Artemisinin anti-malarial drugs in China
Discovered by Youyou Tu, one of the 2015 Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine, together with many other Chinese scientists, artemisinin, artemether and artesunate, as well as other artemisinins, have brought the global anti-malarial treatment to a new era, saving millions of lives all aroun...
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doaj-9e10545f6b21487cb4e0b235aeee29fe2020-11-24T22:38:44ZengElsevierActa Pharmaceutica Sinica B2211-38352211-38432016-03-016211512410.1016/j.apsb.2016.01.008Artemisinin anti-malarial drugs in ChinaZongru GuoDiscovered by Youyou Tu, one of the 2015 Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine, together with many other Chinese scientists, artemisinin, artemether and artesunate, as well as other artemisinins, have brought the global anti-malarial treatment to a new era, saving millions of lives all around the world for the past 40 years. The discoveries of artemisinins were carried out beginning from the 1970s, a special period in China, by hundreds of scientists all together under the “whole nation” system. This article focusing on medicinal chemistry research, briefly introduced the discovery and invention course of the scientists according to the published papers, and highlighted their academic contribution and achievements.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211383516300089AntimalarialsArtemisininArtemetherArtesunateDihydroartemisinin |
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Discovered by Youyou Tu, one of the 2015 Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine, together with many other Chinese scientists, artemisinin, artemether and artesunate, as well as other artemisinins, have brought the global anti-malarial treatment to a new era, saving millions of lives all around the world for the past 40 years. The discoveries of artemisinins were carried out beginning from the 1970s, a special period in China, by hundreds of scientists all together under the “whole nation” system. This article focusing on medicinal chemistry research, briefly introduced the discovery and invention course of the scientists according to the published papers, and highlighted their academic contribution and achievements. |
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Antimalarials Artemisinin Artemether Artesunate Dihydroartemisinin |
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