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  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2016-05-22 04:41:22 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2026-05-14 19:04:29 UTC</update_date>
  <accession/>
  <common_name>Artesunate</common_name>
  <class>SmallMolecule</class>
  <description>Artesunate is an organic compound with the formula C19H28O8 and an average molecular weight of 384.43 g/mol. Artesunate belongs to the sesquiterpenoids, a subclass of prenol lipids within the organic compounds. This compound is found in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and veterinary products as an antiprotozoal agent, with recorded exposure routes including parenteral and intravenous administration. Mechanistically, it acts as an inhibitor of the malaria protein EXP-1.</description>
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  <types/>
  <synonyms/>
  <chemical_formula>C19H28O8</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>384.425</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>384.178417862</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>4-oxo-4-{[(1R,4S,5R,8S,9R,10R,12R,13R)-1,5,9-trimethyl-11,14,15,16-tetraoxatetracyclo[10.3.1.0⁴,¹³.0⁸,¹³]hexadecan-10-yl]oxy}butanoic acid</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>4-oxo-4-{[(1R,4S,5R,8S,9R,10R,12R,13R)-1,5,9-trimethyl-11,14,15,16-tetraoxatetracyclo[10.3.1.0⁴,¹³.0⁸,¹³]hexadecan-10-yl]oxy}butanoic acid</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>88495-63-0</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>[H][C@@]1(C)CC[C@@]2([H])[C@@]([H])(C)[C@@]([H])(OC(=O)CCC(O)=O)O[C@]3([H])O[C@@]4(C)CC[C@]1([H])[C@@]23OO4</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/C19H28O8/c1-10-4-5-13-11(2)16(23-15(22)7-6-14(20)21)24-17-19(13)12(10)8-9-18(3,25-17)26-27-19/h10-13,16-17H,4-9H2,1-3H3,(H,20,21)/t10-,11-,12+,13+,16+,17-,18-,19-/m1/s1</inchi>
  <inchikey>FIHJKUPKCHIPAT-NKHDUEHSSA-N</inchikey>
  <taxonomy>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Lipids and lipid-like molecules</super_class>
    <class>Prenol lipids</class>
    <sub_class>Sesquiterpenoids</sub_class>
    <direct_parent>Artemisinins</direct_parent>
    <alternate_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Acetals</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carbonyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carboxylic acid esters</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carboxylic acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Dialkyl peroxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Fatty acid esters</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Heterocyclic fatty acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Oxacyclic compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Oxanes</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Oxepanes</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Trioxanes</alternative_parent>
    </alternate_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>1,2,4-trioxane</substituent>
      <substituent>Acetal</substituent>
      <substituent>Aliphatic heteropolycyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Artemisinin skeleton</substituent>
      <substituent>Carbonyl group</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid ester</substituent>
      <substituent>Dialkyl peroxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Fatty acid ester</substituent>
      <substituent>Fatty acyl</substituent>
      <substituent>Heterocyclic fatty acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organoheterocyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Oxacycle</substituent>
      <substituent>Oxane</substituent>
      <substituent>Oxepane</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <molecular_framework>Aliphatic heteropolycyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
    <descriptors/>
  </taxonomy>
  <status>Detected and Not Quantified</status>
  <origin/>
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    <pathway>
      <name>Artesunate Action Pathway</name>
      <smpdb_id>SMP0125858</smpdb_id>
      <kegg_map_id/>
    </pathway>
    <pathway>
      <name>Artesunate Drug Metabolism Action Pathway</name>
      <smpdb_id>SMP0144395</smpdb_id>
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      <value>3.1</value>
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      <value>2.35</value>
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      <value>6.78e-01 g/l</value>
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      <value>-4.2</value>
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      <value>4-oxo-4-{[(1R,4S,5R,8S,9R,10R,12R,13R)-1,5,9-trimethyl-11,14,15,16-tetraoxatetracyclo[10.3.1.0⁴,¹³.0⁸,¹³]hexadecan-10-yl]oxy}butanoic acid</value>
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      <kind>average_mass</kind>
      <value>384.425</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
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      <value>384.178417862</value>
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      <kind>smiles</kind>
      <value>[H][C@@]1(C)CC[C@@]2([H])[C@@]([H])(C)[C@@]([H])(OC(=O)CCC(O)=O)O[C@]3([H])O[C@@]4(C)CC[C@]1([H])[C@@]23OO4</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <property>
      <kind>formula</kind>
      <value>C19H28O8</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
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      <value>InChI=1S/C19H28O8/c1-10-4-5-13-11(2)16(23-15(22)7-6-14(20)21)24-17-19(13)12(10)8-9-18(3,25-17)26-27-19/h10-13,16-17H,4-9H2,1-3H3,(H,20,21)/t10-,11-,12+,13+,16+,17-,18-,19-/m1/s1</value>
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      <kind>inchikey</kind>
      <value>FIHJKUPKCHIPAT-NKHDUEHSSA-N</value>
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      <kind>polar_surface_area</kind>
      <value>100.52</value>
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      <value>89.95</value>
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      <kind>polarizability</kind>
      <value>38.91</value>
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    <property>
      <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
      <value>5</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
      <value>7</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>donor_count</kind>
      <value>1</value>
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    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
      <value>-1</value>
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    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>formal_charge</kind>
      <value>0</value>
      <source>ChemAxon</source>
    </property>
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  <drugbank_id>DB09274</drugbank_id>
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  <pubchem_compound_id>105031</pubchem_compound_id>
  <chembl_id/>
  <chemspider_id>59099</chemspider_id>
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  <chebi_id/>
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