Insects: an underrepresented resource for the discovery of biologically active natural products

Nature has been the source of life-changing and -saving medications for centuries. Aspirin, penicillin and morphine are prime examples of Nature׳s gifts to medicine. These discoveries catalyzed the field of natural product drug discovery which has mostly focused on plants. However, insects have more...

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Main Authors: Lauren Seabrooks, Longqin Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211383517300977