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1573 Artemisinin
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Properties

Background

Green
Bottle

Green
Cap

Light blue
Syringe

Green
Bubbles
No
Drops
No
Label
Bacterium

Chemistry

Formula
C15H22O5
Carbon
15
Polarity
Neutral

Artemisinin and its semisynthetic derivatives are a group of drugs used in the treatment of malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum. It was discovered in 1972 by Tu Youyou, who shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery. Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are now standard treatment worldwide for P. falciparum malaria as well as malaria due to other species of Plasmodium. Artemisinin is extracted from the plant Artemisia annua, sweet wormwood, a herb employed in Chinese traditional medicine. A precursor compound can be produced using a genetically-engineered yeast, which is much more efficient than using the plant.

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