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361593

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Artemisinin

98%

Synonym(s):

Arteannuin, Qinghaosu

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

100

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

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

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

InChI key

BLUAFEHZUWYNDE-NNWCWBAJSA-N

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General description

Artemisinin is extracted from sweet wormwood (Artemisia annua).[1] It has anticancer,[1] antiprotozoal and antiviral activities.[2] Artemisinin is associated with brainstem encephalopathy.[3]

Application

Artemisinin has been used:
  • in drug susceptibility assays[4]
  • as a standard for its quantification from artemisinin from hairy roots[5]
  • to check cell viability using 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay[6]
  • as an antimalarial agent to investigate the role of autophagy-related (ATG) genes throughout the P. falciparum asexual and sexual blood stages[7]

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 Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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0000383864
0000383864
MKCW0906
MKCS1414
MKCP2657

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Antiprotozoal drugs
Simooya OO
Side Effects of Drugs Annual, 30, 336-342 (2008)
Deciphering genetic regulation of CD14 by SP1 through characterization of peripheral blood mononuclear transcriptome of P. faiciparum and P. vivax infected malaria patients
Chakraborty B, et al.
EBioMedicine, 37, 442-452 (2018)
Rita Piedade et al.
Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology, 7(10), 1185-1200 (2011-09-09)
Plasmodium falciparum malaria is one of the world's most lethal infectious diseases, commanding millions of drug administrations per year. The pharmacogenetics of these drugs is poorly known, although its application can be pivotal for the optimized management of this disease.
Jürg Utzinger et al.
Current opinion in investigational drugs (London, England : 2000), 8(2), 105-116 (2007-03-03)
Schistosomiasis is a significant health issue caused by a blood fluke that affects more than 200 million individuals worldwide, over half of whom suffer from disease-associated symptoms. In areas of high burden, disease is mainly managed by controlling morbidity with
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)
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  3. At what temperature do we store artemisinin

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  5. In what solvents is Product 361593, Artemisinin, soluble?

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    1. According to the chemicals encyclopedia published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, artemisinin is expected to be soluble in most aprotic solvents and slightly soluble in oil. Sigma-Aldrich tests the solubility of this product in chloroform at 25 mg/mL. Our quality control is also able to prepare a 0.5% solution in methanol in order to measure the optical rotation.

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