Abstract: | Abstract Let G be a group and A a G-graded quasi-hereditary algebra. Then its characteristic module is proved to be G-gradable, i.e., it is isomorphic to a G-graded module as A-modules. This implies that the Ringel dual A′ of A admits a canonical G-grading which extends to the graded situation the typical equivalence between Δ-good and ?-good modules of A and A′, respectively. It follows some consequences: the derived category of finitely generated G-graded A-modules is equivalent to the derived category of finitely generated G-graded A'-modules; if G is finite, then the Ringel dual of the smash product A#G* is isomorphic to the smash product A'#G* of A' with G. |