Provided is a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for malaria, comprising, as an active ingredient, 5-acetamido-4-oxo-5-hexenoic acid (Alaremycin) or a derivative thereof. A preventive and/or therapeutic agent for malaria is used which comprises, as an active ingredient, Alaremycin or a derivative thereof represented by formula (I) (wherein R1 represents a hydroxy group, an amino group, or a substituted or unsubstituted straight chain or branched alkoxy group or alkylamino group having 1 to 8 carbons; R2 represents hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted straight chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbons, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group having 4 to 10 carbons; and R3 represents hydrogen or a methyl group).
本发明提供了一种疟疾的预防和/或治疗剂,其活性成分包括 5-乙酰
氨基-
4-氧代-5-己烯酸(阿雷霉素)或其衍
生物。用于疟疾的预防和/或治疗剂包括作为活性成分的阿雷霉素或其衍
生物,由式(I)代表(其中 R1 代表羟基、
氨基或取代或未取代的直链或支链烷氧基或具有 1 至 8 个碳原子的烷基
氨基;R2 代表氢、具有 1 至 8 个碳原子的取代或未取代的直链或支链烷基或具有 4 至 10 个碳原子的取代或未取代的芳基;以及 R3 代表氢或甲基)。