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361593

Artemisinin

98%

Synonym(s):

Arteannuin, Qinghaosu

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H22O5
CAS Number:
63968-64-9
Molecular Weight:
282.33
NACRES:
NA.79
PubChem Substance ID:
57649481
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
MDL number:
MFCD00081057

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InChI

1S/C15H22O5/c1-8-4-5-11-9(2)12(16)17-13-15(11)10(8)6-7-14(3,18-13)19-20-15/h8-11,13H,4-7H2,1-3H3/t8-,9-,10+,11+,13-,14-,15-/m1/s1

SMILES string

C[C@@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@@H](C)C(=O)O[C@@H]3OC4(C)CC[C@@H]1[C@@]23OO4

InChI key

BLUAFEHZUWYNDE-NNWCWBAJSA-N

assay

98%

form

solid

optical activity

[α]20/D +76°, c = 0.5 in methanol

mp

156-157 °C (lit.)

antibiotic activity spectrum

parasites, viruses

application(s)

metabolomics
vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products

mode of action

enzyme | inhibits

Quality Level

100

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General description

Artemisinin is extracted from sweet wormwood (Artemisia annua). It has anticancer, antiprotozoal and antiviral activities. Artemisinin is associated with brainstem encephalopathy.

Application

Artemisinin has been used:
  • in drug susceptibility assays
  • as a standard for its quantification from artemisinin from hairy roots
  • to check cell viability using 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay
  • as an antimalarial agent to investigate the role of autophagy-related (ATG) genes throughout the P. falciparum asexual and sexual blood stages

Biochem/physiol Actions

Artemisinin (Qinghaosu), a sesquiterpene lactone, is a highly active anti-malarial (falciparum malaria) drug. Artemisinin is also an anthelmintic (parasitic worm) effective against the blood fluke, schistosomiasis.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

Regulatory Listings

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361593-VAR: + 361593-BULK: + 361593-100MG:

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0000383864
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Pierre-Eric Campos et al.
Marine drugs, 17(3) (2019-03-17)
Chemical study of the CH₂Cl₂-MeOH (1:1) extract of the sponge Fascaplysinopsis reticulata collected in Mayotte highlighted three new tryptophan derived alkaloids, 6,6'-bis-(debromo)-gelliusine F (1), 6-bromo-8,1'-dihydro-isoplysin A (2) and 5,6-dibromo-8,1'-dihydro-isoplysin A (3), along with the synthetically known 8-oxo-tryptamine (4) and the
Stimulation of artemisinin synthesis by combined cerebroside and nitric oxide elicitation in Artemisia annua hairy roots
Wang JW, et al.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 85(2), 285-292 (2009)
Artemether resistance in vitro is linked to mutations in PfATP6 that also interact with mutations in PfMDR1 in travellers returning with Plasmodium falciparum infections
Pillai DR, et al.
Malaria Journal, 11(1), 131-131 (2012)
The multifunctional autophagy pathway in the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum
Cervantes S, et al.
Autophagy, 10(1), 80-92 (2014)
Olivo Miotto et al.
Nature genetics, 45(6), 648-655 (2013-04-30)
We describe an analysis of genome variation in 825 P. falciparum samples from Asia and Africa that identifies an unusual pattern of parasite population structure at the epicenter of artemisinin resistance in western Cambodia. Within this relatively small geographic area
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