Sodium d'artésunate

API

N° CAS 82864-68-4

Antipaludism

• Artesunate sodium is a semi-synthetic derivative of artemisinin, a sesquiterpene lactone, with an antimalarial effect.
• It's a prodrug that is rapidly converted to its active form, dihydroartemisinin. This process involves hydrolysis of the 4-carbon ester group via the plasma esterase enzyme.