Liu Xu (chemist)
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Liu Xu (chemist)
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Liu Xu was a Chinese pharmaceutical chemist known for the discovery of artesunate, a novel antimalarial drug. 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. For his work, Liu received the 1989 state award for inventions and the 2002 State Science and Technology Progress Award.
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Chinese pharmaceutical chemist (1938–2019)
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2024-02-11T02:49:20Z
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