| Bioactivity | 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]. |
| CAS | 92692-39-2 |
| Formula | C15H24 |
| Molar Mass | 204.35 |
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
| Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
| Reference | [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. |