya H, et al. High level production of amorphadiene using Bacillus subtilis as an optimized terpenoid cell factory. N Biotechnol. 2021 Jan 25;60:159-167.
CAS Number: 92692-39-2
Molecular Weight: 204.35
Research Area: Infection
Target: Parasite