Identification of a 1,2,4,5-tetraoxane antimalarial drug-development candidate (RKA 182) with superior properties to the semisynthetic artemisinins.

  • Paul M. O'Neill
  • , Richard K. Amewu
  • , Gemma L. Nixon
  • , Fatima Bousejra ElGarah
  • , Mathirut Mungthin
  • , James Chadwick
  • , Alison E. Shone
  • , Livia Vivas
  • , Hollie Lander
  • , Victoria Barton
  • , Sant Muangnoicharoen
  • , Patrick G. Bray
  • , Jill Davies
  • , B. Kevin Park
  • , Sergio Wittlin
  • , Reto Brun
  • , Michael Preschel
  • , Kesheng Zhang
  • , Steve Ward

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120 Citations (Scopus)
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5693-5697
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume49
Issue number33
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Jul 2010

Keywords

  • Antimalarial agents
  • Drug development
  • Endoperoxides
  • Medicinal chemistry
  • Tetraoxanes

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