Otimização do processo de extração e isolamento do antimalárico artemisinina a partir de Artemisia annua L. Optimization of the extraction and isolation of the antimalarial drug artemisinin from Artemisia annua L.

Otimização do processo de extração e isolamento do antimalárico artemisinina a partir de Artemisia annua L. Optimization of the extraction and isolation of the antimalarial drug artemisinin from Artemisia annua L.

<abstract language="eng">Malaria is still one of the major diseases in the world, causing physical and economic problems in tropical regions. Artemisinin (Qinghaosu), a natural compound identified in Artemisia annua L. , is an effective drug mainly against cerebral malaria. The actio...

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Main Authors: Rodney Alexandre Ferreira Rodrigues, Mary Ann Foglio, Sinésio Boaventura Júnior, Adriana da Silva Santos, Vera Lúcia Garcia Rehder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2006-04-01
Series:Química Nova
Subjects:
malaria
artemisinin production
Artemisia annua L
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