Artemisone - A highly active antimalarial drug of the artemisinin class

Richard K. Haynes, Burkhard Fugmann, Jörg Stetter, Karl Rieckmann, Hans Dietrich Heilmann, Ho Wai Chan, Man Ki Cheung, Wai Lun Lam, Ho Ning Wong, Simon L. Croft, Livia Vivas, Lauren Rattray, Lindsay Stewart, Wallace Peters, Brian L. Robinson, Michael D. Edstein, Barbara Kotecka, Dennis E. Kyle, Bernhard Beckermann, Michael GerischMartin Radtke, Gabriele Schmuck, Wolfram Steinke, Ute Wollborn, Karl Schmeer, Axel Römer

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Abstract

Artemisinin - the next generation: Efficacies of artemisone against the malaria parasite are substantially greater than those of the current artemisinin "gold standard", artesunate. Also, in contrast to most current artemisinins it displays low lipophilicity and negligible neuro- and cytotoxicity in in vitro and in vivo assays. Thus, the drug offers promise for use in artemisinin-based combination therapy. (Chemical Equation Presented).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2082-2088
Number of pages7
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume45
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Mar 2006

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