(+)-artemisinin

Term ID

CHEBI:223316

Synonyms

• (3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,12S,12aR)-3,6,9-trimethyloctahydro-3,12-epoxypyrano[4,3-j][1,2]benzodioxepin-10(3H)-one
• 1,5,9-trimethyl-(1R,4S,5R,9R,12S,13R)-11,14,15,16-tetraoxatetracyclo[10.3.1.04,13.08,13]hexadecan-10-one
• arteannuin
• artemisinin
• artemisinina
• artemisinine
• artemisininum
• huanghuahaosu
• Octahydro-3,6,9-trimethyl-3,12-epoxy-12H-pyrano(4,3-j)-1,2-benzodioxepin-10(3H)-one
• QHS
• Qing Hau Sau
• Qinghaosu
• Quing Hau Sau

Definition

A sesquiterpene lactone obtained from sweet wormwood, Artemisia annua, which is used as an antimalarial for the treatment of multi-drug resistant strains of falciparum malaria.

References

• cas:63968-64-9
• drugcentral:3871
• gmelin:1755493
• kegg.compound:C09538
• kegg.drug:D02481
• knapsack:C00003359
• lincs.smallmolecule:LSM-6546
• lipidmaps:LMPR0103190003
• metacyc.compound:CPD-7561
• pubmed:15330155
• pubmed:18008167
• pubmed:19090980
• pubmed:22174561
• pubmed:7877142
• pubmed:8544181
• reaxys:4194670
• wikipedia.en:Artemisinin

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )