Artemisinin, promising lead natural product for various drug developments.
Artemisinin and its synthetic derivatives are widely used for antimalarial agents in the world. Moreover, they are discovered to additionally use as anticancer, antiangiogenesis, antiviral, immunosuppressive, and antifungal agents. Recent research results supported that it is a very promising field in drug discovery. In this review, it will discuss the structural and biological features of artemisinin and its derivatives that have published since 2003 except antimalarial, and show that they are useful lead compounds for novel drug discovery.
Lee
Seokjoon
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Department of Basic Science, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Gangneung 210-701, South Korea. sjlee@kd.ac.kr
D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D037621:Artemisinins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D015195:Drug Design; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D007783:Lactones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000962:Antimalarials; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D037621:Artemisinins; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D007783:Lactones; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C075875:artemisin