Chemistry of artemisinin: An overview

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 88, Issue , 1994, Pages 27-29

  Webster, H Kyle ^a,b   Lehnert, Erich K ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,2,4 TRIOXANE DERIVATIVE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANTIMALARIALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0028290375     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(94)90467-7     Document Type: Note

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