Reductive electrochemical HPLC assay for artemisinin (qinghaosu).
Artemisinin ( QINGHAOSU), a sesquiterpene lactone containing a peroxide bridge, is the known antimalarial constituent of the herb ARTEMISIA ANNUA L. An electrochemical HPLC detection procedure has been developed that provides a sensitive, selective, and rapid assay for artemisinin in crude plant extracts.
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Division of Experimental Therapeutics, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20307-5100, USA.
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