The invention discloses application of a naturally-sourced
small molecule compound and a pharmaceutical composition thereof in preparation of antimalarial drugs, and belongs to the technical field of biological medicines. The
small molecule compound is PHPP, the CAS number of the
small molecule compound is 252205-23-5, and the structure of the small molecule compound is shown in the specification. According to the invention, the small molecule compound PHPP, which is a specific
monomer component, is screened from natural products for the first time and is proved to have remarkable anti-malarial activity, and the cognitive blank of the anti-malarial application of the small molecule compound is filled up; the compound not only has an excellent in-vitro anti-malarial effect, but also has no obvious
cytotoxicity under an effective concentration and is high in safety; more importantly, when the compound is combined with
artemisinin, a remarkable synergistic effect can be generated, a brand new solution is provided for solving the problem of severe
artemisinin drug resistance, and candidate lead compounds and combination schemes with wide prospects are provided for developing new-generation antimalarial drugs.