Artemisinin (Qinghaosu)

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Product No	Price	Quantity	Subtotal
A6978-100mg	$59.80
A6978-500mg	$224.50
A6978-1g	$363.20
	Total

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Description

A natural product isolated from the traditional Chinese antimalarial herb Atremisia annua. It has shown cytotoxic properties against several tumor cell lines, including Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells.

Specifications

Cas No.	63968-64-9
Product ID	A6978
Product Name	Artemisinin (Qinghaosu)
Chemical Name	(3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,12S,12aR)-Octahydro-3,6,9-tri- methyl-3,12-epoxy-12H-pyrano[4,3-j]-1,2-benzo- dioxepin-10(3H)-one
Synonym	Artemisine; Arteannuin; Quinghaosu; QHS
Formula Wt.	282.35
Melting Point	156^oC-157^oC
Purity	≥98%
Solubility	Insoluble in water. Soluble in DMSO, acetone, ethanol, or chloroform
Store Temp	Ambient
Ship Temp	Ambient
References	Qinghaosu Antimalaria Coordinating Research Group. Chinese Med. J. 92:811-816 (1979). Klayman, D.L. Science. 228:1049-1055 (1985). Luo X-D., Shen, C-C. Med. Res. Rev. 7:29-52 (1987). Zheng, G.Q. Planta Med. 60:54-57 (1994). Beekman, A.C., Woerdenbag, H.