Artesunate

Product introduction:

Artesunate is a commonly used antiparasitic drug. It is a derivative of artemisinin with sesquiterpene lactone structure. It has stronger effect on Plasmodium than artemisinin and is also effective against chloroquine strain. It can inhibit cytochrome oxidase of Plasmodium surface membrane food vesicle membrane and mitochondrial membrane system by reducing artemisinin, so as to block the supply of host cytoplasmic nutrition. It has strong killing effect on the clones of Plasmodium, works quickly, can quickly control the attack of malaria, has good curative effect on cerebral malaria, falciparum malaria and vivax malaria, and is also effective on chloroquine resistant strains of falciparum malaria. Especially for cerebral malaria, it can quickly control the onset of malaria, but it has no effect on Plasmodium falciparum gametophytes.

CAS：88495-63-0

Molecular formula: C₁₉H₂₈O₈

Molecular weight: 384.42

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Product purpose:

Antimalarial drugs; It has a strong killing effect on Plasmodium clones, can quickly control the onset of malaria, and also shows cytotoxicity to different types of tumor cell lines.