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A model of the mechanism of action of artemisinin. Artemisinin is activated by a heme-dependent endoperoxide bridge cleavage in the digestive vacuoles of malaria parasites. The activated artemisinin alkylates and damages proximal proteins inside the parasite, resulting in disruption of cellular pathways and the death of parasites.
