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artemisin
Sign in to saveArtemisin is a sesquiterpene lactone, similar in structure to α-santonin.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C15H18O4
- Molecular weight
- 262.3 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (3S,3aR,4S,5aS,9bS)-4-hydroxy-3,5a,9-trimethyl-3a,4,5,9b-tetrahydro-3H-benzo[g][1]benzofuran-2,8-dione
- SMILES
- C[C@H]1[C@@H]2[C@H](C[C@]3(C=CC(=O)C(=C3[C@H]2OC1=O)C)C)O
- InChIKey
- LUHMMHZLDLBAKX-DBIGVJDZSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.1
- Polar surface area
- 63.6 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 262.121
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- isomeric SMILES
- C[C@H]1[C@@H]2[C@H](C[C@]3(C=CC(=O)C(=C3[C@H]2OC1=O)C)C)O
- canonical SMILES
- CC1C2C(CC3(C=CC(=O)C(=C3C2OC1=O)C)C)O
- chemical formula
- C₁₅H₁₈O₄
- different from
- artemisinin
- found in taxon
- Artemisia santonicum
- has characteristic
- bitterness
- Commons category
- Artemisin
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Encyclopedic overview
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- See also
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- External links
Artemisin is a sesquiterpene lactone, similar in structure to α-santonin.
== See also == Artemisia (genus), hardy herbaceous plants and shrubs known for the powerful chemical constituents in their essential oils Artemisinin, a group of drugs used against malaria Santonin, an anthelminthic, drug expelling parasitic worms (helminths) by paralyzing them
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