artemisinine
artemisinine is the alternative form of artemisinin.
Meaning of artemisinin
Noun
artemisinin (countable and uncountable, plural artemisinins)
- An antimalarial drug derived from the sweet wormwood shrub, Artemisia annua, found as the active ingredient in traditional Chinese medical herbal treatment for malaria, chemically a sesquiterpene lactone - C₁₅H₂₂O₅.
- Artemisinin (Qinghaosu) isolated from Artemisia annua is a novel sesquiterpene lactone bearing an unusual endoperoxide function.1994 May, Mankil Jung, “Current Developments in the Chemistry of Artemisinin and Related Compounds”, in Current Medicinal Chemistry, page 35
- Synonyms:
- qinghaosu
Forms of artemisinine
| plural | artemisinines |
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Questions about artemisinine
- What is artemisinine the alternative form of?
- Artemisinine is the alternative form of artemisinin.
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