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The 19 pages that link to Artemisinin, each with the reason it gives.

• Herbal medicineBroader topic: It demonstrates how a plant-derived compound became a standardized modern medicine.

• TerpeneBroader topic: Its terpene-derived skeleton illustrates the pharmaceutical value of plant natural products.

• Synthetic biologyRelated: Engineered yeast demonstrated a route to producing a complex medicine.

• QuinineCompared with: Artemisinin-based combinations have largely replaced quinine for uncomplicated malaria.

• PharmacognosyBroader topic: Its discovery illustrates how traditional plant knowledge can lead to a modern medicine.

• IsoprenoidBroader topic: This plant-derived isoprenoid is a major example of therapeutic use.

• Plant secondary metaboliteBroader topic: This plant metabolite is the basis of widely used malaria treatments.

• Natural productBroader topic: Its discovery demonstrates the continuing medical value of plant-derived compounds.

• TerpenoidBroader topic: It is a medically important terpenoid whose peroxide group contributes to antimalarial activity.

• TrichomeRelated: Glandular trichomes are major sites of its biosynthesis and accumulation.

• Metabolic engineeringBroader topic: Engineered yeast have been used to produce its precursor, artemisinic acid.

• CinchonaCompared with: It is a modern antimalarial derived from a different plant and chemical family.

• SesquiterpeneBroader topic: This sesquiterpene derivative demonstrates the class's direct pharmaceutical importance.

• SemisynthesisRelated: Its production has involved both plant extraction and engineered biological routes that supply precursors.

• PyrimethamineCompared with: Artemisinin-based combinations are central to modern malaria treatment, unlike pyrimethamine's slower antifolate action.

• Satoshi ŌmuraCompared with: It was the separate discovery recognized alongside Ōmura’s work in the 2015 Nobel Prize.

• Tu YouyouBroader topic: Tu’s team isolated this compound as the active antimalarial ingredient in sweet wormwood.

• Chinese herbologyBroader topic: Its discovery shows how investigation of a traditional remedy yielded a modern medicine.

• History of malariaRelated: Its discovery reshaped treatment as resistance undermined older drugs.