[HTML][HTML] Future directions for the discovery of natural product-derived immunomodulating drugs: an IUPHAR positional review

CL Wainwright, MM Teixeira, DL Adelson… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Drug discovery from natural sources is going through a renaissance, having spent many
decades in the shadow of synthetic molecule drug discovery, despite the fact that natural …

Biosynthesis and synthetic biology of psychoactive natural products

CS Jamieson, J Misa, Y Tang… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Psychoactive natural products play an integral role in the modern world. The tremendous
structural complexity displayed by such molecules confers diverse biological activities of …

Plants and natural products with activity against various types of coronaviruses: a review with focus on SARS-CoV-2

SA Llivisaca-Contreras, J Naranjo-Morán… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 is a pandemic disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is potentially fatal
for vulnerable individuals. Disease management represents a challenge for many countries …

Cytotoxic phytochemicals from the crude extract of Tetrapleura tetraptera fruits towards multi-factorial drug resistant cancer cells

AT Mbaveng, GF Chi, IN Bonsou, JO Ombito… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Tetrapleura tetraptera is an African medicinal spice used
in traditional medicine to treat several ailments including cancer. Aim of the study The …

Medicinal plants and phytochemicals against multidrug-resistant tumor cells expressing ABCB1, ABCG2, or ABCB5: a synopsis of 2 decades

T Efferth, O Kadioglu, MEM Saeed, EJ Seo… - Phytochemistry …, 2021 - Springer
Multidrug resistance is a major factor causing the failure of cancer chemotherapy. Efflux
pumps of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter family expel a large array of diverse …

Natural products that changed society

SB Christensen - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Until the end of the 19th century all drugs were natural products or minerals. During the 19th
century chemists succeeded in isolating pure natural products such as quinine, morphine …

[HTML][HTML] Integration of phytochemicals and phytotherapy into cancer precision medicine

T Efferth, MEM Saeed, E Mirghani, A Alim, Z Yassin… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Concepts of individualized therapy in the 1970s and 1980s attempted to develop
predictive in vitro tests for individual drug responsiveness without reaching clinical routine …

Mortiño (Vaccinium floribundum Kunth): An Underutilized Superplant from the Andes

SA Llivisaca-Contreras, F León-Tamariz… - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mortiño is a member of the Ericaceae family native to the Andes that has been used by local
communities for centuries. This species has shown potential in the areas of medicine …

Production of marine-derived bioactive peptide molecules for industrial applications: A reverse engineering approach

AJ Surwase, NL Thakur - Biotechnology Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
This review examines a wide range of marine microbial-derived bioactive peptide
molecules, emphasizing the significance of reverse engineering in their production. The …

Advancing urban ethnopharmacology: A modern concept of sustainability, conservation and cross-cultural adaptations of medicinal plant lore in the urban …

T Dutta, U Anand, SC Saha, AB Mane… - Conservation …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The discipline 'urban ethnopharmacology'emerged as a collection of traditional knowledge,
ancient civilizations, history and folklore being circulated since generations, usage of …