many often-lengthy routes have been developed for its synthesis. Amorphadiene synthase, a key enzyme in the biosynthetic pathway of artemisinin, is able to convert an oxygenated farnesyl diphosphate analogue directly to dihydroartemisinic aldehyde, which can be converted to artemisinin in only four chemical steps, resulting in an efficient synthetic route to the anti-malaria drug.
青蒿素是最有效的抗疟疾药物之一,并且已经开发了许多通常很长的合成路线。紫穗槐二烯合酶是
青蒿素生物合成途径中的关键酶,能够将氧化法呢基二
磷酸类似物直接转化为二氢青蒿醛,只需四个
化学步骤即可将其转化为
青蒿素,从而形成了抗疟疾药物的有效合成路线药品。