Product Name: Arteether
Synonyms: Arteether 75887-54-6;AlphaBetaArteetherC17H28O5;Alpha Beta Arteether;aArteether;(3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10S,12R,12aR)-10-Ethoxydecahydro-3,6,9-trimethyl-3,12-epoxy-12H-pyrano[4,3-j]-1,2-benzodioxepin;Artemotil;SM-22;10-Ethoxydecahydro-3,6,9-trimethyl-3,12-epoxy-12H-pyrano[4,3-j]-1,2-benzodioxepin
CAS: 75887-54-6
MF: C17H28O5
MW: 312.4
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Product Categories: Antimalarial;Intermediates & Fine Chemicals;Pharmaceuticals;-;Chiral Reagents;Heterocycles
Mol File: 75887-54-6.mol
Arteether Structure
Arteether Chemical Properties
Melting point 80-820C
alpha D21 +154.5° (c = 1.0 in CHCl3)
storage temp. -20°C Freezer
CAS DataBase Reference 75887-54-6
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Arteether Usage And Synthesis
Description Arteether reached the market in the Netherlands as a solution in sesame oil, administered by i.m. injection, for the treatment of severe malaria infections in children and adolescents. Artheether, a sesquiterpene acetal with an endoperoxide bridge, is an ether derivative of the naturally occuring compound artemisinin, the active component of Chinese herbal remedies. As the other structural analogs of artemisinin, such as artesunate or artemether, it acts rapidly against Plasmodium, the parasite responsible for the disease, during the early blood stage of its development. It also exhibits a gametocytocidal activity against Plasmodium falciparum, reducing its potential for transmission. Because the only controlled clinical studies had been performed in children and adolescents, this new antimalarial drug was only approved for young patients. Further studies in adults treated with 150 mg i.m. artemotil, once daily for three consecutive days, indicated that the drug was efficient, rapidly acting (parasite clearance time meanly 38 h) and well tolerated. A new promising achievement in the regression of malaria is the combination of artemisinin derivatives with other long-lived antimalarials as mefloquine or pyrimethamine/sulfa.
Chemical Properties White Crystalline Solid
Originator Central Drug Research Institute (India)
Uses Derivative of Artemisinin. Antimalarial
China
