Marine natural products and their potential applications as anti-infective agents
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Marine natural products and their potential applications as anti-infective agents.
The oceans are a unique resource that provide a diverse array of natural products, primarily from invertebrates such as sponges, tunicates, bryozoans, and molluscs, and from marine bacteria and cyanobacteria. As infectious diseases evolve and develop resistance to existing pharmaceuticals, the marine environment provides novel leads against fungal, parasitic, bacterial, and viral diseases. Many...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1473-3099
DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(03)00655-8