Artemisia annua is currently the only commercial source of the sesquiterpene lactone
artemisinin. Since artemisinin was discovered as the active component of A. annua in early …

The Chinese medicinal plant Artemisia annua L.(Qinghao) is the only known source of the
sesquiterpene artemisinin (Qinghaosu), which is used in the treatment of malaria …

Sesquiterpene lactones are a large group of natural compounds, found primarily in plants of
Asteraceae family, with over 5000 structures reported to date. Within this family, genus …

Artemisia annua L.(AA) has shown for many centuries important therapeutic virtues
associated with the presence of artemisinin (ART). The aim of this study was to identify and …

Artemisia annua L. produces the sesquiterpene lactone, artemisinin, a potent antimalarial
drug that is also effective in treating other parasitic diseases, some viral infections and …

Artemisia annua L.(Chinese wormwood herb, Asteraceae) synthesizes artemisinin, which is
known as qinghaosu, considers as a unique sesquiterpene endoperoxide lactone. In …

This volume is the first book to give a complete description of the techniques, materials, and
instrumentation of column HPLC and its application to essentially all primary and secondary …

Extraction processes are essential steps in numerous industrial applications from perfume
over pharmaceutical to fine chemical industry. Nowadays, there are three key aspects in …

Background Artemisinin is the current drug of choice for treatment of malaria and a number
of other diseases. It is obtained from the annual herb, Artemisia annua and some microbial …

Toxoplasmosis and neosporosis are closely related protozoan diseases that lead to
important economic impacts in farm ruminants. Toxoplasma gondii infection mainly causes …