Application of metabolomics to drug discovery and understanding the mechanisms of action of medicinal plants with anti-tuberculosis activity

Application of metabolomics to drug discovery and understanding the mechanisms of action of medicinal plants with anti-tuberculosis activity

Abstract Human tuberculosis (TB) is amongst the oldest and deadliest human bacterial diseases that pose major health, social and economic burden at a global level. Current regimens for TB treatment are lengthy, expensive and ineffective to emerging drug resistant strains. Thus, there is an urgent ne...

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Main Authors: Naasson Tuyiringire, Deusdedit Tusubira, Jean-Pierre Munyampundu, Casim Umba Tolo, Claude M. Muvunyi, Patrick Engeu Ogwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-10-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Medicine
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb)
Traditional medicinal plants
Metabolomics
Antimycobacterial
Multidrug resistance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40169-018-0208-3

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