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CHEBI:168754 - α-dihydroartemisinin

Default Structure
ChEBI IDCHEBI:168754
ChEBI Nameα-dihydroartemisinin
Stars
ASCII Namealpha-dihydroartemisinin
Last Modified19 February 2026
SubmitterMetaboLights
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC15H24O5
Net Charge0
Average Mass284.352
Monoisotopic Mass284.16237
SMILES[H][C@]12O[C@@H](O)[C@H](C)[C@]3([H])CC[C@@H](C)[C@]4([H])CC[C@@](C)(OO[C@]143)O2
InChIInChI=1S/C15H24O5/c1-8-4-5-11-9(2)12(16)17-13-15(11)10(8)6-7-14(3,18-13)19-20-15/h8-13,16H,4-7H2,1-3H3/t8-,9-,10+,11+,12-,13-,14-,15-/m1/s1
InChIKeyBJDCWCLMFKKGEE-KDTBHNEXSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Malus domestica (ncbitaxon:3750) exocarp (BTO:0000733) MetaboLights (MTBLS2384) Strain: Malus x domestica Borkh. cv. Ruixue
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
antimalarial  A drug used in the treatment of malaria. Antimalarials are usually classified on the basis of their action against Plasmodia at different stages in their life cycle in the human.
Application:
antimalarial  A drug used in the treatment of malaria. Antimalarials are usually classified on the basis of their action against Plasmodia at different stages in their life cycle in the human.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
α-dihydroartemisinin (CHEBI:168754) is a dihydroartemisinin (CHEBI:207229)
IUPAC Name 
(3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10R,12R,12aR)-3,6,9-trimethyldecahydro-3,12-epoxy[1,2]dioxepino[4,3-i]isochromen-10-ol
Synonyms  Source
(3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10R,12R,12aR)-3,6,9-trimethyldecahydro-12H-3,12-epoxypyrano[4,3-j][1,2]benzodioxepin-10-olIUPAC
(3R,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10R,12R,12aR)-decahydro-3,6,9-trimethyl-3,12-epoxy-12H-pyrano[4,3-j]-1,2-benzodioxepin-10-olCAS
DHQHS 1CAS
α-artenimolChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
9533004ChemSpider
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:81496-81-3CAS