Synonyms: DHA | dihydroartemisinin | GNF-Pf-5634
artenimol is an approved drug (EMA (2011) in combination with piperaquine)
Compound class:
Natural product
Comment: Artenimol is the active metabolite of artemisinin and all artemisinin-derived antimalarial compounds.
We show one representation of artenimol here. As with other natural products, there are alternative chemical structures due to the complex stereochemistry. The Malaria tab on this ligand page provides additional curator comments of relevance to the Guide to MALARIA PHARMACOLOGY. |
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Classification ![]() |
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Compound class | Natural product |
Ligand families/groups | Antimalarial ligands |
Approved drug? | Yes (EMA (2011) in combination with piperaquine) |
Approved drug? | Yes. EMA (2011) |
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IUPAC Name ![]() |
(3r,5as,6r,8as,9r,10s,12r,12ar)-decahydro-3,6,9-trimethyl-3,12-epoxy-12h-pyrano[4,3-j][1,2]benzodioxepin-10-ol |
International Nonproprietary Names ![]() |
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INN number | INN |
7777 | artenimol |
Synonyms ![]() |
DHA | dihydroartemisinin | GNF-Pf-5634 |
Database Links ![]() |
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CAS Registry No. | 71939-50-9 (source: Scifider) |
DrugCentral Ligand | 4194 |
GtoPdb PubChem SID | 374883844 |
PubChem CID | 3000518 |
Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | BJDCWCLMFKKGEE-ISOSDAIHSA-N |
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Dihydroartemisinin (links to external site)
Cat. No. HY-N0176 |