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- (-)-dihydroartemisinic acid
- (2R)-2-[(1R)-4beta,7-Dimethyl-1,2,3,4,4abeta,5,6,8abeta-octahydronaphthalen-1alpha-yl]propionic acid
- (2R)-2-[(1R,4R,4aS,8aS)-4,7-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,8a-octahydronaphthalen-1-yl]propanoic acid
- dihydroarteannuic acid
- dihydroartemisinic acid
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Definition: |
A monocarboxylic acid that is propanoic acid substituted at position 2 by a (1S,4R,4aS,8aR)-4,7-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,8a-octahydronaphthalen-1-yl group. It is a sesquiterpenoid precursor of the antimalarial drug, artemisinin.
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