Uses
Artemisinin (A777500) is an effective antimalarial agent used to treat malaria.??Artemisinic Aldehyde is converted into??dihydroartemisinic aldehyde by??Artemisinic aldehyde Δ11 (13) reductase (DBR2), which is involved in the biosynthetic pathway of artemisinin in Artemisia annua L.
Definition
ChEBI: Artemisinic aldehyde is a sesquiterpenoid aldehyde, an intermedediate in the biosynthesis of artemisinin from artemisinic alcohol in Artemisia annua. It is a sesquiterpenoid, a carbobicyclic compound, an aldehyde and a member of octahydronaphthalenes.
