APOD1 favored the bioconversion of artemisinic acid to artemisinin in the cell-free extracts of A. annua indirectly but no oxidization with artemisinic acid as the only substrate.

• Northern杂交分析表明；此基因在青蒿的根、茎和叶中均有表达.；加入APOD1至青蒿细胞提取液有利于青蒿酸向青蒿素的生物转化；但APOD1并不能直接以青蒿酸作为氧化底物