Artemisinin

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100 g	$199	In stock

Category

Sesquiterpenoids

Cat.No.

NP5969

CAS

63968-64-9

Product Name

Artemisinin

Structure

Product Details

Description

Artemisinin is a natural product originally isolated from plants of the genus Artemisia. It effectively kills malarial parasites of the genus Plasmodium. It is usually used in combination therapy for the treatment of malaria. Artemisinin is also used against a wide range of trematodes, including Schistosoma. Artemisinin is an inhibitor of human NOS2 (iNOS) with anticancer activity.

Synonyms

(3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,12S,12aR)-Octahydro-3,6,9-trimethyl-3,12-epox12H-pyrano[4,3-j]-1,2-benzodioxepin-10(3H)-one; Artemisine; Arteannuin; Huanghuahaosu; QHS; Qinghaosu; (+)-Artemisinin

IUPAC Name

(1R,4S,5R,8S,9R,12S,13R)-1,5,9-trimethyl-11,14,15,16-tetraoxatetracyclo[10.3.1.04,13.08,13]hexadecan-10-one

Molecular Weight

282.33

Molecular Formula

C15H22O5

Canonical SMILES

CC1CCC2C(C(=O)OC3C24C1CCC(O3)(OO4)C)C

InChI

InChI=1S/C15H22O5/c1-8-4-5-11-9(2)12(16)17-13-15(11)10(8)6-7-14(3,18-13)19-20-15/h8-11,13H,4-7H2,1-3H3/t8-,9-,10+,11+,13-,14-,15-/m1/s1

InChIKey

BLUAFEHZUWYNDE-NNWCWBAJSA-N

Boiling Point

389.9°C at 760 mmHg

Melting Point

156-157°C

Flash Point

172°C

Purity

98% by HPLC

Density

1.24 g/cm3

Solubility

Soluble in chloroform, acetone, ethyl ether, ethyl acetate, insoluble in water

Appearance

White Solid

Storage

Store at 2-8°C

Form

Powder

MDL

MFCD00081057

Packaging

100 g

Stability

Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, acids, acid chlorides, acid anhydrides. May absorb, and react with, carbon dioxide from the air.

Vapor Pressure

0.0±0.9 mmHg at 25°C

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