Drugs Information: Artemether

Basic Information

ID DDInter121
Drug Type small molecule
Molecular Formula C16H26O5
Molecular Weight 298.379
Description Artemether is an antimalarial agent used in combination with lumefantrine for the treatment of acute uncomplicated malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
ATC Classification P01BF01 P01BE02
IUPAC Name (1R,4S,5R,8S,9R,10S,12R,13R)-10-Methoxy-1,5,9-Trimethyl-11,14,15,16-Tetraoxatetracyclo[10.3.1.0⁴,¹³.0⁸,¹³]Hexadecane
InChI Inchi=1S/C16H26O5/C1-9-5-6-12-10(2)13(17-4)18-14-16(12)11(9)7-8-15(3,19-14)20-21-16/H9-14H,5-8H2,1-4H3/T9-,10-,11+,12+,13+,14-,15-,16-/M1/S1
InChI Key SXYIRMFQILZOAM-HVNFFKDJSA-N
Canonical SMILES [H][C@@]12CC[C@@H](C)[C@]3([H])CC[C@@]4(C)OO[C@@]13[C@]([H])(O[C@H](OC)[C@@H]2C)O4
Useful Links DrugBank ChEMBL PubChem

Interactions with Artemether

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