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The recent advances of chemical biology in artemisinin target and mechanism
2017-06-01
Abstract excerpt
Artemisinin is a natural compound that is extracted from the plant Artemisia annua. While it was used to treat fever and pain in the past, it is currently approved by World Health Organization (WHO) to be used in combating malaria. It is an effective anti-malarial drug because of its high efficacy even towards multi-drug resistant Plasmodium strains and exhibits no significant side effects in humans. However, arte...
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- 1b86d3c0-25b9-5f7a-9bb0-f2f52c04dae7
- DOI
- 10.1360/n972017-00227