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Semisynthetic Artemisinin, the Chemical Path to Industrial Production

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ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Volume 18, Issue 3, Pages 417-422

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/op4003196

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  1. Institute for OneWorld Health (PATH)
  2. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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A new commercial-scale alternative manufacturing process to produce a complementary source of artemisinin to supplement the plant-derived supply is described by conversion of biosynthetic artemisinic acid into semisynthetic artemisinin using diastereoselective hydrogenation and photooxidation as pivotal steps. This process was accepted by Prequalification of Medicines Programme (PQP) in 2013 as a first source of nonplant-derived-artemisinin in industrial scale from Sanofi production facility in Garessio, Italy.

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