Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Harnessing the potential of chemical defenses from antimicrobial activities



The need to stimulate further research into strategies aimed at preserving the effectiveness of currently available antimicrobial agents and finding new classes of antimicrobial agents is highlighted. The irreplaceable sources of potential antimicrobial drugs in the unknown world of secondary metabolites of plant and/or microbial origins are discussed.

author: Lu, Chunhua, Shen, Yuemao

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