title: Synthesis of 12-deuterated and tritiated deoxoartemisinins.
abstract: The synthesis of C-12 deuterated and tritiated deoxoartemisinins is described. Tritiated deoxoartemisinin which could be incubated with the protein of Plasmodium falciparum for binding mechanism study was obtained by direct reduction of the carbonyl group of artemisinin using NaBT4 and BF3.Et2O in dried THF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea. mjung@yonsei.ac.kr
authors.forename: Mankil
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Kyunghoon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D037621:Artemisinins / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D003903:Deuterium / Q000737:chemistry*; D015195:Drug Design; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014316:Tritium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D037621:Artemisinins; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D014316:Tritium; C063801:deoxoartemisinin; D003903:Deuterium