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TheScientificWorldJOURNAL
Volume 6 (2006), Pages 847-861
doi:10.1100/tsw.2006.174
Research Article
Marine Natural Products Against Tuberculosis
FioCruz-Fundação Oswaldo Cruz , Instituto de Tecnologia em Fármacos-Far Manguinhos, 21041-25650 - Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil
Received 8 May 2006; Revised 28 June 2006; Accepted 10 July 2006
Academic Editor: Frank S. Walsh
Copyright © 2006 Marcus Vinícius Nora De Souza.
Abstract
Natural products represent an outstanding source of compounds that play an important role in the treatment of human diseases. Due to the importance of nature as a source of new drug candidates, the aim of this review is to highlight the marine natural products, which exhibit antituberculosis activity, discovered between 2000 and 2005.