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The potential of alkaloids in drug discovery
G A Cordell1, M L Quinn-Beattie, N R Farnsworth
1Program for Collaborative Research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. cordell@uic.edu
Phytotherapy Research : PTR
|May 15, 2001
Abstract:
Alkaloids are an important group of diversely distributed, chemically, biologically and commercially significant natural products. This article suggests why now, with the presently available technology, and the remaining biome available and reasonably accessible, is an opportune moment to consciously focus on the discovery of further alkaloids with pharmacophoric utility.