Liu Xu (chemist)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Xu
刘旭
Born(1938-09-29)29 September 1938
Rudong, Jiangsu, China
DiedSeptember 5, 2019(2019-09-05) (aged 80)
Guilin, China
CitizenshipChinese
Alma materChina Pharmaceutical University
Known forDiscovering Artesunate
AwardsState Award for Inventions (1989)
China Patent Award (1991)
State Science and Technology Progress Award (2002)
Scientific career
FieldsMedicinal chemistry
Antimalarial medication
Clinical research
InstitutionsGuilin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd

Liu Xu (Chinese: 刘旭; 29 September 1938 – 5 September 2019)[1] was a Chinese pharmaceutical chemist known for the discovery of artesunate,[2][3] a novel antimalarial drug.[4] The discovery of artesunate solves the problem that artemisinin is nearly insoluble in water. Artesunate can be given by intravenous injection, intramuscular injection, by mouth, and by rectum.[5]

For his work, Liu received the 1989 state award for inventions and the 2002 State Science and Technology Progress Award.

  1. ^ 青蒿琥酯发明人刘旭逝世 他挽救了2400万重症疟疾患者
  2. ^ Liu, Xu (1980). "Study on artemisinin derivatives". Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal. 1980 (15): 183.
  3. ^ Li, Guoqiao author. Artemisinin-based and other antimalarials : detailed account of studies by Chinese scientists who discovered and developed them. ISBN 9780128132111. OCLC 1016908376. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ 桂林生活网—桂林日报 (2018-06-20). "桂林科学家刘旭：书写人类抗疟事业传奇". Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  5. ^ Rosenthal, Philip J. (24 April 2008). "Artesunate for the Treatment of Severe Falciparum Malaria". New England Journal of Medicine. 358 (17): 1829–1836. doi:10.1056/NEJMct0709050. PMID 18434652.