A Historical Overview of Natural Products in Drug Discovery

Historically, natural products have been used since ancient times and in folklore for the treatment of many diseases and illnesses. Classical natural product chemistry methodologies enabled a vast array of bioactive secondary metabolites from terrestrial and marine sources to be discovered. Many of...

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Main Authors: Daniel A. Dias, Sylvia Urban, Ute Roessner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-04-01
Series:Metabolites
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/2/2/303