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Cover Picture: Artemisone—A Highly Active Antimalarial Drug of the Artemisinin Class (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 13/2006)

✍ Scribed by Richard K. Haynes; Burkhard Fugmann; Jörg Stetter; Karl Rieckmann; Hans-Dietrich Heilmann; Ho-Wai Chan; Man-Ki Cheung; Wai-Lun Lam; Ho-Ning Wong; Simon L. Croft; Livia Vivas; Lauren Rattray; Lindsay Stewart; Wallace Peters; Brian L. Robinson; Michael D. Edstein; Barbara Kotecka; Dennis E. Kyle; Bernhard Beckermann; Michael Gerisch; Martin Radtke; Gabriele Schmuck; Wolfram Steinke; Ute Wollborn; Karl Schmeer; Axel Römer

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
182 KB
Volume
45
Category
Article
ISSN
0044-8249

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✦ Synopsis

Qing hao su, or artemisinin, is the active compound isolated from the herb Artemisia annua (qīng hāo) shown in the cover picture. The Chinese text shown describing its use in Chinese medicine dates back to 340 AD. Derivatives of artemisinin are currently used for the treatment of malaria. In their Communication on page 2082 ff., R. K. Haynes et al. describe the preparation and superior efficacy of the new derivative artemisone against the malaria parasite. (Chinese text verified by Prof. Chun‐Tao Che.)

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Titelbild: Artemisone—A Highly Active Antimalarial Drug of the Artemisinin Class (Angew. Chem. 13/2006)
✍ Richard K. Haynes; Burkhard Fugmann; Jörg Stetter; Karl Rieckmann; Hans-Dietrich 📂 Article 📅 2006 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 182 KB 👁 1 views

**Qing hao su**, oder Artemisinin, ist die aktive Verbindung aus der auf dem Titelbild gezeigten Beifußart __Artemisia annua__ (qīng hāo). Der chinesische Text aus der Zeit um 340 A.D. beschreibt ihre Verwendung in der chinesischen Medizin. Artemisininderivate werden derzeit zur Behandlung von Malar