Drug-resistant tuberculosis threatens to undermine global control programs by limiting treatment options. New antimicrobial drugs are required, derived from new chemical classes. Natural products offer extensive diversity and inspiration for synthetic chemistry. Here, we isolate, synthesize test a library of 52 natural compounds activity against Mycobacterium . We identify seven as antimycobact...

Plants biosynthesize a great diversity of biologically active small molecules of interest for fragrances, flavors, and pharmaceuticals. Among specialized metabolites, terpenoids represent the greatest molecular diversity. Many terpenoids are very complex, and total chemical synthesis often requires many steps and difficult chemical reactions, resulting in a low final yield or incorrect stereoch...

Endemic in 149 tropical and subtropical countries, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect more than 1 billion people annually, including 875 million children in developing economies. These diseases are also responsible for over 500,000 deaths per year and are characterized by long-term disability and severe pain. The impact of the combined NTDs closely rivals that of malaria and tuberculosis...

Plants are an important source of biologically active substances, therefore they have been used for medicinal purposes, since ancient times. Plant materials are used as home remedies, in over-the-counter drug products, dietary supplements and as raw material for obtention of phytochemicals. The use of medicinal plants is usually based on traditional knowledge, from which their therapeutic prope...

Lately, many products with the active ingredient cannabidiol (CBD) have been sold around world. Cannabidiol is an annual herb of cannabis plant that known to no euphoric effects. Another type terpenophenolic compound as cannabinoids also preserved in structure plant. Products containing CBD are offered on market drugs, food supplements or dietary supplements. The US Food and Drug Administration...

Drug design may be considered as an integrated whole approach which essentially involves various steps, namely : chemical synthesis, evaluation for activity-spectrum, toxicological studies, metabolism of the drug, i.e., biotransformation and the study of the various metabolites formed, assay procedures, and lastly galenical formulation and biopharmaceutics. The ‘drug design’ in a broader sense ...

Unique plants and their properties, once considered synonymous to medicine, remain a potent source for new compounds in modern science. Plant polyphenols natural products continue be investigated effective treatments the most persistent of human ailments. In this review, fifty novel plant phenolic have been compiled briefly described from previous five years. Select notable species genus Morind...

Medicinal plants constitute a source of raw materials for both traditional systems of medicine (e.g. Ayurvedic, Chinese, Unani, Homeopathy, and Siddha) and modern medicine. Nowadays, plant materials are employed throughout the industrialized and developing world as home remedies, over-the-counter drugs, and ingredients for the pharmaceutical industry. As such, they represent a substantial propo...