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Artemether
- CAS number
- 71963-77-4
- Molecular formula
- C16H26O5
- Molecular weight
- 298.37 g/mol
About this molecule
Artemether is an artemisinin derivative that is artemisinin in which the lactone has been converted to the corresponding lactol methyl ether. It is used in combination with lumefantrine as an antimalarial for the treatment of multi-drug resistant strains of falciparum malaria. It has a role as an antimalarial. It is an organic peroxide, a sesquiterpenoid, a cyclic acetal, an artemisinin derivative and a semisynthetic derivative.
Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- (1R,4S,5R,8S,9R,10S,12R,13R)-10-methoxy-1,5,9-trimethyl-11,14,15,16-tetraoxatetracyclo[10.3.1.04,13.08,13]hexadecane
- InChIKey
- SXYIRMFQILZOAM-HVNFFKDJSA-N
- SMILES
- C[C@@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@H]([C@H](O[C@H]3[C@@]24[C@H]1CC[C@](O3)(OO4)C)OC)C
- PubChem CID
- 68911
Also known as
Artemether · beta-Artemether · Dihydroartemisinin methyl ether · Artemetero · Artemetherum · Artesaph · Falcidol · Gvither
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