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Growing the Chinese Happy Tree (Xi Shu) in Australia: Maximising the extraction of the anti-cancer compound Camptothecin. RIRDC Publication No. 10/178
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
2011
Abstract
This RIRDC study investigated the potential for growing, harvesting and extracting from the Xi Shu or Chinese Happy Tree. Xi Shu provides a source of camptothecin which is a biochemical precursor for several anti-cancer drugs that cannot be easily synthesised. The ability to select superior clones and undertake large scale propagation of the tree with subsequent harvest of young leaves as trimmings for the extraction of the drug has been demonstrated. RIRDC considers recent developments in synthetic production of camptothecin must be fully understood prior to the development of an industry based on naturally derived camptothecin from the Xi Shu tree.
Details
- Title
- Growing the Chinese Happy Tree (Xi Shu) in Australia: Maximising the extraction of the anti-cancer compound Camptothecin. RIRDC Publication No. 10/178
- Authors
- Craig Davis (Author) - Lang Technologies Pty LtdK Fanning (Author) - Department of Employment, Economic Development and InnovationStephen J Trueman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science and Engineering - LegacyD Williams (Author) - Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
- Additional notes
- RIRDC Project No: PRJ-00841
- Publication details
- 27 pages
- Publisher
- Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
- Date published
- 2011
- ISSN
- 1440-6845
- ISBN
- 9781742541457
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2011 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. All rights reserved.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; GeneCology Research Centre - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450170602621
- Output Type
- Report
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