| Journal: | Quimica nova |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000196060 |
| ISSN: | 0100-4042 |
| Authors: | Montanari, Carlos Alberto1 Bolzani, Vanderlan da S2 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Departamento de Quimica, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Brasil 2Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Instituto de Quimica, Araraquara, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Season: | Ene-Feb |
| Volumen: | 24 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Pages: | 105-111 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Portugués |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Teórico, divulgación |
| English abstract | In the area of drug discovery, natural products represent a myriad of templates for new lead discovery. It is, however, most unlikely that the bioactive principle itself shall become a drug; it is much more likely that a medicinal chemistry project needs to be initiated as soon the potency or selectivity or specificity of the new natural product candidate has been disclosed. Brazil has an enormous biodiversity where just a few has been disclosed. Nevertheless, it urges to initiate a joint collaboration in order to circumvent a major breakdown linking between natural products and medicinal chemistry in this country. This paper is intended to encourage people to follow up one of the most pushing forward enterprise that needs to be settled: the pharmaceutical industry |
| Disciplines: | Química |
| Keyword: | Fitoquímica, Química farmacéutica, Química orgánica, Diseño de fármacos, Fármacos, Productos naturales, Plantas medicinales, Industria farmacéutica, Brasil |
| Keyword: | Chemistry, Medicinal chemistry, Organic chemistry, Phytochemistry, Drug design, Drugs, Natural products, Medicinal plants, Pharmaceutical industry, Brazil |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
