Gupta, Mahabir P. (2018) Panamanian biodiversity: a valuable source of novel lead compounds of economic and medical potential. Pharmacy & Pharmacology International Journal, 6 (2). p. 112.
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Abstract
The rich plant diversity of developing countries in globalization era is a reservoir of unexplored sources of drugs and aromatic plants. Despite the intensive investigation of terrestrial flora, it is estimated that only 6% of the approximately 300,000 species (some estimates are as high as 500,000 species) of higher plants have been systematically investigated pharmacologically, and only some 15% phytochemically.1 The endophytic microorganisms that reside between living plant cells have received little attention. Historically, natural products have provided an endless source of medicines, and despite reduced funding for natural products-based drug discovery, natural products remain an undiminished source of new pharmaceuticals.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) R Medicine > R Medicine (General) S Agriculture > SB Plant culture |
| Depositing User: | Fergie Pineda |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Nov 2023 02:38 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Nov 2023 15:27 |
| URI: | http://up-rid.up.ac.pa/id/eprint/6881 |
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