Natural products of commercial potential as medicines.

Abstract:

:Recent advances in research on natural products (of both low and high molecular weight) of plant origin and their commercial potential as medicines are discussed. Substances with immunomodulating, antiviral, antimicrobial, antiparasite, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, tranquillizer and antifeedant activities are focused on.

journal_name

Curr Opin Biotechnol

authors

Yamada H

doi

10.1016/0958-1669(91)90011-s

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-04-01 00:00:00

pages

203-10

issue

2

eissn

0958-1669

issn

1879-0429

pii

0958-1669(91)90011-S

journal_volume

2

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