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.
- Occupation
- chemist
- Citizenship
- People's Republic of China
- Born
- 1938, December 29, 1938
- Died
- September 5, 2019
