Two distinct and competitive pathways confer the cellcidal actions of artemisinins

The biological actions of artemisinin (ART), an antimalarial drug derived from Artemisia annua, remain poorly understood and controversial. Besides potent antimalarial activity, some of artemisinin derivatives (together with artemisinin, hereafter referred to as ARTs), in particular dihydroartemisin...

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Main Authors: Chen Sun, Jian Li, Yu Cao, Gongbo Long, Bing Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shared Science Publishers OG 2015-01-01
Series:Microbial Cell
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Online Access:http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/two-distinct-and-competitive-pathways-confer-the-cellcidal-actions-of-artemisinins/