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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References |
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The activities of current antimalarial drugs on the life cycle stages of Plasmodium: a comparative study with human and rodent parasites. PLoS Med, 9 (2): e1001169. [PMID:22363211] |
2. (2015)
Treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. In Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria. Third edition. (World Health Organization) . [PMID:26020088] [ISBN:9789241549127] |