| 释义 |
artemisinin, n. Med. and Pharm.|ɑːtɪˈmiːsɪnɪn|
Also -nine |-niːn|.
[Blend of artemisia n. and quinine n.]
= *qinghaosu n.
1979Chem. Abstr. 17 Dec. 684/1 Dihydroartemisinine ethers, esters, and carbonates..were prepared by reduction of artemisinine..and subsequent etherification or esterification. 1980Trop. Dis. Bull. LXXVII. 556 The active priniciple of qinghao, known as qinghaosu, is an endoperoxide of a sesquiterpene lactone... This compound (which is also known as artemisinine, or arteannuin) has an entirely novel structure totally unlike that of any other known antimalarial. 1985Science 31 May 1049 (heading) Qinghaosu (artemisinin): an antimalarial drug from China. Ibid. 1049/3 Because the material is a terpene, rather than an alkaloid or amine, which the ‘ine’ suffix suggests, the name ‘artemisinin’..is preferred by Chemical Abstracts. 1990WHO Techn. Rep. TRS 805, 114 Artemisinin..has marked activity against malaria parasites, including multidrug-resistant isolates of P. falciparum. |